Russell, all,
I just thought of one more question… Does this pricing for the Alix include the mini-PCI radio, pigtail adaptor and/or antenna? Or, are we expecting these to plug into existing wireless AP/routers? It seems short sited not to include everything “in the box” for this type of program, especially when you create a single management interface and tighter configuration. Also, managing a separate wireless ap/router attached to the Alix box creates all sorts of additional tech support headaches. Thoughts? Rick Lindahl Invictus Networks, LLC 503-635-2562, f503-635-9207 www.invictusnetworks.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Moore Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ptp-general] Re: the Personal Telco Project needs *YOU*! On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Russell Senior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Furthermore they are bulky and consume about 60W of electricity, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This argument is compelling on its own. We have identified a replacement device that is much more compact, has no moving parts, is about twice as capable and uses only about 5W of electric power. The only downside is that it is not free. In a bulk purchase, each one will cost about $175 to put together. Is this the one you showed me? Can I just say that it's a sexy device? I can? Fabulous. $175 does seem expensive for a node, but at the same time, it's a steal when you consider everything it's doing, ease of maintenance and reduced power consumption. Initially, we'd like to buy 30 of these devices, which will total a bit over $5,000, and completely replace all of the existing recycled PC routers. How many more after that? Does this mean we can have a simple 1-2-3 easy-setup kit for new nodes? We'd like *YOU* to help raise that money. I'll throw it at our executive committee and see if they are willing to put forth the money. We're big into sustainable design and practice, so I may be able to appeal to their conscience for saving electricity. Thank you for putting this out there, Russel. Takes guts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
