Once your users figure out they can watch their favorite shows or movies
online, your tune will change.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
From: Travis Johnson
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 2:45 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] 2nd Look @
20 MHz works now, why wouldn't it work later? Because the international
markets where WiMAX was designed for don't have that sort of capacity.
10 MHz doesn't add that much distance over 20 MHz in other systems.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
I'm not asking for a wireless solution that does 60 megs to each customer,
but I am asking for one that does more than the 2 vendors and other WISPs
want.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: Marlon
Once you figure out that physics is physics and that license-free
wireless frequencies will NEVER support fiber speeds no matter how much
you DEMAND from manufacturers then your tune will change...
Mike Hammett wrote:
Once your users figure out they can watch their favorite shows or movies
Once you figure out that physics is physics and that license-free
wireless frequencies will NEVER support fiber speeds no matter how much
you DEMAND from manufacturers then your tune will change...
Mike Hammett wrote:
Once your users figure out they can watch their favorite shows or movies
I can do it now with Mikrotik. I'm not sure how it doesn't work with WiMAX,
given all of its magic and high cost.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: Jack Unger jun...@ask-wi.com
Sent: Saturday,
hope
Mike Hammett wrote:
I can do it now with Mikrotik. I'm not sure how it doesn't work with WiMAX,
given all of its magic and high cost.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: "Jack Unger"
Hi Folks,
Help me understand what the FCC is doing..
They are approving low end 3.650 gear, PTP gear etc. A lot of this gear is
the spit and bailing wire type systems that are not spectrally efficient,
don't support GPS, and certainly don't coordinate or play nice with other
systems. I
I don't want to bug anyone especifically, but ... If we don't play by
the rules on part90 3.65,
We are at risk of 1- being fined, 2- giving negative feedback to FCC
which gives more power to License users that are always against us
(Unlicensed - Lite License users)
To operate on 3.65 you MUST
Well it seems
Also, GPS sync its not the same on all the systems, take for instance
Airspan, their FCC certified Micromax AP for 3.65 would not allow
channel reuse even with gps ... I would just help cochannel issues
between Aps ... So how do you plan for a big cell network with limited
GPS and
We already have this happening... and we cap them at 128k and then
call and tell them our service does not support this. if you continue,
we will terminate your service. Most people are OK with that.
I'm not going to provide them a 2meg connection for them to use 24x7 for
$49.95/month when it
Those of you that are paying $50/Mbps, what is keeping you from
building your own backhaul to cheaper bandwidth (wireless, dark fiber,
etc.)? It seems to me that this would be a major consideration in the
business plan as this is a big MRC. Don't wait for someone to bring you
cheap
Between towers we have AN50s. They were at least $6,000 when they were put
up - I'm sure it took months for that ROI but the worst part is the upkeep.
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
Probably not Mike.
But the FCC DID leave the rules wide open. My belief is that they wanted to
see what kind of creative interference avoidance mechanisms the
manufacturers could create.
If you believe that the new equipment is really bad, you might try pointing
out that it'll be impossible
Thats what I see happening, older customers that never even knew how to
find youtube , never mind understnd or use P2P, are now doing the
netflix and dish on demand.
I'm seeing a growing number of people using those products now.
Kinda scary in some ways.
George
Mike Hammett wrote:
Once your
It's the economies of it all in so many places.
Many areas will require the construction of 100+ foot towers. At what, $10
to $20k per tower (complete install), even for a small one that won't hold
many antennas.
Then there are hills, mountains, permitting issues etc.
I know I can get a
Personally I think it's great! I see the day when everyone tells Dish and
Direct to take a flying leap. They'll stop paying for the shows that they
not only don't watch but don't even want to support (anyone seen how screwed
up MTV is now?). They'll just pay a few pennies per show and watch
Hi All,
I just got a notice that Quickbooks is going to REQUIRE an upgrade in order
to continue to keep sending out bills via email. And we have all of 1 month
or so to get it done I HATE Intuit and would like to replace them.
Here's the work flow in our office.
New customer calls in.
A few areas it's just not available.
