Wataniya W-Net
Today I met with a person from Wataniya. They wanted me to try out their new W-Net router based system so they hooked me up with a device and a 6 month subscription plan.
It runs on the HDSPA network and right out of the box on a busy Thursday night I am downloading at 51.6kb. I will post more pictures and details after I play with it some more this weekend. So far this Internet connection seems as fast as my Qualitynet 512 DSL connection.
Dec 21, 2006
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30 Comments, add your own...
1. MiRoOoOo !! | December 21st, 2006 at 9:07 pm
That’s really cool ? how much does it cost and what are the rates ?
2. Mark | December 21st, 2006 at 9:10 pm
i have the price list in the box, will check in a bit and post it. i know though that its unlimited bandwidth which is cool.
3. Don Veto | December 21st, 2006 at 9:23 pm
is it 51.6 kb(its) or kB(ytes)? it is an 8 fold difference.
4. Mo Hat | December 21st, 2006 at 9:45 pm
definitely kilobytes, as he said it’s as fast as his 512 system.
5. Don Veto | December 21st, 2006 at 10:32 pm
cool
6. TanGo | December 21st, 2006 at 11:07 pm
Costs KD 120 initial hardware plus KD20 per monthly subscription. Works well except in some areas I’ve been between 4th and 5th ring. Wierd.
7. MuD1/2 | December 21st, 2006 at 11:09 pm
i think the price is around 140 KD (for the unit) and 24 KD/month
8. Financy | December 21st, 2006 at 11:16 pm
isnt that cheaper than Qnet DSL , and you can take it any where in kuwait ?! no need for phone line .. u can use it in the camp .. right ?
if so .. then its difenetly worth it
9. MhM | December 21st, 2006 at 11:18 pm
it costs 135 for the router plus a sim card and 28kd per month and 300kd per year (25kd/mon)
10. zoomzoom | December 22nd, 2006 at 1:07 am
Mark how about the ping, sure the DSL have this advantage and plz post more detail.
11. mooodi | December 22nd, 2006 at 2:24 am
Hows the latency?
Can it be shared easily across multiple machines?
12. moocherx | December 22nd, 2006 at 4:22 am
You may not be able to use it in the camp, Financy. My W-net doesn’t work at Wafra in my office (well, it switches to WAP network like -0.5Kbps.
Meanwhile Mark, you’re lucky getting 51.6Kbps. I connect to their 3G network with theoretical 320Kbps highest speed, and download speed is NEVER more than 10Kbps. QNet dial-up for 5KD per month is a similar speed.
13. DC_CH | December 22nd, 2006 at 9:41 am
Should be faster with HDSPA. Whats the fastest wire connection you get in q8?
14. im3vil | December 22nd, 2006 at 11:21 am
25kd pm and download thruput of 51k… hows it better thn qnet! except of taking anywhere with u part…
15. moocherx | December 22nd, 2006 at 12:26 pm
It’s 20KD per month, not 25. And 120KD for the box. That’s what the Wataniya guys in MM told me last week.
16. iKuwait | December 22nd, 2006 at 12:59 pm
lets get the feedback from Mark since he’s got it, before we judge ourselves
17. iKuwait | December 22nd, 2006 at 1:01 pm
and please don’t forget to post the price list… thanks
18. moocherx | December 22nd, 2006 at 1:15 pm
I’m not judging. I’m stating paid-for facts.
19. Jafar | December 22nd, 2006 at 1:16 pm
I am writting this mail using my New Wnet router.It is great & really fast,that is cause I am south of Kuwait in the chaletes area.The company has wisely started to put the service away from town as this is where the net service is missing.Also two nights ago it worked well in the north ( Abdali ).The disadvantage is that u need electrical outlet,so it is not as “portable” as I thought,but the advantage is that u can connect to many computers.Go for it !
As advertised monthly sub is KD 23
20. Marzouq | December 22nd, 2006 at 2:47 pm
hmm.. Its pretty cool if their are remote areas where you can’t get internet at home, I would use that but since I can get internet at home I wouldn’t use it!
21. Jafar | December 22nd, 2006 at 7:48 pm
Marzouq,
It is not for remote areas only ! but the service is atarting from south & north and gradualloy towards town.Then you can use it as a normal internet provider once your present home subsdription is expierd.
22. Mark | December 22nd, 2006 at 8:24 pm
The router with the data line costs KD135.
Monthly rate varies.
If month by month its KD28
If 1 year contract its KD300 (KD25 a month)
If 2 year contract its KD565 (KD23.5 a month)
23. Mark | December 22nd, 2006 at 8:27 pm
oh and today was downloading a 13MB file from gmail at 114kb. It went up a bit and down a bit but stuck around the 114kb mark for most of the time. Thats faster then my DSL connection.
But I think the latency is definitely slower. Will run Quake3 later and compare ping times.
24. kkamal | December 23rd, 2006 at 7:11 am
can someone explain why i have a 512 dsl connection yet download usually around 47-50 kb? what is latency?
25. AnGeL | December 23rd, 2006 at 3:18 pm
i had it a week ago and it sounds ok, i use it only when i’m outside the house and when there are others who want to go online with me too, it could take to 3 users, but it’s not as fast as it is when it’s one or two of course ;p
26. Frankom | January 8th, 2007 at 11:13 am
:: Mark, i need more info about this please im thinking to get one
27. Mark | January 8th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Frankom I iwll be posting review tonight
28. Frankom | January 8th, 2007 at 11:33 am
:: Great … Thanks a lot. :)
29. thelostbyte | March 22nd, 2007 at 1:41 pm
My friend own’s this and i noticed the upload speed is inconvenient. Sometimes as slow as dialup. Qnet 512 kbps is always stable. Where are for this device it will vary. The only advantage is its mobility but then again battery reduction ( Not something to worry about ).. overall great product !!
30. MeeM | April 2nd, 2007 at 7:16 pm
I was thinking to get one, but tell me comparing with home 512MB DSL is it the same? I mean am I going to have the same quality, with many computers connecting to the DSL at home, and what about the distance will cover the same as home 512 DSL?
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