RE: [WISPA] Look how ComCast deals with P2P

2007-10-19 Thread Smith, Rick
25 ?! You're lucky. If I stop my Mikrotik queues based on all-p2p matching via firewall mangles, the network will come to a stop because usage will go to 99%. I limit p2p down uploads to 1kbps. Sue me. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent:

[WISPA] Alvarion VL TRUTH

2007-11-10 Thread Smith, Rick
I need to hear from a WISP that's BOUGHT and USES Alvarion VL equipment. I need to hear real world pricing info, quantities, etc. If anyone can hit me off list, I'd like to throw a few emails back and forth. I'm wondering if my little town coverage project, which was going to be all cheap wifi

RE: [WISPA] Alvarion VL TRUTH

2007-11-13 Thread Smith, Rick
: 760.580.0080 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message From: Smith, Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 9:54:54 AM Subject: [WISPA] Alvarion VL TRUTH I need to hear from a WISP that's BOUGHT and USES Alvarion VL

Re: [WISPA] Save us all

2008-01-29 Thread Smith, Rick
LOL. Death threats, lost programmers, 20 feet underground. LOL. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:02 PM To: WISPA General List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WISPA] Save us all Hi, I just

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti NanoStations

2008-02-23 Thread Smith, Rick
Where'd you get em ? No one can find any stock anywhere, and I'd like to buy 2 of em ASAP. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drew Lentz Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:46 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Ubiquiti NanoStations

Re: [WISPA] Uh-Oh, they are ready to discipline Internet service providers

2008-02-26 Thread Smith, Rick
Don't do that... create rule all-ptp = shape at 20kbps. That way they can't say it's being denied :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:38 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA]

Re: [WISPA] Hydrogen Power

2008-03-24 Thread Smith, Rick
:) http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/01/hydropak_portable_power_gen erator_1.html http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/portable_power.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown - 2 Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 8:04 PM

[WISPA] Tranzeo 900 mhz gear

2008-04-30 Thread Smith, Rick
Anyone got any they can sell me ? I need to use an access point w/N connector on a base station and I need 4 CPE's, self enclosed. If you can help, offlist please... WISPA Wants You! Join today!

[WISPA] Test Email, pls ignore...

2007-03-31 Thread Smith, Rick
New Exchange Server today... -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

RE: [WISPA] Wireless ISP's

2007-03-31 Thread Smith, Rick
OK Marlon, how're you getting those customers to know about the choice you offer ? As a guy who's promising investors around 500 customers / year, I'm starting to look seriously into how to get those customers on board. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [WISPA] Wireless ISP's

2007-04-01 Thread Smith, Rick
He heard it from Bullit I'm sure, who was making excuses for the decline in attendance ? I dunno, I never found much need for shows. Not enough time to go away for 3 days. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Rogato Sent: Friday, March

[WISPA] Equipment Leasing

2007-04-01 Thread Smith, Rick
Can anyone provide me with figures to use in a business plan for equipment leasing ? Using Tranzeo / Trango so far, will switch to Mikrotik based setups on 900 mhz / 5.8 ghz and continue to use Tranzeo and Ruckus Wireless CPE's for 2.4 I need examples on what costs look like - per sub / per unit

RE: [WISPA] Our First WISP Consultant Vendor Member - Butch Evans

2007-04-02 Thread Smith, Rick
Yep, price has nothing to do with it from our perspective. All about the options @ the antenna. Ospf. Routing. Hotspot. On every rooftop.That brings mesh on the next go around. Very important in the long run. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [WISPA] tranzeo 900

2007-04-04 Thread Smith, Rick
throughput ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carl A jeptha Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] tranzeo 900 I have one client TR 11F on a AP with a 180*H panel superpass

RE: [WISPA] Warning Fradulent Company

2007-04-05 Thread Smith, Rick
In Basil's defense, I've purchased from wlansolutions.com before without problems... Would do it again, too... Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Basil Karjohn Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 6:33 AM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re:

RE: [WISPA] PPPoE The good, the bad and the ugly please

2007-04-09 Thread Smith, Rick
How so? -Original Message- We are also in the VOIP arena where PPPoE has failed us. PPPoE encapsulation will strip most of your QoS. Keep that in mind. -Eric -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

RE: [WISPA] PPPoE The good, the bad and the ugly please

2007-04-09 Thread Smith, Rick
priorities that are mapped to Diffserve and related VoIP priorities however. This cannot be done easily or at all via PPPoE. -Eric Smith, Rick wrote: How so? -Original Message- We are also in the VOIP arena where PPPoE has failed us. PPPoE encapsulation will strip most of your QoS

RE: [WISPA] Trango 900

2007-04-13 Thread Smith, Rick
depending on noise floor, we get anywhere from 1 to 2.7 meg. Highest I've EVER seen was 2.85 mbps - 2 miles out, with -59 signal. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chris cooper Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 11:21 AM To: 'WISPA General List'

RE: [WISPA] what does this?

