Re: [WISPA] Ma Bell's About Face On Muni-WiFi

2006-08-30 Thread John Scrivner
Many WISPs have been too busy trashing the Muni-WiFi concept to look at the opportunities. Who can blame AT&T for taking advantage when most WISPs turned up their noses. It is not too late for WISPs to get a foothold in the Muni-WiFi arena if they try. Turning up their noses at the idea will no

Re: [WISPA] Muni wireless recruitment

2006-08-28 Thread John Scrivner
bad thing for a WISP and in fact can be a good opportunity if they become part of the effort early on and stave off the competitive approach many communities have opted to take.. Scriv Matt Liotta wrote: John Scrivner wrote: I have not been contacted and really have never heard what you are

Re: [WISPA] Muni wireless recruitment

2006-08-28 Thread John Scrivner
Replies inline: Matt Liotta wrote: All, I have been hearing reports about problems at the various muni wireless network deployments. More recently, I have heard a number of local hams have been contacted by recruiters looking for help with problem muni wireless networks. Has anyone on the l

[WISPA] Shielded Cat 5

2006-08-28 Thread John Scrivner
I am sure it has been asked before but... I need a good source for shielded Cat 5 (with a drain wire). Can you tell me who to call and what the price is per 1000'? I think we paid some ridiculous amount for it recently. What's the best you have seen and who has it? Thanks guys, Scriv George

Re: [WISPA] Frequency Question

2006-08-24 Thread John Scrivner
The Military only for now. We will be able to under certain conditions if the NTIA would ever release the reference standard for developing testing of DFS and TPC for 5.4 to 5.7 GHz equipment certification. Many hardware manufacturers have equipment ready once a testing standard is released. S

Re: [WISPA] WHY? ----- ooops!!!!

2006-08-24 Thread John Scrivner
I still think we need to keep this discussion going for a bit. I have a question for you guys. Which do you think is better for all concerned. Do you think we should portray a false sense of security and anonymity? Do you think we should tell our customers, "Hey do whatever you want online, nob

Re: [WISPA] WHY?

2006-08-23 Thread John Scrivner
Sam Tetherow wrote: Given what the article cites I don't see it being a severe burden on a small ISP. All that I see mentioned in the article is the ability to track what IP belongs to what customer over a period of time. If you can't track that on your network, how do you manage to trouble

Re: [WISPA] Sometimes you just need to know you know

2006-08-21 Thread John Scrivner
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-RBL-Warning: SPAMHEADERS: This E-mail has headers consistent with spam [480e]. X-Declude-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [66.232.162.254] X-Declude-Spoolname: Da3b364a000325

Re: [WISPA] roll your own radios..

2006-08-19 Thread John Scrivner
Harold, One more question for you on your APs. I see they support WPA, WPA2 TKIP and AES as well as WDS. Can you tell me if your radios will support WPA and WPA2 over WDS? Many radios support one or the other (WPA / WDS) but not both at the same time. I will be needing both at once for my hotsp

Re: [WISPA] roll your own radios..

2006-08-19 Thread John Scrivner
. Thank you, John Scrivner PS. Is Deliberant thinking of joining WISPA? If you need help with your decision feel free to hit me offlist. Harold Bledsoe wrote: The one thing I would note about many of the "roll your own" systems is that typically they consist of a certified module

Re: [WISPA] roll your own radios..

2006-08-18 Thread John Scrivner
or used? jack John Scrivner wrote: The rules state that any radio / antenna combination has to either be a certified system or that a substitute antenna used would have to meet the same specs as one used for certification in a system. Many think that this means "anything goes&

Re: [WISPA] roll your own radios..

2006-08-18 Thread John Scrivner
The rules state that any radio / antenna combination has to either be a certified system or that a substitute antenna used would have to meet the same specs as one used for certification in a system. Many think that this means "anything goes". The truth is that there are almost certainly a good

Re: [WISPA] Routerboard 532 and NStreme2

2006-08-17 Thread John Scrivner
Thank you Matt. I am glad you took this one. I would have said the exact same things you did if I was that good with words. I absolutely agree with everything you said here. :-) Scriv Matt Larsen - Lists wrote: Calm down kids!! First of all to JohnnyO - you need to spend a lot more time pr

