Many places that are WISP are in the more remote rural areas, just for the fact it is harder to compete with the big cable and telco guys. The cost of bandwidth to get to these areas is way more than in the cities. A 2XT1 cost me $1379/mth...that's the best price available. I only offer 1.5Mbit service to businesses at $90/mth. Fastest thing I offer to home users is 768k. My competition is the local telco and the fastest thing they offer is 3Mbit, and they just started offering that about 6 months ago.
Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Jason Hensley" <[email protected]> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:24:42 -0500 >Just a thought on that. I don't know where else they would be getting that >data from unless they are just pulling it out of the air. With what I've >got in the air right now I could do up to 15meg down. With the newer gear >coming out we'll be able to do even more than that. > >Kinda irks me I guess. > >Victoria, did you get in on the Missouri Broadband Initiative? > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of St. Louis Broadband >Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:12 AM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Says Fixed Wireless Only Delivers 1 Mbps > >They are not getting it from my form 477. >The only 1 Mbps service we offer is upload and that is with a 5 Mbps >download. > >Victoria > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Jason Hensley >Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:01 AM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Says Fixed Wireless Only Delivers 1 Mbps > >Hmm, so I guess my 10Mbps down and 8mbps up wireless links (yes, to >customers) don't count???? > >My guess, though, is that they're pulling this data from the 477 and making >assumptions based on that. Most of our customers are 1.5Mbps or less >customers so looking at the "raw" 477 data then yes, it would appear that we >may not be doing much more than the 1.5meg. > >Interesting... > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Lists >Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:54 AM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Subject: [WISPA] FCC Says Fixed Wireless Only Delivers 1 Mbps > >This really ticks me off: > > > >"Wireless broadband Internet access services offered over fixed networks >allow consumers to access the Internet from a fixed point while stationary > > and often require a direct line-of-sight between the wireless transmitter >and receiver. These services have been offered using both licensed spectrum > >and unlicensed devices. For example, thousands of small Wireless Internet >Services Providers (WISPs) provide such wireless broadband at speeds of > >around one Mbps using unlicensed devices, often in rural areas not served by >cable or wireline broadband networks." > >http://www.broadband.gov/broadband_types.html > > > >I talked to them at the NTIA workshop in Memphis about this, but they are >still defaming our industry. > >I have emailed them at the broadband.gov site and think it is a good idea >that they hear from more of us. > > > >Thanks! > >Victoria Proffer - President/CEO > >StLouisBroadband.com <http://stlbroadband.com/> > > <http://showmebroadband.com/> ShowMeBroadband.com > >Rural Missouri Wireless Project. > >314.974.5600 * Fax 573.747.4756 > >Follow us on Twitter.com @stlbroadband > >SBA Certified WOSB > >STLBBLogo > > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $30.00/mth. Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
