[WISPA] rubber roof mounts

2006-05-04 Thread chris cooper
Ive got some installs to do on a couple rubber roofs. Can I use a regular ( the kind I can get at lowes) rubber mat under the non penetrating mount or is there another type of mat made just for this application? Ive seen em under cellular sleds and as walk pads and they look like an

RE: [WISPA] Re: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper

2006-05-02 Thread chris cooper
I would imagine many rural wisp rely heavily on 900 Mhz. It's the only product we can use to provide last mile services to most customers. Our challenges are: 1. Sparse populations, often less than 30 people/ Sq mile. 900 Mhz cells enable us to encompass a relatively large service territory from

[WISPA] Charleston WV

2006-05-02 Thread chris cooper
Does anybody have service available in Charleston WV? Hit me off list if you can help. Thanks, Chris Cooper Intelliwave -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org

RE: [WISPA] Business Value

2006-04-28 Thread chris cooper
It's the big investors that will get it in the end. They will come with large bags of cash or paper, consolidate and either take the profits or flip it to someone else who will. Chris The big investors will probably never get it. But the medium sized folks surely will. Those that are

RE: [WISPA] FS: Remote Reboot

2006-04-27 Thread chris cooper
Title: FS: Remote Reboot Are they frequency specific? The company should be able to offer numeric service out of the same terminal it is offering the alpha service through. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gino A. Villarini Sent:

RE: [WISPA] Smith pitches 'Broadband for America Act'

2006-04-26 Thread chris cooper
--Universal Service Reform: Creates a new account to invest $500 million a year in broadband infrastructure for areas private investment are reluctant to reach. Expands USF contributors to include any company capable of supporting 2-way voice communication. Low volume users and low income

[WISPA] 4.9 space

2006-04-26 Thread chris cooper
Can a commercial wisp use 4.9 spectrum with cooperation with public safety agencies? Public Saftey holds the license and the wisp builds the network, splits off bandwidth for the agency and uses some of the bandwidth for commercial purposes. Thanks chris -- WISPA Wireless List:

[WISPA] Tranzeo BH

2006-04-26 Thread chris cooper
Has anyone had any experience = or with the Tranzeo 5a 32 or the 5amp 32? The claims are 25 and 40 miles respectively. Im wondering about reliability and performance at those distances. Hit me off list if you can advise. Thanks, Chris -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org

RE: [WISPA] Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes

2006-04-24 Thread chris cooper
$173K per mile build out cost? Somebody just bought a new boat.. c -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:08 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes

RE: [WISPA] Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes

2006-04-24 Thread chris cooper
, but Cisco AP1500's (mesh) are abnout $3700 each and Cisco recommends 18-20 per square mile. Thats $74,000 for the boxes plus antennas, mounts, POE and install. John -Original Message- From: chris cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 07:26 AM To: ''WISPA

RE: [WISPA] Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes

2006-04-24 Thread chris cooper
The SR9 cards might be interesting for this app... chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Unger Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 2:39 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes OK Matt, being a

RE: [WISPA] ISPCON

2006-04-18 Thread chris cooper
Anybody know where/when the fall event is? chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 1:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ISPCON I am planning to attend. Scriv

[WISPA] Ohio E-rate

2006-04-18 Thread chris cooper
Are there any Ohio Wisps here that have been hamstrung in the E-rate bidding process? In particular, Im interested in speaking with anyone that has been outbid by the local ITC/A-site. Hit me off list if you are interested. Chris Cooper Intelliwave, LLC -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless

[WISPA] Xmax?

2006-04-11 Thread chris cooper
been able to get a handle on the why yet. Maybe its for the same product. Chris Cooper Intelliwave -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

RE: [WISPA] Re: CPE Cost Ideas Needed

2006-04-08 Thread chris cooper
WR. Ive never used the Trango 900 Mhz. WR needs a POE CCU. Not sure if Trango has that option or not. c -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Joshua M. Andrews Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 8:54 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject:

RE: [WISPA] DSL vs. Wireless Broadband

2006-04-05 Thread chris cooper
We conducted a few focus groups here. Most of the attendees were in the 18-24 yr. age bracket. It was amazing how many didn't identify with the word broadband. The words they responded to best were 'high speed internet Wireless was way down the list. Too much confusion with cellular. That

RE: [WISPA] CPE's and the NEC

2006-04-05 Thread chris cooper
On the surface it sounds like a good idea. Im no electrician, nor do I play one on television. Is it a good idea to have the ground in the same sheath as the conductors? Im thinking in a lightning strike- would it be better to shunt the surge onto the tower and tower ground asap or run it all

