The FBI wants to pay the major telecommunications companies to retain
their
customers' Internet and phone call information for at least two years
for
the agency's use in counterterrorism investigations and is asking
Congress
for $5 million a year to defray the cost, according to FBI
to Government control. This is one place it just
plain is not needed.
On 7/29/07, Michael Erskine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The FBI wants to pay the major telecommunications companies to retain
their
customers' Internet and phone call information for at least two years
for
the agency's use
.
Thanks, M. (I think isp-chat is for this).
- Peter
Michael Erskine wrote:
Jeromie;
I am writing this before reading the rest of the thread.
Please be patient with me.
UHG!!! What a waste of resources. Can anyone point to even ONE
terrorist that has even been sniffed out due to data from
Jeromie;
I am writing this before reading the rest of the thread.
Please be patient with me.
UHG!!! What a waste of resources. Can anyone point to even ONE
terrorist that has even been sniffed out due to data from an ISP? I
did a few quick Google searches and no case has popped up.
I
Try filing a suit for taking your customers... :-\
You won't win that one. They have the same sort of pockets you fear in
Google, except that they have already proven they will sell you DSL at
twice the price they will offer retail...
When we started reselling Verizon DSL we paid them
of common sense.
-m-
Travis Johnson wrote:
I figured it out a long time ago wireless internet go around
the big bad phone company... since 1997. :)
Travis
Microserv
Michael Erskine wrote:
Try filing a suit for taking your customers... :-\
You won't win that one. They have
Travis Johnson wrote:
Hi,
Maybe you need to read my posts a little better... I think I have said
it twice already, but I will say it again:
I am not after Google, nor am I saying they are evil. What I am
saying is there is a grand plan already in place with this 700mhz
auction they are
Travis Johnson wrote:
And thus you just hit the nail on the head... and it brings us back
full circle to the original subject of this thread...
Google is going to bid on 700mhz spectrum... billions of dollars...
then, once they own it, they are going to start some type of wireless
internet
Travis Johnson wrote:
Ok... let's take a look at it for a second... Time Magazine article
from 2006 documents how a senior writer for CNET wanted to see how
much they could learn about the CEO of Google using just Google to
search. Well, they found all kinds of info (address, home phone,
Travis Johnson wrote:
Google is quietly and methodically taking control of the internet.
They already control what results we see on a search...
No they don't... Once upon a time there was CERN's search engine and
then there was Altavista, and then there was
Yahoo, and then there was MSN,
Travis Johnson wrote:
I'm not sure what the hell your problem is, but you really need to get
a grip. I started in the internet space in 1994... back before Google
or even Altavista... back when there were no real search engines to
speak of... and now today, Google's search is used by 44% of
and not controlled. You really need to open your eyes and
take a look around... Google is becoming the Microsoft of internet space.
Travis
Microserv
Michael Erskine wrote:
Travis Johnson wrote:
Google is quietly and methodically taking control of the internet.
They already control what results we
Aye, and cool also is the fact that DIRNSA paid BBN to do the development of
IP. Early Linux IP stacks still contained the copy rights. I think
they were removed
around the 2.4 kernel release.
Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
This is too cool!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2QdEj8UjBc
marlon
Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
Their belief is that there are companies getting government moneys but
are NOT actually servicing the customer bases that they are being paid
to service. That's why they want the 477 data. To prove or disprove
who's stealing what.
Ver ... cough cough er...
Gawd, it is this kind of thing that makes me wish I was a Democrat. Why
can't we all find the
middle?
-m-
David Hughes wrote:
FCC Auction Should Allow for Open Wireless Network, Say Lawmakers
By Kim Hart
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 12, 2007; D08
Key lawmakers on Capitol
Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote:
comments?
Marlon
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Well there seems to be a new long distance PtP record.
http://www.eslared.org.ve/articulos/Long%20Distance%20WiFi%20Trial.pdf
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For second time, this scientist broke a world record in WiFi, using inexpensive
components, RMD for his radio planning and digital road maps from a
http://www.meraki.com
Modeling indicates that this little high density design is probably
just the ticket for you application.
Michael Erskine
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Alan Cain wrote:
Michael Erskine wrote:
It seems that we are all quite busy, John.
I want to comment and agree with your sentiment if I may.
