its funny i got unwired to eliminate the phone wire and now have a power wire to the 1kg modem/aerial and another firewire to my laptop plus i have to sit near a window for it to connect its pissing me off anyone else trying it?
show us your gates
ahhh, the joys of wireless... and the crap you have to go thru to get it working.
i assume that is what you are talking about.
if so, are there any metallic objects/walls/phones/appliances or other computers between you and the aerial?
in the beginning, the universe was created.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
I thought there slogan was "No Wires No Wait No Worries"!! Doh!!
On a positive note though, I did some work for a guy at Parramatta last week and he had just got the Unwired service because he was renting in a block of flats. He is very happy with the service and no complaints yet.
Hey dude are u in like sth newtown maybe the signal has to go thru 300 terraces and 2 hospitals to get to you,anyway goodluck and keep us up to date i was thinking of doing the same.:P
guys, call me stupid (i probably am!)
but what exactly is "unwired"?
is it like some huge wireless network or something?
in the beginning, the universe was created.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
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http://www.unwired.com.au for details. Basically it's a broadband interent service that doens't use a coax connection (like cable modem), nor does it use phone lines (like ADSL), it is wireless, hence the name. When you sign up they provide a wireless modem which can hook into your computer via USB or ethernet ports. My understanding is that there transmission devices have been setup on current mobile phone towers. At the moment the service is only being offered in Sydney. Hope this sheds some light
🙂I have a sister-in-law at Port Macquarie who is using the wireless broadband system...
She says its great...
They do live on a hill too..
a bit of elevation works..
its a bit like anything else using Ultra High Frequency signals,
its line of sight.... No sight .. No signal...
so why did the Australian Government make many TV channels switch to UHF years ago... VHF is much better...
If there were NO trees or large buildings etc etc etc.. it would be perfect.. but We do not live in a perfect world...
My Son who has an ISP in the country, is having problems trying to use broadband wireless from the ISP building to His house which is within walking distance but there are those darn trees again...
anyone have a sharp axe?? 🙂🙂
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
Incidently, I've Never heard the term "unwired" before..
I just thought it was a terminolegy being used until I saw the website address :
http://www.unwired.com.au ...
All I've seen on TV etc in the country is WIRELESS Broadband.
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
The main difference between the Unwired service and other wireless services you may hear about is that you can theoretically get coverage over most of the Sydney area with the same modem (it is a true Wireless Wide Area Network (WAN)). That is, not just in range of a provider down the street but hypothetically you could be using the service at you house in one part of Sydney, pack up the equipment and drive to work over the other side of Sydney and use the same service there, then go to mates place somwhere else in Sydney and still get the access etc etc etc. Well that's the theory anyway. As 56ovaltine has mentioned however, it's not always rosy for everyone everywhere.
i see, so its basically a big wifi...
theoretically it should work really well, were it not for all the interference causing buildings/trees/washing machines/computers etc etc etc.
in the beginning, the universe was created.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
i had a request to do a trial down here (melb. city) but they were gonna charge heaps for me to be a ginnie pig...............get stuffed !
anyway i got the idea it used radio waves............
anyway its like anything, if it works its good......but.........if it dont its shit
