Martini
03-10-2002, 08:56 PM
Can someone please confirm, deny, or point me to useful info? Here is the scoop:
I am trying to get a [reliable] connection to the only alternative for broadband in my town (wireless). I get no stability (lots of ping timeouts) and often ping times skyrocket.
The company tells me that even though I am spitting distance from their tower and can see the [omni] antenna with 8X binoculars, I am getting interferrence from trees because the signal *** here is the part I want to know *** really does not follow line of sight; rather it dips down into the trees before it gets to me.
I really do have a clear line of sight, unobstructed, to their antenna. It is questionable whether ANY of their customers are getting a good signal because they only use the service for limited browsing.
Help? Am I being told the truth or fed a load of fertilizer?
Martini
I am trying to get a [reliable] connection to the only alternative for broadband in my town (wireless). I get no stability (lots of ping timeouts) and often ping times skyrocket.
The company tells me that even though I am spitting distance from their tower and can see the [omni] antenna with 8X binoculars, I am getting interferrence from trees because the signal *** here is the part I want to know *** really does not follow line of sight; rather it dips down into the trees before it gets to me.
I really do have a clear line of sight, unobstructed, to their antenna. It is questionable whether ANY of their customers are getting a good signal because they only use the service for limited browsing.
Help? Am I being told the truth or fed a load of fertilizer?
Martini