XOHM… Not So Great, Actually
October 6, 2008
Okay, that’s unfair. I don’t know if it’s any good or not because I can’t get it to work.
I started with the laptop card because it’s smaller and doesn’t require crawling around behind the other computer. The software installation was fast and easy. It prompted me for the card, the computer found it immediately, everything was installed, and I restarted the computer as requested.
Got back in, started things up, and …. no signal.
No signal.
…. no signal …..
Plugged in the ethernet cable and went online the “old-fashioned”, wired-up way. Registered my account, put in the MAC address for the card and thought “maybe it just needs a kick in the arse or possibly a software update”.
…. no signal….
….. no …. signal ….
… no … sig…. nal…..
I have checked the area of service map. My house is totally in the green zone. I should be perfectly fine! I should have coverage and connectivity! Instead I have shite. I have a notebook that still has to be attached to a wire, and once already tonight my DSL connection just sort of slowed down and eventually stopped.
I give up. I had a Treo that was great except it was shite as a phone. I have an ebook reader that I love, except it has its own format and I have to go through about seven processes to get anything onto it — and even then it fails most of the time.
I have never been good with hardware and it seems to be getting worse. I think it might be time for me to just give up.
It’s not like I do anything useful onlline, anyhow.
5 Responses to “XOHM… Not So Great, Actually”
Yeah - the thing about these old B’more rowhouses. All that brick and building mass really puts the sux0r on wireless signals. I gotta cell tower within sight line of my house, and have to go out on the front porch to get a really reliable connection. Oh, and you’re on a beta platform, too. Do yourself a favor and either a) enjoy the WiMax coverage when you’re outta the house, and leave the in-house wireless to a good ol’ 802.11g WiFi router or b) cancel the XOHM account and wait for them to work the kinks out for a year - let the rest of the early adopters suffer through the growing pains.
By Doc S on Oct 6, 2008
I don’t have in-house wireless. I barely have in-house wired at this point. My DSL is getting worse and worse all the time.
Also, the WiMax isn’t so good outside of the house, either. We also get no television reception without cable (I mean no reception) and some radio stations don’t come in at all.
I wonder if the hospital messes things up?
Or maybe it’s the 30+ satellite dishes that have popped up on this street in the last year.
By TheNinth on Oct 6, 2008
It’s all about terrain, your papa taught me that. You’re up on a hill compared to the surrounding terrain, so unless they’ve got a repeater on a tower near you, your signal may suck.
Can you try from work? If it works there, it’s all terrain at your abode. Until they find and plug that signal hole, it will stay that way.
If you’re interested in wireless at home, I can help you, btw. Still would need a provider (dsl, cable, FIOS), but the wireless router bit is easy.
Is FIOS available at your location? I’ve got it and it kicks doopa.
By daffyd on Oct 7, 2008
I figure if it doesn’t work at home, where there’s supposed to be heavy coverage, the odds of it working at work where they already say the coverage is thin at best is going to be pretty much against.
Y’all are missing the point that the connection I already have SUCKS and fails more often than not.
And no. No FiOS. I don’t have Verizon.
By The Ninth on Oct 7, 2008
okay, did you call them? Looks like the tech is new, so it’s not out of the question that the tower/location near you was offline. I’d need to know more about their infrastructure to be more accurate.
Call support.
By daffyd on Oct 7, 2008