Re: [WISPA] MIMO 5.8 GHz panel antennas?

2010-07-31 Thread Eric Merkel
We've had great success with mt running On Jul 30, 2010 1:08 PM, Steve Barnes st...@pcswin.com wrote: Fred have you made a good... Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@... Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 12:43 PM To: WISPA

Re: [WISPA] MIMO 5.8 GHz panel antennas?

2010-07-31 Thread Eric Merkel
Woops hit send before I was done. We've had good luck with mt 4.10. Waiting for version 5 non-beta before ugrading but 5 looks promising. Eric On Jul 31, 2010 9:30 AM, Eric Merkel ejmerkel.li...@gmail.com wrote: We've had great success with mt running On Jul 30, 2010 1:08 PM, Steve

[WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread ~NGL~
What ratio of bandwidth per 100 customers is being used to deliver 2M down and 1M up? WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread Josh Luthman
You mean Canopy down link? 66 and 33 as that is 2/3. On Jul 31, 2010 10:38 AM, ~NGL~ n...@ngl.net wrote: What ratio of bandwidth per 100 customers is being used to deliver 2M down and 1M up? WISPA Wants You!

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread ~NGL~
How much bandwidth do you purchase per 100 customers to deliver 2M down and 1M up? From: ~NGL~ Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:37 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers What ratio of bandwidth per 100 customers is being used to deliver 2M down and

Re: [WISPA] [WISPA Members] Health Insurance

2010-07-31 Thread RickG
Same here. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappydsl.net wrote: That is very interesting... it is the first time I am hearing as such... Our experience has been on the contrary... Without the insurance company's pre-netogitated discounts, it is impossible to get a

Re: [WISPA] [WISPA Members] Health Insurance

2010-07-31 Thread RickG
How do you negotiate that? I've tried and they same we pay their standard rate. After moving back to health insurance, we always see a discount, especially on in network doctors. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:34 AM, Blake Bowers bbow...@mozarks.com wrote: We are cash pay.   Regular DR visits are

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread Josh Luthman
Well we do 2x512 and 4x1 and 200 customers use roughly 15 megs. On Jul 31, 2010 10:51 AM, ~NGL~ n...@ngl.net wrote: How much bandwidth do you purchase per 100 customers to deliver 2M down and 1M up? *From:* ~NGL~ n...@ngl.net *Sent:* Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:37 AM *To:* WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-31 Thread Marco Coelho
I have been very happy with a propane genset, 450 gal tank, and ASCO automatic transfer switch. Propane fuel means never having to worry about algae or having to put stabilizer in the fuel to keep your carb from varnishing. Regardless of how good your monitoring equipment might be, you MUST

[WISPA] WISPA Member Directory and Map Updated

2010-07-31 Thread Rick Harnish
The WISPA Member's Directory has been updated. There are three maps; Principal Members, Vendor Members and Associate Members. We have listed the Company Name, City and State for each company and further details can be found by clicking on the corresponding map icon. Please let me know if there

Re: [WISPA] [WISPA Members] Health Insurance

2010-07-31 Thread Cameron Crum
Negotiate directly with your doctor or the hospital. I've been cash pay for years. About a year and a half ago, my then 2 year old got outside un-noticed and fell into our pool. He was at the bottom when we found him and my wife, being a trained lifegaurd, was able to perform cpr and get his pulse

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread RickG
Ya, thats about right. At 300 subs, I'm seeing occasional burst of 20Mbps. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote: Well we do 2x512 and 4x1 and 200 customers use roughly 15 megs. On Jul 31, 2010 10:51 AM, ~NGL~ n...@ngl.net wrote: How much bandwidth

Re: [WISPA] [WISPA Members] Health Insurance

2010-07-31 Thread RickG
Well, I'm glad it worked out for you. Hopefully, your Son is fine as well. Back in 2005 I had a pulmonary embolism attack. Went straight to the hospital and ended up there for 3 days. I had no insurance and was between jobs. Final bill was $12k. The hospital would not take one dime off the bill

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-31 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
The best thing I've heard so far is to stay at least 10' below the top of the tower. Often things below that level get missed for some reason. shrug. Lighting is a very powerful foe. marlon - Original Message - From: Mark Dueck m...@netking.bz To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-31 Thread RickG
Same with the CPE side. Stay off the roof if at all possible! On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com wrote: The best thing I've heard so far is to stay at least 10' below the top of the tower.  Often things below that level get missed for some reason. shrug.

Re: [WISPA] Off-net rebooting

2010-07-31 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
We just use the digital loggers units and automate the process. They know when the reboot is needed due to an outage. marlon - Original Message - From: Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:40 AM Subject: [WISPA]

Re: [WISPA] How is your grounding plan?

2010-07-31 Thread Robert West
Yeah. I've been hip to the UP factor for quite a while. Very good reason to ground it all. No need to promote a strike.. Strike? MY FAULT! Joe- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Burgess Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:53

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread Robert West
My thinking has been 10 meg per 100 as a baseline but it really depends on the usage in that network. If there are heavy Netflix or any other HD video service, the demand could be double. Monitoring is the only thing that will determine your final ratio. Bob- From:

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread Chuck Hogg
We are at about 24 customers per meg at peak. Regards, Chuck Hogg Shelby Broadband 502-722-9292 ch...@shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Robert West Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:53 PM To: 'WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-31 Thread Robert West
NEVER THE TOP! Top starts with T and that rhymes with me and I'm TROUBLE! Trouble with a capital T. Happens. Sorry. Been a long month. Joe- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Saturday, July

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-31 Thread Jeremie Chism
Got an apc unit that goes after the Poe, but what you are talking about might be better. Could save the power supply atleast. Not sure it would have completely stopped it because they lost all their computers, phone system, and other networking gear. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:38

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread Jeremie Chism
We have a few 8meg customers and a couple radio stations that stream a total of 5 radio stations. Not sure with what my customers are used to that I could squeeze that many customers into 10 megs. But I guess it depends on the situation. All of my customers are business so no netflix but there is

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread Jeremie Chism
Also I guess when you are saying 100 subs is that mainly 100 residential with one or two computers behind the cpe. One of my customers has 20 computers so I guess it all evens out. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2010, at 10:52 PM, Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com wrote: My thinking has

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Ratio to Customers

2010-07-31 Thread Robert West
Yep. In my case, business users are low usage. It's the residential that will drive me crazy. Bob- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeremie Chism Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 12:17 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA]

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-31 Thread Blake Bowers
I start looking for a marching band with 76 trombones Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com To: 'WISPA General List'

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-31 Thread Robert West
I hear ya. I'll be glad when September rolls around. Moving this office is killing me. HEY! Shot my left index finger with the framing nailer! One hole in, one hole out. 2 for 1. I should learn to hire others to shoot their own fingers. Then I could laugh at their misfortune. Bob-

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-31 Thread Blake Bowers
BTW, you would not believe what I found at a tower site the other day, a riding lawn mower! Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. - Original Message - From: Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com To: 'WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Lightening protection

2010-07-31 Thread Robert West
That be mine! Oh, such good intentions of mowing the drive every couple of weeks but NO! The world has a way of yanking you back by the a**. I bet you also found a ladder and a shop vac too. Got my cable measurements though, will be installing as soon as this move is over. And my pals at Time