We have been trying for almost a year to get internet to our farm here in Turbaco, outside Cratagena, Colombia. Orbitel installed WIMAX last year, but isnsisted that even though we had a perfect shot at one of the base stations, that it wouldn't work and they refused to sign us up. I finally got them to aggree give us service at the scrap yard where my office has been located, and because it is "on the fringe" of the service area the insisted that I needed a high gain antenna. I didn't argue. It only took them 3 months to install it! When I arrived back here in August, it was all up and running. Tested it for a few days at the office and on Saturday, Aug 4, I moved al the stuff here to the farm. Up and running in no time, although, the signal strength varies quite a bit. It is also a shared resource, so at night, it slows down a bit. The antenna is a 16Db unit from Hyperlink Tech. I think I will replace it with a 22 or 24Db unit to inprove signal strength. Probably wouldn't hurt to put some guy wires on th mast either, as when it blows, it sways a bit.