This list is a *professional* list. People's politics are irrelevant
and people who can not separate politics from their profession are
immature
Ok,
The whole idea is a bone tossed to the small fry. If you are going to
make it ISM, make it ISM. Otherwise, please don't pee on me and tell me
it is raining. That just upsets me.
Lets review the Verizon deal of the past three years. First they were
required to let the small fry
Sorry, lost my thought.
First Verison was told to sell the retailer DSL at a resonable cost.
Then they kissed up to the FCC and suddenly they were selling
wholesale DSL to the retailers at $23.50 while they were advertising
the retailer's customers $14.95. Sweet deal for Vz.
Then we got
, *TAKE IT SOME WHERE ELSE*
Thanks
-m-
John Scrivner wrote:
The next political grandstanding we see I will request the person(s)
responsible get a week away from the list. This is NOT a place to spew
your politics.
Scriv
Alan Cain wrote:
Michael Erskine wrote:
Jack Unger wrote:
Michael
DSLR's Excuse for being off line
Thu Jun 21 21:58:42 EDT 2007
==
DSLR is offline at the moment, total power failure at the
data center we use (www.nac.net) an hour ago means we have
to bring servers up individually, and check for errors.
Jack Unger wrote:
Michael,
I appreciate your sharing your thoughts and your son's thoughts and I
think I understand your concern.
Although he's not in the Army, my oldest son also works for the U.S.
government and he too is assigned to serve in
a country that experiences daily street
Jack Unger wrote:
For the moment anyway, it appears that ISPs will not be required to
block websites based on either suspicion or on the orders of
governmental agencies that may or may not have specific political
motivations to deny free speech in the name of protecting public
security or
Jack Unger wrote:
Michael,
OK but please clarify. No need to be vague here.
Who was paranoid and/or what was the slip?
jack
Michael Erskine wrote:
Jack Unger wrote:
For the moment anyway, it appears that ISPs will not be required to
block websites based on either suspicion
.
jack
Michael Erskine wrote:
Jack Unger wrote:
Michael,
OK but please clarify. No need to be vague here.
Who was paranoid and/or what was the slip?
jack
Michael Erskine wrote:
Jack Unger wrote:
For the moment anyway, it appears that ISPs will not be required
to block websites
Dawn DiPietro wrote:
All,
Some on this list have felt it important to steer the discussion
towards personal attacks and try to discredit me anytime I want to
discuss how the rules and regulations affect this industry as a whole.
My only agenda is to help others to understand how they can
Peter R. wrote:
Michael Erskine wrote:
Dawn DiPietro wrote:
All,
Some on this list have felt it important to steer the discussion
towards personal attacks and try to discredit me anytime I want to
discuss how the rules and regulations affect this industry as a
whole. My only agenda
and posturing, say, Yeah, Go ahead! You call them.
What a joke.
-m-
Ryan Langseth wrote:
On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 01:09 -0400, Michael Erskine wrote:
Rick;
I think that your opinion is like mine, both informed and experienced.
I am perfectly comfortable with my opinion. And I did not get
Ryan Langseth wrote:
I made one comment in this entire thread, which I am already regretting.
I hardly consider that vocal.
My bad, Ryan, My bad. I did not mean to lump you in with a few vocal
people..
My comment was not meant to be sarcastic, I would like to see a ruling
on it one way or
Mike;
She is making perfectly good sense and she is not trying to make you
look like anything. When you deal with legal issues things are usually
pretty black and white for the little guy. Now if your name is Paris
Hilton usually things are pretty much white all the time, except
yesterday
It looks like the list is about to go down the finger pointing exercise
of legalities, perceptions of legality, and interpretations of minutia.
That is probably not a good idea so in the true tradition of casting
the first stone, let me say this:
If you are absolutely certain that you are
on certification
will only in the end destroy WISPA. I ask again STOP IT NOW.
Tim
CV-Access, Inc.
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that device and slap pretty fcc
labels on it
and sell it as certified. If not, fix it, resubmit it and try again.
Repeat until
certified.
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Matt Liotta wrote:
George Rogato wrote:
Matt there is a tool for every job. Just because someone uses MT or
Star does not mean they don't use canopy, trango or alvarion as well.
And nobody needs to explain why.
I am well aware of that, which is why we use so many different
vendors' radios.
Doug Ratcliffe wrote:
Actually, they have implemented a CSMA/CA bypass on their new 3.0 beta
versions, using their NStreme Polling protocol.
Cool.