The rest... lack of knowledge of what's in the area and how to get at it.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: Harold Bledsoe hbled...@deliberant.net
Sent:
Hi Marlon,
In no particular order, here's a list of some of the more popular ISP/WISP
billing packages that we see in the market
Platypus/Tucows
PowerCode
Rodopi
BillMax
Freeside
Emerald / IEA Software
Every package has their strengths and weaknesses -- ultimately, it comes down
to personal
Well you either use freeside at no cost but you pay for the programming,
someone on this list is an expert freeside programmer by the way, or you
use Platypus which is not free but needs less programing.
There are others like Platypus, billmax rodolphi etc.
You may want to search the archives.
Thanks Charles.
I've heard of most of those, and a few more, but haven't talked to many
people that use the. I probably know Freeside the best because that's what
Matt Larsen uses. He's showed me some of what he's doing (customer
monitoring etc.) with it and I'm very impressed. But he's
Have to pay for tower space and colo charges and possibly cross
connect fees and after that your router and bandwidth come from
another city
That coupled with the most important ingredient of your business now
with less reliability than local fiber and more jitter and latency
Scott Carullo
http://intrameta.com/ They are a vendor member and good guys. I've talked
to them (David Wilson got us hooked up) quite a bit. It sounds like they
have a nice system. But the costs are higher than I can justify at this
point and last I talked to them they didn't have a billing mechanism in
Grin. I know that this has come up from time to time. I'm after current
info and thoughts.
laters,
marlon
- Original Message -
From: George Rogato wi...@oregonfast.net
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] ISP
Here's a thought, been using Platypus for years, supports my isp very well.
I'm happy.
Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
Grin. I know that this has come up from time to time. I'm after current
info and thoughts.
laters,
marlon
- Original Message -
From: George Rogato
Someone once asked me what was in their area, so I looked. There were I'm
recalling at least 4 major international carriers right in their town
must have been a landing station. It pays to know what's in your area. ;-)
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
As for merchant services, we have a very nice system in place through our
local bank. We're quite happy with it and we're getting very good rates.
Good for you
Remember, credit card rates are all based upon fraud risk (e.g., a swiped
card has a lower transaction rate than a phone order /
Where did you look?
Mike Hammett wrote:
Someone once asked me what was in their area, so I looked. There were I'm
recalling at least 4 major international carriers right in their town
must have been a landing station. It pays to know what's in your area. ;-)
-
Mike Hammett
OK, what are the rates you get people?
We're at 2 or 3% last time I looked.
Most companies wanted 4% or more, so I didn't move from our old win95 based
system until a year or two ago.
marlon
- Original Message -
From: Charles Wu c...@cticonnect.com
To: WISPA General List
Charles,
I would love to live in the world you describe here. :)
Bandwidth cost dwarfs credit card processing cost where I live. It also
seems very optimistic to put 1000 customers on a 20mb link. At best, I
would think that if they are consuming ~20mbps, that you should have at
least twice
Blair,
You must be reading my mind! Your post fits my scenario perfectly.
-RickG
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Blair Davis the...@wmwisp.net wrote:
Some simple numbers...
$1700/month for 10Mbits. Much better than the $600 per 1.54Mbit I was
paying out here.
1Mbit per Netflix or IPTV
George,
Sounds great and mus be nice but there are no facilities in the boondocks!
-RickG
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:15 PM, George Rogato wi...@oregonfast.netwrote:
Kinda high
If you are lucky and you have access to fiber consider this
Cogent, if you buy a GigE port and commit to 200 megs,
Yeah I realize that. We're luycky that Boneville and Williams did a big
fiber deal many years ago that put fiber all across the North West..
Still is not easy to get access, the transport costs are quite high, but
it's possible.
maybe some of the emp[hasis on the broadband stimulus money ought
Agreed we have a tad more than a 1000 wireless subs and we hit our cap
nightly @ 30megs. And I try like hell to avoid the power users.
J. Vogel wrote:
Charles,
I would love to live in the world you describe here. :)
Bandwidth cost dwarfs credit card processing cost where I live. It
Thats what I'm hoping for. Otherwise, a 10x10 fiber from TimeWarner for
$1800 is considered an upgrade in these parts!
