Marlon,
Are you really driving THAT much? I have 5 full-time installers (each in
their own vehicle) and our network covers 200 miles N-S and 150 E-W and
our gas bill was only $2,200 this last month. We did 104 installs. :)
Travis
Microserv
Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote:
Hi All,
So all the accounts are setup under your name and then you just bill
the customer whatever price?
Do you know if they have a reseller option or any information about it?
Travis
Microserv
JohnnyO wrote:
We're seeing 1.5mbps / 220kbps pretty consistently. We've been able to
run VPNs and
WE aren't going to be able to do anything. Do you have millions to
lobby this (one way or the other)? We will sit back and watch what
happens, just like we ALWAYS have to do.
The smaller WISPs have never influenced anything political. It's the big
players that make the changes.
Travis
And, I have two of the WAR 533mhz boards for sale cheap on Ebay. Search
on WAR 533mhz. :)
Travis
Microserv
George Rogato wrote:
Assuming you are talking WAR board platform V3, the boards already
come licensed, so no extra cost and you can populate from 1 to 4 cards
per board.
As for
Hi,
This really isn't that hard. Put a fully manageable switch in front of
your backbone router to the internet and mirror the port(s). Done.
We do this already to gather stats and find infected customers.
Travis
Microserv
Dylan Oliver wrote:
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6067971.html
Hi,
The flip side is that you are selling a customer a connection. That is
how YOU are making your money... why do you care what they run over it?
Does it matter if it's IPTV or doing an FTP file transfer?
However, I really don't think this is going to affect the smaller
operators. This
Marlon,
We started offering wireless in 1997. By your 1999 days, we had hundreds
of customers installed and running with high speed service. It's
possible your stats are a little skewed.
Travis
Microserv
Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote:
You guys are all missing the point. If they contract with the local
WISP, they don't get to create new jobs for the muni... instead, they
are just helping a local business grow with local tax money.
Welcome to politics in the wireless arena. :(
Travis
Microserv
Marlon K. Schafer (509)
Yes.
Travis
Microserv
Matt Liotta wrote:
Anyone going to Broadband Wireless World?
-Matt
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- Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP
Tom,
I am confused about your
* 5.777 ms
8 10.10.29.1 6.569 ms 7.295 ms 7.686 ms
lon-home:~/staros #
Lonnie
On 4/11/06, Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lonnie,
Is that TCP or UDP?
Travis
Microserv
Lonnie Nunweiler wrote:
Using the 533 MHz IXP-420 we can get an Atheros to just over 35 mbps
of non
way with the new war
platform.
George
Travis Johnson wrote:
That's on quantity 30 $149 each. 5.8ghz, dual polarity, up to 3
miles
(add $40 for a dish and it goes up to 13 miles) and delivers up
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Best system
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Hi,
Does anyone know actual TCP throughput with StarOS on their 533mhz
boards in
just a point to point config
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Dan,
We had this discussion a few weeks ago, although it may have been on
another
wireless list.
What
Lonnie,
Is that TCP or UDP?
Travis
Microserv
Lonnie Nunweiler wrote:
Using the 533 MHz IXP-420 we can get an Atheros to just over 35 mbps
of non compressible data and almost 90 mbps of compressible data.
Lonnie
On 4/11/06, Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dan,
We
Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lonnie,
Is that TCP or UDP?
Travis
Microserv
Lonnie Nunweiler wrote:
Using the 533 MHz IXP-420 we can get an Atheros to just over 35 mbps
of non compressible data and almost 90 mbps of compressible data.
Lonnie
On 4/11/06, Travis Johnson [EMAIL
PacWireless Dishes.
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Subject: Re: [WISPA]
Best system
for a new WISP
Hi,
Does anyone know actual TCP throughput with StarOS on their 533mhz
That's on quantity 30 $149 each. 5.8ghz, dual polarity, up to 3
miles (add $40 for a dish and it goes up to 13 miles) and delivers up to
10Mbps. Hard to beat! And with SmartPolling on the AP, you can get
hundreds of customers per sector.
Travis
Microserv
Rick Smith wrote:
that's only
depend on wireless links for long distance prior to fiber optics? The
M in MCI isn't microwave for no reason.