Re: [WISPA] DirecTV, EchoStar reduce bidding in wireless sale

2006-08-17 Thread John Scrivner
The answer is base station licenses for those who need / want spectrum with interference protection and higher power. With this model you could apply for a base station license (in other words 1 tower location worth of spectrum in one geographic area), pay an annual fee and have exclusive use

Re: [WISPA] 900 mhz AMS system

2006-08-16 Thread John Scrivner
Try flipping polarities of one of the systems if possible. If they use point to point yagis, as I have seen often, then setting the water company to a different polarity to you should be a simple fix. How wide (in megahertz) is the bandwidth of their system? How wide is yours? I know Waverider

Re: [WISPA] Welcome Alvarion to WISPA - Our Newest Vendor Member

2006-08-11 Thread John Scrivner
look forward to the work we will all do together to make this industry better. WISPA has a stronger foundation now with you and Alvarion being part of the effort and we appreciate your support very much. Your friend, John Scrivner Patrick Leary wrote: Thanks John, Rick, Matt, Marlon, et al

Re: [WISPA] Durbin Bill Follow-Up.

2006-08-11 Thread John Scrivner
I never read the whole language of the bill. Does anyone have a link to it? If that language exists then let me be the first to beat up on him over this. Why is it we see press releases from politicians but rarely a link to the language of their proposed legislation? Scriv Marlon K. Schafer (

[WISPA] Welcome Alvarion to WISPA - Our Newest Vendor Member

2006-08-10 Thread John Scrivner
We are proud to announce that Alvarion has joined WISPA as our newest vendor member. Alvarion has been key in the development of the operations of many WISPs over the years. Alvarion is considered by many to be the premier solution for WISP operations and we welcome them to WISPA as a vendor me

Re: [WISPA] [Fwd: Durbin introduces bill toencouragehighspeedinternet access in rural areas]

2006-08-09 Thread John Scrivner
Let me be clear. I would rather the government stay out of broadband altogether. I honestly mean that. I think it is a shame that our government gets involved in as many things involving broadband as they do. The trouble is that they will not stay out of our business. So the next thing we have

Re: [WISPA] [Fwd: Durbin introduces bill to encourage high speed internet access in rural areas]

2006-08-08 Thread John Scrivner
cynical in my old age. Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam

[WISPA] Another Attaboy

2006-08-07 Thread John Scrivner
Nice job on the website Matt Larsen. You rock man! Especially when you are playing bass guitar! :-) Scriv begin:vcard fn:John Scrivner n:Scrivner;John org:Mt. Vernon. Net, Inc. adr;dom:PO Box 1582;;1 Dr Park Road Suite H1;Mt. Vernon;Il;62864 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:President tel;wo

[WISPA] What can broadband do for us?

2006-08-07 Thread John Scrivner
internet that EVERYONE can get) is going to create 61,000 jobs per year for the next 20 years? If it will create jobs from people doing more online, then it will decrease jobs from the brick and mortar businesses going out of business. Am I missing something? Travis Microserv John Scrivner wrote

[WISPA] [Fwd: Durbin introduces bill to encourage high speed internet access in rural areas]

2006-08-07 Thread John Scrivner
This is the US Senator in my district in Illinois. It looks like he has been reading my emails maybe. :-) At least he is getting parts of what I have been saying. Scriv *DURBIN INTRODUCES BILL TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS IN RURAL AREAS * Friday, August 4, 2006 [WASHINGTON, DC]

Re: [WISPA] Optivon & Sago

2006-08-04 Thread John Scrivner
Peter, Thank you for passing along this success story for Optivon. They recently joined WISPA as a vendor member. I am glad to see that their belief in partnering with WISPs to use WISP platforms for delivery of VOIP is baring fruit. Thanks again Peter. John Scrivner Peter R. wrote

Re: [WISPA] Outgrowing your AP

2006-08-03 Thread John Scrivner
I am assuming 2.4 GHz WiFi access? If that is the case then use two 90 degree sectors overlooking the same coverage area. I would try to place some vertical or horizontal displacement between the antennas if at all possible to eliminate any noise introduction between APs. (This displacement is

Re: [WISPA] fiber connection for bridgewave

2006-08-01 Thread John Scrivner
http://www.panduit.com/ Find your nearest dealer or become a dealer. They train you for free. Less than $500 worth of tools and you can terminate fiber forever with low-cost easy to use parts. Why pay someone to come and put ends on your fiber when you can do it yourself? I figured it out whic

