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That's not going to make a darn bit of difference if the service provider (Cablemas or Telmex) is sending out a crappy signal to begin with, or one that starts and stops all the time.
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That's not going to make a darn bit of difference if the service provider (Cablemas or Telmex) is sending out a crappy signal to begin with, or one that starts and stops all the time.
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I know people on the island who can't stream TV or videos anymore and have issues with just web surfing almost every evening. Even the VOIP phone systems like Magic Jack seem to be affected now.
This seems more like an infrastructure problem than a personal equipment problem. I know a couple who were interested in retiring on the island, but decided against it after realizing these issues. Some businesses are scrambling to try to make things work for their customers, others seem to have just given up. We've been a few places that advertise internet, but it rarely worked. Even when you could connect there was no way you could watch a video or upload a photo. It's a connected world now, internet is not something many people are willing to give up, even on vacation.
I hope the powers that be will begin upgrades. Soon. As more and more people connect it's only going to get worse...
This seems more like an infrastructure problem than a personal equipment problem. I know a couple who were interested in retiring on the island, but decided against it after realizing these issues. Some businesses are scrambling to try to make things work for their customers, others seem to have just given up. We've been a few places that advertise internet, but it rarely worked. Even when you could connect there was no way you could watch a video or upload a photo. It's a connected world now, internet is not something many people are willing to give up, even on vacation.
I hope the powers that be will begin upgrades. Soon. As more and more people connect it's only going to get worse...
OK but will it make a difference if the cable's working fine but the WiFi signal is a little weak?
Sorry, this is in reference to previous post by ccanon regarding plug in WiFi boosters. Anyone have the answer for this question? TIA
Sorry, this is in reference to previous post by ccanon regarding plug in WiFi boosters. Anyone have the answer for this question? TIA
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I am not sure what has been done here yet, but tonight I am in the North Suite and ge 5 second page changers. Hope it keeps up.
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That's great for your customers, but there's absolutely no reason you should have to do that. It should be possible to run a business using just one ISP!
No, not really, or at least not for the problem people are having with speeds. The "boosters" work in various ways ranging from pretty well (powerline networking) to pretty poorly (taking a poor signal and attempting to amplify it) to get wifi to cover a larger area. For the ones that work reasonably well you need to have control over the router that connects to the wired network, so they won't help you when you're on vacation.
The issue on the island is extremely poor speeds over the wired distribution networks (both cable and dsl), so even if you have a blazing-fast strong wireless connection, it's often to a wired network that's running very slowly.
Exactly.
My understanding is that ultimately it's all Telmex because they own the cable from the mainland and sell capacity to Cablemás/izzi. Cablemás still advertises 100 Mbps service on the island, and I don't think that's ever been close to physically possible with their current hardware under ideal conditions. The Isla Mujeres government has been talking about suing Cablemás over service that has never been even theoretically capable of matching what people (and the government) there have been paying for. A large group on Cozumel went to PROFECO to complain but nothing much seems to have come of it.
It's fairly bad on the mainland due to the burgeoning population, but there it's at least less complex to fix (assuming the providers want to, which they mostly don't).
Like Dave and Christi. Others just can't afford the multiple bills and duplicate equipment.
I'm guessing not. Cablemas stopped selling new internet accounts for a while, but that's about it. The "powers that be" in this instance are Mexican companies that are going to keep getting paid even for lousy service.
I think everyone agrees it's a problem and that it's affecting the local economy and affecting the quality of life of island residents. All you need to understand how effectively government is going to handle this is to look at how they deal with various monopolies or large companies. I'm legally prohibited from voicing opinions on such questions as whether they do that well or not.
Unfortunately, that's rarely going to be the case
For the most part, no, unless you have a lot more control over the physical network than a guest is likely ever to have.
Hi Dave,
My wife and I are moving to Cozumel within the month and we both work online. Is this what you would recommend for us a set up. We use voip to do conference calling and need a reliable faster than 5MB download and 1.5MB upload.
Would Telmex or Cablemas be better or a combination of both?
Thank you for any help.
My wife and I are moving to Cozumel within the month and we both work online. Is this what you would recommend for us a set up. We use voip to do conference calling and need a reliable faster than 5MB download and 1.5MB upload.
Would Telmex or Cablemas be better or a combination of both?
Thank you for any help.
Read the previous posts. The primary issue is limited bandwidth to the island as a whole. If your work depends on internet, you will probably want to get both.
Telmex DSL speeds vary depending on where you live. In the Centro, speeds can be quite decent. As far as I know, Cablemas speeds are fairly terrible everywhere.
Better off getting a cell phone and plan with t-mobile for that - they now have a plan that is unlimited calling and data within and between US, Canada and Mexico.
I did away with the VOIP because of the unreliability of the Internet and because it's not necessary anymore with Telcel and Telmex also opening up unlimited calls to US and Canada. I mention t-mobile for you because unless you have a temporary or permanent residency status, you cannot get a phone line with Telmex or Telcel except the prepaid Amigo plan (which does not include the calls to US.
Telmex Internet is the lesser of two evils IMO - but again, until you are a legal
Resident with temp or Permanent status from immigration, you won't be able to get a Telmex account in your name. And I believe Cablemas has stopped selling Internet and phone (which is Internet based.)
Sorry don't have better news, but that's the reality. It's not that simple to
Just move here and plan business/life as you are accustomed to in the states or Canada.
It sure is a lot better than it was 15 years ago when all we had on the island was dial up haha
I did away with the VOIP because of the unreliability of the Internet and because it's not necessary anymore with Telcel and Telmex also opening up unlimited calls to US and Canada. I mention t-mobile for you because unless you have a temporary or permanent residency status, you cannot get a phone line with Telmex or Telcel except the prepaid Amigo plan (which does not include the calls to US.
Telmex Internet is the lesser of two evils IMO - but again, until you are a legal
Resident with temp or Permanent status from immigration, you won't be able to get a Telmex account in your name. And I believe Cablemas has stopped selling Internet and phone (which is Internet based.)
Sorry don't have better news, but that's the reality. It's not that simple to
Just move here and plan business/life as you are accustomed to in the states or Canada.
It sure is a lot better than it was 15 years ago when all we had on the island was dial up haha
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