Re: [WISPA] NetFlix Streaming Bandwidth Information

2008-11-27 Thread Adam Goodman
I oversubscribe 10/1. I try to keep it down to 30-35 subs per AP (mostly 900MHz=3mbps radios). Lets say I have only 2 streaming subs at any given time: 2x 2mbps = 4mbps. plus other regular traffic. The demand is only going to go up with time. Seems to me we need faster 900MHz radios if we want to

Re: [WISPA] Trango Apex

2008-11-27 Thread Tom DeReggi
I guess you could argue that it would be better for Trango to make them with an alignment PIN, to have them only be able to go on one way, to prevent mistakes. I guess you could also argue, taht teh waveguide should be labeled for alignment, so documentation was not needed. But technically to

Re: [WISPA] Trango Apex

2008-11-27 Thread Tom DeReggi
Daniel, Quick question, then my response... do all Apex's ship with the fiber port in them? I don't know, I don't work for Trango's shipping department. Logically Every item has a price, and I'm sure Sale people factor in or out that price, when giving someone a best custom quote to meet

[WISPA] Antenna question

2008-11-27 Thread Mike Hammett
As Tom noted... why can't manufacturers put hardware on their devices to attach them to a rope, lanyard, etc. for you to lift the item and secure it during installation? If not dedicated hardware, what about a hole to insert reusable hardware for this purpose? Cheap to implement, very useful

Re: [WISPA] WiMax delays?

2008-11-27 Thread Tom DeReggi
Daniel, My comment was primarilly based on a comparison to OEM boxes like (Mikrotik or any standard 802.11a mac). In my opinion, the Canopy does provide a near equivellent install experience, from the perspective of my previous comments, because it also has surveying ability. Originally,

Re: [WISPA] WiMax delays?

2008-11-27 Thread Tom DeReggi
Most importantly, 6 months later it is still working. 5 years later it is still working. Thats because you deploy in Rural America. Try comming to DC, and you'll have a different opinion. When I started 8 years ago, 50% of the available channels at half my cell sites were Toast at Verticle Pol