Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Deal

2008-07-24 Thread John Scrivner
I am south in 618-244. I have ATT as my LEC though. Any idea if that is available here also? If yes then that is the best deal I have seen in this area by a factor of 2. Scriv On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Mike Hammett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While searching for pipes for myself, I found a

Re: [WISPA] Mini-pci WIMAX cards and drivers... Available anywhere?

2008-07-25 Thread John Scrivner
I have heard that the Wavesat chipsets do not work right. Scriv On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 1:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's a lot of buzz about the Wavesat engineered minipci's and their supposedly sub-$100 price tag. Anyone know more about this?

Re: [WISPA] Mini-pci WIMAX cards and drivers... Available anywhere?

2008-07-27 Thread John Scrivner
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 1:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We can hack the MAC on atheros based chipsets. If hacking th MAC is your thing I guess you can. I would rather pay for companies to produce the properly designed and tested radio platforms and sell Internet access to my customers. If I

Re: [WISPA] 3.650 Wimax in the field

2008-07-27 Thread John Scrivner
The FCC must have been asleep when they set the rule this way. The rule should have been the opposite. If you want high power then use narrow channels and become more spectrally efficient. I am going to try to get a little face time with Julie Knapp and see if he can explain to me how they got

Re: [WISPA] oops

2008-07-28 Thread John Scrivner
I have sent a message to Charles asking for him to contact the board about future advertising of this show and expect he will do so. He is a Vendor Member of WISPA and can advertise legitimately but simply did not follow the standard procedure this time. Scriv On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:45 PM,

Re: [WISPA] Redline indoor subscriber

2008-08-02 Thread John Scrivner
From a purely technical perspective I am sure an argument could be made that an indoor device should be allowed to use higher power levels because it will not transmit unless under the control of an authorized base station. From a more practical perspective fears of possible cancer or other damage

Re: [WISPA] He knows what we don't... ???

2008-08-14 Thread John Scrivner
Kris Twomey has reportedly negotiated access to exclusion zones successfully. He is a telcom attorney and can be contacted by emailing him [EMAIL PROTECTED] or find other contact info at http://www.lokt.net/ Scriv On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 10:36 PM, RickG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, excluded.

Re: [WISPA] 3.65 SUO initial config

2008-08-30 Thread John Scrivner
Sorry to be nosy but would you mind sharing what a 3.65 SUO is? I have never heard of this. I am looking for feedback about any 3.65 products installed and in use out there. Thanks, Scriv On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Gino Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do I need to config anything on

Re: [WISPA] 3.65 SUO initial config

2008-08-30 Thread John Scrivner
appreciated. Thank you, John Scrivner On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Gino Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scriv The 3.65 SUO is the Subscriber Unit Outdoor for the Redline Redmax 3.65 ghz 802.16d line of products Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel

Re: [WISPA] Good Golly Gustav

2008-09-02 Thread John Scrivner
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you in your effected area. I know there is much to be rebuilt but I am happy you are all safe. Godspeed to you. Scriv On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Cliff LeBoeuf [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: To all those who have asked, or were wondering... I live in

Re: [WISPA] Best of WiMAX World

2008-09-09 Thread John Scrivner
I voted for you Matt. Good luck. I hope you will mention WISPA if you get it. All the best, John Scrivner On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Matt Liotta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Voting is now open for the best of WiMAX World. It would be good PR if WISPA could recognize one of its members

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-10 Thread John Scrivner
I wish someone made a frequency converter to go from 5.8 to 24 GHz. There is 250 khz of open unlicensed space at that frequency which would be ideal for backhaul use in places where we are tight in 5.8. I would be using a paif of those on a sale today if they were available. John Scrivner

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-10 Thread John Scrivner
Actually what you are describing is very similar to what they did. They used an intermediate frequency to feed between the base and the tower. The difference is that there are likely more frequency conversions in your scenario than the Alvarion / Breezecom setup. In their systems there is only one

