Re: [WISPA] tvws $$$$$$$$$$$

2010-09-27 Thread Jeff Ehman
Plenty of manufacturers have TVWS gear in their pipeline. We had this discussion last week but Motorola is very far along in their development as well as Alvarion and plenty of the other carrier grade names. I know Airspan already made and deployed TVWS gear for a special project too. No one

Re: [WISPA] Leasing Companies

2010-06-04 Thread Jeff Ehman
LCA for Canopy. -Jeff Convergence Technologies "There is a difference" -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:09 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Leasing Companies I

Re: [WISPA] HotSpots

2010-06-02 Thread Jeff Ehman
+1. A lot more about the specific project is needed to give a reasonable recommendation. -Jeff Convergence Technologies "There is a difference" -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Wednesday, June 02,

Re: [WISPA] Good reliable b/g/n inside AP

2010-05-24 Thread Jeff Ehman
300. Gets pretty steep. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." --- Winston Churchill On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Jeff Ehman wrote: &

Re: [WISPA] Good reliable b/g/n inside AP

2010-05-24 Thread Jeff Ehman
- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of D. Ryan Spott Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 11:11 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Good reliable b/g/n inside AP What is a Ruckus box running now-a-days? ryan On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Jeff Eh

Re: [WISPA] Good reliable b/g/n inside AP

2010-05-24 Thread Jeff Ehman
Ruckus Wireless. Hands down. Their smart antenna array, price point and simple configuration/maintenance are unmatched. Plus, this pertains to larger projects but if their controller goes down all the APs still broadcast! The only functionality that goes away is support/maintenance but at le

Re: [WISPA] Licensed PMP Gear

2010-05-13 Thread Jeff Ehman
- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Ehman Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 10:41 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Licensed PMP Gear Airspan has a great solution. Their MicroMax or MacroMax base stations operate in 2.5GHz and utili

Re: [WISPA] Licensed PMP Gear

2010-05-13 Thread Jeff Ehman
Airspan has a great solution. Their MicroMax or MacroMax base stations operate in 2.5GHz and utilize 802.16e. You can do full mobility but as with any 802.16e solution you would need an ASN Gateway. For your application, I doubt this would be useful though. Your best bet would be a MicroMaxe

Re: [WISPA] Licensed PMP Gear

2010-05-12 Thread Jeff Ehman
There are quite a few 2.5GHz manufacturers out there. The hard part is acquiring the spectrum to use it. -Jeff Convergence Technologies "There is a difference" -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marco Coelho Sent: Wedn

[WISPA] Philly

2010-04-15 Thread Jeff Ehman
If anyone in or around Philly has some time this afternoon, we have a Canopy 10mbps link for a customer that is down. It was configured properly when it was sent out, something went wrong on their install. Anyone want to get back for 3-4 hours service in Philly this afternoon? If so, give me

Re: [WISPA] Ubnt vs Moto vs ... your brand

2010-04-14 Thread Jeff Ehman
We have seen a lot of this actually. For small trailer parks or neighborhood blocks that can't see a tower. Basically, have a Moto SM go to a rooftop that can reach the AP and then put a NS2 behind it pointing in the direction of a group of houses that you normally can't see. Put the NS2 in A

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquity VLAN Capability

2010-04-13 Thread Jeff Ehman
I doubt Nano2s do layer 2 VLAN tagging but I don't have the experience to talk that in-depth about it. There is probably a backdoor way (like Faisal talked about) but I would just suggest a layer2/3 device that does it by port behind the AP. You can find them pretty inexpensively. -Jeff Conve

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-25 Thread Jeff Ehman
ing internet easy 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 ++ ------ From: "Jeff Ehman" Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:49 AM To: "WISPA General List" Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL > Have you run

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-25 Thread Jeff Ehman
I dont see $15/month anywhere near sustainable for any company. My curiosity is, what number is? As I mentioned, for me $49.99/month is comfortable. Any lower and things get sacrificed. I run a tight ship and am frugal. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Jeff Ehman wrote: > Have you run through t

Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL

2010-03-25 Thread Jeff Ehman
Have you run through the numbers to see if the $15.00 is a sustainable model? It seems like that is below cost or their break-even is years out. If that is the case, they will run out of cash at some point or customers will get terrible service when problems come up because the DSL company can

Re: [WISPA] [Motorola II] Taking a New Direction, Searching for New Opportunities

2010-02-25 Thread Jeff Ehman
prayers go out to you and your family. -Jeff Ehman General Manager Phone: (312) 205-2509 "There is a difference" From: motor...@afmug.com [mailto:motor...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:10 PM To: 'WISPA General List'; memb...@wisp

Re: [WISPA] Want to try a Ruckus home AP

2010-02-18 Thread Jeff Ehman
Also, we have a couple SPs that are using indoor wifi as an additional source of income to their existing business customers. Sell the hardware and a get monthly maintenance contract signed for $15.00 a month. Adds almost 10% profit for $200.00 T1 customers with no investment. -Jeff Ehman

