Remote Desktop
Rick Harnish
President
OnlyInternet Broadband & Wireless,
Inc.
260-827-2482
Founding Member of WISPA
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006
6:28 PM
To: WISPA
General List; 'WISPA General List'
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Weather
Watcher Request
Two
questions. What is RDC? Is the data rate for the Sprint card high enough to
download color weather radar images quickly?
Ken
Chipps
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brad Belton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 05:48 PM
>To: ''WISPA General List''
>Subject: RE: [WISPA] Weather Watcher Request
>
>Agreed, cellular data is really the best solution available today and
>probably always will be for the mobile user.
>
>I'm reading and sending mail at the office via RDC and a Sprint Data card
>right now. Sitting in the passenger seat traveling at 70Mph+ and haven't
>missed a ping yet in over two hours. I've been inside buildings, on
>rooftops, in vehicle and out of vehicle. Just can't beat having it and it
>is only getting better.
>
>Best,
>
>Brad
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of David E. Smith
>Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 4:32 PM
>To: WISPA General List
>Subject: Re: [WISPA] Weather Watcher Request
>
>Scott Reed wrote:
>> I have had a request for service from our local SkyWarn volunteer
watcher.
>He
>> needs service in his vehicle during potetial storms so he can see the
>radar
>> while watching the sky. Does anyone provide similar service? If so,
how
>do you
>> charge for installation, service, etc.?
>
>Honestly, for someone who's gonna be THAT mobile, I'd recommend a cell
>phone PCMCIA card. Yes, I work for a WISP, but I know what problems I
>can (and cannot) solve, and at least for my network, that sort of
>roaming is firmly in the "cannot" category.
>
>Obviously, WISP wifi roaming is possible; there was a thread about it a
>couple weeks ago, where someone did a lot of voodoo with Mikrotik. But
>unless your whole network already happens to support that, or the
>customer is rather patient, just recommending a cell card is probably
>gonna make everyone happier. (The customer gets the service they're
>looking for, and you've saved many man-hours rebuilding your network :)
>
>David Smith
>MVN.net
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