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-10 Thread John Scrivner
In the case of South Africa I know what is going on. The government owns the phone company there. There is a conflict of interest. The regulators get paid by the same people running the phone company. It would be like ATT being owned by the FCC or vice-versa. How hard do you think we would have it

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-10 Thread John Scrivner
thing? - Original Message - From: John Scrivner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:37 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] frequency converters I wish someone made a frequency converter to go from 5.8 to 24 GHz. There is 250 khz

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-10 Thread John Scrivner
Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 1:14 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] frequency converters It is for me. In the places where I

Re: [WISPA] 3 man volunteer crew for Gulf help

2008-09-13 Thread John Scrivner
and/or donate their time, gear, etc. WISPs seem to be willing to help one another when times are tough and that is very commendable. I am proud to be part of this industry at times like this when we see folks working together to the common good. John Scrivner WISPA Treasurer On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 12:43

[WISPA] Introducing new WISPA Vendor Member - Network Innovations

2008-10-06 Thread John Scrivner
I would like to introduce Jonathan Erlich of Network Innovations, Inc., our latest new WISPA Vendor member. Network Innovations is a premiere wholesale provider of Internet Bandwidth, Private Lines, and MPLS. Network Innovations has aggregate agreements with Tier 1 carriers such as ATT, MCI,

Re: [WISPA] [Tranzeo] New Update - Tranzeo/Mtik disconnect issue Oct 10th, 2008

2008-10-21 Thread John Scrivner
Now if they would just drop a mere $1000 to join WISPA as a Vendor Member they would earn mine. I use their products every day. I have asked them to join, face to face, at shows as recently as the last WiMax World a month ago. Tranzeo benefits regularly from WISPA but as yet seems reluctant to

[WISPA] Intorducing New WISPA Vendor Member - 3-dB Networks

2008-10-23 Thread John Scrivner
Please join me in welcoming Daniel White of 3-dB Networks as a new Vendor Member of WISPA. We look forward to working with Daniel to promote 3-dB Networks through WISPA while we all work together toward building a better industry. We all thank you for your support of WISPA. Below is some

Re: [WISPA] Raining on the whitespaces parade

2008-10-24 Thread John Scrivner
and content and we need to show our support for it. With sincerest respect for all, John Scrivner On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Mike Hammett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't that what the elected are supposed to do? Make decisions as to what they feel their constituency wants without

[WISPA] Please Welcome New Associate Member - Paul Watkins of My Business Genie

2008-10-27 Thread John Scrivner
Please welcome Paul Watkins of My Business Genie as a new Associate Member of WISPA. Here is a little introduction in Paul's own words: My Business Genie.com gives clients the ability to run their businesses at a fraction of the cost with no limits on the type of service to choose from. My

[WISPA] New form of RSTP?

2008-10-31 Thread John Scrivner
RSTP switching failover in the field and want to share your thoughts on implementation, issues and/or other similar options I would welcome your thoughts. Thank you, John Scrivner WISPA Wants You! Join today! http

Re: [WISPA] cancelled customer email

2008-11-05 Thread John Scrivner
I charge $5 per month for email only. Many use the service. I would not give this away for free. If we had something we could monetize for ads on our web based mail then we would probably give email away for free but I do not know how to do that. Anyone have luck making money from ads on web based

Re: [WISPA] TV Whitespaces PtP Backhaul

2008-11-17 Thread John Scrivner
We have been fighting it. Towerstream seems to have somehow created a perception that they are justified in this desire to set aside TVWS spectrum for this inefficient use. We have been fighting it and we will continue to do so. Scriv On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Mike Hammett [EMAIL

Re: [WISPA] TV Whitespaces PtP Backhaul

2008-11-17 Thread John Scrivner
I am concerned about 700 Mhz antenna sizes. Aren't sectors going to be huge to get the 4 watt at the antenna? To be clear, TVWS is different than 700 MHz. The 700 MHz band sold at auction. TVWS is lower in frequency which will mean even larger antennas for equivalent gain. The physics of it

