Vodacom Wimax Launch Date?

[Csnoopy]

Well Telkom is basically marketing it as an ADSL replacement, I think they're only offering it in areas where ADSL isn't available, its priced roughly the same as 512k ADSL as far as access charges are concerned and you can use any ADSL account on it IIRC. Might be very different when the other players launch though, no guarantees. Can't see any benefit to Telkom WiMax over HSDPA at the moment, but that's one offering rather than the technology itself.

Does Telkom have the Towers in place to support Wimax?

Does Vodacom have the Towers in place to support Wimax?

At what speed will Wimax operate, 512kbps?

 

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The above is all well said but what about the poor people out there that have no clue about broadband etc. They get nailed because they don't know the con's. Making mistakes and learning by them is fine but at what cost? And who and what is MyBroadband.co.za ? The general user out in the market has no idea. I stumbled onto it because I was desperate to solve some issues with the E220. I got smacked on the hand several times but I have learnt a lot in the mean time and it could cost a lot. That is why I am asking all the questions. How are you getting MyBroadband.co.za out in the market place. You are only as good as your experience.

MyADSL/MyBroadband is basically a consumer broadband advocacy/advice site, originally for ADSL but now encompassing all forms of broadband. Its one of the top SA websites IIRC and is becoming increasingly popular so rpm and everybody else seem to be doing pretty well at publicising it.

Yep, while MyBroadband.co.za is and remains a free site to use, there obviously aren't going to be TV and other adverts promoting the site, however anyone that makes the effort to Google for broadband-related info, should find their way to MyBroadband.co.za, and I know personally that many people do find their way to MyBroadband.co.za using a search engine like Google - even for non-broadband related issues - based on the emails I receive via the forum's Contact Us page.

 

[Syndyre]

Does Telkom have the Towers in place to support Wimax?

Does Vodacom have the Towers in place to support Wimax?

At what speed will Wimax operate, 512kbps?

Everything you ever wanted to know about WiMax

Telkom have operational towers at the moment, not sure about the areas etc. Vodacom are supposed to be rolling out WiMax using iBurst's licence, not sure how far they've gotten.

Telkom's offering it at 512kpbs at the moment but if you read up on the technology at the link above it is capable of more.