BitCo Consumer Review

Sparky_za said:
Thanks for that info dude!

Now the shop I was going to buy from doesn't have stock... I guess there may have been a bit of a run on this kind of stuff of late... so frustrating!
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No problem - its fun to help :)
PM me...maybe I can help you get what you were looking for.
 
I would definitely go for this but only if I had no adsl which I do.
 
CriticalConsumer said:
Hi Sparky:

Here are power consumption details for the different components of the BitCo system:

Cisco SF-300-8 switch supplied by BitCo consumes 7.1 Watts http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/produc...ess-smart-switches/data_sheet_c78-610061.html

PoE injector can use up to 60 Watts
http://www.hedindata.se/dokument/C-POE-173_s.pdf

Linksys E900 WiFi router consumes around 5 Watts
http://www.tpcdb.com/product.php?id=2023

So total power consumption is around 80 Watts. You would need a 160 Watt UPS max for this setup however the size of the batteries will determine how long the UPS will run.
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Your 80watt esimate seems incorrect and awefully high for a simple microwave link...our link into the house here uses 8watts for rocket m5 on roof and with router it is no more than 20watts...very simple to power for a very long time using a dc ups.

What device is the poe injector powering?
 
eddief1 said:
Your 80watt esimate seems incorrect and awefully high for a simple microwave link...our link into the house here uses 8watts for rocket m5 on roof and with router it is no more than 20watts...very simple to power for a very long time using a dc ups.

What device is the poe injector powering?
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I catered for the maximum output of 60W for the PoE injector as this is quite common for the PoE budget for the unit used and the Cisco switch - I couldn't check the exact make and model of PoE injector so I used an equivalent.

My tendency is to over engineer rather than under engineer in my personal use and I tend to do the same when making suggestions / recommendations. So yes 80W may be excessive but it will do more than what is required by Sparky.
 
Just realised Bitco has coverage in Bloemfontein according to their website. And the area live in. Langenhovenpark.

This has probably been asked before, so please bare with me for not wanting to search through 154 pages. What is the fair use policy of the 2MB uncapped home internet offering?

And what are the installation costs?
 
koeksGHT said:
It's a 2kva, thing fills almost my whole boot, dimensions are about a 0.5m cube on wheels, router and computer will be on it. Will post pics later
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Price too if you don't mind

Also runtime when you get a chance to do a full test.
 
I was wondering if this is still a Bitco review thread?

If so it has been almost 2 weeks since my installation was completed. When I asked about it I was told that they are busy configuring my router. Really? It takes 2 weeks to configure a router? Give me the IP address and I will configure my own router in a minute.

So right now....not to much over the moon.
 
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