[WISPA] Thank you John Reed

2008-11-20 Thread John Scrivner
me build my business and for WISPs to have an opportunity to be the true third pipe of bnroadband in the United States. Warmest regards, John Scrivner President - Mt. Vernon. Net, Inc. WISPA Tresurer WISPA Wants You

[WISPA] Fwd: Thank you John Reed

2008-11-20 Thread John Scrivner
Here is John Reed's reply. Cheers, Scriv -- Forwarded message -- From: John Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:35 AM Subject: RE: Thank you John Reed To: John Scrivner [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's so rare that I receive outside thanks here that I hardly know how

Re: [WISPA] NetFlix Streaming Bandwidth Information

2008-11-24 Thread John Scrivner
I think we will eventually see people just leave constant streams open day and night. How many of you leave your TV on much of the time whether you are watching it or not? This throws off the over-subscription model which relates to how many people are using the service at one time. When we start

Re: [WISPA] FCC to put Free Wireless web access on table?

2008-12-01 Thread John Scrivner
If Google would start a partnership program where service providers could offer a free Internet service in exchange for a revenue split with Google for ads inserted into web content streams then we would have a viable option for delivering free Internet. Google has the technology to make this

Re: [WISPA] 3650 Foliage

2008-12-02 Thread John Scrivner
Our coverage looks like 2.4 GHz coverage in the same environment with the exception of much lower noise floor which helps extend link budgets slightly and help increase reliability at the edge of the coverage area. Scriv On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Mike Hammett [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: So

[WISPA] Welcome SecurAlign as a new WISPA Vendor Member

2008-12-02 Thread John Scrivner
Layne Christensen with SecurAlign is the newest Vendor Member in WISPA. I am sure I speak for us all when I say welcome to you Layne. We appreciate your company's investment in our future with your membership in WISPA. We look forward to working with you to help your business and our industry to

Re: [WISPA] 3650 Foliage

2008-12-02 Thread John Scrivner
, Matt Liotta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We see on average 9dB less signal with 3650 than 2400 NLOS with all things being equal. -Matt On Dec 2, 2008, at 11:42 AM, John Scrivner wrote: Our coverage looks like 2.4 GHz coverage in the same environment with the exception of much lower noise

Re: [WISPA] Article

2008-12-03 Thread John Scrivner
The article represents thoughts of individual members of this group in its initial meeting. I see trouble with some of the things noted. Especially things like saying we now acknowledge there is a broadband problem. I did not like the definition of broadband as 10 megabit or more either. This is

Re: [WISPA] 700mhz

2008-12-05 Thread John Scrivner
If you did not win any 700 MHz in an auction then you cannot use it. TV Whitespaces will be ready for us to use by late February. Scriv On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, So what is the story on 700mhz? Is there spectrum there that can be used by

Re: [WISPA] 700mhz

2008-12-05 Thread John Scrivner
I think the creation of the registration database will create more delay than equipment availability. Scriv On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Butch Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, John Scrivner wrote: If you did not win any 700 MHz in an auction then you cannot use it. TV

Re: [WISPA] [Motorola II] 60% Canopy

2008-12-06 Thread John Scrivner
I must have missed the post telling what the survey is and how to be part of it. I will answer the questions if someone sends me that info. Thanks, Scriv On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 8:57 PM, Butch Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: Perhaps if we get a few

Re: [WISPA] US Broadband Internet Satellite Scheduled for Launch in2011 (PC World) by PC World: Yahoo! Tech

2008-12-07 Thread John Scrivner
Spot beams for frequency reuse, FSO, millimeter wave. I can see a few ways to do terabytes per second. Scriv On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Chuck McCown - 3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that even possible. What is the best modulation method currently in use? Divide 100 Gig by the best

Re: [WISPA] US Broadband Internet Satellite Scheduled for Launchin2011 (PC World) by PC World: Yahoo! Tech

