Inline Mark Nash wrote: > I'd like to hear opinions on what Micropops do to your business. > > 1. How many customers do you look for before you install even the least > expensive MPoP? > 1 if they will pay for the equipment. 2 or more if they will share it 0 if I think the potential is there to make the cost of the equipment back in 6 months to 1 year. > 2. I've always been of the opinion that having many small MPoPs devalues my > business to a prospective buyer. > Why? Why does it matter? I am in business to provide a service to my customers and make money. If a prospective buyer doesn't want the mPOPs, he must not have the same goals and is therefore looking at the wrong business to purchase. > 3. I've always thought that having many small MPoPs is a problem for tech > support (we have 700 customers and 3 techs...not everyone knows what each > installation looks like or how it's connected necessarily). > Well, with 300+ and just me, that is not a problem. However, good design and better documentation is the key. Someone else mentioned pictures. That helps a bunch if the tech can get to them when he needs them. > I think this is good discussion... > > Just because you CAN do it, SHOULD you do it. > > Depends on a few factors... > > 1. Do I need/want to make money any which way I can? > > Pretty much, but for me there is also the goal of providing a service to my customers that they can not get otherwise. > 2. How much do I put into a MPoP (battery backup vs. power outage & no > access to AP if its host is on vacation) > That depends. I make the "secondary" customers sign a waiver that states if the mPOP is down and we can not get to the cause, tough luck. > 3. Do I plan to sell my business and if I do should I stick to traditional > "inside-the-box" installations? > > Mark Nash > UnwiredWest > 78 Centennial Loop > Suite E > Eugene, OR 97401 > 541-998-5555 > 541-998-5599 fax > http://www.unwiredwest.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RickG" <[email protected]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:39 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Micropops > > > >> I'm doing just that using Ubiquiti Pico2HP units as the AP and bullets >> for the backhaul (5GHz whenever possible). >> -RickG >> >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Mark McElvy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I suppose that is a good term, I would like to be able to redistribute >>> service to small pockets of houses, 6-12, without putting up a full >>> blown AP/BH setup. Any one else doing this? I normally use 5.8 for BH >>> typically and 2.4 for clients, I was thinking of maybe using a PS2 to >>> receive/BH and connect it to an NS2 with small omni to redistribute. >>> Both would be in a bridge and allow the clients connected to connect to >>> the main AP for PPPoE authentication. Is this a reasonable or ridiculous >>> solution? Any other solutions others are using that might be better? I >>> know I could use MT but that would add complexity to the mix I don't >>> need. >>> >>> >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2392 - Release Date: 09/24/09 > 05:52:00 > >
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