Sprint Broad Band

[Donn Shumway]

I have Sprint Broadband at home. The speed guarantee is actually 256k down, and 'something'
(unspecified) up. I have monitored typical speed since being upgraded from the old one-way
(microwave down, modem up) system, and I'm getting average ~300k down, 120k up. Not what I would
call stellar. The advertised stated speed is 'Up to 1.5Mb down', according to the tech that
installed my system, it is NEVER reached. They also say that the 1.5Mb/256k speed is 'Burst' speed,
another copout. Reminds me of the way computer monitors used to be specified as 17" monitor, but the
actual viewing area was 15" (it has only improved a little since then). Or peak power output on an
amplifier vs. RMS power output.

I also agree that the Sprint tech support people are rude, uninformed, and basically not helpful.
They are nothing like the tech support I received from Speedchoice. They were excellent.

However, if you can be satisfied with the speed until something else comes along, and you seldom
need tech support, it is an acceptable interim solution. I plan on switching to DSL as soon as that
market provides a verifiable product to my neighborhood.

Regards,
Donn Shumway
dshumway@hypercom.com
"The best thing about getting older is that you gain sincerity.
Once you learn to fake that, there's nothing you can't do."
-- Tom Smothers




                                                                                                                                                                    
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Yes very bad one.

They drive me mad but I do not have an option
to switch to a different broadband provider.

The tech support is a bunch of inconsiderate,
unprofessional, disorganized Moth..Fu..ers

The Wolf
p.s.
they use Earthlink for provider which
exposes you to FBIs "Carni"



-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: AZ_Pete [mailto:az_pete@ieee-cas.org]
-> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 11:06 AM
-> To: PLUG
-> Subject: Sprint Broad Band
->
->
-> Does anyone on the list have any experience with Sprint
-> Broad Band Wireless
-> high speed internet access for the home?  I called Sprint to
-> get more info
-> and it actually sounds good.  They guarantee at least
-> 1.5Mb/s downstream,
-> but it can go as high as 5Mb/s, upstream speed is 256Kps.
-> An antenna is
-> required (mounted on the house), as well as a cable-type modem and a
-> ethernet card.  They also give you a static IP.  The cost is
-> $40/month for
-> residential, $90/month for Business.  Business is the same
-> speed, but you
-> get 5 static IPs.  Since I don't have cable modem or DSL
-> available this
-> sounded like a good alternative, unless Hans would let me
-> have a piece of
-> that OC-3 ;)
->
-> Does anyone on the list have this service and if so, are you
-> happy with it?
->
-> Any input would be appreciated.
-> Thanks
-> Peter
->
->
->
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