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CardJoe · 25th Mar 2008, 07:37

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03...x_a_disaster/1

Garth Freeman, CEO of Buzz Broadband, has described WiMAX as a "disaster" twelve months after launching a platform based on the technology

bahgger · 25th Mar 2008, 07:53

This opinion would only be valid were it from Gordon Freeman

Jar of Almonds · 25th Mar 2008, 09:57

You were expecting it to be Gordon Freeman as well? Lol.

Bauul · 25th Mar 2008, 12:01

I did my masters with a guy who was a massive WiMax advocate. However, he was talking about using it as the only method of broadband for remote areas in countries such as India. There, where putting a wire to everyone's home is totally unfeasible, but a 1000ms latency isn't going to bother someone on a clock-work laptop, the technology is a good idea. But in a built up, urban environment? Forget it, it's not designed for that, never really was. On the top of hills in open countryside it's perfect, he's right in that people got all wrapped up in thinking it could be used for anything else.

sotu1 · 25th Mar 2008, 13:19

anyone else think that the title of this topic should be:

the Freeman calls WiMAX a "disaster"

said like a vortigaunt.

proxess · 25th Mar 2008, 13:24

After his long lost brother working with such technologies as gravitational guns and dark energy matter and combine technology, of course WiMax is Crap.

TreeDude · 25th Mar 2008, 15:06

Well doesn't this suck. Sprint (my wireless carrier in the US) is launching WiMax phones later this year. I was planning on getting one since none of the current phones really do anything my current one can't. If this is true and these issue cannot be overcome as the tech matures then Sprint just dumped a ton of money into the garbage. That is no good for me since I like Sprint a lot.

devdevil85 · 25th Mar 2008, 15:22

just look at 4G.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G

a minimum of 100Mbit/sec anywhere in the world and up to 1Gbit/sec if the device is stationary....

WiMAX has no chance....unless they debut first....

DXR_13KE · 25th Mar 2008, 16:54

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Originally Posted by devdevil85

just look at 4G.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G

a minimum of 100Mbit/sec anywhere in the world and up to 1Gbit/sec if the device is stationary....

WiMAX has no chance....unless they debut first....

shame it will cost your first born.....

Bluephoenix · 25th Mar 2008, 17:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

shame it will cost your first born.....

true, though HSDPA is out and working very well.

devdevil85 · 25th Mar 2008, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

shame it will cost your first born.....

I haven't seen anything on cost regarding 4G.....so honestly I have no idea if what you say is true or false......hopefully the latter....

E.E.L. Ambiense · 25th Mar 2008, 21:27

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Originally Posted by sotu1

anyone else think that the title of this topic should be:

the Freeman calls WiMAX a "disaster"

said like a vortigaunt.

LOL

Phil Rhodes · 25th Mar 2008, 21:48

Given that I have seen quite ordinary wifi go several kilometers between dish antennae, you have to wonder at the need for yet another standard.

outlawaol · 26th Mar 2008, 07:35

This sounds like the 21st century equivalent of the 'can-with-a-string-to-another-can' idea, gone awry in technological obscurity. Do monkeys really run these companies?

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25th Mar 2008, 07:53	#2
bahgger Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 585	This opinion would only be valid were it from Gordon Freeman

25th Mar 2008, 15:06	#7
TreeDude Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 239	Well doesn't this suck. Sprint (my wireless carrier in the US) is launching WiMax phones later this year. I was planning on getting one since none of the current phones really do anything my current one can't. If this is true and these issue cannot be overcome as the tech matures then Sprint just dumped a ton of money into the garbage. That is no good for me since I like Sprint a lot.

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devdevil85 Hypermodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: US of A Posts: 884	just look at 4G.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G a minimum of 100Mbit/sec anywhere in the world and up to 1Gbit/sec if the device is stationary.... WiMAX has no chance....unless they debut first....

25th Mar 2008, 21:48	#13
Phil Rhodes Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 582	Given that I have seen quite ordinary wifi go several kilometers between dish antennae, you have to wonder at the need for yet another standard.

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