And you are totally against running purely 802.11? wi-fi? It would be pretty easy/cheap if that was an option. marlon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Blair Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Looking fora new system > Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: > > > If you are going to go that route and spend that much money (you'll > > need new cpe too it sounds like) > > The point of this is not to replace the antennas at the customer end. I > do no use 'all in one' antenna and radio on my existing Turbocell > system. All use a separate external antenna with the radio in a NEMA > box. I wish to replace just the radio boxes, not the antennas/amps. > > > I'd drop the 2.4 gig stuff and go with a new 5 gig system. > > > Keep what you've got up on the tower and put the new gear up in > > addition to what you have. > > I wish I could, but to put up a new tower antenna, I will have to pull > one of the old ones. Contract issues. > > > Then move people off as devices fail. > > > > It'll save you a LOT of time and trouble to go that way. > > > > My 5 gig system is still Trango. I'll look at the new Airaya and SB > > gear as we get some more time on them. > > > > laters, > > Marlon > > (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > > 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! > > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blair Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "WISPA General List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:35 AM > > Subject: [WISPA] Looking fora new system > > > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Well, with YDI/Terrorbeam closing the Karlnet office in Ohio, I think I > >> need to find a replacement for TurboCell systems.. > >> > >> My requirements for a replacement ..... > >> > >> 1) must use the same 2.4GHz antennas and amps I currently have > >> installed. > >> > >> 2) compatible with many different boards for CPE and AP > >> > >> 3) polling or token based. No hidden node issues. > >> > >> 4) tolerant of a wide spread in snr levels between clients. > >> > >> 4) low cost.... (yeah, right!) > >> > >> I am not interested in 'all in one systems' where I have no ability to > >> mix n' match antenna's and such. > >> > >> So far, I have heard a little about Netstream, (from MikroTik), and > >> about StarOS. > >> > >> Netstream seems to offer polling and long range PtMP. However, having > >> to get new licenses every year is annoying. > >> > >> StarOS offers up to 10 non over lapping channels in the 2.4GHz band. > >> This could be useful in cleaning up interference issues at some towers. > >> > >> I lean toward Netstream because I have had good luck with my Mikrotik > >> routers that are currently in service, but I am more interested in > >> finding something that will last. I am also concerned about being left > >> high and dry as ydi/terabeam just did to me and many others. > >> > >> Anyone out there using one or both of these systems? How about another > >> system meeting these requirements that I don't know about? > >> > >> Thoughts? > >> > >> -- > >> Blair Davis > >> > >> AOL IM Screen Name -- Theory240 > >> > >> West Michigan Wireless ISP > >> 269-686-8648 > >> > >> A division of: > >> Camp Communication Services, INC > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> WISPA Wireless List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Blair Davis > > AOL IM Screen Name -- Theory240 > > West Michigan Wireless ISP > 269-686-8648 > > A division of: > Camp Communication Services, INC > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/