Could the StarTac even text message? IIRC, that was the first digital phone, at least by Moto.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gino Villarini" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:05 PM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Cc: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vecima 3.65 > iirc one vendor told me the recline CPe could talk with the Vecima > base.... > > > The redline units are top notch quality construction, no tranzeo > mickey mouse stuff. > > > Afaik pricing is not much diferent > > > Gino > > Sent from my Motorola Startac... > > > On Dec 13, 2008, at 2:37 PM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> We received our Vecima "trial" kit (one AP and five CPE) on Thursday >> afternoon. We have not yet put it on a tower, as there were several >> issues with their software on the AP... but here's some info thus far: >> >> The base station is quite large. It measures approximately 14 inches >> tall x 8 inches wide x 6 inches thick. It weighs about 25 pounds >> (seriously). It has an RJ-45 ethernet connector and an N-male >> connector on the bottom. (I was lead to believe they had omni, 90 >> degree, 120 degree and connectorized versions, and I requested the >> 120 unit, but instead got this with an LMR jumper and an MTI 120 >> antenna). >> >> We began by getting into the AP and making some "normal" changes >> (downlink was set to 50%, so we changed it to 70%). Also the center >> frequency was set to 3.410 so we changed that to 3.650. We also >> changed to 7mhz channel size. We then applied and rebooted... and >> then we could no longer get into the "radio" configuration page >> (where we had just made all those changes). So we did a factory >> reset and tried again. Same thing. We opened a trouble ticket with >> Vecima the next morning, and they were able to reproduce the problem >> in their lab. Then about 3 hours later, another tech called back and >> told us we needed to upgrade the firmware (even though the first >> tech said we were running the latest). We upgraded and that fixed >> the problem... but then we had a new problem. The "Allowed MAC >> address" file somehow got corrupted... so they had to SSH into the >> base station and fix that file. (By the way, this AP is just running >> Linux 2.6.14 kernel). We were now able to make a connection to one >> of the CPE (after setting up the service classifiers, service flows, >> and adding a service flow to this MAC address). Making a link on our >> test bench (10 feet away), we had a -55ish signal... however, the >> ping times and speeds were terrible (2000ms and at the most 2Mbps). >> I am thinking it was because this is running OFDM and in close >> proximity, the signals bounce all over. Last, all three techs that I >> talked to at Vecima asked "Do you have an NMS (network management >> server)?" and I had to continually say "no" and then they would say >> "oh... I don't know how to do this manually". One of the reasons we >> were testing this solution is that it did not require their NMS to >> function... however, even their tech support is pretty limited if >> you don't have it. Their NMS server is about $5,000 (but a single >> server will support an entire network, with unlimited AP's and CPE). >> >> On to the CPE: This is one of the worst designs of a CPE that I have >> ever seen. The entire unit is made by Tranzeo and looks just like >> their normal 2.4 CPE. It has the bar of lights on the top showing >> Power, LAN, RSSI, etc. The mounting bracket is the "L" bracket that >> bolts to the back and has a U-bolt and clamp to hook to the pipe. >> The biggest problem is how the ethernet cable connects. It has the >> white cover plate that goes over the RJ-45 connector that has to be >> bolted to the back of the radio... the problem is, the pass-thru >> connector is not big enough to allow an already crimped RJ-45 cable >> to pass thru... meaning, you have to run the cable thru the white >> plastic thing, then crimp it, then plug it in, and then screw the >> nuts down holding the white cover. If you ever have to replace the >> radio with something different, you have to cut the cable and then >> re-crimp. Also, I can guarantee that water is going to get into the >> RJ-45 as it is on the back of the radio and the water will always be >> trying to get into the white cover and then will just "flow" right >> into the RJ-45. I have attached a picture that is 99% the same as >> this unit (except this unit is smaller than the picture). The other >> issue is the PoE injector that comes with the unit. This is the >> worst PoE that I have ever seen. I don't understand why they can't >> use a grounded PoE that doesn't require a separate ground wire. Use >> the ground built into the electrical wiring that is already there >> (like the PacWireless PoE units). Attached is a picture of the PoE >> that was supplied. >> >> I will be testing the speeds and range this Monday (assuming the >> weather is better... we got 6" of snow and 40MPH winds last night). >> I will post more results as I have them. At this point, I am not >> really impressed with a $4,000 AP that's just running Linux. >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> <cpe.jpg> >> <poe.jpg> >> >> >> --- >> --- >> --- >> --- >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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