2007-04-14 Thread Smith, Rick
Airport radar gone out of control ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wispa Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 6:01 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] what does this? Within a few minutes of each other, I got calls from opposite ends

RE: [WISPA] Wireless Providers in Pennsylvania?

2007-04-18 Thread Smith, Rick
Thanks John - This could really end up helping us out. Fyi, we cover a lot of Monroe county - Stroudsburg, Bangor, etc. Thanks R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:26 PM To:

RE: [WISPA] Interesting Call Today

2007-04-18 Thread Smith, Rick
I've gotten calls from both UPS and ATT, and it seems like they might be in bed together for some logistics ratchet-up coming soon to the supply chain industry. ATT wasn't looking for providers for temporary service... they were looking for permanent contracted links for redundancy - and they

RE: [WISPA] Main Street USA

2007-04-19 Thread Smith, Rick
OK, but can we as wisps use the meraki units on our own ? i.e. can we use it to extend mikrotik hotspots out through a mesh of merakii (hah!) or, do we have to pay Meraki to use their hotspot stuff ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gino

RE: [WISPA] 5GHz Amps

2007-04-21 Thread Smith, Rick
use an XR5 (ubiquity) card as radios, with mikrotik, a 24 dbi panel on the aesthetic end from pac wireless. 3' dish on the other end. You'll have more than enough margin. Don't ever ever ever use an amp on anything. you only amplify your problems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [WISPA] 5GHz Amps

2007-04-22 Thread Smith, Rick
if this system you suggested is FCC Certified? Regards, Dawn DiPietro Smith, Rick wrote: use an XR5 (ubiquity) card as radios, with mikrotik, a 24 dbi panel on the aesthetic end from pac wireless. 3' dish on the other end. You'll have more than enough margin. Don't ever ever ever use an amp

RE: [WISPA] FCC Admits Mistakes In Measuring Broadband Competition

2007-04-22 Thread Smith, Rick
Nope. I still won't fill it out. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Thomas Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 2:58 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Admits Mistakes In Measuring Broadband Competition Pete, you hit on an

[WISPA] Equipment Certification

2007-04-22 Thread Smith, Rick
Jack Unger, contact me offlist, pls. I forget your email addy... Got a couple of pertinent questions for you. R -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

RE: [WISPA] Mikrotik's (lame) answer to CALEA as of 4/23

2007-04-23 Thread Smith, Rick
You're reading too much into it. They're right. The ability is there to mirror every packet to/from a IP address onto disk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ralph Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 12:23 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE:

RE: [WISPA] Open Meeting on 700 MHz

2007-04-25 Thread Smith, Rick
VERY bad. I believe this is the reason that the big boys aren't doing 5 gig / 2 gig, etc unlicensed today in addition to all their other crap. Let all those pesky wisps get the customers educated, we'll take 'em all with 700 mhz indoor installs. grrr. I wish I were close enough to

[WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ?

2007-04-27 Thread Smith, Rick
We're looking to provide service to a school nearby, using Mikrotik and SR5 / SR9 cards. Anyone have proposals to a school with info in it addressing the issue of will you fry our children ? -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe:

RE: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ?

2007-04-27 Thread Smith, Rick
plan to leaves you open for controversy from the beginning. Why would you do anything else? Ralph -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Smith, Rick Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 8:44 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] School WiFi

RE: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ?

2007-04-27 Thread Smith, Rick
that you don't plan to leaves you open for controversy from the beginning. Why would you do anything else? Ralph -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Smith, Rick Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 8:44 AM To: WISPA General List Subject

RE: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ?

2007-04-27 Thread Smith, Rick
would you do anything else? Ralph -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Smith, Rick Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 8:44 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ? We're looking to provide service to a school

RE: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ?

