Fixed wireless in 30 seconds
A small antenna on your house talks to a tower a few miles away. The tower is connected to the internet backbone. You get fast, low-latency broadband without any cables running to your property.
That’s it. No satellite dish pointing at space. No phone line. No cable trench.
How it actually works
The tower
Streamline operates a network of wireless towers across Hendry County and Golden Gate Estates. Each tower has equipment that broadcasts a high-speed internet signal across a radius of several miles. The towers connect to fiber backhaul, which links them to the broader internet.
The antenna
A local technician installs a small outdoor antenna on your roof, exterior wall, or a pole. The antenna is roughly the size of a dinner plate. It points toward the nearest Streamline tower and picks up the signal.
The router
The antenna connects via a short cable run to an indoor Wi-Fi router. The router creates your home Wi-Fi network. On Plus and MAX plans, you get whole-home mesh equipment so every room gets coverage.
The connection
Once everything is set up, your devices connect to Wi-Fi just like any other internet service. The difference is what’s happening behind the scenes: your data travels wirelessly to the tower, then over fiber to the internet. The round trip is fast. 10-30 milliseconds.
Fixed wireless vs. other technologies
vs. Satellite. Satellite signals travel to orbit and back (44,000+ mile round trip), adding 500+ ms of latency. Fixed wireless signals travel a few miles to a local tower. That difference makes video calls, gaming, and real-time applications actually usable on fixed wireless.
vs. DSL. DSL runs over old telephone copper. Speed degrades with distance from the exchange. In rural Hendry County, that usually means under 25 Mbps. Fixed wireless delivers 100-600 Mbps regardless of distance from town.
vs. Cable/Fiber. Cable and fiber are generally excellent, but they require physical infrastructure (underground or overhead cables) that has never been built in most of Hendry County. Fixed wireless delivers comparable performance without the infrastructure cost.
What about weather?
Weather does not affect Streamline’s service. Rain, storms, and Florida’s typical afternoon thunderstorms have no impact on signal quality or speeds. This is one of the key advantages of fixed wireless over satellite, which can lose signal entirely during heavy rain or cloud cover.
What about trees and obstacles?
Streamline uses non-line-of-sight (NLOS) technology, which means the signal doesn’t need a clear, unobstructed path between your antenna and the tower. The signal can work through moderate vegetation and around typical obstacles. This is why Streamline is able to serve homes throughout the Estates and rural Hendry County where tree canopy and terrain would block a traditional line-of-sight system.
Streamline checks each address individually during the availability process to confirm signal quality at your specific location.
What does the equipment look like?
The outdoor antenna is a small, flat panel (roughly 10" x 10") mounted on your roof or wall. It’s white or light gray and blends in. The indoor router is a standard Wi-Fi unit. On Plus and MAX plans, you may get additional mesh units for whole-home coverage.
All equipment is provided by Streamline. You don’t need to buy anything.