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[Master of the court]

Master of the court, on 2007-06-04 14:13:44, said:

DrFisher, on 2007-06-04 07:49:19, said:

We just got rid of IPSTAR on the first of the month it never worked properly and never ran at full speed. We switched to TOT high speed it is 4 times faster than IPSTAR and only costs
500 ฿ per month. We bought a wireless router for 2000 ฿ so no need for running wires and more than one person can be on the internet at a time.

500 pr. Month......now we are talking......could you tell me where exactly did you sign up for that deal DrFisher ??

Thanks

[PaulAllen]

My neighbor has TOT ADSL. I bought a wireless router and now we share his connection and split the bill so we get good internet connection for only 350 baht each per month.

Also, I am next to a hotel that has free wi-fi and can connect to it as well.

I think for being on an island in Thailand just have any connection is a blessing.

Has anyone tried the Ichiwara wireless connection yet? They say they are going to be covering the whole island yet I only see their network on my computer very sporadically.

[anthos]

RakSamui, on 2007-06-04 03:24:06, said:

i have been using the CAT CDMA card. cost 12900 baht to buy then 630 per month. good speeds can be used all over thailand. tried it several places in Samui works fine. highly reccomended.

Just to clarify
It's been said in TV computer forum that it doesnt work in Bangkok and Pattaya within Hutch network (used by CAT in that area) at least for now until both companies decide to merge.

Another issue - upload speed is much much lower than download on this CDMA cards
as a result you can't have 2 way video chat by skype or similar, only one way - people won't be able to see you

these are the only 2 critical issues, other comments have been good so far
would be interesting to see a speedtest results from the card

I'm using cat cdma regular phone since november, have been no billing yet
wonder how long will the test period take.

[anthos]

sbk, on 2007-06-04 05:47:30, said:

RakSamui, on 2007-06-04 03:24:06, said:

i have been using the CAT CDMA card. cost 12900 baht to buy then 630 per month. good speeds can be used all over thailand. tried it several places in Samui works fine. highly reccomended.

528 download speed, 185 upload on a wireless connection.

ah missed it. here's the test speed
guess 158 upload can even handle a skype video with an average webcam

[PaulAllen]

I thought the way satellite internet worked was you use the satellite only to receive and have to use a phone line to send data. Correct? I don't think the satellite dish actually sends a signal back up to the satellite does it?

[Thaddeus]

PaulAllen, on 2007-06-05 21:53:05, said:

I thought the way satellite internet worked was you use the satellite only to receive and have to use a phone line to send data. Correct? I don't think the satellite dish actually sends a signal back up to the satellite does it?

I would have thought that the co-founder of Microsoft wouldn't need to ask a question like that

Oh... no .... wait..... sorry ..... that was a bait post wasn't it.



Carry on

[PaulAllen]

Thaddeus, on 2007-06-05 07:26:52, said:

PaulAllen, on 2007-06-05 21:53:05, said:

I thought the way satellite internet worked was you use the satellite only to receive and have to use a phone line to send data. Correct? I don't think the satellite dish actually sends a signal back up to the satellite does it?

I would have thought that the co-founder of Microsoft wouldn't need to ask a question like that

Oh... no .... wait..... sorry ..... that was a bait post wasn't it.



Carry on

Sorry but I'm the guy who gets hacked up by an axe by Pat Bateman in American Psycho. We have internet in heaven.