fiber vs microwave
We are trying to decide between a fiber optic dedicated 100MB internet connection and a wireless microwave dedicated 100MB line for about 40% less.The microwave company claims 99.998% uptime and that...
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With microwave, all they are doing is bringing fiber to a base station and then shooting the RF to the building. It's still a fiber connection, just bypassing the last mile. There is no way to tell how...
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Would this microwave be WiMAX? I used that before and the company who sold it to me claimed it would be everything and more and it sucked. Fog was always an issue for it, so was rain. Ping times...
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Chris75 wrote:Would this microwave be WiMAX? I used that before and the company who sold it to me claimed it would be everything and more and it sucked. Fog was always an issue for it, so was rain....
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Phil@CommQuotes wrote:With microwave, all they are doing is bringing fiber to a base station and then shooting the RF to the building. It's still a fiber connection, just bypassing the last mile....
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Phil@CommQuotes wrote:Chris75 wrote:Would this microwave be WiMAX? I used that before and the company who sold it to me claimed it would be everything and more and it sucked. Fog was always an issue...
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gabefroman wrote:Phil@CommQuotes wrote:With microwave, all they are doing is bringing fiber to a base station and then shooting the RF to the building. It's still a fiber connection, just bypassing the...
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Chris75 wrote:The carrier who sold me service claimed they were tied directly into fiber. But the service lacked. And after the fact when talking to others about their service, I was not the only one...
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I understand that we all want to safe money, But fiber vs 'wifi' or Air-band or whatever, I'd always go with a cable. You never know when its stormy, rainy or god knows what. Underground is good unless...
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Supercow wrote:physical > wireless ^^ This right here. Also keep in mind, Wireless speeds are rated at half-duplex. Physical connections are rated at full duplex. So check both the downstream...
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Fibre always wins. Wireless should only be used where fibre isn't an option (and yes that can sometimes be due to cost).
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I have been in this situation before. Fiber is the way to go, if you can. Stay away from microwave Ethernet if at all possible. EDIT: Should give a few details. Basically, the microwave is going to be...
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Microwave can have weather issues too, plus several lives ago the business I was at had a MW connection and the tower got a lightning strike and we were down to 'dial-up' backup line (yes that long...
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One word - weather. If your link is in an area where heavy weather is common, plan on a lower up-time number. If they tell you that weather can't take it out, they're probably lying. We have a...
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