-Matt
Travis Johnson wrote:
Hi,
I have point to point T1 lines from Qwest that have been up 100% for
the last 3 years. That's 100.0% uptime. Do you have any wireless
links that have
as $150. Maybe the reason your
wireless links aren't reliable is because you aren't spending enough
on them. Every wireless link that has failed in our history has been
the result of human error on our part.
-Matt
Travis Johnson wrote:
Matt,
Now you are comparing $150,000 point to point
wireless company if
they don't believe it too.
-Matt
Travis Johnson wrote:
Tom,
The original postition and question was are you comparing your
wireless service to telco T1. After your posts, it's obvious that
you are... and I would argue that a land-based line will ALWAYS be
better than
sensitive
applications such as VOIP.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
- Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] DSL vs. Wireless
wireless is truly better and I
would argue someone has no business working for a fixed wireless
company if they don't believe it too.
-Matt
Travis Johnson wrote:
Tom,
The original postition and question was are you comparing your
wireless service to telco T1. After your posts, it's obvious
Tom,
Are you saying that you compare your wireless service to T1 telco
service? How are you doing full-duplex with wireless?
Travis
Microserv
Tom DeReggi wrote:
Chris,
I agree with your finding.
But its possible your focus group did not get all the fact. (Or what
was the finding?)
For
:
3Mbps half-duplex delivered using 50% time division is equivalent to
1.5Mbps full-duplex. The fact that many TDD radios can have dynamic
time division makes a 3Mbps half-duplex link superior IMHO.
-Matt
Travis Johnson wrote:
Tom,
Are you saying that you compare your wireless service to T1
John,
When will we see something with a little more CPU power in an RB style
configuration? 800mhz would be nice. ;)
Travis
Microserv
John Tully wrote:
What happened to the RB512's ??
Not enough demand, it seems that people are happy to pay the
additional dollars for the full RB532.
Hi,
If someone wants to list out everything they want included, I can give
you actual numbers for a cost per customer for those items. We don't
normally compute that, but rather take a much more detailed view or a
much more general view, depending on what we want to know.
Travis
Microserv
Matt,
If this is true, they are at least a year away.
Travis
Microserv
Matt Liotta wrote:
A Trango sales person mentioned to me that they were thinking about
offering a licensed product. If the price is like the rest of their
products that could change things quite a bit.
-Matt
The Spectra would be around $20k with external antennas. A licensed
product is going to be at least that, and probably $5k more.
Travis
Microserv
Charles Wu wrote:
You don't need licensed to high throughput backhaul. For example,
Orthogon's Spectra provides 300Mbps aggregate at a
Wireless
Broadband Corp.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.aeronetpr.com
787.273.4143
From:
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Behalf
Of Travis Johnson
Sent: Thursday, March
09, 2006
11:04 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA]
Rodopi Vs.
Platypus
Hi
Hi,
We have been running Rodopi for almost 8 years now. It works great and
we have never had a problem.
Travis
Microserv
G.Villarini wrote:
Any info on the pro and
cons of both billing platforms ?
Gino A. Villarini,
Aeronet Wireless
Broadband Corp.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
6201
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
support: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Of Travis Johnson
Sent: Monday, February
20, 2006
10:52 AM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA]
900MHz
Systems
I paid less for my last
purchase
I think the REAL question would be, how many "coax" antennas are in
your network? :)
Travis
Microserv
Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote:
roflol
You should see the latest one! No
pics though. I'll have to find them and get 'em posted.
Looks like we're gonna do a MAN
What is the part number for this grid? I don't see it on Pac Wireless'
homepage?
Travis
Microserv
Rick Smith wrote:
Actually, Tom, I was skeptical of the 15dbi grid as well, so I
grabbed one it worked... worked well as I remember. I pulled it
out of the box at a customer's site where
In a DOS window, you can do:
for /L %x in (1,1,254) do @ping 192.168.1.%x -w 100 -n 1 | find Reply from
Travis
Microserv
Brian Rohrbacher wrote:
Is there a program out there that will work on windows to ping
addresses? I hung a Trango AP and don't know it's IP address. Any
way to get it?