2008-12-07 Thread John Scrivner
from geosynchronous orbit. Too much rain fade. I would think X band will be the upper limit. - Original Message - From: John Scrivner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] US Broadband Internet

[WISPA] Fwd: WISP Broadband

2008-12-08 Thread John Scrivner
PC Magazine responded to my email! You can read my email to them and their respnse below. Scriv -- Forwarded message -- From: Kaplan, Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:33 PM Subject: RE: WISP Broadband To: John Scrivner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the info

Re: [WISPA] Vecima 3.65

2008-12-14 Thread John Scrivner
My thoughts inline below: On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Travis Johnson t...@ida.net wrote: U pricing is WAY, WAY different. Redline AP's are around $10k Vecima AP's are around $4k Redline has an FCC approved system with 3 - 120 degree sectors with a 3-way splitter which allows

Re: [WISPA] Vecima 3.65

2008-12-14 Thread John Scrivner
that problems will need to be worked out, and that they are not going to step in and do anything. It will NOT be a first come first serve basis as many believe. Thoughts? Comments? Travis Microserv John Scrivner wrote: My thoughts inline below: On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Travis Johnson

Re: [WISPA] Vecima 3.65 update

2008-12-15 Thread John Scrivner
I get 10 ms on every packet every time with no loss. I am using Redline with non-real time polling. Scriv On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Gino Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com wrote: What QOS are you using on that conenction? Berst effort? Gino A. Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com Aeronet

Re: [WISPA] Vecima 3.65 update

2008-12-15 Thread John Scrivner
Switch to 1/4 carrier and 10 ms. I bet it clears up. Scriv On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Travis Johnson t...@ida.net wrote: We tried them all... best effort, non-polling real time, and polling real time. All the same latency. We are also using 5ms frame and 1/8 carrier. Travis Gino

[WISPA] Merry Christmas

2008-12-24 Thread John Scrivner
I wish you all a warm, comfortable and peaceful Christmas time. God bless you all. Scriv WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] Tranzeo Disconnects was: tranzeo's web site?

2008-12-26 Thread John Scrivner
. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: John Scrivner j...@scrivner.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: [WISPA] Tranzeo Disconnects was: tranzeo's web

Re: [WISPA] It's time again for those New Years Resolutions

2008-12-29 Thread John Scrivner
in all they do. Great men teach their friends to succeed. I hope you have a very prosperous and Happy New Year, Charles. I know we all will if we live our lives with half the desire to achieve more as you have outlined. Warmest regards, John Scrivner On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Charles Wu (CTI

Re: [WISPA] Domain name registrars

2008-12-30 Thread John Scrivner
We have been affiliated with this group for many years. They basically allow you to be your own registrar. They do not compete with you and give you full control over your customer's domain registration processes. I am very satisfied with this company on all levels. http://opensrs.com/about.html

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2009-01-01 Thread John Scrivner
What is the crossroads radio platform? I have never heard of it. Any link to information about it is appreciated. Thank you, John Scrivner On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.comwrote: Dennis - I already beat you to the punch. Don't steal my glory

[WISPA] New WISPA Vendor Member - Aperto Networks

2009-01-05 Thread John Scrivner
I would like to welcome an old friend here to WISPA membership. Many of you have known Patrick Leary for years as a friend of the WISP industry. Patrick has recently joined forces with Aperto Networks. Today Aperto Networks is a Vendor Member of WISPA and Patrick Leary as their representative

[WISPA] Surplus Tranzeo 900 Radios for sale

2010-01-13 Thread John Scrivner
We are NOT an equipment vendor by trade. We have several Tranzeo 900 MHz radios that are used but in perfect working condition. (Used but works like new) We are migrating our 900 MHz systems from Tranzeo over to Canopy over the next year or so and we will be selling these as we get them in. These

