Re: [WISPA] OT, roof rack

2008-09-09 Thread Tim Wolfe
Marlon, Go to Home Depot or a Lowes and buy Unistrut. It has all kinds of parts and adapters that will allow ou to make a really nice rack on the cheap. Marlon K. Schafer wrote: LOL It's looking like a very nice rig. I miss all of the storage room in my Taurus wagon. But, since it's now

[WISPA] 802.3af PoE Injector Recommendations

2008-09-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
Does anyone have a PoE recommendation for standard PoE injector, and a cheap PoE Switch (only need 4 or 5 ports) Thanks! Daniel White 3-dB Networks WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

[WISPA] Insurance

2008-09-09 Thread Mike Hammett
What do you guys have for insurance policies? I am working with my Hartford agent and I want to make sure I get what I need, but don't buy unnecessary policies. -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

[WISPA] Dragonwave 18Ghz 40Mbps, new - need to move

2008-09-09 Thread John McDowell
Hi folks, Have a new 18ghz link with 40meg license we decided not to deploy and ran fiber instead. Need to move, will take first aggressive offer. Hit me offlist. Thanks -- John M. McDowell Boonlink Communications 307 Grand Ave NW Fort Payne, AL 35967 256.844.9932 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [WISPA] IP3 for visitor based networks

2008-09-09 Thread RickG
I love my IP3. I also like this --- http://www.valuepointnet.com/products/controllers/index.html -RickG On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Tom DeReggi [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Rogelio, From our evaluation and number of years back, The IP3 didn't do anything that we weren't already doing with

Re: [WISPA] IP3 for visitor based networks

2008-09-09 Thread 3-dB Networks
I'll second that. Valuepoint makes some cheap gear that is pretty easy to setup. We have used them in a few hotspot applications. Daniel White 3-dB Networks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:29 AM

Re: [WISPA] Insurance

2008-09-09 Thread Mac Dearman
My opinion of insurance is not good! (Insurance is a racket and of Satan -hehehehe) When you buy insurance, buy what you can afford and all you can afford. It has been our experience that we really haven't needed any insurance and it has been a big waste of money, but I do know that for the

Re: [WISPA] Insurance

2008-09-09 Thread jp
Without good insurance, there are a lot of things you can't do and places you can't go. We're with Chubb right now and looking into Hartford. We have liability, EO, and an umbrella. On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 11:12:21AM -0500, Mac Dearman wrote: My opinion of insurance is not good!

[WISPA] Best of WiMAX World

2008-09-09 Thread Matt Liotta
Voting is now open for the best of WiMAX World. It would be good PR if WISPA could recognize one of its members as the winner. And of course Rapid Link would appreciate it if you voted for us. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=1tQ1xOpQ_2bZi4ts6kn6WPrg_3d_3d -Matt

[WISPA] dns flakey today?

2008-09-09 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
Anyone else have problems resolving dns today? I had a hosted domain quit working today. It fixed itself after several hours and now it appears Embarq's DNS is down altogether. Switched to Frognet and theirs seems flakey. Just wondering if there is some sort of mass problem going on. Kurt

[WISPA] Distance on 18ghz with 2' dishes?

2008-09-09 Thread John McDowell
Anybody have an idea of what distance can be achieved with an 18ghz link and 2' dishes? -- John M. McDowell Boonlink Communications 307 Grand Ave NW Fort Payne, AL 35967 256.844.9932 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.boonlink.com This message contains information which may be confidential and

Re: [WISPA] Distance on 18ghz with 2' dishes?

2008-09-09 Thread Travis Johnson
Anywhere from 1 mile to 27 miles... ;) Travis Microserv John McDowell wrote: Anybody have an idea of what distance can be achieved with an 18ghz link and 2' dishes? WISPA Wants You! Join today!

Re: [WISPA] Best of WiMAX World

2008-09-09 Thread John Scrivner
I voted for you Matt. Good luck. I hope you will mention WISPA if you get it. All the best, John Scrivner On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Matt Liotta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Voting is now open for the best of WiMAX World. It would be good PR if WISPA could recognize one of its members as the

Re: [WISPA] Distance on 18ghz with 2' dishes?

2008-09-09 Thread lakeland
Depends on manufactuer, product and reliabilty goal. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: John McDowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:52:17 To: Motorola Canopy User Group[EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General Listwireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA]

Re: [WISPA] Distance on 18ghz with 2' dishes?