-RickG
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 12:24 PM, George Rogato wi...@oregonfast.netwrote:
Yeah I realize that. We're luycky that Boneville and Williams did a big
fiber deal many years
Co$t! 35 miles as a crow flys to the nearest fiber facility. Worse yet, only
one major provider there and they are expensive. -RickG
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Harold Bledsoe hbled...@deliberant.netwrote:
Those of you that are paying $50/Mbps, what is keeping you from
building your own
We're in total agreement there. I keep getting asked by my customers what
the stimulus plan will do for our area - I chuckle and say let's hope for
capacity to come our way. Of course, I dont really believe it
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 12:36 PM, George Rogato wi...@oregonfast.netwrote:
Rick
What version of QB are you using now?
Frank Muto
- Original Message -
From: Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Cc: memb...@wispa.org; Odessa Office 509-982-2181 off...@odessaoffice.com
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:51 AM
Subject:
In my neck of the woods there is no dark fiber for rent, and I'm 185 miles
from the nearest fiber facility.
We have to backhaul a DS3 nearly 50 miles, then cross connect it into Qwest
land from CenturyTel land into the qwest ATM cloud.
THEN I have a fat UBR pipe to a Tier 2. I have no other
Marlon,
I looked at Intrameta and PowerCode and chose PowerCode for bang for buck.
You really should look at them. It has its faults, but it's like a drug
that we can't do without. It handles alot for us.
Do a demo one day and check it out.
Mark Nash
UnwiredWest
78 Centennial Loop, Suite E
What you need Rick, is one of these bad boys:
http://www.directionaldrills.com/imageview.php?product=251
Then all you have to do is drill your way past the incumbant.
(this is supposed to be humorous)
RickG wrote:
Co$t! 35 miles as a crow flys to the nearest fiber facility. Worse yet, only
We just got activated yesterday. We used Authorize.Net / Chase processing.
The rates were better w/IP-Pay and we get better reporting from it. It
would take Authorize.Net 3 days from now to show transactions that we did
today, regardless of business day. IP-Pay has a real-time option where
It is 60 ish miles away, but Eugene has Electric Lightwave, 360 networks,
Global Crossing, Level3 (they may even have fiber in your town).
-
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: George Rogato
Butch Evans and Jeremy Davis are getting me set up with Freeside
(partly because quickbooks did the same thing to me). I am not using
it yet, but I sure do like that for X per hour I can say, "Hey Jeremy,
make freeside do this, and he says ok".
Brian
Mark Nash wrote:
Marlon,
I looked at
Marlon,
I got a notice like that from Quickbooks maybe 6 months ago. I irked me
because I didn't want them to be able to force me to upgrade when my
2004 edition was doing just fine.
I started using the following workaround.
1. Rather than emailing invoices directly from QB via their email
That may work for a smaller amount of customers, but when dealing with a
significant amount of customers that can not be
cost/time efficient thing to do.
Frank
- Original Message -
From: Jack Unger jun...@ask-wi.com
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Saturday, March
06 pro I think.
marlon
- Original Message -
From: Frank Muto frank.m...@secureemailplus.com
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] ISP billing/management software.
What version of QB are you using now?
Frank Muto
You guys should read the threads on the Moto list. Lot of people tired
of the way the company is doing it's customers. And tired of testing
beta software full of bugs with every release. This includes us. A
Powercode customer of 2 years.
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 21, 2009, at 11:54 AM,
Thanks for the suggestion Jack. I don't think that would work very well for
500 to 600 invoices that all come out on the same day every month
marlon
- Original Message -
From: Jack Unger jun...@ask-wi.com
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009
I knew of NOANET, but their network map is hard to find.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: George Rogato wi...@oregonfast.net
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:39 PM
To: WISPA General List
Well, that could make for a long day. :)
Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion Jack. I don't think that would work very well for
500 to 600 invoices that all come out on the same day every month
marlon
- Original Message -
From: "Jack Unger"
Because it's 200+ miles away and crosses state lines. It would be at
least 10 hops. Tower space is roughly $250/month around here so
that's $2,500 per month just for the towers... then you have
maintenance, equipment cost ($100k) and it would only save me about
$1,000 per month.
Travis
LOL! I'd like to use it on their CO :)
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 1:04 PM, George Rogato wi...@oregonfast.net wrote:
What you need Rick, is one of these bad boys:
http://www.directionaldrills.com/imageview.php?product=251
Then all you have to do is drill your way past the incumbant.
(this is
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