WarDRIVING has begun

Viper · Jul 18, 2004

Getting some interesting results already!! Come join us ppl.. As you've seen we are at the Dros in Randburg.

Comrade Borris · Jul 18, 2004

martin · Jul 18, 2004

Wish I could join you guys (not too far away at the moment, I'm in Ferndale), but I have to work today which really sucks. Hope you guys enjoy it! And remember, information wants to be beer or something like that.

Comrade Borris · Jul 18, 2004

MyDraadloos · Jul 18, 2004

Call the waiter I need a beer ...... [8D]

256, 36 Bedfordview
Signal : 11 S-N-L : 4
BER : 28% Patch - Batenna

hArTh · Jul 18, 2004

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TheRoDent
 Chilling at the Dros, signal 22%, speed averaging 5KB/s, as has most of the towers we tested today, with the exception of Rosebank.

The bottom line speeds show that due to the packet loss, and (probablY MPLS) on Sentech's backbone our connections have valleys and peaks, as TCP detects the packet loss, backs off, and then slowly ramps up the speed again. We do see 10KB/s speeds as a peak, but with all the backing off, the average download speeds inevitably end up at 4-5KB/s.

This is ****, and we've gone a long way to proving that it's not just 2% of users having problems. All the towers we tested so far exhibit the same behaviour. We've eliminated the signalling as a problem, since at some towers we were no more than 50metres from the nodes. Signal never seems to go above 52%, no matter what, and the signal strength doesn't have any apparent influence on the speeds.

IPWireless' technology might be cool, but Sentech's backoffice, and bandwidth management is making it SUCK.

And they're quite obviously lying through their teeth.

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Wish I could be there but I'm 2000km away [8D]
But I'm there in spirit!

Cant wait to see all the stats.

This sure does fsck-up the 2% of users claims!

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-Professional information anarchist-
www.sentechhatesfreespeech.org.za
I support:
www.hellkom.co.za

espeer · Jul 18, 2004

I can confirm similar results for Kilner Park in Pretoria...

<snip>
--- 196.38.110.1 ping statistics ---
50 packets transmitted, 42 received, 16% packet loss, time 49035ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 89.568/114.532/147.331/14.002 ms
</snip>

Average download speed <5kB/s.

My signal from the tower is good (around 40%) due to a dish mounted on the roof at 1.3km from tower so I doubt that the problem sits between me and the tower (and what you've found today seems to confirm this).

Can't we start a company and consult for Sentech? I'm confident that we could do a better job - mostly because we want it to work more than they do.

You guys still got towers to test this afternoon? I'm tempted to make the drive out to Jhb and find you guys but I don't want to rock up there and everything's already over.

ShadowSA · Jul 18, 2004

Have a look http://www.vizual.co.za/temp/wardrive1.jpg

martin · Jul 18, 2004

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ShadowSA
 Have a look http://www.vizual.co.za/temp/wardrive1.jpg
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That must be the unsatisfied 2% they keep mentioning. Funny, I pictured them different. [

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espeer · Jul 18, 2004

How do I get to Radiokop? I have a map but no idea where I need to get to.

rpm · Jul 18, 2004

Hi guys

I am glad you are enjoying the beers! Have a great day!

RPM
rpm@myadsl.co.za

hArTh · Jul 18, 2004

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ShadowSA
 Have a look http://www.vizual.co.za/temp/wardrive1.jpg
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ROTFLMAO

Is it just me or is that a bunch of forumites throwing the big double middle finger routine at the Sentech HQ?

Haha ... press gold!

Can't wait to get all the details and shove them on shfs.org.za [}

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PS: All the people at home ... please do as many speed tests todays as possible. The more data the better ...

-Professional information anarchist-
www.sentechhatesfreespeech.org.za
I support:
www.hellkom.co.za

MyDraadloos · Jul 18, 2004

pics @ www.poopband.co.za

256, 36 Bedfordview
Signal : 11 S-N-L : 4
BER : 28% Patch - Batenna

guest2013-1 · Jul 18, 2004

If you guys have a chance to go kill a few people for me... oh wait, you're just testing bandwidth...

Help save the bandwidth. Decent download speeds for TheRodent! Stop downloading now!!!

MyDraadloos · Jul 18, 2004

At the Dragons lair in Radiokop

256, 36 Bedfordview
Signal : 11 S-N-L : 4
BER : 28% Patch - Batenna

martin · Jul 18, 2004

Hey guys, if you don't mind I'd like to submit this to boing boing blog (boingboing.net) some time during the week. Cory (the site's main blogger) usually likes publishing these sorts of stories (and he has a massive international audience).

MyDraadloos · Jul 18, 2004

In view of Sentech's phalic symbol in Brixton from Melville .......[

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256, 36 Bedfordview
Signal : 11 S-N-L : 4
BER : 28% Patch - Batenna

regardtv · Jul 18, 2004

thanx for the feedback MyDraadloos ;-) .. keep us posted ;-)

ShadowSA · Jul 18, 2004

Hi
Have just returned from a fabulous wardrive. It was great fun. I just want to thank everybody for their effort. It was great meeting the people behind the nicknames. Thanks Rodent for the app and everybody else for the genie, UPS'es and the beers.

It was lank funny parking off at pretty much random spots and firing up the generator, whipping out 10 Laptops on tables and running benchmarks. We got some funny looks from the locals and the gaurds at radiokop even wanted to know if we are planting bombs.

I can tell you this: the tests basically showed poor downloads from all the towers we visited, but I'm gonna leave it for the results to do the speaking.

Cheers, have a great week!

MyDraadloos · Jul 18, 2004

Thanks to all who was there ......... had a blast, but next time we have to drink more ![xx(]

Have some 80 odd pics, let me know who wants this.[

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Thanks RoDent ..... great day .... bril app ..... good company ..... unfortunately crap bandwidth [V]

256, 36 Bedfordview
Signal : 11 S-N-L : 4
BER : 28% Patch - Batenna

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