[WISPA] plenum cable

2006-04-03 Thread chris cooper
Will plenum rated cable stand up to the heat/moisture of a dryer vent pipe? Im trying to get a run of cable top to bottom on an 8 story building and the easiest access is through a common dryer vent that feeds laundry facilities on all 8 floors. Thanks, Chris Cooper Intelliwave -- WISPA

RE: [WISPA] USF fund reform

2006-03-30 Thread chris cooper
Erate is a federal program. www.sl.universalservice.org Its not a matter of whether or not the schools or state will allow you to provide the service. It's a competitive bidding process. How you pick your way through the bidding process is an entirely different beast. Start learning now if you

[WISPA] AAA box

2006-03-30 Thread chris cooper
Anyone have any good recommendations on AAA boxes? Chris Intelliwave -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

[WISPA] Hosted PBX

2006-03-28 Thread chris cooper
Ive got a client that has a need for a 90 seat PBX system. E-911 isnt much of an issue as these are all just inter-office lines. Ive looked at Nuvio's hosted PBX but haven't actually put one to use. Any pointers good/bad on Hosted PBX systems? Thanks, Chris Intelliwave -- WISPA Wireless

RE: [WISPA] Muni wireless

2006-03-23 Thread chris cooper
Have you released any pricing for a 2 and 3 radio system? If I could add a word based on experience with more expensive systems- more control is better. An easy or auto install system needs to give the provider every option to inject control at every level. Lots of monitoring stats on both link

RE: [WISPA] FCC/Verizon forbearence ruling

2006-03-21 Thread chris cooper
So how does this affect rural America? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 7:35 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] FCC/Verizon forbearence ruling All, Verizon successfully wins the forbearence

RE: [WISPA] Buisiness Service Contract?

2006-03-17 Thread chris cooper
Id like a peek at it as well if someone is willing to make it available. chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Smith Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Buisiness Service Contract? This

[WISPA] Airimba

2006-03-16 Thread chris cooper
Hi- Anybody have any experience with Airimba in a multi-tennant deployment? Equipment used, svc offerings etc? Thanks, Chris -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives:

RE: [WISPA] Adzilla Revenue Streams

2006-03-09 Thread chris cooper
While we are on the topic of ad based revenue streams- How about Tobacco advertising? Ive never seen any push type tobacco ads on the web. Im wondering if this medium is regulated the same as television and radio? (before anybody gets upset- Im a former smoker. Tobacco is evil,

RE: [WISPA] New revenue stream *THREAD CLOSED!*

2006-03-08 Thread chris cooper
Ditto. Chris cooper Intelliwave -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Smith Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:48 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] New revenue stream *THREAD CLOSED!* uhh, Rick, I don't think you've got

RE: [WISPA] Gov't Gets One Right

2006-03-03 Thread chris cooper
The novelty of it all (being a WISP) tends to wear off after about 5 years, eventually it becomes about the money. It should always be about the money. You have to think about your business as a separate being. You do whatever you need to make that critter grow and be healthy. Your first goal

RE: [WISPA] Gov't Gets One Right

2006-03-02 Thread chris cooper
Not to shoot myself in the foot here, but a fundamental human right? That's just grandstanding. Take a hit from the reality pipe- people are homeless, people starve to death right here in the good ole USA. The list could go on and on about folks whose basic needs and rights are not being met.

[WISPA] Tranzeo

2006-02-27 Thread chris cooper
Can anyone share experiences with the Tranzeo 5824F series? Looking for a BH solution that supports QoS and is upwards of 50 Mb and reliable. Ive looked at this, Ceragon and Waverider. Any insights are much appreciated. Chris Cooper Intelliwave -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless

[WISPA] QB 20 issue

2006-02-26 Thread chris cooper
We have a couple of legacy Quick Bridge links that die simultaneously for no apparent reason. All are 5.8, two different locations, different Vlans. When we reboot them, the radios come back, slowly reestablish a link but show no activity on the Ethernet side. Its happened twice and has us

RE: [WISPA] Sales Marketing of Unlicensed Wireless Services --SomeObservations

2006-02-24 Thread chris cooper
Multiple of RPU is still how Ive seen deals evaluated, past and present. The thinking on the part of the buyer is I can buy you for X multiple of sales today. Yes- I can achieve economies of scale, yes I might be able to sell more services and crank up the revenue. But- those future activities