GPS Sync has been very high up on their list, however, the issue at the
moment is that conventional serial GPS units lack the necessary timing
Mike Hammett wrote:
The N-Streme protocol has been around for a while and supports polling
and resolves many disadvantages in WIFI. N-Streme may not be able to
work in 3.6 GHz as it may not be wifi enough. They could couple the
GPS sync with the N-Streme at least for other bands.
Ralph;
Why bother? Tell us why they should bother doing that? It is one thing
for you to bring a GPS unit to the device and quite another to ask the
vendor to incorporate the GPS device on his board so please *justify*
your comments. Explain, WHY, I want them to incorporate a GPS on their
to whoever it really was who
said it.
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Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 7:05 PM
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Ralph;
Why bother? Tell us
John Scrivner wrote:
Patrick, I would expect that the optimistic perspective would be
better here. This is better than no protections at all. At least we
have a statement from the FCC that we must try to work together here.
That is better than the Wild West we have in Part-15. For sure
owning
John;
John Scrivner wrote:
I personally wish all manufacturers would standardize on a GPS sync
system to allow for multiple reuse of frequencies. This is one place
where Motorola definitely has the right idea. I have never seen a
convincing argument for any reason why GPS sync is not a great
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John Scrivner wrote:
Patrick, I would expect that the optimistic perspective would be
better here. This is better than
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John Scrivner wrote:
Patrick, I
Mike Delp wrote:
Mike,
It was a pleasure talking with you at MUM.
The pleasure was mine, sir. I will probably make more of those MUM's
when they are closer to home.
-m-
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Mike Hammett wrote:
I remember Mike Delp talking about having a fire truck.
Advantages of a fire truck over a standard bucket truck (other than
coolness)?
Price?
Who maintains their bucket truck like the FD maintains their engines?
Miles?
Wench?
Ladders?
Generator on board?
Storage?
and the
Mike Hammett wrote:
It comes with a wench?!
Can I winch the wench back if she tries to run away?
LOL PSSS
Everybody loves a good wench... winch.
-
Mike Hammett
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Blake Bowers wrote:
Advantages of a fire truck over a standard bucket truck (other than
coolness)?
Price?
Who maintains their bucket truck like the FD maintains their engines?
As a long time fire department guy, it all depends on the
department.
Thanks Blake for your service. One of my sons
Blake Bowers wrote:
My hat is off to all three of you. To your sons, and to you
for evidently doing a great job raising them.
Thanks.
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Sam Tetherow wrote:
Sam Tetherow wrote:
Hmm, I'll take that bet. People that make these types of claims
obviously haven't been in areas where you can go for more than 40
miles with no cell service, on a major highway, not to mention
getting off the beaten path to individuals homes. Some
years. I hasten to add
that is not braggin' and please don't get me God, I didn't mean it to
sound like anything but thanks.
-m-
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JohnnyO wrote:
Good Riddens !
*Singing* Oh Say Can you see... By the stars early light was so
...
JohnnyO
Don't hate me because I am American. :)
ahem, dawn's early light ... ;)
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Lonnie Nunweiler wrote:
You have shown your good nature many, many times George. Thanks for
the hard work and peace making.
He is a good man.
Are you sure you're not Canadian?
Peace making is not something peculiar to Canadians. In fact that is what
American's do best. We make peace.
Dawn;
I'm going to try to watch it and I am an old school spook. I'm going to
watch it with an open mind because I think that this is a very important
topic and we should all stay as informed about it as we possibly are able.
It is unfortunate that in this day and time everything has to be
that I disrupted the list and
I'll be more careful in the future.
Special thanks to Rick who does such an excellent and thankless job of
moderating the lists.
Michael Erskine
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henny penny.
Help yourselves, then, if you must.
Matt;
Michael Erskine wrote:
What makes you such an authority on CALEA, Matt? What qualifications
or experience with CALEA do you bring to the table that give credence
to the fear that you are mongering on this list? Purchasing
Matt;
This is going to be a bit rough but I feel the need to call a this as I
see it. You are running roughshod on a lot of people with your fear
mongering and it needs to be called into the open. So...
In discussions with others it has come to my attention that several
companies are
I have seen numerous posts on the WISPA list indicating that a cost
effective and compliant solution for this issue was being worked on and
would become available in the near future.
|| I think that is wishful thinking on some people's part. When you see
|| companies like Cisco struggle to
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