Re: [WISPA] Want to try a Ruckus home AP

2010-02-18 Thread Jeff Ehman
3 APs can cover a ton of ground. We put one up and got good signal from over 3 buildings away in our business park. Very cool and inexpensive stuff. -Jeff Ehman General Manager Phone: (312) 205-2509 "There is a difference" -Original Message- From: wireless-bo

Re: [WISPA] Want to try a Ruckus home AP

2010-02-18 Thread Jeff Ehman
ntion the channel bonding they use for additional throughput. -Jeff Ehman General Manager Phone: (312) 205-2509 "There is a difference" -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Ehman Sent: Thursday, February 18,

Re: [WISPA] Want to try a Ruckus home AP

2010-02-18 Thread Jeff Ehman
We are the highest partner with Ruckus and have a services division that has deployed tons of their APs in schools around the area. We can assist with configuration and getting anyone going with this product. -Jeff Ehman General Manager Phone: (312) 205-2509 "There is a diffe

Re: [WISPA] Extra jacketed CAT5e

2010-02-04 Thread Jeff Ehman
be outdoor and last for years. You really have to find a reliable supplier that will provide information because many just think an aluminum foil shield makes it outdoor. THIS IS FAR FROM THE CASE. Just because it is heavy does not mean it will be good in the sun. -Jeff Ehman General

Re: [WISPA] Credit Card Processors

2009-12-15 Thread Jeff Ehman
gs or improvements in places that your competition hasn't thought of, it really starts to add up. It is much harder to attack a million army ants than one huge elephant. -Jeff Ehman General Manager Phone: (312) 205-2509 "There is a difference" -Original Message- From: wirele

[WISPA] Apologies

2009-10-09 Thread Jeff Ehman
Sorry all for those emails. Having some troubles today. Darn Friday afternoons... -Jeff WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -

[WISPA] [FOR SALE] Product Announcements at CTI - Beehive Super Stingers Added

2009-10-09 Thread Jeff Ehman
[http://www.cavalear.net/constantcontact/images/logo.jpg] "There is a Difference" September, 19 2009 Product Announcements Wireless Beehive Items Added to Antenna Sale

[WISPA] [FOR SALE] Product Announcements at CTI - Beehive Super Stingers Added

2009-10-09 Thread Jeff Ehman
[http://www.cavalear.net/constantcontact/images/logo.jpg] "There is a Difference" September, 19 2009 Product Announcements Wireless Beehive Items Added to Antenna Sa

Re: [WISPA] American Dollar. Was: Re: Barriers to WISP growth

2009-10-09 Thread Jeff Ehman
Yes. What he said -Jeff Ehman -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Randy Cosby Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 8:37 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] American Dollar. Was: Re: Barriers to WISP growth

Re: [WISPA] American Dollar. Was: Re: Barriers to WISP growth

2009-10-09 Thread Jeff Ehman
individual consumers. It creates inflation. -Jeff Ehman From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 8:26 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] American Dollar. Was: Re: Barriers to WISP growth I've

Re: [WISPA] 3650Mhz and Wimax Vendors

2009-04-22 Thread Jeff Ehman
We have quite a few live Aperto networks being deployed with residential and/or business services. I am not going to speak for the deployment of Aperto gear over the entire U.S. but I can say they are out there. -Jeff CTI "There is a Difference" -Original Message- From: wireless-boun.

Re: [WISPA] Promotion

2009-04-16 Thread Jeff Ehman
I understand the idea but I would suggest just putting up yard signs or snail mail flyers. I would say something along the lines "High Speed Internet is Thinking of Your Area. Call 800-467-2346 if you are interested". Take information that way. There are some problems I see with the hotspo

Re: [WISPA] High Throughput Licensed vs. Unlicensed

2009-04-10 Thread Jeff Ehman
P600 and it looks > really good there is no way to do that shot with 11ghz (believe > me, if I could I would). > > So, distance may be a limiting factor when considering licensed vs. > unlicensed. We won't talk about my 32 mile, 18ghz licensed link (using > 2ft d

Re: [WISPA] High Throughput Licensed vs. Unlicensed

2009-04-10 Thread Jeff Ehman
oduce 150Mbps FDX and at what RF spectrum cost? Brad -----Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Ehman Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:02 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] High Throughput Licensed vs. Unlicensed All, This po

Re: [WISPA] High Throughput Licensed vs. Unlicensed

2009-04-10 Thread Jeff Ehman
Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Ehman Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:02 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] High Throughput Licensed vs. Unlicensed All, This post is for those looking at putting in high throughput

[WISPA] High Throughput Licensed vs. Unlicensed

2009-04-10 Thread Jeff Ehman
All, This post is for those looking at putting in high throughput unlicensed radios. I can talk all day about the advantages of licensed (guarantee of 35-40db fade margin for starters) but I want to throw out some real world numbers I am seeing. Don't get me wrong, there is always a place for