Re: [WISPA] 2150-2162 AND 2500-2690

2006-08-01 Thread John Scrivner
From what I read all they did was grant the WCAI the right to write a longer statement than is normally allowed. This is not an award of any significance that I can see.. Scriv Peter R. wrote: AMENDMENT OF PARTS 1, 21, 73, 74 AND 101 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF F

Re: [WISPA] Field Techs & Non-Standard Installations

2006-07-20 Thread John Scrivner
Dori, Please send a copy of MVN's Wireless Subscriber Agreement to [EMAIL PROTECTED] That address is only paid WISPA Principle Members. I want to make it clear to all of you that I am sharing this only as a reference of what I am doing. I do not warranty the use of this document in any way. I

[WISPA] Chat List

2006-07-17 Thread John Scrivner
I have seen some degradation of the content of the WISPA list server of late. A little humor and off topic chatter is ok but we probably need to improve our signal to noise ratio just a little bit guys please. Let's all step up the level of professionalism required to keep the list a vital part

[WISPA] New WISPA Vendor Member

2006-07-13 Thread John Scrivner
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce a new WISPA Vendor Member to our organization. Optivon has paid their dues and has made it official. They want to work with all of the WISP industry and help support our efforts through WISPA. I am sure I speak for us all in welcoming them to

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Woodstock

2006-07-13 Thread John Scrivner
I will plan on bringing my drums down I reckon. What about you Larsen? You bringing your bass guitar? Any guitar players out there who know how to rock-n-roll? When is this shindig? Is there a webpage for it? Let's rock! :-) Scriv Mac Dearman wrote: Very Good!! We are gonna have a blowout.

[WISPA] Message from Alex Huppenthal

2006-07-13 Thread John Scrivner
For some reason Alex is having trouble posting to the WISPA General List so here is what he was trying to send: Alex wrote, I aon't write for this list any longer, but thought I'd drop in some thoughts that may be useful to you. Perhaps useful to those of you who are just getting into being

[WISPA] Nortel Box for Failover Broadband Connection

2006-07-10 Thread John Scrivner
Someone had suggested that a Nortel router could be used to provide failover between two broadband connections. Can you please help me? We bought one of these boxes and now my sysadmin tells me we have no ability to use this box because Nortel will not give us access to the configuration softwa

Re: [WISPA] EarthLink Unwires Anaheim, Announces Wholesale Program

2006-07-05 Thread John Scrivner
Can you tell us how this network is structured? How many Tropos units per backhaul radio are used? What platform is used for backhaul? Is it 5, 2.4 or 900 for backhaul? How is the performance of this network? Anything else you can share is appreciated. Scriv Anthony Will wrote: Im in MN wher

[WISPA] Thanks to Butch Evans

2006-07-03 Thread John Scrivner
I just wanted to send out my personal thanks to Butch Evans for taking the positive step of asking how to advertise on the WISPA lists and then actually following through and paying as he did. We have seen many attempts by distributors, vendors, etc. to use WISPA resources to their advantage in

[WISPA] US MikroTik Certification training class St Louis, MO July 30-Aug 3rd

2006-07-03 Thread John Scrivner
*** This is a paid advertisement which has been approved by the WISPA Board of Directors.*** WISP-Training.com will be doing a 4-day training session covering Mikrotik's RouterOS software. This training session will be held in St. Louis, MO on Jul 31-Aug 3. Find out more at http://www.wisp-r

[WISPA] US MikroTik Certification training class St Louis, MO July 30-Aug 3rd.

2006-07-03 Thread John Scrivner
*** This is a paid advertisement which has been approved by the WISPA Board of Directors.*** WISP-Training.com will be doing a 4-day training session covering Mikrotik's RouterOS software. This training session will be held in St. Louis, MO on Jul 31-Aug 3. Find out more at http://www.wisp-ro

Re: [WISPA] Critical Time for White Spaces

2006-06-23 Thread John Scrivner
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 4:14 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Critical Time for White Spaces I guess I will answer my own post again. Am I the only guy who called these Senators after

Re: [WISPA] Critical Time for White Spaces

2006-06-23 Thread John Scrivner
I guess I will answer my own post again. Am I the only guy who called these Senators after we all put together the list of every member of the US Senate Commerce Committee and their phone numbers? You can lead a horse to water... Scriv John Scrivner wrote: Sorry to answer my own post but I

