I will have to disagree. Today the coverage may be poor, but give it some time. Heck DSL coverage still stinks and that's been around for years. With the Sprint Clearwire commitment and Intel backing this....IE building chips to integrate into laptops...you will see a big movement, probably similar to the Cellular boom. The spectrum is ready, the equipment is ready and getting even better. EVDO, GPRS, etc can't touch the speeds WiMAX is capable of.
I would call DigitalBridge and ask them what the deal is. Maybe something wasn't provisioned right (if you know even a little about WiMAX you should now there is nothing simple about it.). I know of providers pulling over 6Mbps each way over BreezeMAX at 4 miles with indoor CPE. And that's at 50/50 downlink/uplink. I don't know how much more can say due to NDA's. So I better stop here. The point is I bet something wasn't right. Mike Bushard, Jr Wisper Wireless Solutions, LLC 320-256-WISP (9477) 320-256-9478 Fax -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Belton Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 11:39 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] OT: video of news segment in Idaho abouta new localWiMAX service Hello Travis, Well now, this really doesn't come as any surprise, does it? <grin> I can easily get those speeds driving along nearly any interstate in the country at 80MPH with my Sprint Data Card. Again, the cellular providers will dominate the mobile user market if only simply because they have the coverage. Why would someone signup for BridgeMAXX (with a fraction of a fraction coverage area) for equal or in this case quite a bit slower access as compared to any of today's cellular provider data networks? Reminds me of the Sprint commercial where they are comparing coverage areas: Client Sprint BridgeMAXX Denver? Yes. Nope. Nashville? Yes. Nope. Boston? Yes. Nope. Wait, what was that again? Boston? Oh, nope. Vegas? Yes. YES!, err I mean nope, but we have limited coverage in Rexburg! lol Best, Brad -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:36 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT: video of news segment in Idaho about a new localWiMAX service Brad, I received our modem from BridgeMAXX and tested on Thursday last week. We were located about 1 mile from their tower in Rexburg, Idaho. We had full signal (all lights on top of the modem) while indoor. We ran several speed tests to Salt Lake City and Seattle. We purchased their "up to 2meg" service and the speed tests (using Speedtest.net, which has been very accurate on our test cable connection and test DSL connection) showed an average of 300kbps download and 450kbps upload. This was during the middle of the day (when most people are probably not using the service). Loading web pages was almost painful however... espn.com took almost 15 seconds to completely load. :( Travis Microserv Brad Belton wrote: > Kinda funny.the video says it delivered "perfect service" in the park while > only pulling up about a third of the www.localnews8.com website over several > seconds. Now compare that video to pulling up www.localnews8.com yourself. > It leaves quite a bit to be desired when comparing "broadband" services. > > > > My Sprint Data card pulls up the website faster and works ANYWHERE I have > Sprint service in the USA. Why would I choose a mobile broadband service > that only works in a couple cities? > > > > Just another hyped story relating to a service that will over commit and > underperform resulting in yet another black-eye for the wireless data > industry. This reminds me of the Ricochet service I subscribed to years ago > before they went belly up. Worked fair to ok in some areas, but was quickly > overshadowed by the cellular industry guys who really know how to make > mobile Internet work. > > > > Have to admit though it was a great plug for Alvarion! > > > > Best, > > > > > > Brad > > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:06 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT: video of news segment in Idaho about a new > localWiMAX service > > > > Patrick, > > DBC purchased an existing company (Teton Wireless) that was using their > 2.5ghz license for Television and internet service. They started 10 years > ago with just TV and added internet about 3-4 years ago. So, technically > they are not a "start-up" as they purchased an existing business and > license. > > They also didn't raise money, but rather sold another business (cellular I > believe) and used that money to buy this business. They are in the game for > the short-haul, trying to get as many customers as possible with the full > intent to sell it off. > > And I'm not sure I really need a lecture on the "I can" model... having > started a WISP in 1997 from scratch (no outside investors, no outside money) > and now with over 4,000 subs in the air, over 500 DSL customers, fiber > customers, dedicated p2p customers, etc. I think I understand how it works. > We started building our own DOS based routers with WaveLan 900mhz ISA cards > back in 1997, when there was NOTHING on the market that was cost effective > to make this business model work. The dot-bomb crash had ZERO affect on our > business and we continue to grow every year. > > My point to the original email was you can't just stick an AP in the air and > think you are going to do "truckless" installs with roaming clients like the > video clip pictured. With millions of dollars, yes it can be done... but not > otherwise. > > Travis > Microserv > > Patrick Leary wrote: > > DBC uses 2.5 GHz. They did not exist as an operator one year ago. They > are a start-up that raised money. Nothing prevents WISPs from doing this > sort of thing too Travis and I know a few WISPs who are in fact doing > this very thing. > > Travis, anyone can provide tons of reasons why something can't be done, > but someone always comes along who says "I can" and they do. It is that > group of people who dare who become the next set of millionaires. > > As for the model, the DBC guys are pros who have been around the block. > They deployed several thousand unlicensed CPEs a few years back in > another company. It is not like they are just winging it. And in any > event, chances are a guy like this gets bought out a few years from now > for a good-sized multiple of the original investment. > > Also, WISPs need to understand that the financial world considers > licensed band leases as assets, not expenses. Why do you think a company > like Clearwire that is losing money hand over fist has a $3.5B > valuation? It is because of the value of their licensed holdings > primarily. > > > Patrick Leary > AVP, Market Development > Alvarion, Inc. > o: 650.314.2628 > c: 760.580.0080 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit Alvarion at WiMAX World > Chicago, September 25-27 > Booth #409 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:29 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT: video of news segment in Idaho about a new > localWiMAX service > > Everyone should realize this is a licensed frequency (2.3ghz?) and that > the base stations are very expensive. > > So, if you have a few million dollars (I think they actually paid $7 > million for the license in our area about 10 years ago, with a > population of 150,000 people) and want to spend a few more million for > AP's and CPE's, you should be able to breakeven in about 1,000 years. ;) > > Travis > Microserv > > Patrick Leary wrote: > > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=6fag7cy2Nr4 > > Our customer, Digital Bridge Communications (DBC), sent this video to > > > me > > > today after it recently appeared on the local news. Nice piece, > especially since it was unsolicited. It is from an ABC news affiliate > > > in > > > Idaho. 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