Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-18 Thread Mike Hammett
on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 11:05 -0400, Robert West wrote: I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small little spot in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his cruisers to the station network via a wireless

[WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Robert West
I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small little spot in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his cruisers to the station network via a wireless link. (He is the Police Chief but I suspect he is also the entire police force) He said that the local Wal-Mart has

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Butch Evans
On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 11:05 -0400, Robert West wrote: I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small little spot in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his cruisers to the station network via a wireless link. I have done this several times. See this blog

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Robert West
: Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:56 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 11:05 -0400, Robert West wrote: I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small little spot in the road asking about

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Jayson Baker
We currently do this for a local PD. They have 13 of those ruggedized Dell laptops, mounted in all the cars. We looked at 2.4GHz and 900MHz. Even though the town is only 5sqmi, we decided to go with Verizon Aircards. Worked out well, because the laptops are tied directly into their CAD system,

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Chuck Bartosch
Josh, It kind of depends where you live, just like it does for any 3G service. Where I personally live, ATT's 3G service is excellent. I switched from Verizon and have better coverage and better performance. I'm sure the reverse is true in other areas...but you really cannot legitimately

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Josh Luthman
West Bend Wisconson St Louis MO Chicago IL Top Sail Beach NC All the way up and down I75 in Ohio Not one of these places has a solid ATT 3G service. Neither using the PC Express Card nor the integrated Sierra modem. I have had what I consider bad service all around, which is why I said what I

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Josh Luthman
: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small little spot in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his cruisers to the station network via a wireless link. (He is the Police Chief but I

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread 3-dB Networks
To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small little spot in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his cruisers to the station network via a wireless

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Robert West
[mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jayson Baker Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:37 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser We currently do this for a local PD. They have 13 of those ruggedized Dell laptops, mounted

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Robert West
: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser I strongly advise avoiding ATT's 3G service. I haven't been impressed at all. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 When you have eliminated the impossible

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Robert West
Networks Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:46 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser IMHO, the only way to do something like this where the office is mobile is with cellular service (although he will need to VPN back

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Butch Evans
On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 11:45 -0600, 3-dB Networks wrote: IMHO, the only way to do something like this where the office is mobile is with cellular service I have done this MANY times without cellular and without mesh. Cellular is too expensive and WAY too slow to be really very useful. Mesh

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread 3-dB Networks
[mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Robert West Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:54 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser So the cops could be watching You Porn while driving at 144mph? That's a very good selling

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Robert West
! -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 2:22 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser West Bend Wisconson St Louis

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Robert West
Subject: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small little spot in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his cruisers to the station network via a wireless link. (He is the Police Chief

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Robert West
-Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Robert West Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:54 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser So the cops could be watching You

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Butch Evans
On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 15:39 -0400, Robert West wrote: You were watching live streaming video from the cruiser? That's impressive, for sure. While their plan wasn't to build a system where live streaming from every car was a requirement, that is how we chose to demonstrate the successful

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread RickG
And from there, all the way south down I-75 into Florida... On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote: West Bend Wisconson St Louis MO Chicago IL Top Sail Beach NC All the way up and down I75 in Ohio Not one of these places has a solid ATT 3G service.  

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread 3-dB Networks
-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Butch Evans Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:55 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 11:45 -0600, 3-dB Networks wrote: IMHO, the only way to do something like this where

Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser

2009-10-17 Thread Butch Evans
On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 20:04 -0600, 3-dB Networks wrote: but for instance one city I am working with now wants to be able to watch streaming video from security cameras while driving up to 75MPH... that's hard to do without a Mesh IMO. Maybe hard..but not impossible. Is my solution better?