Sentech National W-DSL Launch 1/12/03 !

[kaspaas]

Pricing would obviously be key to take-up on this service as geographical userdensity is important in keeping cost down (the more users on a single accesspoint the better)

My guess is that Sentech won't be able to supply the demand at R200 pm - all included - for residential users at 64/64 - at that rate it would be worth my trouble getting my Mom on the system as well to read here email.

At R400 pm for 128/64 for business, I will consider it as a backup for ADSL.

But switchover immediately? No ways! I know the devil I have at present, and won't risk the Sentech one before he has exposed himself properly!

 

[Quazzi]

Aaaah I c, surely we should get told this on purchasing the product? Thanx for the info ProAsm

 

[Karnaugh]

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What is this about?
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Hmmm. Solar flares (radiation from the sun or something) regularly put out satelite communication.

Thing is this *is not* sattelite from what i know (corridor speak ) It uses an RF Yagi antenna, sorta like wifi but propriotary. This means u should have normal latency for local connections.

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[Cerberus]

I like the idea of wireless and it seems if Sentech are using the latest wireless technology it can be a great success but I have to ask as a games, what kind of pings can we expect you think between say DBN and JHB? not internations I understand that it gets rerouted to a satellite but if this becomes PLAYABLE say sub 100 ping to any local site then I am very intrested(having isdn is bothersome with time comstraints)

 

[Karnaugh]

If it is like i think it is you can probably expect a 10-20ms round trip time (what say u ProAsm?). Only international is taken via satelite.

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[ProAsm]

As soon as I have a test setup I will let you know on the pings.
We estimate around 40 ms from Durban to Jhb or anywhere in the country for that matter.

I setup the link last week but have not received the equipment yet, probably come this week, but using a laptop directly on the line, a DOS ping to IS Jhb was 22 ms.

 

[Zefro]

nice, i read about this in the newspaper and was very excited, it looks l337.. about gaming u get 20ms but wont there be like pause lag like on dstv ? [] cause ususally on mine when i like press the key it takes like a second or so to react [] nooblar thing [8D] .
hehe ok ciao

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[Cerberus]

Well if that is the case 20ms with broad band and high/no cap sounds VERY appealing I also heard something on R1000+/- and if that is the case I'll be the fist very happy person in line and I have a few friends who want to first see how it is before desiding but this sounds SOOOO much better than ADSL we can only hope

 

[gogolad]

I dont know where the (confusing) satellite thread came into this W-DSL talk.

The satellite link is for Sentech's international link from SA!

Users will connect to base stations (like cell towers) up to 15km....u wont need any satellite dishes!!!

 

[dojob]

Hi,

Can someone pls carify how the W-DSL will operate. Are there various options that use a Dish and options that dont use a dish? How do they work.

Thankx

 

[Nickste]

Lo all.

I have been doing quite a bit of talkin with Uninet, a local wireless provider. They came around to my house to test for signal, but said that there wasn't enough, and that i would have to wait till they setup another transmitter which could have better signal.

They said the problem was too many trees. And they are using the Antenae wireless system, not satellite dishes.

Would the sentech wireless broadband option be like this, and need line of sight, etc? If not, how will it be different, and is there hope for people who live in "Leafy" suburbs!

Chow, Nick


Nick Smit
adsl@nicksmit.za.net

 

[Karnaugh]

If you can get TV (not satelite, forget about damn satelites) then u should be able to get sentechs wireless access Remember, sentech already has an extensive VHF/UHF TV network.

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[Cloud]

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Just to clarify, is the Tygerberg mentioned the one near Cape Town, as in the City of Tygerberg?

 

[kobie]

I was guessing tygerberg hills in Cape Town...leaves southern suburbs with nothing though[]

 

[Cloud]

i live in Durbanville, so its seems i will be one of the first lucky ones.

wooooooooo hooooooooooooo![]

 

[Cerberus]

I was driving through Umhlanga Rocks Drv and I think I foun the location where all the signals fo a big dish but there is also a tower with attenae looks like tv attenae,it's around 3km from my house so I guess I'm in luck!!!

 

[silversurfer]

I'm in durbanville aswell, so tygerberg hills ROCKS! GG sentech for starting in the northeren subburbs of Cape Town

 

[w2k]

I drove around Milnerton(Cape Town) the other day and saw a sentech building with one mother of a dish on the roof.

 

[Nickste]

Lo all.

Hmmm good news about the signal (I can get tv with an aerial), but a bit of a bummer about the roll out. Why tygerberg? Lol!

Well ADSL came to my area quite quickly, and I am sure Sentech won't waste their time either.

Chow, Nick

Nick Smit
adsl@nicksmit.za.net

 

[Dtox]

Does anyone know where in Pretoria the tower will be?(which areas of Pretoria will be serviced) 15 Radius is not very large so hoping for more than 1 tower