Re: [WISPA] Domain name registrars

2008-12-31 Thread Leon D. Zetekoff, NCE
* Patrick Shoemaker wrote, On 12/30/2008 3:40 PM: What companies are the operators here using for domain registration? I am looking to transfer my customers' domains to a new registrar. I am looking for a credible US-based company that does not have a huge setup fee and that does not employ

Re: [WISPA] Domain name registrars

2008-12-31 Thread jp
I'll second opensrs. On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 03:40:49PM -0500, Patrick Shoemaker wrote: What companies are the operators here using for domain registration? I am looking to transfer my customers' domains to a new registrar. I am looking for a credible US-based company that does not have a

Re: [WISPA] Free Press Proposes Broadband Infrastructure Bailout of $44 Billion

2008-12-31 Thread jp
Bruce Kushnick does his homework and is a good read. I got his Unauthorized bio of the baby bells when it first came out. He's a knowledgeable investigator, not a geeky journalist who couldn't get a regular tech job with their english degree. On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 08:28:08PM -0800, Jack

[WISPA] Happy New Year

2008-12-31 Thread George Rogato
Hope 2009 is an even better year for everyone than 2008 was. George WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Happy New Year

2008-12-31 Thread Jeff Broadwick
Amen to that brother and back atcha! Jeff -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of George Rogato Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:22 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Happy New Year Hope 2009 is an even better

[WISPA] Fw: Scholarships

2008-12-31 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Just got this note from a customer of mine. Looking into NTCA I can't join even if I want to. But maybe WISPA should do something like their scholarship program? Just a thought, marlon - Original Message - From: To: o...@odessaoffice.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 7:40 AM

Re: [WISPA] Fw: Scholarships

2008-12-31 Thread Jeff Broadwick
How about if you are providing service via the equipment from an NTCA vendor member? :-) Jeff -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:31 AM To: WISPA General List

[WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Josh Luthman
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123059580600140977.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Hopefully the cable companies haven't bought out the decision makers. It would be great to see the WISPs across the states that are doing exactly what is being suggested needs done gets assistance. I know it can't come

[WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Alan Long
I am looking for a ptmp(ap/cpe) solution, 5.2/5.4/5.8 ghz, need to be able to support about 25 feeds into several ap's. Need it to be cheap, but work..Will have complete los and the longest link will be .25 miles. Trying to link 25 buildings in a multi housing setup. Thanks for any help.

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Josh Luthman
MT and Arc can certainly do that. Does it need to have all three bands in one enclosure at a time or just one per CPE? The ARC antennas I use go from 4.9 to 5.8. The RB radios will do more then that. On 12/31/08, Alan Long alan.l...@aerowire.net wrote: I am looking for a ptmp(ap/cpe)

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread David E. Smith
Josh Luthman wrote: We have all had the pleasure to earn a customer that has three kids nagging at him for a PC and Internet access with that extra bonus check from work, but think of the countless older couples or less fortunate families that could really use the help catching up with the

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Gino Villarini
Ubiquity NS5 Gino A. Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Alan Long Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:24 PM To: 'WISPA

[WISPA] MDU access point selection

2008-12-31 Thread chris cooper
Hi- Im looking for robust, outdoor APs for a high density MDU application. Im intrigued by the Ruckus Zoneflex product for it's adaptive antenna arrays and possible noise management values. We've deployed MT APs under similar situations in the past. They work, but noise can be a challenge as

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Josh Luthman
Cable wants it to be that way - that's why I'm worried cable buys the decision makers. They did note that DSL is stuck in the 1 and 1.5 meg range, though... I do agree with the comment that the highway needs to be built large the one time it is initially built, but not everyone can afford to use

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread chris cooper
And your chainsaws- going to need to cut some mighty big holes in the air to fit all the needed spectrum into Chris That article states they want to define broadband as 5Mbps, and some folks suggest 10Mbps. Get your forklifts ready! David Smith MVN.net

Re: [WISPA] MDU access point selection

2008-12-31 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
I am a big fan of Ruckus Wireless... You cannot go wrong with these units. BTW. They also have outdoor units. And if you need a total outdoor unit Gonetworks uses similar technology to produce outdoor Mesh units for Muni deployments. Regards Faisal Imtiaz SnappyDSL.net -Original

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Josh Luthman
Let us hope that with the push for more broadband accessibility we get more spectrum!!! Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at

