Posted by
davew
18 yrs ago
Hello to all!
my partner and I have just moved into our new studio and are looking to get a wireless internet service installed. Does anyone have any advice on which company has the best rates/service?
any help would be much appreciated.
cheers
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PCCW for the connection, then buy a wireless router and you are good to go, they are all pretty good. i.e. the only real complaint you hear is getting through to customer service which is common for all of them, and they all cost similar amounts per month.
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Agreed with Digital Blonde. Easiest and cheapest is to make your own wireless. Just remember to use WPA encryption so you don't get any free riders.
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What do you mean agree with me, its your bloody idea axptguy38, If you hadn't suggested it to someone else who asked the same thing, I would never have thought to do it myself being the techno illiterate that I am.
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Well then I agree with myself. ;)
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hmm
18 yrs ago
Yes, definitely don't get involved with wifi from 'the company'... certainly a higher cost than simply getting your own router. That way you can run a desktop, laptops, peripherals (printers,xbox etc) from it all wireless....
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"That way you can run a desktop, laptops, peripherals (printers,xbox etc) from it all wireless...."
Or wired.
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I used to be a big Linksys fan, but both my friend and I have had issues with the last 4-5 devices. :( I like Buffalo routers now.
I once read somewhere that you can't count on any one of these consumer brands staying good for more than a few years at a time. This seems very true unfortunately. It's as if all of a sudden the beancounters take charge and quality goes south. But the reverse is also true. Netgear used to be total crap a few years ago and now are quite good.
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Although it looks pretty, I would not ecommend buying the Apple wireless router. I have one and the connection crashes regularly (every two min to an hour - depends on luck and apparently on how many other wireless routers are running in the building...). Extremly annoying.
Thinking of switching to the Vodafone/Smarttone service (HSDPA?). Since we have only one laptop anyway it would have the aded bonus that I could be online literally anywhere in HKG. Basically works like a mobile phone. I am sure axptguy38 can explain it better than I can.... ;-)
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"I am sure axptguy38 can explain it better than I can.... ;-)"
You rang? ;)
As you say, HDSPA is a cellular service. Basically a faster version of your voice call connection. This stuff is collectively known as "3G". As you say it can be used more or less anywhere. You say you have only one laptop, so it'll be fine. But it is limited when it comes to expansion, as opposed to fixed line+router which is more expandable than what almost all people need.
WiFi is a radio service using totally different hardware and protocols.
At this point, both are getting quite good. With current speeds WiFi is, at least in theory, significantly faster (10 times at least). I say "in theory" because there are so many factors that can affect the speed. Real life performance and "powerpoint performance" are never equal.
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where do you go on the web to learn about this any recommendation?? I have to start staying on top of what is happening, if you don't, then you get seriously left behind very quickly as I have found.
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My favorite high-tech/computer/Internet news website is The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/ . The page format is weird, they are irreverent often to the point of scathing sarcasm, they have a weird sense of humor (which I love), but they have excellent info and deliver it without wasting the reader's time.
Due to the page layout, I would recommend holding down "ctrl" and clicking on the articles you want to read. That way you get a new tab for each one (assuming you don't have IE6 or earlier). Once you have read an article close that tab. Saves you a whole lot of needless jumping back and forth.
For more in depth testing and product news, good old Tom's Hardware is still my fave: http://www.tomshardware.com/
Some of my friends swear by slashdot but I find it a bit too geeky even for me.
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