On Thu, 2008-07-10 at 16:01 +1000, Del wrote:
> So, who uses wireless broadband here?

Not telco, but I can put in a brief mention of Unwired. One of the cafes
in town just got an access point (yeay) provisioned by Unwired (oh).

It's only been installed for a couple weeks, but I am rather
underwhelmed. It's ok for email, but I was trying to to get some remote
systems administration done this morning, and it was a most unpleasant
experience - poor latency and worse, dropping connections.

> The limitation is that I need it working on a boat

It may seem overkill, but depending how far offshore you're heading
don't screw around, just get an Inmarsat terminal.

[I've got an old Nera Worldphone Mini-M terminal for sale, if anyone
wants it :) I used it quite successfully in remote locations in Europe.
You'd need your own service provider account, of course]

AfC
Sydney

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