Fixed Wireless latency question

Betty_Boo · 05-12-2005, 09:01 AM

hey all,

im about to get broadband into my house so ive been doing some research. the standard dsl broadband in my area is fairly expense so iv looked into fixed wireless broadband, its a lot cheaper and i can get the 2mb upload/2mb download connection that ive been looking for.

sooo... my question is... if i go with wireless what kind of latency should i expect? im mainly getting broadband for online gaming and if im going to be getting high latency then it's not going to be worth it...

anybody already have wireless braodband out there that could maybe tell me what their latency is like?!

thanks!
B

dai · 05-12-2005, 01:36 PM

welcome to the forum
do a google search for the company you intend to connect with and see if there is any latency information there
you should not have a problem it will mainly depend on how many are connected in peak times

**Terrister** · 05-13-2005, 06:43 AM

Try this web site for reviews in your area: http://www.broadbandreports.com/

You can also search by company. See what users elsewhere are saying about this service.

**JamesO** · 05-16-2005, 08:26 PM

The latency on the wireless path, based upon distance, will not be the problem, it will be down to how many errors are on the wireless link (did the provider have enough link margin for the connection, is there any interference and what frequency they are using), how over subscribed the service provider is on the wireless path, what size pipes they have to outside providers and if the routers they use are powerful enough to handle the traffic volume.

If they use a common 2.4 GHz link to the subscriber, I would be concerned!

This will be hard to tell until you sign up or if there are a lot of complaints on forums about this provider.

JamesO

05-12-2005, 09:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Betty_Boo Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Fixed Wireless latency question hey all, im about to get broadband into my house so ive been doing some research. the standard dsl broadband in my area is fairly expense so iv looked into fixed wireless broadband, its a lot cheaper and i can get the 2mb upload/2mb download connection that ive been looking for. sooo... my question is... if i go with wireless what kind of latency should i expect? im mainly getting broadband for online gaming and if im going to be getting high latency then it's not going to be worth it... anybody already have wireless braodband out there that could maybe tell me what their latency is like?! thanks! B

05-12-2005, 01:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	welcome to the forum do a google search for the company you intend to connect with and see if there is any latency information there you should not have a problem it will mainly depend on how many are connected in peak times __________________

05-13-2005, 06:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Try this web site for reviews in your area: http://www.broadbandreports.com/ You can also search by company. See what users elsewhere are saying about this service. __________________

05-16-2005, 08:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
JamesO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA USA Posts: 2,289 OS: 98SE, W2k Pro, XP Pro	The latency on the wireless path, based upon distance, will not be the problem, it will be down to how many errors are on the wireless link (did the provider have enough link margin for the connection, is there any interference and what frequency they are using), how over subscribed the service provider is on the wireless path, what size pipes they have to outside providers and if the routers they use are powerful enough to handle the traffic volume. If they use a common 2.4 GHz link to the subscriber, I would be concerned! This will be hard to tell until you sign up or if there are a lot of complaints on forums about this provider. JamesO