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Hi to every one !
Recently (2 weeks ago) I found that Canadian Rogers Company started to offer Wireless High Speed Internet across Canada.
http://www.shoprogers.com/business/i...4A2T6810WCFNH5
This monday I ordered this package and today's morning I received it.
It is regular size modem (like cable modem) with just two plugs - power (+13V, 1A) and RG-45. I installed it in my car today and tried to use with my Carputer. It is amazing - I drived thru whole city (Montreal, QC) and it did work. I tuned on some internet radio station with 128bps rate and listened for it for a couple of hours during driving. I found that sometimes the connection was dropped - usually in long tunnels or in some downtown areas. This was probably because I located my modem in the trunk and the modem's antenna did not get good reception.
The real speed which I got was: downloading from Microsoft.com around 190-210 kb/sec, so it is aprox 1.6MBit.
Rogers sad that it should work 1.5Mbit Down and 250kbit UP.
It cost here 49$ CAD per month plus 99$ CAD modem.
So congratulations to all Canadian carputer owners - this is the real way to get internet in your car.
It works in all major cities of Canada. The frequency is 2.5GHz.
If you need more info on modem brand and protocol used - ask me
Sorry for my english
Vladimir
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Nice.
i seen this 1 or 2 weeks ago i thought of my car pc but i am not going to get it just yet. i cant justify having 2 internet bills of 50.00
sup ya'll ... i have a really good friend that works there, so if you have any detailed questions about this service, i can get inside info for you...
personally what i have heard, is that the service is only reliable in urban areas, and can be very intermittent when in motion (ie, in your car).
Blaz3 [|||||||||-] 88%
yeah, thats what i heard, that it doesnt "hop" between towers that well, not as well as cellphones anywayOriginally Posted by Blaz3
ok ..so who is the hardware supplier... only so many systems out there to choose from that actually work...
aperto, navini etc. not many offer 2.5ghz systems....
96 cobra
suspension: MM CC plates, H&R super sport, bilsteins, steeda:bump steer kit, X2's, moly SFC's, triax shifter. MGW handle, cobra knob. Audio:RUX-C701, PXA-H701, MRV-F545, MRD-M1005, SIR-SC-H1, DMHD1000, Polk/Momo MMC6500, MM2104
dunno, but ur whatever says ur from georgia, so i dont think you need to worry about it, as this is for a company in canada :T
The modem that Rogers uses for wireless broadband internet is the Expedience RSU-2310A, made by Nextnet wireless.
Spec sheet HERE
Blaz3 [|||||||||-] 88%
2.5Ghz spectrum is available within the US also. several systems are on a trial basis all over georgia and florida. from florida... jacksonville, daytona beach to atlanta and especially rural areas in between... using 2.5ghz, 2.4ghz (not wifi) and 900 mhz.... its more cost effective to roll out broadband wireless in a rural area than DSL. business case works.... the speeds are about 1/2 of cable which is 6mb around here comcast...if you can get cable... 256k-3mb for broadband wireless.... im currently connected by a 5mb wireless connection that spans 32 miles via a couple wireless hops... while i sit in the middle of bfe in a log home....
not worried just looking ahead as to what type systems may be in the US soon.
96 cobra
suspension: MM CC plates, H&R super sport, bilsteins, steeda:bump steer kit, X2's, moly SFC's, triax shifter. MGW handle, cobra knob. Audio:RUX-C701, PXA-H701, MRV-F545, MRD-M1005, SIR-SC-H1, DMHD1000, Polk/Momo MMC6500, MM2104
The modem that Rogers uses for wireless broadband internet is the Expedience RSU-2310A, made by Nextnet wireless.
Spec sheet HERE
thx blaz3 .. have not heard of those guys... so the hand off between towers kinda like cell... drops sometimes etc. what speed mph does it still maintain a signal... and what throughput did ya get.... yes maybe trivial... but when we test different systems we see what speeds we can reach and still receive/transmit data... yes the passenger is having all the fun..
96 cobra
suspension: MM CC plates, H&R super sport, bilsteins, steeda:bump steer kit, X2's, moly SFC's, triax shifter. MGW handle, cobra knob. Audio:RUX-C701, PXA-H701, MRV-F545, MRD-M1005, SIR-SC-H1, DMHD1000, Polk/Momo MMC6500, MM2104
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