RE: FN-FORUM High speed, reliable Internet connection

date posted 7th January 2002 16:36

Hi Mark,

I've just been speaking to tele2. The company is about 3 years old and
they've been operating mainly up North till now. They rely on a system of
transmission masts similar to mobile telephones and expect to cover 65% of
the country within the next 6 months.

They work on a shared bandwidth system of 15:1 (as opposed to the usual
50:1 and 25:1).

Unfortunately, to be able to use their system there has to be a line of
site to their nearest transmission mast. To receive the transmission, you
have to have a small square shaped arial fixed to your outside wall.

It does seem quite promising though, with variable upload and downloads up
to 2 meg.

Contracts are for a minimum of 1 year.

peter
http://www.avatarnets.com




>Hi Peter,
>I was about to mention tele2 as well.
>I was on their test scheme several years ago when they first rolled it out
>in Reading, they were then offering a wireless mast on your roof and I
>believe it was 128k up and downstream. They have since increased the band
>width. They also offer a fixed IP and I can't wait for them to cover
>Bournemouth so I can reactivate my profile with them! They provided a great
>service with certainly when I used them very little outage.
>
>Mark Anderson
>01202 775483
>07802 404838 mob
>Web Development and database design
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>Sent: 07 January 2002 13:42
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>Subject: Re: FN-FORUM High speed, reliable Internet connection
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>
>
>Hi Alex,
>
>I'm intrigued by the tele2 service. It is wireless instead of the
>conventional land line connection, with choosable upstream/downstreams.
>
>How does this wirless service compare with wire delivered services? Are
>there any disadvantages? Does sharing bandwidth come into this at all?
>
>On the face of it, this seems to be a very good option for my requiremnts
>
>peter
>http://www.avatarnets.com
>
>
>>On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Peter Small wrote:
>
>>
>>> I've now had enough of my dialup ISP's: Demon and TeleWest. Time to move
>on
>>> to a high speed connection.
>>>
>>> The question is which one?
>>>
>>> TeleWest haven't got digital in my area so the cable option is out. What
>>> other options are open?
>>
>>ADSL - check for comparisons and news.
>>
>>Tele2 - wireless IP
>>
>>ISDN - but you probably knew that, and besides, 128Kbits/s doesn't really
>> count as *broad*band, does it?
>>
>>> How much does it cost?
>>
>>ADSL - from 0 to 250ukp for installation, thereafter, 30 to 200pcm
>depending
>>on how much bandwidth you need. I'm looking at going for a 512kbps
>>downstream/256kbps upstream business (e.g. 20:1 contention ratio, rather
>>than 50:1 consumer) via a "wires-only" (0ukp installation, 150-250ukp to
>buy
>>an ADSL router and I can break out of the contract with a month's penalty)
>>
>>Tele2 - 149 (or 199 danger money if your property is more than 2 storeys
>>high!) installation, 40pcm or 55pcm ,
>>with upstream and downstream upgrades available seperately, which is nice.
>>
>>> How reliable are they?
>>
>>Depends on the provider, and, in the case of ADSL, BT.
>>
>>> What differences are there between upLoad and download speeds.
>>
>>ADSL goes up to 2Mbps downstream, 256kbps upstream. That'll cost around
>>200pcm. Most folk seem to go for either Home or Office 500 (512/256) for
>>between 30-100pcm depending on provider and service.
>>
>>Tele2 - 256Kbps increments to 1Mbps, upstream and downstream speeds
>>selectable seperately (e.g. if you're browsing, get high downstream, low
>>upstream, but if you're serving rich media, you might well do better with
>>the converse).
>>
>>> Any suggestions or advice will be gratefully received?
>>> peter
>>
>>HTH,
>>Alex.
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