Actually it's a dynatac 5000 :-) Sent from my Motorola Startac...
On Dec 13, 2008, at 4:18 PM, "Mike Hammett" <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> wrote: > 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" <g...@aeronetpr.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:05 PM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Cc: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > 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" <t...@ida.net> 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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