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Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 11 Nov 2010, 10:19
by Belix
Hey guys
Anyone know how the big mines around Sun City and Boshoek connect? There is hardly any Telkom infrastructure out there, and our land lines have been stolen so many times, Telkom has refused to replace them now. We have a satellite connection but it's hardly the most speedy connection in the world...
Surely the big mines out Rustenburg way would have something decent in place?
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 11 Nov 2010, 10:50
by Jonboy
The ones I've worked for use 3G hey
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 11 Nov 2010, 10:55
by IcePick88
Dunno, but cannot wait for the spelling nazi's to come in...
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 11 Nov 2010, 15:41
by Johnny Fairplay
Yeah 3G is the way to go but not for servers.
off topic: I was at the Sun City spring festival. Awe man, what can I say without breaking any of the forum rules!
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 11 Nov 2010, 15:46
by Belix
Spelling corrected
Sorry my spelling sucks. Whatever happened to Firefox checking your spelling anyhow?
Vodacom 3G is decidedly patchy around our offices out there. MTN better, but not great either.
Surely must be something other than cellular??
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 11 Nov 2010, 15:50
by Prime
Belix wrote:Spelling corrected
Sorry my spelling sucks. Whatever happened to Firefox checking your spelling anyhow?
Vodacom 3G is decidedly patchy around our offices out there. MTN better, but not great either.
Surely must be something other than cellular??
iburst or fibre?
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 11 Nov 2010, 20:31
by Nuke
Most big businesses have microwave links. They range from R10K to R100K per link, depending on the equipment.
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 02:26
by UrBaN
Depends what usage you need out of this, but you could set up a 3G router with a high gain antenna.
Which mine is this, the diamond mine? I did some work their, had decent 3G access using a higher gain antenna.
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 13 Nov 2010, 06:22
by doo_much
What would something like that cost Urban?
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 13 Nov 2010, 09:13
by Nuke
A Poynting 3G antenna is around R900. Not sure of the router.
The other more stable option is VSAT. I don't have prices on that. But if you are looking at either VSAT or Microwave, give me a shout. I plan/built wireless links for a living and I also know people doing large satellite links.
Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 23 Nov 2010, 01:58
by -Prometheus-
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Re: Internet connectivity near Sun City
Posted: 23 Nov 2010, 03:20
by jonmicle
Belix wrote:Hey guys
Anyone know how the big mines around Sun City and Boshoek connect? There is hardly any Telkom infrastructure out there, and our land lines have been stolen so many times, Telkom has refused to replace them now. We have a satellite connection but it's hardly the most speedy connection in the world...
Surely the big mines out Rustenburg way would have something decent in place?
hello
I think microwave links because they have range from R10k to R100k, and changed according to the equipment.and another choice 3G router with a high gain antenna.
JON