Depends on how much the FCC's Notice Of Apparent Liability (aka "fine") is for those of you who are rolling your own. If it is enough, and the word gets around, I'll bet most of you will realize that the certification thing isn't a joke like many treat it.
The FCC doesn't play around. I know one operator who was fined $8,000.00 for having his tower light out. His flasher device had been smoked by lightning. I have also seen them circulating at computer shows inspecting custom built PCs and issuing notices for builders using uncertified assemblies (mostly those flip top cases when they first came out). I'm glad to see at least one WISP I know who was rolling his own starting to talk about using certified equipment. Personally, I think MT makes pretty decent router software and it is reasonably priced. We have it at all our hotspots, however it is running on a real, store-bought PC. I wouldn't touch any MT radio with a 10 foot pole. The total cost of building an MT access point or CPE isn't really much less than some of the FCC Certified Deliberant gear that is out now. Ralph -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:36 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble If the "certified" systems come out and are double the price (so $400 for a RB532 type solution compared with $200 now) how many people are going to start using the certified ones? Very few. Even if it's only $50 extra, are people really going to pay that much extra when so far they haven't worried about it? Travis Microserv Matt Liotta wrote: > George Rogato wrote: >> Matt >> The reason we like stuff MT and Star, it works and we like it. > > I'm glad it works and that you like it because you like it. That > doesn't really help me understand why one would choose MT over > something else. I mean there has to be something beyond that you like > it if you are willing to use it in favor of something else that is > certified. > > I don't really care for the whole discussion of whether certified gear > should be used or not. Every piece of gear has advantages and > disadvantages as well as pricing considerations. Regardless of whether > someone is willing to use uncertified gear, I am sure that given the > choice between uncertified and certified everyone would choose > certified every time. Therefore, uncertified gear is at a disadvantage > to other gear, so it must make up for this disadvantage some other way > or no one would choose it. What is MT's advantage? > > -Matt > -- 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/