Re: [WISPA] FW: Voip commercial

2009-01-07 Thread John Scrivner
Nice ad! I think people will like it. Please let us know how you positiojn this and how it sells over time. I have not made a VoIP play yet and am looking forward to hearing from other WISPs about how their VoIP deployments are going. Thanks! Scriv On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Ron Harden

Re: [WISPA] Trango 900

2009-01-08 Thread John Scrivner
We find that about 45 CPE per AP is max without some speed / latency issues creeping up. We sell mostly 768k connections. Scriv On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Travis Johnson t...@ida.net wrote: They do 3Mbps total bandwidth... so however many subs you can get on there at whatever speed they

Re: [WISPA] 5.8GHz Backhaul Radio Recommendations

2009-01-09 Thread John Scrivner
Can you share a brief explanation of what all Mikrotik N-Stream does? I know you can set up two radios (one up and one down) but I do not know what else it can do. We have some Mikrotik in the air now and would like to start taking advantage of this if it has real advantages. Thank you, Scriv On

Re: [WISPA] Mac Dearman

2009-01-12 Thread John Scrivner
Mac Daddy! I am praying for you brother! You need to just take care of you for a while now. Let us know if you need a hand while you are down. I am sure we can get some help down your way. You will heal. Do not let this get you down. Scriv On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Matt Larsen - Lists

Re: [WISPA] PING?

2009-01-12 Thread John Scrivner
Mac is stable. He still has tests to be done. I talked to his wife, Sharon, a little while ago. Keep Mac and his family in your prayers please. Sharon says their network is running fine. I told her to let me know if they need help and we would work to get someone there to help if they need

Re: [WISPA] PING?

2009-01-13 Thread John Scrivner
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Jeff Broadwick jeffl...@comcast.netwrote: Scriv, Do you have a room number? We'd like to send something to him. Jeff -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Tuesday

[WISPA] Mac Dearman Update

2009-01-14 Thread John Scrivner
I just got off the phone with Sharon Dearman, Mac's better half, and they are getting ready to transfer to a new hospital in Monroe for a heart catheterization. His condition is what is known as unstable angina. This does not necessarily mean he is in any big trouble though. He is eating real

Re: [WISPA] planning 802.11 Wi-Fi for extremely dense areas

2009-01-15 Thread John Scrivner
This company provides the only logical solution for high density, high availability 802.11X indoor enterprise connectivity that I know of outside of Cisco. http://www.arubanetworks.com/ You cannot do what you are asking unless you have some centralized AP controller capable of adjusting the RF

Re: [WISPA] planning 802.11 Wi-Fi for extremely dense areas

2009-01-15 Thread John Scrivner
And working with the likes of Cisco, Lucent etc. pretty well guarantees failure. laters, marlon Marlon, I am afraid I have to disagree with you on this one. There are many massive deployments (hundreds of APs in one campus) around the world using both Aruba and Cisco as their 802.11

[WISPA] Mac Dearman Update

2009-01-15 Thread John Scrivner
Sharon just updated me about Mac. He has had his cardiac cath and is now resting in his room. He is medicated and will be sleeping for a while. It sounds like things went about as good as they can with a heart problem. He is at the St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe La in room 203. He will be

[WISPA] Imail Server Upgrade Trouble

2009-01-18 Thread John Scrivner
-237-2387 as soon as you read this. Your help is appreciated. Thank you, John Scrivner WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-01-20 Thread John Scrivner
I spoke before the millmeter wave IWPC group about 3 years ago. My message to them was to stop selling at high margins per radio pair and sell millions of units at lower margins. They thought I was nuts. I met a guy from Intel who was making millimeter wave radio devices out of CMOS instead of

Re: [WISPA] How many switches can do RSTP?

2009-01-25 Thread John Scrivner
Butch said: Yes. I have said for over 2 years that MPLS is more a marketing ploy than a necessary technology. I remember standing in front of Brad Belton's office discussing this exact subject. MPLS is likely to be a necessary item for some JUST to be able to sell the same product. Cisco

Re: [WISPA] Thanks all!

