Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-21 Thread John Scrivner
The NTIA only allows the use of the 1710 to 1720 MHz band that I now have in CMA401 to be used with a max EIRP for the system (radio plus antenna) of 1 watt and a max height above average terrain of 30 feet. Their is NO practical use of 1710 to 1720 MHz as a tower base station frequency, period

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-21 Thread Matt Liotta
I wouldn't think you would be required to use FDD. 802.16e supports varying channel widths, so you could for example deploy a multi-point system with two 10Mhz channels or six 3Mhz channels all TDD. -Matt John Scrivner wrote: Tom DeReggi wrote: Scriv,Congrads on the spectrum win. Thank y

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S. 16thAmong IndustrializedNations

2006-09-21 Thread Travis Johnson
2 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam - Original Message - From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S. 16thA

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-21 Thread John Scrivner
Tom DeReggi wrote: Scriv,Congrads on the spectrum win. Thank you. What are you doing about equipment to operate in that spectrum range? That is the $100,000 question right now. 802.16e for mobility and fixed wireless is designed strictly for TDD use. I have paired frequencies which are

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition LeavesU.S.16th Among IndustrializedNations

2006-09-21 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
e. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S. 16thAmong IndustrializedNations

2006-09-21 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
st" Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S. 16thAmong IndustrializedNations We are actually at the point where about 68% of the US population has Internet. The rest don't own a computer or do not want Internet. Some of that 68% is

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-21 Thread Tom DeReggi
WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 2:55 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition I can only imagine. +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commerc

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-21 Thread Tom DeReggi
less Broadband - Original Message - From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:27 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Tom DeReggi wrote: Peter, " Other figures from research firms like Fo

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-21 Thread Tom DeReggi
Mobile Dial Up starts to diminish. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:27 AM Subject: Re: [W

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-21 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Mark, As quoted; "Income is, of course, a factor in broadband adoption. As the table on page three shows, 15% of those who live in households with income under $30,000 annually have broadband compared with 57% of those in households who

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
ivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition > Here is an idea for a federal policy plan to end the broadband access > problems. How about Base Station Licenses instead of 10,000 squar

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Peter R.
Tom DeReggi wrote: Peter, " Other figures from research firms like Forrester show that only about 40% of Americans have high-speed connections at home, 30% rely on dial-up and 25% don’t have any Internet connections at all!" I do not disagree with those statistics. I disagree with your statem

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Anthony Will
"I have a $30 plan for 390K and a $40 plan for 2M, more than 80% of my customers are on the $30 plan because it meets their needs. It doesn't matter to them that for only $10 more a month they can get 5 times the speed." Actually you did that to your self. Your 80% is dead on. You see you

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Sam Tetherow
Wow, if they really believe that, I wonder how they expect the American public to buy a car? Gee, Ford, Chevy, GMC, KIA, Toyota, Subaru ... Econo, Sedan, Van, SUV, Pickup ... Sheesh, I guess I'll just walk to work. Buying groceries oh Lord I'm suprised we haven't starved to death in the canned

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread John Scrivner
A General List" Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition It is a lack of federal policy. Every nation that has a federal policy on teelcom/BB/internet has strong penetration and competition - and cheaper rates. Granted there are lots of debate

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
ies to purchasing at neofast dot net - Original Message - From: "Tom DeReggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition > Peter, > > "

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Tom DeReggi
anufacturers to built better cheaper gear. And with better cheaper gear, ISPs could develop value propositions to make broadband affordable to convert Dial Up from. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message ----- From: "Peter R.&qu

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
- Original Message - From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition > It is a lack of federal policy. Every nation that has a federal policy > o

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor
ps... i guess i shoulda quoted the last post... oops! Disparaging remarks of this nature are dysfunctional. Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one but nobody wants to hear it. - cw On 9/20/06, Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've got an anal sphincter too!

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor
I've got an anal sphincter too! http://wimax-coverage.com/wimax-access-wireless-internet-service-why.html two words: Qual-Comm =) -- Robert Q Kim, Internet Advisor Provider http://wireless-internet-access-provider.com http://wimax-coverage.com 2611 S. Pacific Coast Highway 101 Suite 203 Cardiff by

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread cw
Disparaging remarks of this nature are dysfunctional. Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one but nobody wants to hear it. - cw Mark Koskenmaki wrote: I can't believe that someone would be dumb enough to write this... The biggest problem is a lack of FEDERAL POLICY Oh, please. Spa

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Peter R.
It is a lack of federal policy. Every nation that has a federal policy on telecom/BB/internet has strong penetration and competition - and cheaper rates. Granted there are lots of debates about why some countries are cheaper, and have more users, but the fact remains that the FCC has failed - F

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Peter R.
It is a lack of federal policy. Every nation that has a federal policy on teelcom/BB/internet has strong penetration and competition - and cheaper rates. Granted there are lots of debates about why some countries are cheaper, and have more users, but the fact remains that the FCC has failed - F

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I can't believe that someone would be dumb enough to write this... The biggest problem is a lack of FEDERAL POLICY Oh, please. Spare us the insane idiocy... +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neo

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition

2006-09-20 Thread Peter R.
ginal Message - From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S.16th Among IndustrializedNations Peter R. wrote: We are actually

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition LeavesU.S.16th Among IndustrializedNations

2006-09-19 Thread George Rogato
amp; Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S.16th Amo

RE: [WISPA] Lack of Competition LeavesU.S.16th Among IndustrializedNations

2006-09-19 Thread Brad Belton
riginal Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:39 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition LeavesU.S.16th Among IndustrializedNations Peter, I do not agree with those statistics. Why woul

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S.16th Among IndustrializedNations

2006-09-19 Thread Tom DeReggi
;George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S.16th Among IndustrializedNations Peter R. wrote: We are actually at the point where abo

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S. 16th Among IndustrializedNations

2006-09-18 Thread George Rogato
Peter R. wrote: We are actually at the point where about 68% of the US population has Internet. The rest don't own a computer or do not want Internet. Some of that 68% is still on dial-up. For some it is a price thing. For some it is not understanding technology. For some it is to make the ex

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S. 16th Among IndustrializedNations

2006-09-18 Thread Peter R.
We are actually at the point where about 68% of the US population has Internet. The rest don't own a computer or do not want Internet. Some of that 68% is still on dial-up. For some it is a price thing. For some it is not understanding technology. For some it is to make the experience painful

Re: [WISPA] Lack of Competition Leaves U.S. 16th Among IndustrializedNations

2006-09-18 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I get more and more frustrated with these kinds of titles... You'd think there wasn't broadband available. There's broadband available in an amazingly wide area... But you can't force consumers to buy it. This is probably just the first volley of a campaign to gin up a few hundred billion to g