Re: [WISPA] Critical Time for White Spaces

2006-06-22 Thread John Scrivner
channels for unlicensed broadband use then you better act now or forever hate trees. :-) Scriv John Scrivner wrote: Please read this note from our friend Frannie from Free Press. She needs our help right away! We need to call these Senators. Scriv Hi John and Marlon, We have a crucial vote this

Re: [WISPA] Talking Point: Broadband Scandal book

2006-06-21 Thread John Scrivner
If you work with your Muni (many of us do) then it can be your life blood in some cases. We do not use local tax dollars but we do use water towers, we connect the police departments to cop cars and fire departments to each other. Stuff like this IS the promise of Muni BB and it is a great wa

Re: [WISPA] Talking Point: Broadband Scandal book

2006-06-21 Thread John Scrivner
Check this out. We net'd an increase in dialup over the last week of plus 2 dialup customers. That's right folks. In this day and age in the summer time no less. We added more dialup than we turned off. I can't believe it but I am not going to turn them away for sure. Dialup still pays a bunch

[WISPA] Critical Time for White Spaces

2006-06-21 Thread John Scrivner
Please read this note from our friend Frannie from Free Press. She needs our help right away! We need to call these Senators. Scriv Hi John and Marlon, We have a crucial vote this week in the Senate Commerce Committee. The Committee will vote on the telecom bill (S.2686) - it's not a good bill

Re: [WISPA] BreezeACCESS VL news - 750% VoIP improvement

2006-06-16 Thread John Scrivner
Can you give more details on the versions that require a license key? What will they cost? What features will they have specifically? What is FIPS 197? Could this FIPS 197 service allow for service to medical facilities also? I would like to be able to approach the hospitals, doctor's offices,

Re: [WISPA] OT: about 70Mbps for under $6K

2006-06-16 Thread John Scrivner
It is not a question of how many customers will want this MTU adjustment feature. Setting MTU size should be elementary for your firmware guys. It is an option in any open embedded OS I have seen for wireless management. I have seen MTU size options on $100 APs. MTU size is something that is c

Re: [WISPA] Re: 1st draft Spectrum Sharing Test-bed 06-89.doc

2006-06-16 Thread John Scrivner
- Original Message - From: "Ken DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 9

Re: Wierd ... was [WISPA] 3650 equipment

2006-06-13 Thread John Scrivner
It is not a clock issue. All the messages that were sent with old dates were already delivered previously. These are duplicate messages. Scriv David E. Smith wrote: Gino A. Villarini wrote: I ogt them too... I peeked at the headers (sorry, that's my schtick) and while the Date: hea

Re: [WISPA] looking for a device

2006-06-09 Thread John Scrivner
ps5207/products_feature_ guid e09186a00801f0f4a.html -Charles --- CWLab Technology Architects http://www.cwlab.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 8:39 A

Re: [WISPA] looking for a device

2006-06-09 Thread John Scrivner
ck Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband & Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Office 260-307-4000 Cell 260-918-4340 VoIP www.oibw.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 9:39 AM To: WI

Re: [WISPA] looking for a device

2006-06-09 Thread John Scrivner
Can you or someone explain what double VLAN is? I have never heard of such a thing. How can it be used to help us? Thanks, Scriv Yo may want to look at Alvarion. Alvarion does support VLAN. new Firmware4 supports double VLAN also. Alvarion used to have one model that was designed to have a se

Re: [WISPA] Join WISPA?

2006-06-06 Thread John Scrivner
There is a Principle Member's list which is made up of WISP operators who have paid for Principle Membership. That list is [EMAIL PROTECTED] We only have a couple of Associate members so have not made up a list just for paid Associate members yet. We are considering other list resources for dif

Re: [WISPA] Towers and the Law

2006-06-01 Thread John Scrivner
The plan for any reasonable mesh design calls for mounting mesh nodes on street light poles with utility company pole attachment agreements and right of way access from municipalities. OTARD has nothing to do with that. Scriv Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: Ever wonder what kind of ra

[WISPA] Refunds for customers

2006-06-01 Thread John Scrivner
We give refunds. It is the best advertising you can do for yourself. We get customers from word of mouth and from people who come back to us after trying some other ISP who they thought might be cheaper and/or better only to find they were treated badly. We even have folks come back to us for d

Re: [WISPA] Returns to Hyperlinktech.com is it possible?

