That.... doesn't make any sense :P
On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > I live in the flippin desert and I struggle to get AF24’s to work on houses. > > > > Rory > > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sterling Jacobson > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > I could see Vivint making it work with LoS installations every few houses. > > > > Not at scale in downtown Boston though. > > > > > > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > I cannot understand now anyone that has worked in this space thinks 60 GHz > is good for PMP. > > Perhaps on the moon or in the sahara from a tower. > > > > From: Rory Conaway > > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:58 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > Vivint started off with a bunch of college guys telling them how easy it was > to build their own equipment and it went downhill from there. Right now > they are just floundering trying to figure out what to do next. They really > don’t have a plan or a clue. $50M dollars, poof. > > > > Rory > > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Randy Cosby > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > I wonder if Vivint’s new 60GHz plans are based on similar “millimeter wave > band active phased array technology” > > > > -- > > On September 21, 2015, the board of directors of the Company approved a plan > to transition Vivint’s wireless internet business from a 5Ghz to a > 60Ghz-based network technology that provides higher data transmission > speeds. The Company will continue to service its existing 5Ghz subscribers. > As a result of this transition, the Company will discontinue the build-out > of additional 5Ghz networks and the installation of new 5Ghz customers. > Vivint expects the shift to the new technology will begin with a set of > 60Ghz test installations in 2016. During the three months ended September > 30, 2015, the Company recorded wireless internet-related restructuring and > asset impairment charges totaling $58.0 million. These charges included > $52.1 million of asset impairment charges related to write downs of network > assets, subscriber acquisition costs, certain intellectual property and > goodwill. The $58 million charge also included $5.9 million in restructuring > costs related to employee severance, termination benefits and the write offs > of certain vendor contracts. > > > > http://s2.q4cdn.com/226156452/files/doc_financials/quarter/Q32015/APX-Group-3rd-Quarter-2015-Earnings-Release-final.pdf > > > > > > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jaime Solorza > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:30 AM > To: Animal Farm <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > BFM Sterling BFM > > On Jan 28, 2016 11:15 AM, "Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lol! > > > > Boston. > > > > I can’t see how this service is going to MIMO it’s way around all the > corners and buildings downtown to get at the window CPE’s at those higher > frequencies. > > > > Maybe it’s magic, I don’t know. > > > > > > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > Shall we start a pool, or maybe 7 of them? > > > > Launch date. > > First customers installed. > > First news report of really unhappy customers. > > First press release that they are making changes to the product. > > Date CEO is fired. > > Date Company shuts down operation for re-tooling. > > Date Assets acquired by another company. > > > > From: Paul McCall > > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:04 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > The real play here is probably OPM, taking big $$ salaries until it blows up > J > > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > That article almost makes you think the fancy router is the real play here. > > > > Also, in case it wasn’t already posted, here is the FCC application: > > > > https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/442_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=69226&license_seq=69930 > > > > > > > > From: Travis Johnson > > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 10:37 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > http://www.xconomy.com/new-york/2016/01/28/kanojia-returns-with-a-starry-plan-for-wireless-internet-smart-homes/ > > On 1/28/2016 9:13 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > Also they filed an experimental application with the FCC. So does that mean > they can’t charge users? > > > > > > From: Ken Hohhof > > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 12:53 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > I’m not sure licensed band equipment needs equipment approval filed with the > FCC. > > > > From: Keefe John > > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 12:16 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry Internet - Ex Aereo WISP - Announced > > > > are they making this equipment or someone else? We should see something on > the FCC website... > > On 1/27/2016 12:14 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > 38 GHz I think. It was discussed in another thread. > > > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Keefe John <[email protected]> wrote: > > what band are they using? > > On 1/27/2016 12:05 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > > "That said, it comes with a 3.6-inch touchscreen and runs on Android, > going above and beyond simply facilitating a connection. Starry > Station includes software called the Internet Health Score, which is > constantly monitoring the connection and doing speed tests powered by > Ookla." > > Oh FFS. > > This shit is such a game to these people. > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Gino Villarini <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here you go… > > > http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/27/starry-internet-is-aereo-founder-chet-kanojias-latest-salvo-in-the-war-on-isps/ > > > > > > > >