2007-04-28 Thread Smith, Rick
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Smith, Rick Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 8:44 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info

RE: [WISPA] WISP Peering

2007-04-28 Thread Smith, Rick
Travis, a little perspective...you're in a technology hot-bed area of the country! Marlon's not. MUCH tougher for Marlon, in perspective, to get where he's gotten to today. There's probably only one school / one high school in Marlon's coverage area ? Odessa ain't big. :) -Original

RE: [WISPA] Community Wireless Summit May 18-20, 2007 -- Washington, DC.

2007-04-28 Thread Smith, Rick
Charles has a point... vendor members pay for the privilege... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn DiPietro Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:27 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Community Wireless Summit May 18-20, 2007 --

RE: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ?

2007-04-28 Thread Smith, Rick
With good reason. It's not an acceptable solution if it's not certified. If someone takes you to court over interference (which they can!) you'd lose if they're using certified gear and you're not. The fact that it's Unlicensed spectrum takes a back seat until both are proven to be using legal

RE: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ?

2007-04-28 Thread Smith, Rick
afford the FCC fine! Please post when/where you do this. ;-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Smith, Rick Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:22 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] School WiFi / Wireless info ? as a complete system

RE: [WISPA] Fw: [WISP] Nifty new tool for the cable ops

2007-05-02 Thread Smith, Rick
Hrm. Designed to mount ON the cable at the street and point toward the homes ? Interesting, but futile in the wind... Isn't it more expensive than a coax run to the home ? LOL. Hey Cable companies, buy these things and put 'em everywhere -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [WISPA] Fw: [WISP] Nifty new tool for the cable ops

2007-05-02 Thread Smith, Rick
Plaintree FSO link a couple weeks ago. Should be here any day now. From what I understand, most FSO has very little tolerance. Things like vibration can interrupt the links connectivity. Although Plaintree specifically said it did not effect their system. Smith, Rick wrote: Hrm. Designed to mount

RE: [WISPA] Fort Knox firewall

2007-05-04 Thread Smith, Rick
A little off topic, but I wonder what the FBI would say to seeing a CALEA dump of your google session +fort +knox +firewall lol. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dylan Bouterse Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:40 AM To: wireless@wispa.org

RE: [WISPA] PortaOne?

2007-05-04 Thread Smith, Rick
Silly P.R. I oughta get tons of customers now, if I put out a press releases that say we standardized on Mikrotik, right ? Big deal... (and I'm a Tik-fan.) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zack Kneisley Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 3:42 PM

RE: [WISPA] commercial router

2007-05-07 Thread Smith, Rick
You can't get away from Mikrotik! :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 12:22 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] commercial router Hi All, I have a customer that's

RE: [WISPA] commercial router

2007-05-07 Thread Smith, Rick
: Re: [WISPA] commercial router How do you do web content filtering on MT? Smith, Rick wrote: You can't get away from Mikrotik! :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 12:22 PM

RE: [WISPA] commercial router

2007-05-07 Thread Smith, Rick
(408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)WISP Operator since 1999! [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam - Original Message - From: Smith, Rick [EMAIL

[WISPA] Mikrotik or StarOS 5gig AP Pix

2007-05-11 Thread Smith, Rick
I wish I had taken more pictures through my career as a WISP. Does anyone have a picture of a Mikrotik setup on a rooftop with a sector, or even omni ? I need a clean install pic of a small setup like that, for a potential landlord deal here on 5 buildings... We'll be installing a wireless

[WISPA] Licensing my BH Links

2007-05-15 Thread Smith, Rick
How much does it cost to get path licenses ? I.e. if I want a xxxGhz license between point a and b, how much does it cost me ? What are the licensed bands we can use, and with what equipment ? R -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe:

RE: [WISPA] 180* sector choices

2007-05-18 Thread Smith, Rick
I'll take one! How much ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 4:25 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] 180* sector choices Jack, While we are on this topic, look at the .pdf file and

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-21 Thread Smith, Rick
I'd like to hear, either way, as well. I'm going to be putting up my third 4 foot standoff tomorrow, and would like to know if I can make this one easier :) R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Rogers Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 1:05

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-22 Thread Smith, Rick
THAT'S why mine was so hard to do. I didn't have the dog :) Thanks for that, Mac, it's pretty close to what we do.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mac Dearman Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 6:08 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE:

[WISPA] Anyone in Orange County, NY ?

