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10-25-2007, 09:33 PM
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If you have a Laptop with Wifi card in it you should be able to access internet depending on the distance, some restaurants/coffee shops have "Hot Spots" and so are many hotels. You should be able to get into it easily.
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10-25-2007, 09:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DRExplorer
If you have a Laptop with Wifi card in it you should be able to access internet depending on the distance, some restaurants/coffee shops have "Hot Spots" and so are many hotels. You should be able to get into it easily.
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Actually no.
There are very few select hot spots around with open access.
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10-26-2007, 12:52 AM
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Wi-Max first in the DR?????
To clarify the current news on Wi-Max as stated by whoever wrote the excerpt for today's news whereupon it is stated that the DR is the first and only country in the Caribbean with such a service provider:
It is not.
Puerto Rico has, for more than a year, had a Wi-Max ISP. The service is called BIVA (Broadband Internet Via Air). There are different plans available and, as with all Wi-Max services, it works great. Just plug in and go...
I do hope that the company in the DR will not flop as services such as Wi-Max suffer from the end user having to locate the antenna in such a way so as to receive the best and most powerful waveform in the Fresnel Zone.
For those users new to the system, try and move the antenna to a window and move it about so that given a couple of tries (with the diferent positions) you'll find the one that makes the service quality go up.
This affects the latency, jitter, packet loss, and throughput.
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10-26-2007, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jeanarenas
Wanna know more? Sen me an e-mail...
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Yeah right!
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10-26-2007, 01:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeanarenas
To clarify the current news on Wi-Max as stated by whoever wrote the excerpt for today's news whereupon it is stated that the DR is the first and only country in the Caribbean with such a service provider:
It is not.
Puerto Rico has, for more than a year, had a Wi-Max ISP.
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You need to read the article a few times, it appears to be correct 
I'm not 100% sure, but I think you will find that the "Biva" WiMAX service is not "802.16e" and they use the old standard (802.16-2004) and that the "The DR's OneMax is first to use the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standards provided by Alcatel-Lucent".
WiMAX comes in two variates, fixed and mobile and they are incompatible.
I think you will find that the DR is only the 2nd country in the world to roll out "mobile" WiMAX or the newer "802.16e-2005" standard.
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10-26-2007, 04:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeanarenas
it is stated that the DR is the first and only country in the Caribbean with such a service provider:
It is not.
Puerto Rico has, for more than a year, had a Wi-Max ISP.
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FYI, Puerto Rico is not a Caribbean country, but not to worry, there are some people here who think that New York is a country too.
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10-28-2007, 02:58 PM
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Sorry, this post isn't about wi-max, however I'd like to share my opinion regarding 3G internet. Since October 10'th Claro/Codetel offers "Banda Ancha Móvil". It has full coverage of SD, and it works for me just perferctly in La Romana. Speed Connected 1.8mbit all the time... actual speed down - 1.2-1.5mbit, up - 0.1mbit. You just need a PCMCIA card, such as Sierra Wireless which you can get at any Claro office. It will cost you around 3k peso + 3k peso to get connected, then you pay around 3k monthly - unlimited plan. I think this is better than wimax at this time, cause it has better coverage. So, I don't understand why it's so much talking about wimax, if they would have at least 10mbit, that would be much interesting, but they offer almost the same service, except this 4mbit plan which is very expansive compare to Europe, where you can get ADSL2+ 15-20mbit for less than $100.
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10-29-2007, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert
Yes, I use opendns, but still we have issues, as does everyone else that uses Codetel.
I am told that the planned contention ratio "channel sharing" will be very low for WiMAX service they are rolling out here. Yes, you will see a small decrease in bandwidth when many people are on the same channel, but not significant.
The people (French/Americans/Dominicans) involved in setting up OneMax are serious and have a good track record. My hope is that they remain true to their word and become a real competitor in the market. Just like Orange did when they moved into the cel market here.
Time will tell...
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About DNS issues, I tested most of the DNS services, then I decided to install a DNS server in my own XP machine. It works, I have use it for years... TreeWalk DNS Home
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10-29-2007, 11:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocky
FYI, Puerto Rico is not a Caribbean country, but not to worry, there are some people here who think that New York is a country too.
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I understand Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean, if you mean that PR is part of US so this means PR benefits of US facilities is another thing!
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10-29-2007, 09:11 PM
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Robert: How did Onemax fare during the storm we just had? If you had a chance to check that is |
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