Re: [WISPA] MDU access point selection

2008-12-31 Thread 3-dB Networks
Chris, Ruckus does not have a true outdoor AP yet... the OT model is designed to be mounted under eves and what not... outdoors but not taking the full brunt of the weather. With the extensive personal testing I have done with the gear... its rock solid and performs as advertised. I have not

Re: [WISPA] MDU access point selection

2008-12-31 Thread Jerry Richardson
Just did a small 8 building garden style apartment project with the Engenius 3220 outdoor AP. 8 buildings 5 AP's 100% coverage I am sure Ubiquity NS2's would have worked just as well. __ Jerry Richardson airCloud Communications -Original Message-

Re: [WISPA] MDU access point selection

2008-12-31 Thread 3-dB Networks
I should also note I have been told the true outdoor AP will be here very soon Daniel White 3-dB Networks -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of 3-dB Networks Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:00 PM To:

Re: [WISPA] MDU access point selection

2008-12-31 Thread Jerry Richardson
Go is gone With Vivato's demise and now Go's that's two defunct AP systems we have to support in our Muni network. Gr __ Jerry Richardson airCloud Communications -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread reader
From the article: The big cable providers also want to target underserved areas, where there is only one broadband provider or the service isn't widely available. In those markets, companies would get incentives to build out next-generation services. The download speed that would qualify as

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread jp
I'm all for having someone else pay for expensive infrastructure, but I hope that if the feds go forward with something like this, it's done differently than the RUS system. It's easier to do business my way and pay a tiny bit more for money from a bank, than to do all the RUS planning and

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Mark Nash
I'm very tired of hearing your anti-government sentiment, Mark. Very tired. Over the years. Very, very tired of it. Mark Nash UnwiredWest 78 Centennial Loop Suite E Eugene, OR 97401 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax http://www.unwiredwest.com - Original Message - From:

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Josh Luthman
Let's keep personal conflicts off list and as professional as possible, please! On 12/31/08, Mark Nash markl...@uwol.net wrote: I'm very tired of hearing your anti-government sentiment, Mark. Very tired. Over the years. Very, very tired of it. Mark Nash UnwiredWest 78 Centennial Loop

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread reader
I'm very, very, very tired of absolute and total incompetence of government being given my money and used against the people's interest and for the interests of the rich, powerful, or elected. As should EVERYONE. Our nation faces very possible complete economic destruction and 100% of the

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Dennis Burgess - Linktechs.net
Mikrotik! :) -- * Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer WISPA Board Member - wispa.org http://www.wispa.org/ Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik WISP Support Services* *Office*: 314-735-0270 *Website*: http://www.linktechs.net http://www.linktechs.net/

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Jack Unger
*** Everybody brings JOY to this list. Some by entering, some by LEAVING *** rea...@muddyfrogwater.us wrote: I'm very, very, very pruned -- Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 Cisco Press Author - "Deploying License-Free

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Jerry Richardson
Are there FCC certificed cards to run at 5.2/5.4 with MT? __ Jerry Richardson airCloud Communications -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Burgess - Linktechs.net Sent:

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Brian Webster
Crossroads has shut things down for now due to money supply. Apparently with the banking crisis their banks have delayed releasing funds to them for deployment. My project for them was shut down back at the end of August. Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From:

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Blair Davis
This just begs for more info... 25 buildings fed from a single point. How many clients per building? what total bandwidth usage is expected? bandwidth per building? is this intended as a backhaul to the buildings, with wired service within the buildings? or are you trying to provide

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Blair Davis
I happen to agree with muddyfrog... I built my network with NO money from the gov. My 'competition' has taken gov money, lots of it One of them put up a $40K AP cluster, 900MHz, smack in the middle of a 900MHz PtP link I have, (running since 2001), and then complained to me when they had

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Alan Long
I will have 2 feeds going back to my peer point, and then 2 ap/feed points on the property to feed the buildings. I plan to have about 5 ap's collecting the buildings(so 5 cpe per ap). In each building will be indoor 2.4ghz ap's, serving 15 or so people per building.

