Im demoing different powerline adapters looking for one thats somewhat stable. I have a comtrend that did pretty well through 2 sub panels and a florescent fixture, but not handoff ready, if ever
On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > I am looking at making my business scale. I'm not interested in any a) > any copper or b) any PTP radios. We do not make money on making it easier > for these people to get two services. I've had billions of issues with > copper - 10/100/1000 rate issues, water, failures, etc. I'm not interested > in 60 GHz because people will park an RV in front of it and then it's > screwed, causing a truck roll (I avoid truck rolls like the plague!) Over > the summer we've been mostly waiting on BEAD and just maintenance mode - > basically 0 truck rolls. This is what I want to see over the next 10+ > years. > > Our general steps are > > 1) see if our ONT (u6x) covers both buildings > 2) add Mesh units (u4m) to try and extend it through houses/outbuildings > 3) second service > > We tell the customer we will try the steps but if they want the best > option they will need a second service. We waive all installation costs to > the second building on their property. It's a 1x2 splitter from the > original drop and then we Y it off. > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can I assume the bigger fiber ISP’s would not offer these options? >> Compared to local/regional providers that maybe started out as WISPs? >> >> >> >> I will say at least Illinois made an effort to hand out BEAD fiber awards >> to local companies. Comcast fiber did get one area by me, but there’s a >> consortium of small telcos, and a small WISP/FISP from a town west of >> Rockford. They also chose Amazon Kuiper (now renamed Amazon Leo) over >> Starlink, I don’t know if Amazon submitted a more attractive bid, or if it >> was just to poke a finger in Elon’s eye. >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince >> *Sent:* Sunday, November 16, 2025 12:53 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FTTH and outbuildings >> >> >> >> I think it depends on a mishmash of competition, distance, usage, and >> what your charity level is. >> >> If it's an outbuilding, then usage will probably be low, but if it's >> 1,000 feet away, then it's a significant upgrade. >> >> If the customer is running a business out there, then usage might be >> significant, which could justify a separate account. >> >> and... what would your competitors do? >> >> Burying a cable (fiber or copper) is probably a significant expense, and >> if it can be cast as an extension, the simplest thing is T&M for the >> extension. However, if the usage is that low, then a PTP link would be >> simpler, cheaper, and satisfy the usage requirement. >> >> >> >> bp >> >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 11/16/2025 9:47 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> >> Now that we’re seeing a lot of rural fiber going in (or will soon due to >> BEAD), what is the typical approach when customers have outbuildings? >> >> >> >> Run a second drop and sell them a second service? Give them a WiFi mesh >> extender and tell them to put it in the outbuilding and pray? Bury a fiber >> or Ethernet cable from the house to the outbuilding and charge them a >> one-time fee? Tell them it’s a home networking problem and call Geek >> Squad? Assume WiFi7 “whole home WiFi” is so amazing it will just work? >> >> >> >> Some people just have a shed or barn, but lots also use them for family >> gatherings or football watch parties and there are definitely TVs out >> there. I don’t think this is as common in the city and suburbs where fiber >> usually lives. >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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