Oh I agree 100%, if I ever meet ubnt staff in person I'm going to chant "SFP SFP SFP SFP" at then until they tell me to shut up...
The AF24's design decision to not use an sfp is also, I believe, a reflection of ubnt's mistaken impression of their target customer market 3 years ago when it was designed. I bet they had meetings where it was discussed, and the dialog went something like "Well, all these small wisps know how to crimp an rj45 cable with $25 of tools, fiber is too complicated for them, it'll confuse them..." On Jul 29, 2016 7:28 PM, "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mikrotik has an SFP port on a $40 MSRP item. I absolutely refuse to accept > from any manufacturer a cost excuse. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Friday, July 29, 2016 9:19:15 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Trango vs UBNT 24G > > I just wish the AF24HD had an sfp port on it. A lot more useful for 1GbE > bridge at 256qam, 4-5 km max. > > AF24HD is a decent option for links that are just slightly too long to be > reliable with an 80GHz radio. > > I would consider it a waste of money to operate an af24hd at 64qam, that > sort of link is going to be so long it won't meet five nines. Time to look > at part101 solutions. > > AF24 I can sorta understand why no SFP at $1400/unit... > > On Jul 29, 2016 5:05 PM, "Dev" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Anyone got any opinions which they’d use for a new deployment? Are the >> UBNT links solid or do they fall on their face at capacity? Are the >> Trango’s solid? Any others I should be looking at in 24G? What’s your >> experience? >> > >
