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First, what is Wireless Internet?

Fixed Wireless Broadband, also known as Rural Wireless Internet, is an internet technology that is delivered to the customer’s location wirelessly using the same type of technology as a wireless router.

How Wireless Internet Works

Succeed.Net’s wireless internet originates at our office with our fiber backbone to the internet. From there:

• It is sent wireless to one of our towers. There is a wireless device, known as a radio, on one tower that points to a second radio on another tower.

 

• It then jumps from tower to tower like this until it gets to your tower.

 

• On your tower, there is another radio, known as an access point, that broadcasts the internet signal.

 

• On the house, there is another wireless radio that points to tower and picks up the internet signal being broadcasted by the access point.

 

• The internet is then delivered via an ethernet (network) cable into the house, where it can plug into your computer or a router.

Here is an example of this:

The Benefits of Wireless Internet

There are numerous benefits of having wireless internet.

1. Inexpensive. Succeed.Net’s Wireless Internet is priced competitively with cable and DSL, and is much cheaper than satellite internet or T1.
2. Speed. The speed of wireless internet is on par with cable, DSL, and satellite, and much faster than T1, ISDN, or Dial Up.
3. Easy. Wireless internet is easy to use as there are no complicated user names or passwords you have to remember; it’s an Always-On connection.
4. Better. Wireless internet is better than most other technologies as it’s not tethered by cables and is available in rural areas.

Wireless vs. Satellite

Satellite is often offered in the same areas as wireless internet. It is touted as an upgrade for dial up and the better alternative to wireless, mainly because it has similar speeds and similar install to wireless internet. What isn’t usually mentioned is that, although the speeds are technically the same, satellite has a much longer distance to travel before it reaches its destination. That extra time can severely affect the speed, and sometimes the speeds seem more like dial up than actual broadband service. Satellite is also, on average, $40 more expensive per month than wireless internet. Oh, and make sure you don’t spend too much time in front of the satellite dish itself.

Interested in Wireless Internet?

If you are interested in getting Rural Wireless Internet, give us a call at 530-674-4200 option 2 or email us at sales@succeed.net.