2006-05-31 Thread John Scrivner
I will pass along these final thoughts I have on the issues I had with Hyperlink. First of all I do not unduly burden my vendors and I pay for problems that I bring on myself. I also pay for support from vendors that I feel is beyond normal pre-sales support. The situation I had with them for t

Re: [WISPA] This is HUGE!

2006-05-31 Thread John Scrivner
y the real picture gets disclosed. I wish WISPs really did have 8% of the market. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday

Re: [WISPA] Hyperlinktech.com

2006-05-30 Thread John Scrivner
We were banned from doing business with them because we requested a return once. Not kidding. Scriv Rudolph Worrell wrote: Can someone give me their honest opinion about doing business with www.hyperlinktech.com. They seem to have a great deal of antennas and cable but I am not sure they ar

Re: [WISPA] This is HUGE!

2006-05-30 Thread John Scrivner
minds me...where is that 5.4 GHz band!) :-) Scriv Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:31 PM Subject: R

Re: [WISPA] This is HUGE!

2006-05-30 Thread John Scrivner
for once it is nice to see us represented in some statistically important degree. I am not really that concerned about the exact number of customers. It is just nice to see us making the report in some meaningful way. Scriv David E. Smith wrote: John Scrivner wrote: Check this out from the

[WISPA] This is HUGE!

2006-05-30 Thread John Scrivner
Check this out from the Pew report. It appears that fixed wireless is much bigger than what even I thought. According to this report 8% of all broadband connections in the US are delivered via fixed broadband wireless. That means you guys! Woo Hoo! Scriv -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wi

Re: [WISPA] Middle Class Spectrum Policy

2006-05-29 Thread John Scrivner
Replies inline: Patrick Leary wrote: I favor substantial use rules and also agree in rejecting squatters rights. A method of issuing licenses I like is the following: 1. licenses are broken up into regional and local. Why not license by base station? Then a provider cannot ignore under-ser

[WISPA] Middle Class Spectrum Policy was:3650 equipment

2006-05-27 Thread John Scrivner
spectrum policy would reflect at least the spirit of the policy as outlined above. Do we want to continue to allow policy to happen around us or do we want to start building policy that is forward thinking enough to empower us all? John Scrivner PS. If you are reading this and you have not pa

Re: [WISPA] 3650 equipment

2006-05-24 Thread John Scrivner
WISPA works to make sure that when government decides they will be taking a role in our industry that they do so without harming us. You cannot lobby anonymously. You CAN stand and be counted or hide and cower under a rock in obscurity. If you are one of the rock dwellers I am sure you are not

Re: [WISPA] Re: [TowerTalk] [WISPA FCC] OT??? High power 2.4 GHz ruleschange

2006-05-21 Thread John Scrivner
rm WISP's it is also possible that it could happen by chance. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com> -Original Message- From: John Scrivner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:11 PM To: Dan Hammill Cc: wireless@wis

[WISPA] Re: [TowerTalk] [WISPA FCC] OT??? High power 2.4 GHz rules change

2006-05-21 Thread John Scrivner
your gun. Good bye, John Scrivner -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] WISPA Promotional Marketiing Committee membership openings

2006-05-14 Thread John Scrivner
industry and I applaud those of you who agree to help. Kindest regards, John Scrivner George Rogato wrote: To All WISPA Members The WISPA Board of Directors, during the March Board of Directors meeting, created the WISPA Promotional Marketing Committee to promote it's WISPA Members, WISP

[WISPA] 900 MHz Under Attack

2006-05-12 Thread John Scrivner
es will not do the job.. The unlicensed 900 MHz technology we are using is an absolute necessity in making rural broadband options available today in all of the United States. John Scrivner President Mt. Vernon. Net, Inc. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://

[WISPA] Re: internet access for Katrina/Rita survivors

2006-05-02 Thread John Scrivner
bless you and your efforts, John Scrivner -- Original Message -- From: "David Maddox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 14:03:00 -0500 >Dear Mr. Scrivner, > >My name is David Maddox and I am an AmeriCorps member volunte

[WISPA] [Fwd: Fw: High Speed Internet in Rural Areas]

2006-04-19 Thread John Scrivner
Does anyone out there serve rural Carbondale, Illinois? If you do then I have a potential client for you. Let me know. Thanks, Scriv begin:vcard fn:John Scrivner n:Scrivner;John org:Mt. Vernon. Net, Inc. adr;dom:PO Box 1582;;1 Dr Park Road Suite H1;Mt. Vernon;Il;62864 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [WISPA] The Mikrotik "Advertisement" Feature

2006-04-18 Thread John Scrivner
I know this would be a bunch of work but can you either send us some screen shots of this in action or possibly give a public address to the hotspot side so we can see what this feature looks like in action? I would really like to see the ad feature running and I am having trouble visualizing e

Re: [WISPA] Anybody played with this gear?