2007-05-22 Thread Smith, Rick
Looking for someone to partner up with to cover Orange County - just outside my coverage area... Offlist, pls... R -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

RE: [WISPA] Fw: CALEA RouterOS Support and MUM

2007-05-23 Thread Smith, Rick
I second that :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jenco Wireless Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:26 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fw: CALEA RouterOS Support and MUM I knew that when everyone was getting worked up about

RE: [WISPA] QB Integration Survey

2007-05-24 Thread Smith, Rick
As for recurring, Memorized Transactions works great for us. Set it and forget it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Ratcliffe Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:36 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] QB Integration Survey I'm

[WISPA] Man fined for stealing WiFi

2007-05-28 Thread Smith, Rick
Precedents are starting :) http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3175 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

RE: [WISPA] MikroTik Hardware

2007-05-28 Thread Smith, Rick
I can't wait to get my hands on an RB333 - John Tully tells me it'll handle two high power cards at full bore without blinking. Finally, an SR9/SR2 repeater. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 12:53 AM

[WISPA] Trangolink Giga

2007-05-31 Thread Smith, Rick
anyone seen/used these yet ? Looks kinda like Dragonwave stuff. http://www.trangobroadband.com/products/TrangoLINK_Giga.shtml -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

RE: [WISPA] Want a bucket truck?

2007-06-05 Thread Smith, Rick
Not THAT could be cool. :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Unger Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 2:02 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Want a bucket truck? and launching paper airplanes. -- WISPA Wireless List:

RE: [WISPA] High Gain 8186HP CPE

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
Deliberant has a nice cpe now in the 2714 model. Using it in a few places - more stable / better throughput than the tranzeo equivs -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JohnnyO Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 1:28 AM To: WISPA General List

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
I bet Mike meant to say As long as there's a Mikrotik 3.6 GHZ certified system out there that people can buy to use with this band, it's a non-issue. :) I'm willing to bet that will be soon. - Original Message - From: Dawn DiPietro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
Cheaper / Better. Faster would remain to be seen. I like having filtering / queuing / all the mikrotik routing features, etc right behind the radio instead of one hop inside the antenna. And it doesn't matter whether Mikrotik's really interested or not in the market - Ubiquity Networks IS, and

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
Smith, Rick wrote: Cheaper / Better. Faster would remain to be seen. I figured that would be the answer, but how does that help people who have no idea why MT might be cheaper or better? I'm not trying to start an argument; I would just like to know what about MT makes it worth risking

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
Hey Michael, Dawn's right. Don't get into an argument on all this here, again. In order to be a LABELLED CERTIFIED system, you take antennas, jumpers, pigtails, minipci cards (already separately cert'd most likely), RB's, ENCLOSURE, POE device, and anything else that's necessary to that system

RE: [WISPA] How much does FCC certification cost?

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
well yeah, but aren't those Ethernet emissions? I had trouble interfering with HAM repeaters until I went to 10 mbps... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 10:47 PM To: WISPA General List Subject:

RE: [WISPA] MT Babble

2007-06-10 Thread Smith, Rick
SR2 AP: SR2 - 100 532a - 160 enclosure - 30 POE - 25 Ethernet passthru - $7 Pigtail - $15 Jumper - $10 Antenna - omni - $35 Total - About $400. BUT you've got PPPOE / VPN / Routing / everything else built right into the AP. Radius server / client now too... filtering... queueing... QOS...

RE: [WISPA] ADI's open Architecture system

2007-06-12 Thread Smith, Rick
Right. And I hear a rumor that they're doing the same with Mikrotik. Before I make any more comments, I want to see an RB600 in my hands. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn DiPietro Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:17 AM To: WISPA

[WISPA] Pennsylvania Site for Sale

2007-06-15 Thread Smith, Rick
If you're in my area (NW NJ, NE PA) let me know if you'd be interested. I've decided to back out of my Bangor / Stroudsburg PA coverage locations, and have invested in a bunch of equipment there already installed on towers and building tops. A few customers there as well. Contact me

[WISPA] Fiber Sources

2007-07-21 Thread Smith, Rick
If my customer has fiber strands coming into his building (in this case Bell Atlantic (now Verizon)), how do I tell where it goes and what I can do with it ? This customer's wanting to get connectivity to some kind of meet-me area where he can build up his connectivity options. When we

[WISPA] Telecom lawyers ?