Re: [WISPA] Knowing when to stop doing installs yourself, they are for the young

2009-03-06 Thread Jeff Ehman
You can find good quality outdoor cable that is certified for UV protection and harsh weather conditions (last WAY over 3 years). A lot of people I have talked to are not fully aware of the different types of cable available and just go to a Belden rep somewhere. It can be pretty confusing and

Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link

2009-02-12 Thread Jeff Ehman
Only half of the truth. Was the quote less... yes. Is it related to the conversation right now (i.e. Apex line vs. Dragonwave)... no. NOT APPLES TO APPLES. The particular quote was for a Trango GIGA line, not APEX (need for T-1 ports). In order to get the reliability needed, we had to quote

Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link

2009-02-11 Thread Jeff Ehman
e: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link Isn't that the purpose of a public forum? :) Travis Microserv Jeff Ehman wrote: All, When comparing exactly apples to apples, there is about a 10-20% premium for a Dragonwave product. There are plenty of threads on this topic. I would be happy to grab a bunch f

Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link

2009-02-10 Thread Jeff Ehman
All, When comparing exactly apples to apples, there is about a 10-20% premium for a Dragonwave product. There are plenty of threads on this topic. I would be happy to grab a bunch for you so hit me off off-list. It really depends on your application for which product you would like to go wit

Re: [WISPA] White Cable Available

2009-01-22 Thread Jeff Ehman
We have just partnered closely with a manufacturer that will have beige and white available. Low cost un-shielded UV, CMX, PVC jacket. -Jeff -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Tom Fadgen Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009

Re: [WISPA] Does anyone recycle cable?

2009-01-01 Thread Jeff Ehman
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Ehman [jeh...@cticonnect.com] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 4:31 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Does anyone recycle cable? That is a great idea. Never thought about it before. With Chuck's co

Re: [WISPA] Does anyone recycle cable?

2009-01-01 Thread Jeff Ehman
That is a great idea. Never thought about it before. With Chuck's comment, I am curious to see how much usable copper is in the cable though. -Jeff From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Martha Huizenga [mar...@dcacce

Re: [WISPA] Vecima 3.65

2008-12-14 Thread Jeff Ehman
We are going to test this for ourselves but it is our understanding that all 3.65 WiMAX Forum Certified equipment is interoperable but only to a certain extent. From what I understand, Redline Base Stations and Tranzeo CPE will work together but only on a "best effort" basis. All QoS functiona

Re: [WISPA] ISPCON

2008-10-30 Thread Jeff Ehman
Who would want to party with IPpay??? I hear those guys parties are terrible! :) -Jeff General Manager CTI (773) 667-4585 x2509 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:37 PM To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Wimax world news?

2008-10-08 Thread Jeff Ehman
WiNOG did have the Wu Wu special 2 Parts Technical Jargon 1 Part Credit Card Processing ON DISCOUNT :) Some humor for a great Wednesday afternoon -Jeff General Manager CTI (773) 667-4585 x2509 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff

Re: [WISPA] Wimax world news?

2008-10-08 Thread Jeff Ehman
WiMAX World was a bunch of mobile pipedream stuff with an emphasis on in the clouds technology roadmaps, haha. What most people got out of WiNOG was the ability to speak with other operators ACTUALLY deploying 3.65 gear. Can't really describe the good parts, except for getting Redline and Aper

Re: [WISPA] Dual Pol Antennas

2008-09-26 Thread Jeff Ehman
Yeah pretty sure we have some of the MTIs if that is what you are looking for. Email me. -Jeff General Manager CTI (773) 667-4585 x2509 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 12:23 AM To: WISP

Re: [WISPA] All Those Attending WiNOG ---> Patrick Leary in Attendance

2008-09-13 Thread Jeff Ehman
seeing folks there. I will be in Chicago from Sunday night until Friday morning. - Patrick On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Jeff Ehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All attending the upcoming WiNOG in Chicago... I thought you would be > interested to know that Patrick Leary will be

Re: [WISPA] All Those Attending WiNOG ---> Patrick Leary in Attendance

2008-09-12 Thread Jeff Ehman
---> Patrick Leary in Attendance I will take video for those who will miss the show. I am sure CTI will be able to make sure this happens. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Ehman Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 1:58 PM To: WISPA Gene

Re: [WISPA] All Those Attending WiNOG ---> Patrick Leary in Attendance

2008-09-12 Thread Jeff Ehman
el White 3-dB Networks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Ehman Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 12:33 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] All Those Attending WiNOG ---> Patrick Leary in Attendance All attending the upcoming

[WISPA] All Those Attending WiNOG ---> Patrick Leary in Attendance

2008-09-12 Thread Jeff Ehman
All attending the upcoming WiNOG in Chicago... I thought you would be interested to know that Patrick Leary will be speaking on the state of the WiMAX industry. Just a quick heads up because he has been quiet for a while now. -Jeff General Manager CTI (773) 667-4585 x2509 -

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-08 Thread Jeff Ehman
We do some business there but are very careful with every transaction. Cash up front most of the time. I think that is the main theme here. Just go in understanding the many unknowns, be cautious and don't get too involved until real money can be confirmed. That being said, no one can argue