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How Reliable is 900Mhz Wireless Internet?

Posted by Cliff on from the gauging-the-airwaves dept.

amrust asks: "I live in an area that currently is not being served by broadband in any way. Local ISP's are discussing bringing Wireless Internet into our area, and for some of the more difficult to reach places, they have mentioned 900Mhz being used. I was wondering how reliable/secure the 900Mhz spectrum is for Wireless Internet, and if anybody has some comments on experiences with 900Mhz wireless internet that they can pass on?"

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  1. Re:I would assume... by rritterson · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't think this is true. Bandwidth is not directly proportional to frequency.

    It's not 2400 million waves/sec it's 2400 million peaks per second on a single wave.

    The major differnce is the depth to which the signals will penetrate, and their loss over distance.

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    -Ryan
    AUWYHSTOT (Acronyms are Useless When You Have to Spell Them Out Too)
  2. Re:Phone Frequency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    900 Mhz phones have been on sale for far longer than their 2.4 gig counterparts. It's really quite safe to say "There are many more 900mhz phones than 2.4ghz phones."

    The world looks quite different when you're not quite so fresh out of diapers, so please go back to your Nintendo and leave the computers to the grown ups.