wimax

a4martman

Hi folks,
Have been approached twice by wimax about moving to them. With vodafone and not a happy camper. Just wondering if anyone has any experience of wimax. Am in edgeworthstown area.

Cheers:)

Xcellor

a4martman wrote: »

Hi folks,
Have been approached twice by wimax about moving to them. With vodafone and not a happy camper. Just wondering if anyone has any experience of wimax. Am in edgeworthstown area.

Cheers:)

Dad is going to change from VF to wimax (imagine - wimax is just a technology like dsl)

Ill report the quality.

a4martman

Thanks a mill xcellor, would be great to hear a first hand account of what it's like, cheers for that!

Micky 32

Do a search on boards for wimax, a lot of unhappy people too.

a4martman

Cheers, Micky 32, will do!!

Xcellor

Service is not that reliable. Not suitable for gaming anyway... 150ms ping and only 2 miles from mast.

This service should not be considered unless there is no alternative.

X

westhfra

Want my opinion ?

Stay clear of them. In my case I have the following issues.

- Useless Phone service
- Faulty equipment (fixed now)
- "Unlimited" - well unlimited obviously mean something else to them
30GB download is what you get go over and they limit your speed to under
1/2 a MEG (they hide behind their fair usage policy)
- Latency

As there is no-one else what can you do ?
I'm now in a situation where I must choose - 2-3 MB from Eircom even with NGB in exchange and at least decent download caps and higher payments

or

7 MB from these cowboys but I cannot dare to even download their jingle as it will effect my "unlimited" download quota and a bit cheaper monthly payment.

So yes, kinda screwed.

And No there is No other service provider.

a4martman

Thanks westhfra,

I see what you mean. Not an ideal situation. Will stick with vodafone so for the moment. Thanks again!!!