[WISPA] OneConnectIP down

2008-12-31 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, It looks a like a large VoIP/ISP provider in the western US has gone out of business. OneConnectip (www.oneconnectip.com) is apparently in a legal battle with Qwest. However, Qwest has basically turned off most (if not all) of their services (over 100,000 DSL lines, backhauls, T1, DIA,

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Don Renner
Who is Crossroads? Having issues with RUS backed Open Range(wireless) and IBEC(BPL) in our areas. Don Renner -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Brian Webster Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:48 PM To: WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] OneConnectIP down

2008-12-31 Thread Larry A Weidig
Sounds like you now have New Years plans ;) Happy New Year to all on the list! Larry -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:14 PM To: isp-wirel...@isp-wireless.com;

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Blair Davis
I'd use MT on 5.3GHz with netstream. Depending on load, you could likely serve the 25 buildings with 2-3 MT ap's, or even a RouterBoard 600 with 2-3 radio cards. In tests, I've pushed over 50Mb/s thru 2 radio cards as netstream ap's on a RB600. And I'd use 5.2/5.3 because the power limits

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Josh Luthman
Dennis - I already beat you to the punch. Don't steal my glory :) The crossroads is FCC certified. On 12/31/08, Jerry Richardson jrichard...@aircloud.com wrote: Are there FCC certificed cards to run at 5.2/5.4 with MT? __ Jerry Richardson airCloud

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Jeff Broadwick
I'm not sure what you disagree with here Jack. Personally, I think the less government involvement the better. They will throw money at people who have spent money lobbying them (likely not the small/medium sized WISP). The money will be used poorly in many/most cases and the buildout will not

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Jack Unger
Jeff, I disagree (not with you but) with people who can do nothing but mindlessly condemn the government. The next time their house catches on fire they better forget all about calling the Fire Dept - after all, it's run by the government. When it snows they should stop expecting a snow plow

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Mark Nash
I can agree or disagree with you. My comment is that I'm tired of hearing about it. Create your own list with nothing but people like you and rant on that list. Mark Nash UnwiredWest 78 Centennial Loop Suite E Eugene, OR 97401 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax http://www.unwiredwest.com -

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Adam Goodman
How many customers on each cpe? Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2008, at 1:24 PM, Alan Long alan.l...@aerowire.net wrote: I am looking for a ptmp(ap/cpe) solution, 5.2/5.4/5.8 ghz, need to be able to support about 25 feeds into several ap's. Need it to be cheap, but work..Will have

Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow

2008-12-31 Thread Josh Luthman
Everyone, I apologize for bringing this up. On 12/31/08, Mark Nash markl...@uwol.net wrote: I can agree or disagree with you. My comment is that I'm tired of hearing about it. Create your own list with nothing but people like you and rant on that list. Mark Nash UnwiredWest 78 Centennial

Re: [WISPA] ptmp gear

2008-12-31 Thread Mike Delp
The RB52 Cards are FCC certified with the RB400 Series boards. They must be assembled as a unit by the company issuing the FCC label. Jeffcosoho.com has advertised this to the WISPA lists. Thanks Mike -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org

[WISPA] Yikes, No Happy New years for SkyWi

2008-12-31 Thread George Rogato
http://sev.prnewswire.com/internet-technology/20081231/LA5510531122008-1.html The network of SkyWi, Inc., New Mexico's largest independently owned and operated ISP, was shut down by Qwest, affecting tens of thousands of internet and phone customers among six states. Not sure if anyone seen

Re: [WISPA] Yikes, No Happy New years for SkyWi

2008-12-31 Thread Jack Unger
First Oneconnectip and now SkyWi in the same day? What is QWest's game plan here? George Rogato wrote: http://sev.prnewswire.com/internet-technology/20081231/LA5510531122008-1.html The network of SkyWi, Inc., New Mexico's largest independently owned and operated ISP, was shut down by Qwest

Re: [WISPA] Yikes, No Happy New years for SkyWi

2008-12-31 Thread George Rogato
-technology/20081231/LA5510531122008-1.html The network of SkyWi, Inc., New Mexico's largest independently owned and operated ISP, was shut down by Qwest, affecting tens of thousands of internet and phone customers among six states. Not sure if anyone seen this posted on the isp-wireless

Re: [WISPA] Yikes, No Happy New years for SkyWi

2008-12-31 Thread reader
@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 6:51 PM Subject: [WISPA] Yikes, No Happy New years for SkyWi http://sev.prnewswire.com/internet-technology/20081231/LA5510531122008-1.html The network of SkyWi, Inc., New Mexico's largest independently owned and operated ISP, was shut down by Qwest