'wimax in costa rica' Technology

Tom (63.176.159.140) -

Is wimax available in costa rica yet? What's the coverage area? What's the dataspeeds and cost?

Comment #1 Nancy Nelson from San Rafael de Heredia (Contact Member) -

YES - we have it and it is fantastic - fast, reliable and reasonably priced. You need to be in line-of-site with a WiMax radio transmitter.

Comment #2 Bill from Alajuela (Contact Member) -

What about specifics? Ping times to various sites in the USA? Upload and download speed tests... to USA sites?

Monthly price and quoted capacity... and does it different from the actual speed tests?

• Speed Test

Comment #3 Nancy Nelson from San Rafael de Heredia (Contact Member) -

Just tried your Speed Test link. Recommended site was Valenica, somewhere in South America, about 650 miles away. Ping 221 ms, upload 0.2 Mb/s, download 0.43 Mb/s. We use the lowest level of service available and it suits our needs better than the local internet cafes. Part of our excitement is that this is the ONLY option available to us. Our neighborhood does not have cable or land telephone lines. Only downside is it looks like we have to pay 12 months/year, even when we do not live here. Cost : $35.95/mo unlimited service plus $6/mo router rental. We will buy our own in US so will eliminate the rental fee.

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