2008-09-09 Thread John Seaman
We do lots of the calcs every day (with PathLoss 4). If you want us to run a path calculation, what we would ask for is GPS coordinates, AGL heights, desired throughput, and reliability requirements (4 nines, 5 nines, etc). The outcome of the path calculations also largely depend on your region,

Re: [WISPA] OT, roof rack

2008-09-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
H, I think this one has the best looking roof rack! http://members.shaw.ca/julie.leung/pictures/T7_songthaew.jpg Thanks oh so much for the ideas! (eye roll) marlon - Original Message - From: Rick Harnish [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday,

Re: [WISPA] OT, roof rack

2008-09-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
That sounds like a good idea. But this is a really nice looking rig (only 51k miles) and I'd like to keep it that way. Looking for a good looking functional unit that will lock down the ladder(s) without the hassle of bungee cords. marlon - Original Message - From: Tim Wolfe [EMAIL

Re: [WISPA] OT, roof rack

2008-09-09 Thread Tom Fadgen
Wow -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:28 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, roof rack H, I think this one has the best looking roof rack!

Re: [WISPA] OT, roof rack

2008-09-09 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
You have to know the history of this one... http://www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/marlon.jpg I actually wore that on stage one time! grin marlon - Original Message - From: Tom Fadgen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:35 PM

Re: [WISPA] Best of WiMAX World

2008-09-09 Thread George Rogato
Rapid Link got my Vote Matt. Good luck! Matt Liotta wrote: Voting is now open for the best of WiMAX World. It would be good PR if WISPA could recognize one of its members as the winner. And of course Rapid Link would appreciate it if you voted for us.

Re: [WISPA] Distance on 18ghz with 2' dishes?

2008-09-09 Thread Tom DeReggi
The biggest factor is Rain Zone. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Distance on 18ghz with 2'

[WISPA] DSL Tariffed

2008-09-09 Thread RickG
I'm losing a business customer to DSL. They offered them a price much below what they advertise (6Mbps for $49). My question is: Is DSL a tariffed service and have to sell at their advertised rates? -RickG WISPA

[WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-09 Thread RickG
Whats the downside to using frequency converters? -RickG WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List:

Re: [WISPA] DSL Tariffed

2008-09-09 Thread Frank Muto
No and no. In case you missed it, the FCC Report and Order FCC 05-150 issued on 9/23/05 basically gave your business away to the RBOCS. Frank Muto www.SecureEmailPlus.com - Original Message - From: RickG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent:

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-09 Thread Mike Hammett
Noise? -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: RickG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:49 PM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] frequency converters

Re: [WISPA] DSL Tariffed

2008-09-09 Thread RickG
I do recall something to that nature. It just didnt hit me until lately. Oh well, expand out further, forget the inner city. Thanks! On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Frank Muto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No and no. In case you missed it, the FCC Report and Order FCC 05-150 issued on 9/23/05

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-09 Thread RickG
Mike, Have you tried them? Anyone? -RickG On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Mike Hammett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Noise? -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: RickG [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [WISPA] DSL Tariffed

2008-09-09 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Rick, I hate to say this, but you must have missed the big fuss over all this about 2 years agao.. Back in 2005, FCC gave forebearance to all the Bells for DSL Services. They don't have any obligations to sell DSL to any resellersand are allowed to set prices on a commercial agreement

Re: [WISPA] DSL Tariffed

2008-09-09 Thread Tom DeReggi
No, not necessarilly. The 6mbps DSL still has to work, in order for it to take your business. Just because they offer the a price doesn;t mean the copper will be available or that the loop will be short enough to facilitate the speed. Sure they can take your client on a given day, but that

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-09 Thread Tom DeReggi
I'm not sure there is any significant disadvantage. Other than the obvious, such as another point of failure, another connection to add loss, mild loss of energy in the conversion, additional cost. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message

Re: [WISPA] DSL Tariffed

2008-09-09 Thread Jonathan Schmidt
Or, if they have their own mail server, wait until they've begged, over and over to the LEC, to unblock Port 25. . . . J o n a t h a n -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 11:17 PM To: WISPA

Re: [WISPA] DSL Tariffed

2008-09-09 Thread RickG
Tom, You are very correct. In fact, we give fantastic service with same day response and many other perks that all of you know out. Unfortunatley, many are swayed by crazy marketing campaigns promising the world. I've always said that the lies will catch up with them but somehow even when they

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-09 Thread RickG
I always appreciate your input, have you tried them? I'd love to hear from someone that has and their experience. -RickG On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 12:20 AM, Tom DeReggi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure there is any significant disadvantage. Other than the obvious, such as another point of

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

2008-09-09 Thread Charles Wu
Funny you should mention that... we have had equipment tribalized here too. Even if you have an agreement signed by the tribal elders, the chapter presidency and the BIA, it means nothing. You are allowed to declare war on sovereign nations =) -Charles Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [WISPA] frequency converters

2008-09-09 Thread Tom DeReggi
Rick, In all fairness, we have not often used third party Frequency Converters, because of the cost. Additional input from those that have more experience with specific models, would likely be beneficial to hear from. What I can tell you is that it is becoming a popular trend to implement