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
making the call to get the same data. Scriv John Scrivner wrote: I just called them. They are asking $732.00 each for these units. They are not an integrated antenna and radio as I first thought. They have an external N connector on them. The guy I spoke with said that the FCC certs are pending

Re: [WISPA] ISPCON

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
I am planning to attend. Scriv Peter R. wrote: Is anyone attending ISPCON in Baltimore next month? -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

[WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
Marlon has been asking us for a while to give him feedback on Universal Service. We have not helped him as much as we should have. He asked for input from the WISPA membership originally. I am asking everyone, members or not, if you can help. Marlon has been asked by a member of the House Comme

Re: [WISPA] Quick note of hello

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
Jeff, I read Patrick's post before yours. I am also glad to see you here. WISPA has been working hard to gain access to spectrum and better regulatory issues for our industry. We have seen some real successes. We still have a long way to go but the WISP industry has been making great gains towa

Re: [WISPA] Quick note of hello

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
Hello Patrick, welcome back. For some of you folks who are new to this list or wireless, Patrick has been a big friend to the fixed broadband wireless industry for many years. Patrick formerly held the position of "Chief Evangelist" for Alvarion before accepting his promotion to Vice President

[WISPA] [Fwd: Illinois' broadband gap squeezes small business from Crain's]

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
Can someone in the Chicago area please serve this guy? If you get him a wireless connection please let me know and I will have a press release prepared and sent out. Thanks, Scriv PS. If you are in Illinois and have not done so yet, please join the [EMAIL PROTECTED] email list server for Illin

Re: [WISPA] Anybody played with this gear?

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
I just called them. They are asking $732.00 each for these units. They are not an integrated antenna and radio as I first thought. They have an external N connector on them. The guy I spoke with said that the FCC certs are pending approval and that the unit is being tested for approval now. I

Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
Wireless Broadband Systems www.wbisp.com 781-566-2053 ext 6201 1-888-wbsystem (888) 927-9783 [EMAIL PROTECTED] support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:58 AM To: WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP

2006-04-16 Thread John Scrivner
hasing at neofast dot net Fast Internet, NO WIRES! - - Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 10:58 PM Subject: Re

Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP

2006-04-15 Thread John Scrivner
but it doesn't mean they don't exist. Saying we're "niche" and not "mainstream" and there is some division is a real strech. Brad - Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tues

Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP

2006-04-13 Thread John Scrivner
Steve said: >You've finally come around to this view John, and you'll discover that you have a lot of company in > that view - which isn't (widely) represented on this list or necessarily within WISPA. I did not "finally come around" Steve. For the record, I wanted VL at the time I bought

Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP

2006-04-11 Thread John Scrivner
I decided to do some reading on the term "carrier-grade" and have found the following to be what is considered a definition in relation to our industry. One random source on the web refers to this as, "A term that implies a system that is designed to have increased availability and timeliness

Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP

2006-04-11 Thread John Scrivner
I sure thought I saw certs once on their site. I guess maybe you could call them and ask for the URL to their FCC certs? If you see this then passing those along here would sure be nice. Thanks, Scriv Jason Wallace wrote: John Scrivner: " Sadly the best Wifi solutions available do not

Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP

2006-04-11 Thread John Scrivner
port. We need more paid members if we are to have more influence and credibility in making policy that helps our industry. Best of luck, John Scrivner I want to keep interferance to a minimum, as well as control costs. My environment includes lots of desert, and single story buildin

Re: [Fwd: RE: [WISPA] TV spectrum]

2006-04-09 Thread John Scrivner
I do not have the link to the proceeding but t is known as 04-186 and a quick Google should get you to it. It is on the FCC.gov website someplace. Anyone have a link to it? The power limits are spelled out there I believe. The public process on 04-186 is complete now. We will have what we have

Re: [Fwd: RE: [WISPA] TV spectrum]

2006-04-08 Thread John Scrivner
many tasks. They’re also upgradeable to run on our cellular telemetry system." Apologies to all, Dawn DiPietro John Scrivner wrote: We have a problem. It appears the press release we read earlier was wrong. Attached is the exact language of the bill. It is asking for ALL t

