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I would not even mind if you sent me and a
few others a couple to test with and report back and make sure they are bug
free!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:11
AM
Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Introducing
the airPoint XO series from smartBridges!
Bobby, I know what you mean. But I think SB has been
doing well with their fixes whenever there's been an issue. Of course,
it would be nice to have everything working when you buy the product, but I
expect to see some unanticipated problems in the field.
Perhaps what SB
can do is to assure everyone that all their products are being tested
adequetely before release? SB, none of us would mind if you took an
extra few weeks -or months- before releasing a product as long as we know that
it will be stable when we incorporate it into our networks. Take your
time. It will save everyone many headaches!
Germans have a
saying, "Drive slowly so that we're not late." (or something to that
effect!) Anyway, I think it applies here.
SB, keep up the good
support, but drive your new products releases
slowly!
Sevak
On Wed, 2003-09-17 at 09:57, Bobby
Bounds wrote:
Well, looking at
the product photos I see they still have the same poorly designed
plastic case with the unshielded CAT 5 sticking out acting like an antenna
to attract transient EM pulses blowing the ethernet port as well as the
router or NIC on the other end. Geez, they really should have corrected this
IMHO. (On a related note we have some evidence to suggest the electrical
design of the POE may have contributed to the Ethernet Port Dying problem.
So, going forward it would be good to know if SB has addressed this and
corrected it. Comments?).
If you open one of these
"new" units up I wonder if the circuit board is fin shaped. Is this the same
hardware as the existing product line?? The laundry list of new features is
long. Will these new features really work or will they be really buggy? Not
trying to be negative, just pragmatic based on past experiences with SB
equipment. IMHO, reliability is about a thousand times more important than
new features, so not knowing any more about this new product line than I do,
it seems like they've kept the same form factor case and maybe the same
hardware (they DO mention an extra processor) and just added firmware
and software features. SB, please respond. Also, when you announce a new
product don't you think it would be appropriate to announce the pricing at
the same time???
Does anyone have an update on when the "Super POE"
units will be shipping. What is the cost?
Bobby Bounds
Airwave
Internet, LLC
----- Original Message -----
From: sB Tech
Support
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 4:26
AM
Subject: [smartBridges] FW: Introducing the airPoint XO
series from smartBridges!
Hello ,
smartBridges will soon launch the airPoint XO series, its
latest solution for Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs). The airPoint
XO series has built-in bandwidth management capabilities, allows flexible configurations and
is a powerful tool for Wireless ISP installations. The airPoint
XO series addresses four key areas that are of vital importance in any
WWAN network: Subscriber Bandwidth Management, Advanced Networking
Capabilities, Remote Infrastructure Management and Carrier-Class
Reliability.
airPoint XO, the first product in this series is an access point
with built-in subscriber bandwidth management, RADIUS client for access
control and URL forwarding of the unauthorized users. This product is
ideal for deploying large WISP networks and Public Access Hotspots.
airPoint XO2, the second product, is a dual-radio device that
offers all the features of the airPoint XO, with added modular control
of the individual radios to enable various
configurations.
The airPoint XO series provides a two-layered protection
through the IEEE 802.3af compliant PoE Outdoor for regulatory compliant
installations. The radios are supported by multiple Network Processing
Elements to handle heavy network loads. These devices can be remotely
configured, monitored upgraded, reset and even power cycled, thus allowing
ease of maintenance.
For more details on the airPoint XO Series, please
visit http://www.smartbridges.com/new/products/xo_series.php.
We
welcome your valuable feedback and suggestions.
Thanks.
smartBridges Marketing
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