RE: [WISPA] Mesh Equipment

2006-02-23 Thread chris cooper
The primary challenge from my experience is LOS issues on the link side. You can solve this by deploying more nodes or more injection points according to design and budget. The new 900 Mhz cards look interesting to link those few out of the way nodes. chris -Original Message- From:

RE: [WISPA] Terms and Contracts

2006-02-23 Thread chris cooper
of bad debt, I wonder if it would work to compile it all and sell the whole book of debt to a factoring house? Chris Cooper Intelliwave 2. If you do, is it amount worth pursuing for collections based on the risk, money and time you will spend? 3. If you do pursue, and win

[WISPA] Waverider Specs

2006-02-23 Thread chris cooper
? We pulled the cable ground on our last new cell and the cell performance jumped noticeably. Thanks Chris Cooper Intelliwave -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

[WISPA] Photo Cell power

2006-02-21 Thread chris cooper
Does anyone know where I can lay my hands on some street light photocell to POE power adapters? Thanks, Chris Cooper Intelliwave -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail

RE: [WISPA] Lightning Protection

2006-02-20 Thread chris cooper
So does this mean that cabling and equipment should be grounded to same source? I understand grounding the cable prior to entry. Does grounding my cable to one ground and then using the shelter power, which is on a different ground, set up a potential on the equipment? Maybe disconnect the

RE: [WISPA] 900MHz performance (Latency, Throughput)

2006-02-20 Thread chris cooper
I wouldn't bank on the 1.5 Mb per client unless you want to dedicate a ccu to them. We have found the 1.5 claim virtually impossible to sustain. It makes the business model unsound as well. chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete

[WISPA] contract

2006-02-16 Thread chris cooper
I have a multi-location, multi meg prospective client that needs a contract on the fly. Anybody have one they would let me take a peek at/borrow from? Chris Intelliwave -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

RE: [WISPA] Motel setup

2006-02-15 Thread chris cooper
Use quality access points- consumer grade gear will bite your behind.Back them up to a good AAA box. We hand out UN/passwds to the front desk on a weekly basis. Keeps the access from being completely open and reduces hassle. chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [WISPA] It's been a long road

2006-02-03 Thread chris cooper
pricepoint seems to work best for you? Chris Cooper Intelliwave, LLC -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blair Davis Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 9:52 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] It's been a long road That's right. I have

RE: [WISPA] It's been a long road

2006-02-03 Thread chris cooper
It might be a hard sell to get folks out to the polls for an issue like this. Now if you could maybe spin it something like this - two radios with the same type of connectors want to live in the same enclosure and have access to the exact same power that other radios do- then maybe you might get

RE: [WISPA] penetration rates

2006-02-02 Thread chris cooper
Along the same thread- what have you found to be the pricing sweetspot? We have tried various pricing models w/ install fees searching for the magic number. We are primarily rural which= very little competition. However, there is also pressure on discretionary spending in these markets

RE: [WISPA] penetration rates

2006-02-02 Thread chris cooper
What demographics do you base these #s on? Rural/Urban? Mean Household Incomes? chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 4:36 PM To: WISPA General List Subject:

RE: [WISPA] Anyone know Verilan?

2006-01-31 Thread chris cooper
Proceed cautiously here. chris Anyone touch Cisco's mesh gear? Or Tropos' or Skypilot's? Any fans of mesh (Sascha aside) at all? All I hear is StarOS, Mikrotik, and Tranzeo in the WiFi space. Earthlink is doing the Philly project with Tropos and Canopy 5.8 PtMP for backhaul. How much is

RE: [WISPA] TRANGO- changes history

2006-01-19 Thread chris cooper
Sorry if I missed it somewhere- does this also include the 900Mhz products? chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:35 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] TRANGO- changes history I'm

RE: [WISPA] FWD New low cost options from Motorola

2006-01-18 Thread chris cooper
Title: New low cost options from Motorola How many CPE can be supported per single base station? Ive heard some pretty chilling reports from someone that had themin production. He may not have known what to do with them however. chris Subject: [WISPA] FWD New low cost options from

[WISPA] AP selection

2006-01-13 Thread chris cooper
Any recommendations for APs for high density, college student MTU? Im looking at: Senao, BlueSocket, Cisco. The ciscos are nice, but as always, pricey. Any pointers would be appreciated. chris -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe:

[WISPA] BlueSocket APs?

2006-01-12 Thread chris cooper
Does anyone have any production experience with BlueSocket Ap-1500s under heavy user loads? Thanx Chris -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

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