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Quoting Brian Rohrbacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> I'll take 200.
> 
> Rudolph Worrell wrote:
> 
> >I am reading all of these posts and I see one thing here.  Marketing! There
> is 
> >little sense to this but a great deal of marketing being done for Mesh, 4.9,
> 
> >and Muni WiFi.  I see out of town guys chime in all the time and express how
> 
> >well they can deploy and integrate networks.  I am very curious about the 
> >actual implementations they have done that involved a large mountain ranges
> 
> >with customers spaced every 5 miles who are behind trees, or has some 
> >obstruction to any towers.  Better yet a neighborhood with devices on the
> same 
> >frequencies that you cannot control.  My guess is that their lab and specs
> of 
> >their devices looks great but the actual deployment is a different story. 
> We 
> >all know that 2.4Ghz, 900Mhz, and 5.8Ghz, all have their limitations, and
> will 
> >perform perhaps 10% to 20% worst than advertised.  Do these guys know that?
> 
> >
> >As for the marketing bit, I have a 2.4Ghz wireless device that can
> communicate 
> >at 100 mph, at distances of 100mi from the tower using 60foot dishes, giving
> a 
> >throughput of 200Mbps.  It sells for $50,000.00 per Clieint bridge and 
> >$600,000.00 per AP.  Who wants to buy?
> >
> >
> >Quoting Carl A Jeptha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Well to one-up you,
> >>Our local Utility has been offered Wimax Radios to be used in a Mesh 
> >>Network on a licensed Freq, so that they can read meters.
> >>What really gets me is that these people with a few carefully chosen 
> >>words appear to know more than all of us put together. The gift of the
> GAB.
> >>
> >>You have a Good Day now,
> >>
> >>
> >>Carl A Jeptha
> >>http://www.airnet.ca
> >>office 905 349-2084
> >>Emergency only Pager 905 377-6900
> >>skype cajeptha
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Brad Larson wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I'm biting my tongue on this topic....I have been on enough of these
> >>>projects, well over 50 in the last 12 months alone, and I have to say
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>there
> >>    
> >>
> >>>are a pile of people that don't know what they're getting into and many
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>will
> >>    
> >>
> >>>get hurt. For instance, I have a unnamed mesh vendor quoting 14 nodes per
> >>>square mile for 100% coverage in a decent sized community in MA. They'll
> >>>need at least 40ish... And please keep in mind that different parts of
> the
> >>>Country where tree lines/foliage, noise floors, and topology are
> different
> >>>create their own separate challenges. Throw in voice as some of the
> >>>"wireless network experts" have advised and a whole new overlay of
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>problems
> >>    
> >>
> >>>surface.
> >>>
> >>>There is a place for mesh just like other tools in your kit but covering
> >>>whole counties or even trying to cover a whole City is quite a stretch
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>IMHO.
> >>    
> >>
> >>>How did we get to this point of mesh first being considered a
> "convenience
> >>>or hotspot extension" to what it has become today where it is seen as the
> >>>4th solution to the last mile or a cost effective roaming solution for
> >>>public safety or city workers? 
> >>>
> >>>I have seen designs in the NE US where 40 to 69 2.4 Ghz nodes per square
> >>>mile are needed when a simple implement of 900 Mhz mobility with two base
> >>>stations (redundant) per square mile can do the trick and save 90% of the
> >>>cost of a mesh network. Use mesh in the parks, at the pool, in the
> >>>restaurant district, or anywhere else people may want public access. And
> >>>I'll add that opening up my notebook on a sunny day outside is pretty
> much
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>a
> >>    
> >>
> >>>waste of battery power. I'm afraid Tempe AZ and St Cloud are just the
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>start
> >>    
> >>
> >>>of some of the bad press we're going to see related to our wireless
> >>>industry. 
> >>>
> >>>But then again, I'm a show me guy so if one of these major networks
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>actually
> >>    
> >>
> >>>works, has an ROI and doesn't become a boondoggle for tax payers, and
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>serves
> >>    
> >>
> >>>the public well then I'll be impressed. Brad
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: John J. Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> >>>Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:03 AM
> >>>To: WISPA General List
> >>>Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>>Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 09:02 AM
> >>>>To: 'WISPA General List'
> >>>>Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes
> >>>>
> >>>>John J. Thomas wrote:
> >>>>    
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>inline...
> >>>>>      
> >>>>>First off, the WISPs have to have the guts to talk to the city. Many
> >>>>>      
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>simply refuse to do so, and are probably going to get the Muni WiFi
> shoved
> >>>down their throats.
> >>>  
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>I don't want to turn this into a battle of ideals.
> >>>>    
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>George, you are welcome to believe anything that you want. Here are some
> >>>facts;
> >>>1. I work for Clare Computer Solutions and we are a Cisco Mesh certified
> >>>network Integrator.
> >>>2. Cities have approached US to install their networks
> >>>3. These cities are not San Francisco sized, they are probably
> populations
> >>>100,000 and smaller.
> >>>4. They are spending the money to put in infrastructure for City workers,
> >>>first. Many are looking at providing Internet access second.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>But how many local wisps have been chosen to date?
> >>>>I bet Joe laura in NO got passed over without much consideration to him.
> >>>>Joe is on this list, let him chime in here.
> >>>>
> >>>>    
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>Second, the cities are mostly going to use 2.4 GHz for access and
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>5.7-5.8
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>      
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>GHz for backhauls. WISP's will need to use 5.25-5.25 GHz and 900 MHz.
> >>>  
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Almost every wisp today is using 2.4 to reach the customer and 5 gig for
> 
> >>>>infrastructure and high end customers. Are you saying that wisps have to
> 
> >>>>move off the existing spectrum and replace their equipment?
> >>>>    
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>I am not saying that WISPS have to move off of 2.4. I am saying that if
> >>>WISPs want to provide top quality service, then they may need to move off
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>of
> >>    
> >>
> >>>2.4 as it is getting crowded in lots of areas.
> >>>  
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>In a word, service. The city will only be offering WiFi access-period.
> >>>>>      
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>They won't be going out to peoples houses and doing installs, fixing
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>virii,
> >>    
> >>
> >>>doing firewalls, etc.
> >>>  
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Here is a scenario, if a potential customer who is on the fence while 
> >>>>deciding to go to broadband was to hear that a new muni free wifi system
> 
> >>>>is going to come on line or he can buy now with his local wisp, which 
> >>>>choice is the average consumer going to make?
> >>>>    
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>Most are going to try the muni first. Some are going to be unsatisfied
> and
> >>>will look for a better deal. I'll give you an example. I had 384k SDSL to
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>my
> >>    
> >>
> >>>house and it was costing me $152 per month. In order to save money, I
> >>>dropped the SDSL in favor of a cable modem. The cable modem can do 6 meg
> >>>down and about 384k up for $43 per month and has been verified by
> >>>DSLreports. Even my wife thinks the SDSL was better, I just couldn't
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>afford
> >>    
> >>
> >>>it anymore. If someone in Antioch CA were even offering wireless service
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>at
> >>    
> >>
> >>>$42 per month, I would be there. There is a subset of people that want
> >>>quality, and are willing to pay for it. Two questions come up-can you
> >>>deliver and are there enough to keep you from starving?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>The support scenario happens long after the fact.
> >>>>
> >>>>George
> >>>>-- 
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