2009-01-27 Thread John Scrivner
Glad to hear there was no damage! Awesome news! As for the quite smoking incentive, I hope it doesn't take that much for some others (me included). I just have to quit liking it. :-( I have to give credit where credit is due. I smoked from age 16 for at least 20 years. I must have

Re: [WISPA] [Motorola II] [WISPA Members] Wireless Mapping Website

2009-01-29 Thread John Scrivner
Brian, You have my complete network already in map form in fine detail. You have my blessing to add it to my company profile in the mapping system. Scriv On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Brian Webster bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com wrote: If a WISP has a version of their network footprint drawn

Re: [WISPA] Alvarion

2009-01-31 Thread John Scrivner
Alvarion products perform admirably and generally do not fail. I do not think we have ever replaced a piece of Alvarion gear in our network. You will pay a premium for this level of performance. Scriv On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Al Stewart stewa...@westcreston.cawrote: Does anyone have

Re: [WISPA] National Map update - over 600, 000 square miles covered

2009-02-04 Thread John Scrivner
I know West Texas is blanketed with WISP coverage. I sure hope some of those guys step up to help. I like seeing my splat of yellow on there in Illinois! Thanks Brian. :-) Scriv On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Brian Webster bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com wrote: Today's updates put the National

Re: [WISPA] Senate to cut Rural Broadband from Stimulus Bill!

2009-02-07 Thread John Scrivner
I believe this is a move that is happening to make the House and Senate bills more closely aligned. Steve Coran also stated similar thoughts regarding this move. The House bill had $6 Billion for broadband. The Senate package allocated $9 Billion. Once both bills pass they must go to Committee for

Re: [WISPA] Service in Mt. Carmel IL

2009-02-11 Thread John Scrivner
The local provider is likely Access Us http://www.accessus.net. I serve about 60 miles west of there. Scriv On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Martha Huizenga mar...@dcaccess.netwrote: Hi all, I got a service request from someone in Mt. Carmel IL. They said their friend has us and told them

Re: [WISPA] Berber carpet

2009-02-14 Thread John Scrivner
You need to use a sharp razor knife to cut a slit about 3 inches long along the grain of the carpet. Then hold the carpet to the side as you drill. Scriv On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 10:09 AM, RickG rgunder...@gmail.com wrote: How do you guys drill holes through berber carpet withour pulling the

[WISPA] It can mean everything

2009-02-15 Thread John Scrivner
the country. They are opening up the bank and saying to us, What would you do to make broadband a stimulating force to aid this country's economy if money was not a barrier to your success? I am going to have to step up and be part of the solution. I hope all of you do the same. John Scrivner President

Re: [WISPA] make sure you are filtering AS48438 right now

2009-02-16 Thread John Scrivner
Consider Imagestream (http://www.imagestream.com for your high end routing. They are high quality and lower cost than other high-end routing solutions. Fantastic support and rock solid platform for routing. Scriv PS. They are a WISPA Vendor Member also. On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Dylan

Re: [WISPA] It can mean everything

2009-02-16 Thread John Scrivner
. :( Travis Microserv John Scrivner wrote: I used to say our government had no place in broadband. One thing happened that changed my thinking to some degree. A small rural town called Bluford, Illinois used to have no broadband until a few years ago. At that time I never used 900 MHz gear because

Re: [WISPA] Berber carpet

2009-02-16 Thread John Scrivner
an X in the carpter and then trim it? John -Original Message- From: John Scrivner [mailto:j...@scrivner.com] Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 08:18 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Berber carpet You need to use a sharp razor knife to cut a slit about 3 inches long

[WISPA] [Sarcasm Alert] Yippee! Sprint owns the NTIA

2009-02-18 Thread John Scrivner
Does anyone know the stock symbol for the company that makes KY Jelly? I think that is where I will be moving my portfolio to. I'll just go ahead now and predict that Sprint / Clearwire end up with a minimum of $3B, likely more. TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT... Former Sprint exec tapped as NTIA deputy

Re: [WISPA] Alvarion VL products

2009-02-20 Thread John Scrivner
We are sync'd in our thinking. :-) Scriv On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Cameron Kilton c...@midcoast.com wrote: Am I the only one who wishes they had GPS timing available for Alvarion VL. Thank You, Cameron Kilton Broadband Department Assistant Systems Administrator Midcoast

Re: [WISPA] Anybody use Aperto for 3.65GHz? I'd like to know what you think.