[WISPA] Error in Press Release

2006-04-07 Thread John Scrivner
eption of" 608 to 614 MHz. This is a COMPLETELY different meaning than what is portrayed in your press release and has caused a great deal of misinformation about this bill. PLEASE correct this so others do not make the same mistake. With regrets, John Scrivner -- WISPA Wireless List

[Fwd: RE: [WISPA] TV spectrum]

2006-04-07 Thread John Scrivner
) *From:* John Scrivner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Fri 07/04/2006 15:07 *To:* Frannie Wellings *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] TV spectrum I need a copy of this bill right away. Scriv Frannie Wellings wrote: > Hey John, > > The Inslee bill is a

Re: [WISPA] Strange problem after AP upgrade (at my wits end)

2006-04-06 Thread John Scrivner
Try different radios and/or system OS. You could run Mikrotik or Star OS on the board for little money. If it is not a motherboard issue then I think there is something that the OS or radios do not like specific to that location. Scriv rabbtux rabbtux wrote: All, we have a 50' tower that h

Re: [WISPA] DSL vs. Wireless Broadband

2006-04-06 Thread John Scrivner
Well engineered links with proper installation, lightning protection, battery backup and good gear will be just as reliable (if not more) as any land line system in my opinion. The rub is that many wireless links are poorly engineered, bad gear and not installed well. Garbage in...garbage out.

[WISPA] Is this real? More unlicensed bands?

2006-04-06 Thread John Scrivner
I cannot believe I have never read about this before. Is it an April Fool's joke? According to the sources I have seen this was released a couple of years back. Can anyone confirm or deny the validity of this information? Does anyone have a link that leads to a description of exactly what can a

Re: [WISPA] TV spectrum

2006-04-06 Thread John Scrivner
less. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] TV spectrum Please read below

Re: [WISPA] TV spectrum

2006-04-06 Thread John Scrivner
to the current House Spectrum Bill and submit a competing proposal that has a chance to do some good. Respectfully, John Scrivner -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] TV spectrum

2006-04-06 Thread John Scrivner
Please read below and see my remarks on this feeble attempt to help Americans. New spectrum legislation crafted By Dan O'Shea Apr 5, 2006 12:02 PM Five members of the U.S. House of Representatives have announced new legislation that allow broadband wireless carriers and other companies to us

[WISPA] I guess we do not count

2006-04-04 Thread John Scrivner
Here is a copy of a report from Reuters regarding the latest results on FCC Form 477 totals. As you can see we are not even mentioned. I guess those of you who decided we should not fill out the form got what you wantedobscurity and no credit. Broadband lines jump 32 pct in new US FCC rep

Re: [WISPA] Client Router selection

2006-04-04 Thread John Scrivner
them say they are the best out there at any price. Scriv John Scrivner wrote: We have good luck with Linksys. If the customer is a larger business client or someone who needs higher reliability and better features we often load up Mikrotik on a Routerboard or WRAP board. Scriv Bo Hamilton

Re: [WISPA] Client Router selection

2006-04-04 Thread John Scrivner
We have good luck with Linksys. If the customer is a larger business client or someone who needs higher reliability and better features we often load up Mikrotik on a Routerboard or WRAP board. Scriv Bo Hamilton wrote: Wondering what routers are all of you using at client installs? What are

[WISPA] Test - Ignore

2006-03-31 Thread John Scrivner
Testing WISPA list server -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] Re: [isp-wireless] USF fund reform

2006-03-29 Thread John Scrivner
: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Re: [isp-wireless] USF fund reform The unfortunate dialog below is a perfect demonstration of why Matt was correct in saying this document should

Re: [WISPA] Re: [isp-wireless] USF fund reform

2006-03-29 Thread John Scrivner
go into WISPA membership only list discussion areas now and the topic is closed for public discussion. Topic closed. Deepest regrets, John Scrivner John Scrivner wrote: The unfortunate dialog below is a perfect demonstration of why Matt was correct in saying this document should have never been

Re: [WISPA] Re: [isp-wireless] USF fund reform

2006-03-29 Thread John Scrivner
The unfortunate dialog below is a perfect demonstration of why Matt was correct in saying this document should have never been circulated outside of WISPA until it was in its final form. What led to the Senate Commerce Committee position paper idea? Who is asking for this paper? What are the

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