2007-07-21 Thread Smith, Rick
Need a lawyer on good recommendation from someone here. I'm in northern NJ, need to go for CLEC status. Want someone reputable. Don't care about cost. Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA

RE: [WISPA] Google makes it official -- putting up $4.6 billion

2007-07-23 Thread Smith, Rick
I can tell you for a fact that Embarq and Verizon have 700 Mhz and FTTP on their radar BIG time. It's that whole battle vs. war thing... They're willing to get their heads handed to them 9 times because that 10th is their nuke... OK I've gotta throw away this devil's advocate hat...

RE: [WISPA] Google makes it official -- putting up $4.6 billion

2007-07-24 Thread Smith, Rick
it official -- putting up $4.6 billion Smith, Rick wrote: I can tell you for a fact that Embarq and Verizon have 700 Mhz and FTTP on their radar BIG time. It's that whole battle vs. war thing... They're willing to get their heads handed to them 9 times because that 10th is their nuke... OK

[WISPA] Marina Cams

2007-07-25 Thread Smith, Rick
Anyone done cameras at a marina where they've sold access to the slip owners ? How do ya handle multiple people wanting to see the same camera ? Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board

[WISPA] EMERGENCY HELP - 2' DISH NEEDED - 5ghz

2007-08-04 Thread Smith, Rick
HELP! Got hit by lightning, was using a 5ghz CM9 w/LMR to a 2' PAC Wireless 5ghz dish. When I enable the interface, EVERYTHING in 5ghz up here goes down. Massive ping times, etc. I've replaced the routerboard / CM9 (went up to R52) and the pigtail / jumper. Only thing left is the feedhorn on the

[WISPA] Hotspot Phone Tech Support ?

2007-08-06 Thread Smith, Rick
I've asked this question before, never really got a response. Figured I'd try again. I run a number of hotspots, and need to provide 24x7 support for the users at them. Generally means asking the stupid questions like is your wireless adapter turned on / cable plugged in, etc I use an

RE: [WISPA] Conduits

2007-08-14 Thread Smith, Rick
Sandwich bag, with string tied around it, stuff lightly in the hole at one end. Large shop-vac at the other. Suck. tie string to cable. Pull. Done. :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007

RE: [WISPA] Conduits

2007-08-14 Thread Smith, Rick
oh, that or a 240' wiring snake... Make sure the glue's dry before you do the bag-vac thing... that nailed us BIG one time. :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Smith, Rick Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:40 PM To: WISPA General List

RE: [WISPA] RJ-45 and crimpers

2007-08-14 Thread Smith, Rick
If this is going in that conduit, use gel filled, not shielded. I'm in love with EZ-RJ45's. They're expensive - $.55 / connector or so, but MAN do they save time and you KNOW it's done in the right pattern. http://www.telephoneparts.com/product/EZRJ45/EZ-RJ45+Crimping+System -Original

RE: [WISPA] Remote power Reboot.

2007-08-24 Thread Smith, Rick
http://www.nighthawksystems.com/products.html -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JohnnyO Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 2:10 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote power Reboot. Aren't there some remote reboot devices that use

[WISPA] You're all going to lose ( I hope not)

2007-09-09 Thread Smith, Rick
I've been looking through a LOT of wisp and supposed wisp websites at service pricing / traffic levels. Are you all NOT in competition areas where the iLECs are dishing out 5mbps/768kbps DSL everywhere you look ? I am, and now combine that with Cable modems @ a MINIMUM of 10mbps down and 2 mbps

RE: [WISPA] Down South

2007-09-13 Thread Smith, Rick
woOOHOO! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JohnnyO Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 8:24 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Down South Water ? LOL - we're 110 miles from where it made landfall and I already have 8inches of

RE: [WISPA] Anyone sell/setup webcams with their wireless service?

2007-09-19 Thread Smith, Rick
hehe. I have used BL-C10A's outdoors in custom (read tha really ugly) boxes, home made - grey carlon enclosure with a piece of plexi screwed to the front. I've got one cam at http://bville2.cam.nearyou.net that's been up for 4 years like that :) It's outdoors via POE (breezecom poe unit

RE: [WISPA] OT: Wasps

2007-09-20 Thread Smith, Rick
You gotta be really careful climbing. They like to build vertical nests in the big poles that hold up the cellular arrays... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 5:48 AM To: