I agree, use a WISP… or Find the nearest location that may have high speed cable / DSL and use www.ubnt.com<http://www.ubnt.com> Ubiquiti P2P wireless to backhaul the network to your building. Cheap, low latency, amazing results. Just don’t violate any ToS.
Gregg Heimer Montgomery County Community College From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Britton Anderson Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 3:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Internet Service Provider Options Finding a WISP or a cellular carrier that would take you on doesn't sound difficult, but it comes down to SLA services. I don't think you'll find one that will guarantee the bandwidth that you'll be subscribing to, but perhaps they will have a minimum CIR or something specific to guarantee at least some level of service... I liked Jason's suggestion about joining forces with the airport's IT shop. Bummer they don't have on site support. Is it a city airport? Might be worthwhile figuring out which governing body oversees the airport and reaching out to them and get some ideas. Britton Anderson<mailto:[email protected]> | Senior Network Communications Specialist | University of Alaska<http://www.alaska.edu/oit> | 907.450.8250 On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Jeffrey D. Sessler <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Ah, this must be Cable airport. I work at the Claremont Colleges just down the road. It’s really odd that Verizon and TWC are not there. FiOS is all around the airport as is TWC business. We actually have a tertiary 1Gbs backup link via TWC. I could swear that the coffee shop at Cable has TWC cable TV, meaning it should be possible to get Internet from them. Jeff From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Stewart, Joe Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 10:06 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Internet Service Provider Options They are in Upland, CA. There is no airport IT group unfortunately which is why they reached out to me. I found a WISP provider nearby and they said they will be able to help us and for cheaper than the monthly cost of the T1 with almost 4 times the speed . They use (FiberToWireless)point to point microwave fixed hardware. Installation turnaround time is only 5 days. This WISPA URL helped me out if anyone else is interested http://www.wispa.org/Directories/Find-a-WISP Thanks, Joe From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Benedick, Jason Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:49 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Internet Service Provider Options Does he have any contacts with the airport’s IT group? Find out what provider(s) the airport uses and contact them to see if they’d be willing to provide them with service or see if they can figure out a way to buy internet directly from the airport. Another option would be checking to see if there are any WISPs that operate in the area that he could get service from. Thanks, Jason R. Benedick IT Generalist Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Office: (717) 391-6957<tel:%28717%29%20391-6957> Cell: (717) 587-9065<tel:%28717%29%20587-9065> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stewart, Joe Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 5:17 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Internet Service Provider Options A friend of mine has a small business housed within a small airport. They currently have a T1 transport that they’ve outgrown. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on other options within Southern California that wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. They only have about 5 computers and 5 VOIP phones but 3Mbps is hard to deal with when large files are being downloaded/uploaded simultaneously. 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