Tom,
I currently have several Pac Wireless 5.8ghz 2ft dishes running at
5.3ghz with no packet loss. Granted, the RSSI is 1-2db higher than it
should be, but they do work.
Travis
Microserv
Tom DeReggi wrote:
Dustin,
While I haven't done any current work with the 2 foot Gabriel
- Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] BPSK QAM16 DSSS interference
Tom,
Can you try changing the MT to use only 5mhz or 10mhz of spectrum
just to see what
Tom,
Can you try changing the MT to use only 5mhz or 10mhz of spectrum just
to see what that does? Or even temporarily change to an unused band with
the MT (5.9ghz) to see what happens? It may help isolate what's really
going on.
Travis
Microserv
Tom DeReggi wrote:
Thanks, Charles and
I would have to agree. Any new spectrum would be taxable. I would be
ok with that, if it meant new spectrum.
Travis
Microserv
John Scrivner wrote:
If I read this right it does not specifically mention unlicensed
spectrum but does refer to spectrum not already auctioned which could
mean
Hi,
Is your generator a computer friendly type? We have both a Honda and
Yamaha 1000 generators that deliver clean power (you can plug
electronics into them directly without problems). Those will charge the
UPS. The other thing we did was hook up a 5 gallon gas can with fuel
line directly to
Hi,
We have one site that is non-grid power. I wish we had never installed
there. We have now invested over $10,000 just in solar panels, wind
turbine, battery banks, charge controllers, etc. to keep things running.
It's working much better now than when we started a few years ago with
this
planning on spending about $40,000 to
power my whole house off-grid..
John
Travis Johnson wrote:
Hi,
We have one site that is non-grid power. I wish we had never
installed there. We have now invested over $10,000 just in solar
panels, wind turbine, battery banks, charge controllers, etc
Wow... apparently Brian's time is worth $.30 an hour. ;)
Travis
Microserv
Jason Hensley wrote:
Wow, I thought there would need to
bejustification of some kind involved!!
-
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From:
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To:
WISPA
General List
with short lengths. From a shear
cost perspective there is little reason to use crap coax for short
pigtails. Without cost being a major factor all the benefits of using
quality coax start piling up.
-Matt
Travis Johnson wrote:
The whole idea is you mount the radio on the tower, and use a small
(18
on a tower is
something I can justify. (just in case some one is listening)
Travis Johnson wrote:
No, they do not. I've asked for that exact thing since 2001 and
original 5800 AP's. I've heard there may be something coming
however... ;)
Travis
Microserv
Blair Davis wrote:
Anyone know
I agree. Can't see putting an N connector on the side of a Fox sized
unit. ;)
Travis
Microserv
Tom DeReggi wrote:
drop the shitty RP-SMA connector in favor of something more robust
like N.
Required for FCC reuirement of unique connector rule. PErsonally Ip
refer them to stay as is
Mac,
Did I miss something? Todd has been at Trango for less than a year. Z
is the top man. Z is who made this happen, starting 5 years ago with a
product called Sunstream. :)
Travis
Microserv
Mac Dearman wrote:
Why (slamming head on desk) would you continue with Motorola when them
dirty
over their website $150CPE in 30 packs comes up on the front
page.
Kurt
Fankhauser
WAVELINC
114 S.
Walnut St.
Bucyrus, OH
44820
419-562-6405
www.wavelinc.com
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Sent
Tom,
I agree with you 100%. However, there is still much to do the 5.8ghz
product was only the first step... we are currently deploying 60-70 of
the 2.4ghz product per month... mainly because of the totally amazing
distance (15-20 miles is a no brainer... 25-30 miles is possible with a
We have been installing Linksys / Dlink / Belkin routers at every
install for almost 4 years. Customers get an "internal" wireless, we
help protect them by having a firewall, and we then have a device we
can monitor (with ping) to check their connection.
Travis
Microserv
Mark Koskenmaki
I have been saying for YEARS on these lists that you can NOT compete on
price... you have to compete on service and customer support. Period.
We currently charge $10 per month more than CableOne. They are selling
an up to 3meg connection for $29.95. I currently sell a 512k
connection for $40
wrote:
Travis Johnson wrote:
I have been saying for YEARS on these lists that you can NOT compete
on price... you have to compete on service and customer support. Period.
