Yep. I'll take a boring flat black shielded cable over a pretty indoor patch cable anytime for an outdoor install.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:51 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vendors eating their dogfood (was Re: Which WiMAX Are You?) As opposed to pretty rainbow colors? On 9/12/09, Robert West <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice pretty and shiny PVC makes for a better picture in a variety of colors! > All the outdoor shielded cable we've ever purchased is a boring flat black. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:12 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vendors eating their dogfood (was Re: Which WiMAX Are > You?) > > Wait why would patch cables look better then shielded cable and > connectors..? > > On 9/12/09, Robert West <[email protected]> wrote: >> Those marketing photos sure look pretty though. They might also explain > why >> I keep seeing installs done just like the pictures. I had a bit of an >> argument a few weeks ago on the UBNT forums with some folks defending > using >> indoor patch cable outside and not wrapping connectors. It started with >> someone complaining to UBNT that the patch cable boots wouldn't fit inside >> the bullet caps. (The answer from UBNT was that it was a tradeoff in the >> design...???) Silly me, I said they were supposed to be used with outdoor >> shielded cable, not patch with the boots. You wouldn't believe how many >> negative comments came from that. Pictures of nice pretty blue PVC patch >> cables and bright shiny connectors............. And now there is an army > of >> installers following these lies. >> >> We use outdoor, flooded cable with the static drain wire to an outdoor >> shielded connector. All connections wrapped. It's not as pretty but I >> don't work for Apple so I just care about it being functional and trouble >> free. I would be more attracted to a photo of equipment with a correct >> install. They are marketing to professionals, after all, and when I see > one >> of these photos, I'm like you and are too busy being distracted by the >> things that are wrong. >> >> >> >> On Sep 10, 2009, at 11:42 AM, jp wrote: >> >>> Sidepoint.... Some of the wireless equipment vendors would likely >>> create >>> a superior product faster if they ran a modest sustainable WISP just >>> big >>> enough for real world product testing. Too often we see marketing >>> photos >>> of gear installed outdoors with shiny bare N connectors, indoor >>> unshielded cat5 on the pole, etc... >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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