On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 07:50:51AM +1200, Lindsay Druett wrote:
To be honest, I'm a bit wary of broadband wireless in densely populated areas. From my experience with this, I've seen a classic example of "technology frog leaping" between technolgical advances with the broadband wireless vendors such as Proxim, Trango, etc and this ongoing issue with the users constantly competing for bandwidth (as it is a shared medium) and ongoing issues with interference which not only comes from rival providers but also from private networks trying to link their buildings together. All this seems to be going in viscous circles - I've been watching this space for just over ten years now.
WC have there own licenced spectrum, this helps.
While I am all for seeing VoIP being the technology for the future, I firmly believe that in the residential and SOHO market, the primary phone line should be on an end a twisted pair cable with a phone that works when you have a power failure and/or when your equipment fails. The reality is that things may suck when your internet stops, but with having no phone, that means you have no ability of dialing 111 which obviously is considered life threatning.
Cell phones are fairly commonplace, I would imagine most cellphone towers have generators? My point being that there is more than one way to kill a cat.
Personally, I would sit back and wait. This iHUG package hasn't been out very long.
Ihug's voice package is fairly new, they've been playing the WC game for a while now (+12 months). Telecom sux, give the competition a go. God knows the government isn't helping in this area. Cheers, James.