We currently charge $10 per month more than CableOne. They are
selling an up to 3meg connection for $29.95. I currently sell
full 45 mbps? I heard you could only get around 30 mbps real
thoughput.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
- Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:20
Search on ebay for 38ghz. There are quite a few Pcom complete systems
for $600-$800 with antennas. Then you need a DS3 to ethernet converter
(like mentioned). Those are $800 for each side. Then you have to have a
ROCK SOLID mounting point on each side. The beamwidth on 38ghz with 2ft
dishes is
: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Canopy buying group prices
True but no bank is going to setup a line of credit for a WISP.
It's just too risky... equipment is at hundreds of different
my own wisp!
64.146.146.12 (net meeting)
www.odessaoffice.com/wireless
www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam
- Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Canopy buying group
Hi,
We have used a Terabridge 5345 (now Proxim) and have been very happy.
45mbps full duplex, 10/100 ethernet, external antenna connectors, web
and snmp management, 2ms latency (even at full load), etc. The 5345 is
5.3ghz and the 5845 is 5.8ghz. The only issue will be the price... brand
new
- - but you still pay all their interest so the
point is moot. I do have one lease active - - but it will be the only
one I ever do!
Mac Dearman
Maximum Access, LLC.
www.inetsouth.com
www.radioresponse.org (Katrina relief efforts)
318-728-8600 - Rayville
318-728-9600
Travis Johnson wrote
Wow that's more than I pay for the Trango 900mhz and it has dual
polarity integrated antennas. ;)
Travis
Microserv
Ron Wallace wrote:
My Man. Brian, Excellent.
Original message
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:53:40 -0500
From: Brian Rohrbacher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And, the other issue is the purchase will be made in the group name,
so how do you handle warranty issues?
Travis
Microserv
Charles Wu wrote:
snip
You would think it would work that way, but Volume Buying ends up eating
the organization and the organization becomes caught up in being a
Hi,
There are so many risks that _someone_ is going to have to assume.
Example: If I say put me down for 20 units and here's my credit card.
You place the order with the distributor, and I get my items. However,
either the distributor will put each order in different names (thus,
once the
$10 and they flip you the bird.
Travis Johnson wrote:
I have been purchasing from Hyperlink for over 6 years. At one time,
we were buying $50,000 per year in equipment from them. I have never
had a problem, and in fact just placed an order with them today.
Travis
Microserv
Reliable Internet
Title: Insurance / Service Plan Offerings
Hi,
We retain ownership of the CPE, so when it goes bad, we replace it free
of charge. If they are out of contract, we have them sign a new 12
month contract and they get it for free.
Travis
Microserv
JohnnyO wrote:
We're coming into
Hi,
I just looked on Pac Wireless' website, as well as Wisp-router and I
don't see the 900mhz grid. Do you have a part number or direct link?
Travis
Microserv
Rick Smith wrote:
Tom,
Check out the newer 15 dbi grid from Pac - it's the same grid as the 2.4
parabolic, but with a 900 mhz
Hi,
The water at my home is not billed on usage, but a flat rate each month.
It's a community system with about 300 homes. Even water inside city
limits of a town with 50,000 population is not billed on usage, but a
flat rate.
Also, another difference between electricity, water, etc. vs.
Personally I have a septic tank. Costs $100 to have emptied every 4-5 years.
However, within city limits, there is a seperate sewer charge on the
utility bill. But, it's not included in the water bill. ;)
Travis
Microserv
Jeromie Reeves wrote:
Travis Johnson wrote:
Hi,
The water at my
Hi,
I sent what we had in our Paypal account. Will try and send more later.
Travis
Microserv
Mac Dearman wrote:
Hey folks,
I thought I would see if there was anyone left to maybe help me
out with these expenses. I hate to ask for money, but I really need
some help!! So many of you have
Marlon,
Just so I understand... you are a Wireless ISP, and you sell wireless
equipment and you stand in front of the FCC talking about wireless
spectrum, policy, etc... and yet you used a Telco to provide your
backhaul to another city and for your upstream? Why didn't you use
wireless
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