March 29, 2013: WiMAX-
Latest Internet technology in Nepal, created hype in people for the
Internet service to be ubiquitous and cheap but the need to have extra
WiMAX device for the computer which is not that cheap, made people
hesitant to buy the service. Some even claim that being a government
owned company, Nepal Telecom services always lag good support, another
reason for people restiveness. Though the service sale is taking its
pace, there are some thing that people need to understand. For the price
of the WiMAX device (CPE), NT has made an Introductory offer
of 50 percent discount in the packages for 3 month subscription to make
up for the high initial cost of the CPE/modem. Another thing is they
have outsourced the device selling and support to a private firm which
is responsible for selling, configuring the WiMAX CPE and support for
different problems from Nepal Telecom Customer center opened in core
parts of the city and being extended to other parts as well.
Currently there are three different types of CPE- Outdoor CPE, Indoor
CPE and USB dongle. NT tells its customer that Outdoor CPE can work in
15 km from the Wimax tower, whereas Indoor CPE and USB dongle works for
just 5 km and 2 km distance from the WiMAX Base station.
If you have already bought and used the WiMAX service, please feel free to write your feedback below in the comment box.
Here is the price of the device shown in the picture below. Click to enlarge.
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