2009-02-21 Thread John Scrivner
Cons: No GPS sync Max of 32 CPE per base station CPE radio looks like somebody made it in their garage. Not a WISPA Vendor Member (even when we have asked many times for their support) Pros: Cheap Scriv On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Eric Muehleisen ericm...@gmail.com wrote: Tranzeo now

Re: [WISPA] WISPA Newspaper Article

2009-02-22 Thread John Scrivner
Matt, Excellent article. Did you get the ball rolling with the press there through a press release? What led to the reason for the article? Knowing this could help others to gain access to this positive press. Congrats, Scriv On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Matt Larsen - Lists

Re: [WISPA] tower issue

2009-02-23 Thread John Scrivner
Channels 12 thru 14 are not allowed to be used in the US. They are available in some other countries. Scriv On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:14 PM, RickG rgunder...@gmail.com wrote: Oh, I caught something on your website. Whats with channels 12-14? I never tired those. -RickG On Mon, Feb 23, 2009

[WISPA] Mobility and Roaming was: Wifi outperforms Cellular and Wimax

2009-03-06 Thread John Scrivner
Sadly WISPs have dragged their feet in development of true mobility and roaming. These features are the true differentiators of wireless broadband over DSL or DOCSIS. The cellular industry is more quickly adapting to the need to move to an IP centric platform for their mobile voice/data systems

Re: [WISPA] 3.65 ptp

2009-03-06 Thread John Scrivner
So Reader, are you saying you have a 3.65 GHz license and have registered your 3.65 GHz access points and end user locations through the FCC ULS? I did not recall seeing a Star OS 3.65 FCC certified system. You are required to use FCC certified equipment and to register every AP and customer

Re: [WISPA] 3.65 ptp

2009-03-06 Thread John Scrivner
Have they managed to get the FCC to release the full 50 MHz channel space for this product yet? Scriv On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Matt Liotta mlio...@r337.com wrote: We've been using the AN80 3.65 PtP with great success. -Matt On Mar 3, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Brian Rohrbacher wrote:

Re: [WISPA] Mobility and Roaming was: Wifi outperforms Cellular and Wimax

2009-03-06 Thread John Scrivner
guess the questions I have for this group is, Why not accept that I may be right? What harm is there in attempting to build mobility and roaming into our networks around standards? Would this not simply add more value to our networks? Scriv John Scrivner wrote: Sadly WISPs have dragged

Re: [WISPA] 3.65 ptp

2009-03-06 Thread John Scrivner
that you have anything like that but would you care to share what the specific details (emission designator, FCC grant #, etc.) are that you have used for your location filings using the XR3? Thank you, John Scrivner On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Travis Johnson t...@ida.net wrote: The FCC ULS

Re: [WISPA] Mobility and Roaming was: Wifi outperforms Cellular and Wimax

2009-03-08 Thread John Scrivner
The problems are numerous. Building a scalable solution that will fit multiple operators is a real challenge.  Some of the challenges will potentially require you and your proposed partner to make significant network design changes.  If you have an interest in such a project, let's get

Re: [WISPA] only 20 people on the video stream forthentiameetingstoday

2009-03-16 Thread John Scrivner
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Denise Hamilton den...@rapidsys.com wrote: Coming across complaining about lawsuits, the local governments, the telcos, etc. is not a good way, in my humble opinion, to come across and successfully make policy in what we should be doing to make rules for

Re: [WISPA] ARTICLE - What's the U.S. Doing Wrong with Broadband ?

