Re: Wireless Internet setup

izittm@xxxxxxxxx wrote in news:1137752772.511503.117270
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> I am thinking about connecting to the Internet using wireless ISP. I am
> currently about 2.5km away from the nearest ISP's access point. As far
> as I can tell, this is many times longer than any wireless card can
> support - normal ranges go around 100-300 meters. Am I true?
>
> I was reading about access points, bridges, repeaters and routers.
>
> As far as I can tell, access points and routers make additional network
> to which you can connect and they do not allow you to access some other
> available nets (like one of the mentioned ISP). Although they sometimes
> have additional external antenna connectors, they are only used to
> allow others to connect to the network they create, not to allow them
> to connect to ther networks.
>
> Repeaters just prolong the range of the wireless device, but they are
> not good because they effectively duplicate the pollution of the
> signals originally sent. Wired-wireless bridges connect to the wired
> network on the one side and emit wireless to the other side and
> vice-versa. Thus, bridges are the only possible (and good) solution
> (beside antennas) to increase the range. Better said, they are the only
> solution to actively increase the signal strenght.
>
> Are the above statements right? What are the options and what should be
> done?
>
> In fact, does anyone know a good web site where all these are outlined
> well? I am interested in wireless beside my will to connect to the
> Internet. I want to learn more about the types of the devices used and
> how some of them could possibly help me in situations like the above.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>

The first thing to do would be to call them and ask them if your in their
coverage area. If the prop studies show that you are, they (any good ISP
anyway) will come and do a site survey to qualify you. Then you start
asking questions about equipment. ISP grade equipment has waaaaaay more
than a 2.5 kM range.

For instance, I used to work for Clearwire when they were still using
their own OEM equipment (and before I got screwed), in the 2.4Ghz band.
Granted it wasn't an 11 mbps connection, more like 1 mbps, but with good
line of site the range was greater than 25 miles, at that full speed,
there was no speed degredation based on distance.


DanS
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