Michael: Did you test the unit in *STAR* mode or was this hearsay from someone else. I would not be supprised by the 256 number since that suggests that the backhaul 2.4 Gigahertz link has a more bandwidth for retires and administrative overhead. Also how did the measure the starmode thruput - file size download. Re: What I am paying now is what the serice is worth to me. Part of the reason of the higher cost is because metricom went to a channel sales organization and they had to sweeten a deal for their providers. Unfortuanately, they are not pumping enough product and agreements to get dollars flowing back. It is a great technology, but if it does'nt get off the ground, I wonder how it will survive in the face of 3G high bandwidth technologies and even the 128 KBPS data services promised by CDMA and GSM (2.5). Ricochet is a no brainer to set up, but based on my experience at my previous job, most sales clones can't figure it out. Cordially cb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Paine" <> To: "Charles Bolton" <
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> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 8:43 PM Subject: Re: richochet modems > If you still are paying $28 a month, check out > http://www.metricom.com/getricochet.htm > > WWC will let you have a free GS modem for upgrading to the $74.95/mo or > $825-$30/yr.. > ..and the 128kbps modems have been clocked @ 256kbps using starmode.. > but, yes, 28.8kbps is fine for most wearable ideas (except MP3 streaming > audio -- GSM/G.723.1 is fine) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Bolton" <
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> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: richochet modems > > > The legacy ricochet is a useful tool. I have two, one that I maintained on > metricoms system for $28.00 per month and the other I use as point to point > radio with a bread board ricochet device. > The current high speed service is overpriced. The legacy service, > un-fortunately is no longer supported. They have grandfarthered in all > those who previously had the service and elected not to go high speed. > > The secret is that if you configure the unit correctly, you can get up to 50 > kbps burst mode. And the radios native transport is rated for 100 kbps, > but you have to subtract out re-transmits for failed packets and > administrative overhead. > > The nice thing is that with a wearable I can stay connected in the bay area > and in 7 other markets for a minimum cost. > > cordially > > cb > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Papp" <
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> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 1:42 PM > Subject: Re: richochet modems > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Thu, 3 May 2001, Kalrand wrote: > > > > > It seems like several of you have acquired old richochet modems from > ebay, > > > I'm curious what people are actually using them to do. I saw Dan got his > > > working, but (IIRC) no one has mentioned any real tasks that they > preform... > > > > That would be me (Don) - I'm using mine as a test PPP link between > > two machines, with one acting as gateway to the Internet. In other words, > > cheap (but slow) wireless network. That's one use. > > > > It's mostly of use to those of us who enjoy twisting a commercial > > product's original purpose; are interested in cheap wireless network > > access (for example, community-based access to the Internet for little to > > no money); or can easily imagine applications for wireless RS-232 (data > > aquisition, remote control, telemetry, robotics, etc). > > > > But for the average user, it's likely a big "so what?". > > > > Don P > > http://aeinnovations.com > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > iD8DBQE68cLA2KCg0hzfOnQRApI/AJ4mz1ap3ILOpyy72eAvQpnSlduJxACgrbkH > > V+B8Rxjke+Cos4Azyz6ysIw= > > =XJdA > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > > Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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