2009-03-17 Thread John Scrivner
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:50 PM, John Thomas jtho...@quarnet.com wrote: If you are big enough, or if you are multihomed you can get PI space But you only get 3.14 addresses at a time. :-) (Sorry, could not resist) Scriv

Re: [WISPA] Cost of bandwidth

2009-03-22 Thread John Scrivner
Have you priced building your own fiber? If costs are that high and fiber transport is that scarce then you could certainly find many who would buy an exit ramp on your information super-highway if you build your own fiber. It has a life cycle of up to 30 plus years so you should be able to

Re: [WISPA] Cost of bandwidth

2009-03-22 Thread John Scrivner
That comes to $24,288 for 20 miles aerial fiber with 64 strands. Obviously this does not include easements, make ready, labor, etc. but obviously the costs to put in fiber have dropped considerably over the last few years. What brand fiber / supplier quoted you this if you do not mind me asking?

Re: [WISPA] 2nd Look @ 3.65 ?

2009-03-22 Thread John Scrivner
I do not care to see people trashing each other's business models whether they are cash poor, cash rich or someplace in the middle. I am actually glad to see some data on this particular model because I think it actually could work well with $3.6M in yearly revenues. I think it is impressive. I

Re: [WISPA] 2nd Look @ 3.65 ?

2009-03-22 Thread John Scrivner
John Scrivner wrote: I do not care to see people trashing each other's business models whether they are cash poor, cash rich or someplace in the middle. I am actually glad to see some data on this particular model because I think it actually could work well with $3.6M in yearly revenues. I

Re: [WISPA] Radius authentication

2009-03-25 Thread John Scrivner
It has already been stated but worth stating again. Free Radius would do the job. If you are not comfortable setting this up yourself you should consider paying a consultant on here. We have a few good ones which are Vendor Members of WISPA. I use some of these guys myself from time to time and

Re: [WISPA] spoiled generation

2009-03-26 Thread John Scrivner
George, This may well get my pick as my favorite YouTube video of all time. I really enjoyed it. Thank you! Scriv PS. Here is me playing drums on Bealle Street in Memphis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoX0ZkTbK6E (Poor quality video/audio but one of the best times of my life) On Thu, Mar

[WISPA] Waverider EUMs for sale

2009-04-07 Thread John Scrivner
We have 30 surplus used Waverider 900 MHz EUMs and power supplies for sale. These units were all fully functional when removed from service. Guaranteed no DOA.. Asking $100 each or best offer. We will split these up if you do not want all 30 of them. Contact m...@mvn.net offlist to arrange for

[WISPA] List Test - Ignore

2009-04-08 Thread John Scrivner
Test WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe:

[WISPA] Test Again - Ignore Again

2009-04-08 Thread John Scrivner
Testing 1..2..3.. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] FCC Releases New Rules on 4.9 GHz

2009-04-09 Thread John Scrivner
How is this different than what we already had in 4.9 GHz? Thank you, John Scrivner PS. I would watch the presentation if you can forward me a link. On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Kevin Suitor ksui...@redlinecommunications.com wrote: All, Thought this might be of interest since

Re: [WISPA] VOIP Adapter for digital PBX over wireless

2009-04-13 Thread John Scrivner
This is not supported. For this to work the interface would have to be capable of replicating all the digital PBX signals from end to end (digital phone to PBX port). Currently only analog PSTN replication is supported or pure VoIP. Digital PBX systems (non-VoIP) do not fall under either category.

Re: [WISPA] Promotion

2009-04-16 Thread John Scrivner
Why not go ahead and sell them the service over this? Just have it take them to the signup page and process their credit card, add to radius, activate service? Scriv On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Blake Bowers bbow...@mozarks.com wrote: I got towers.  Lots of them.  Many don't have any kind

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