All Ubiquiti cards up to this point, anyway, are Atheros. The difference is that with Atheros cards you can use Mikrotik's N-Streme, which can almost double capacity.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Josh Luthman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:10 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Client Speeds > XR5's are Prism for my APs > R52's are Atheros for my CPEs > > I have not heard of any chipset differences in performance - anyone else > have this? > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. > --- Henry Spencer > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:08 AM, Mike Hammett > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> I've only used 5 GHz MT, but I don't have a problem with someone pulling >> 20+ >> megs... now I don't have that much upstream, but the network can do it. >> I'm assuming that you are using cards in B mode if you can only get 3.5 >> mbit. A lot of people are against G mode, but I don't' think it's that >> much >> different from A and A works just fine for me. >> >> Then again, I am ALL Atheros MT, nothing else. >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Steve Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:32 PM >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: [WISPA] Client Speeds >> >> > I have read many post on this list about how much bandwidth different >> > WISP offer. I want to discuss that as well as the recommended >> > equipment >> > that is so often discussed on this list. >> > >> > >> > >> > I am a startup. Little to no startup capital. I had to pinch each >> > penny to get as much as possible out of it. My goal was to service the >> > clients no one wanted in a county that had no Fiber or DSL other that >> > what Verizon holds hostage. So now after 2 years I have 8 towers with >> > 320 clients. >> > >> > >> > >> > The service I offer is a $39.99 basic level 640k x 256k and a $59.99 >> > Pro >> > Level 1M x 512k. You guys are talking about 10Mb. If I turn off the >> > speed control on AP's and let people play I don't get over 3.5M on any >> > of them. ( 2.4 MT or StarOS, and Tranzeo CPE's) I use a StarOS Full >> > Duplex Link to Backhaul to a Fiber connection that I Share cost of with >> > another WISP my size. The investment I would have to make to achieve >> > 10MB to each client is financially Impossible. >> > >> > >> > >> > Surely some of you big guys out there have been in my shoes. What do >> > you recommend a small WISP in my situation to do in the future. >> > >> > >> > >> > Please don't start with the statement, "How you should have started you >> > service". I was providing a solution. So this is what I have and I >> > know of at least 6 other small WISP's on this list who are in the same >> > boat. >> > >> > >> > >> > So BIG GUYS think back. How do I grow into new BROADBAND definition >> > without rebuilding my network from the ground up. What is everyone >> > charging and what does the client get for that price. Financing is not >> > readily available and the Boss hopes to one day get some ROI. No >> > Grants available and no big group wanting to invest or challenge >> > Verizon. >> > >> > >> > >> > Steve Barnes >> > >> > RC-WiFi.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > WISPA Wants You! 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