Re: [WISPA] Service Offerings - Competing

2007-01-28 Thread wispa
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:38:55 +, John J. Thomas wrote I read an article once about this. What happens when Walmart can't drop prices any lower? Then their prices don't drop. What's confusing about that? Who foots the bill when Walmart employees get sick and go to the Emergency room?

Re: [WISPA] Service Offerings - Competing

2007-01-28 Thread John Scrivner
I cannot believe how many of you guys all decided that this thread could be extended into a lengthy diatribe about Wal-mart. I use these lists to learn and teach about the wireless industry and to help drive changes in policy and law. We have people from time to time who join this list to

Re: [WISPA] Service Offerings - Competing

2007-01-28 Thread Travis Johnson
My health insurance company that I pay thousands of dollars per year is who foots the bill when my family goes to the ER... not the tax payers. I think that was his point. Walmart is the largest private employer, yet a VERY small percentage of their workers have any benefits. So the concern

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?

2007-01-28 Thread Jim Stout
Thanks to all who replied to my initial question. It might help to understand what I'm doing now and want to do in the future. My wife and I live in rural Cass County Missouri. We're too far out for Cable or DSL and Satellite is out of the question due to the havoc that huge amounts of

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?

2007-01-28 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Hi Jim, FIRST, find a place in KC that's high enough to see your local. OR a spot mid way to your local. If you can get Bandwidth at that spot AND see your head end, then this is a no brainier for me. Drop in an Orthogon link and off you go. (note, you may be under a long term contract

[WISPA] Got Trango?

2007-01-28 Thread Mark Nash
I'm looking for some Trango 5830 Fox SU's (NOT ATLAS). If you've got some and want to sell them, please hit me offlist. Mark Nash Network Engineer UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448 http://www.uwol.net 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax -- WISPA Wireless List:

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?

2007-01-28 Thread George Rogato
I'd agree with your plan Marlon, but in all thuthfullness, I doubt you've ever tried Star-os I would be shocked if you actually did, because you have to route to use Star and we know your a bridger not a router. I have 700 wireless subs comming off a star wireless backhaul with no issues

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?

2007-01-28 Thread George Rogato
Jim, One bit of advice I can give you that most will not disagree with, is try not to do long term contracts with the telephone companies. 5 years is a very long time, lots can happen in 5 years, it's like an eternity. Usually the telephone companies enforce their early termination fees and

RE: [WISPA] Service Offerings - Competing

2007-01-28 Thread Forbes Mercy
You go John, I agree.. OH NO I just did a mee too! Ok really I did that on purpose to help John with his point. So what really is the point of this email? I just read an article from the AP that was re-printed in the Kansas City Star:

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?

2007-01-28 Thread Mark Nash
I agree with George on this... I'm a year into a 3-year contract with Sprint for multi-T1 service and I wish I wasn't. Now I've got to make the most of it and go with a different provider for cheaper bandwidth while still maintaining the Sprint feed (which is arguably not a bad thing). I

Re: [WISPA] Service Offerings - Competing

2007-01-28 Thread John Scrivner
I worded my original post incorrectly relating to the relevant topics for this list. Anything to do with promoting or improving the WISP industry fits within the scope of our Mission Statement in WISPA and would be relevant topics for discussion here. I would like to see more of the sensitive

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?

2007-01-28 Thread George Rogato
Thanks Mark, for reiterating what I said. I wish I was Jim! Boy would I have fun making a boat load of cash and doing everything right from the beginning! There has never been as good a time to be a wisp as now. George Mark Nash wrote: I agree with George on this... I'm a year into a

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?

2007-01-28 Thread Mark Nash
No kidding... Over the last 5 years I've used 6 CPE types as new vendors came on line, prices came down from $600/cpe, PoE settled, etc etc etc. I'm now going back through and standardizing them. You're right, now WOULD be a good time to start a wireless business. Mark Nash Network Engineer

Re: [WISPA] Boeing Fails to Learn from WISPs

2007-01-28 Thread Tom DeReggi
That is the most rediculaous thing I have ever heard. in plane distribution- Wire weighs more than Radio waves. to plane - Cable length exceeds Ethernet distance limit :-) (joke) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From:

[WISPA] Local governments: FCC not playing fair

2007-01-28 Thread George Rogato
WASHINGTON - The nation's chief telecommunications regulator stands accused of misrepresenting the facts while pushing through rules that will make it easier for big phone companies to get into cable television. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070128/ap_on_bi_ge/cable_competition -- George

Re: [WISPA] Service Offerings - Competing

2007-01-28 Thread Blake Bowers
- Original Message - From: John J. Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:38 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service Offerings - Competing I read an article once about this. What happens when Walmart can't drop prices any

[WISPA] Letters of Intent

2007-01-28 Thread rspott-list
Hello, Would any of your like to share a copy of a letter of intent to buy out another party? I have the chance to buy out another ISP/WISP. Thanks! ryan -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives:

[WISPA] Letters of Intent

2007-01-28 Thread rspott-list
Hello, Would any of your like to share a copy of a letter of intent to buy out another party? I have the chance to buy out another ISP/WISP. Thanks! ryan -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives:

Re: [WISPA] Letters of Intent

2007-01-28 Thread George Rogato
Your best bet, is to see your lawyer. Last time I had a lawyer draw me up a contract it was $500.00. I'm sure it could be cheaper, but it's one of those things thats hard to bid out. Also make sure the lawyer has some experience in the sale of business. George [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [WISPA] Local governments: FCC not playing fair

2007-01-28 Thread Tom DeReggi
not playing fair WASHINGTON - The nation's chief telecommunications regulator stands accused of misrepresenting the facts while pushing through rules that will make it easier for big phone companies to get into cable television. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070128/ap_on_bi_ge/cable_competition

Re: [WISPA] Service Offerings - Competing

2007-01-28 Thread Blair Davis
Why should ANY employer provide health care? You work, they give you money, end of story Travis Johnson wrote: My health insurance company that I pay thousands of dollars per year is who foots the bill when my family goes to the ER... not the tax payers. I think that was his point.

Re: [WISPA] Local governments: FCC not playing fair

2007-01-28 Thread Dawn DiPietro
television. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070128/ap_on_bi_ge/cable_competition -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] Letters of Intent

2007-01-28 Thread Larry Yunker
The contents of a letter of intent will vary greatly depending upon what purpose you hope to serve through execution of the document. If I remember my Contracts course correctly, a letter of intent is not necessarily binding in any way (however, in the correct circumstances it might be made

Re: [WISPA] Letters of Intent

2007-01-28 Thread George Rogato
Congrats Larry! You said you wanted to go to law school. George Larry Yunker wrote: The contents of a letter of intent will vary greatly depending upon what purpose you hope to serve through execution of the document. If I remember my Contracts course correctly, a letter of intent is not

Re: [WISPA] Got Trango?

2007-01-28 Thread Mark Nash
Fox5800 Fox5800-D Fox5800-D2 These ones. I've got M5800 APs. Don't want to buy in bulk, as I only have to use these off of a couple APs...mostly Mikrotik APs now with Tranzeo CPEs. Thanks again... Mark Nash Network Engineer UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448

Re: [WISPA] Local governments: FCC not playing fair

2007-01-28 Thread George Rogato
Correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't it be better if both cable and telco could compete in each others markets? George Peter R. wrote: Dawn DiPietro wrote: As quoted from another article; Cable rates have risen 93% since 1990, and consumers should benefit from more competition. Like