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Oh, man, it's a $2.99 download fee from Verizon. Forget that. -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of 3-dB Networks Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 3:03 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station to Cruiser I agree 100% that cellular is the best option for case like this :-D But if you need watch Youporn while flying in an Apache helicopter... Motorola has an app for that :-D Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Robert West >Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:54 PM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from >Station to Cruiser > >So the cops could be watching You Porn while driving at 144mph? That's >a >very good selling point that could sway some departments. > >I personally like the Cellular option. The infrastructure is already in >place for the most part, just tie into office system with a VPN and a >firewall and they should be good. The bonus would be having an internal >card in the machine instead of the USB deal. It all comes down to money >for >the monthly fee, I bet. The biggest plus on that I see is if they >transport >a prisoner, which they have to do since they have no jail (Thank god!) >and >they have to go 15 miles away to the sheriff's department. So, this >would >be my pick after all if the politics turn out to be good, an internal >card >in the laptop would make that an easier sell. > > >Bob- > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of 3-dB Networks >Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:46 PM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from >Station >to Cruiser > >IMHO, the only way to do something like this where the office is mobile >is >with cellular service (although he will need to VPN back to the Police >HQ) >or to use a Mesh network designed for mobility (since 802.11G tends to >fall >apart past 30MPH or so). > >Unless this city want's to make a major investment in Mesh... I'd tell >him >to stick with the cellular air cards (Verizon, AT&T, whatever) and be >done >with it. Hacking together a solution is probably more effort than its >worth, and there could be theoretical consequences if the network >doesn't >operate correctly. > >I'm still nowhere close to being able to offload this... but down the >pipe I >know of a city that is replacing their MOTOMESH Solo network with >MOTOMESH >Duo... so those nodes would probably be cheap... and it allows the cop >cards >to go up to 144MPH in the Mesh and still stay connected (its actually >really >cool technology developed for the US Military... but the most it can do >is >T1 speeds) > >Daniel White >3-dB Networks >http://www.3dbnetworks.com > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>Behalf Of Robert West >>Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:05 AM >>To: WISPA General List >>Subject: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from Station >>to Cruiser >> >>I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small little >>spot >>in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his cruisers to >>the >>station network via a wireless link. (He is the "Police Chief" but I >>suspect he is also the entire police force) He said that the local >Wal- >>Mart >>has agreed to donate to him a few of those little Acer 7" screen >>laptops, >>which are a big piece of crap from the number of repairs we've had to >do >>on >>them... Anyhow, he wants to be able to be in the cruiser and connect >to >>the >>network back at the station and use the websites from the Attorney >>General's >>office where he can run plates, drivers license info and also fill out >>his >>reports. >> >> >> >>Here's the setup.. >> >> >> >>This Burg is a bit less than 2 miles long and about one and a half >miles >>wide. The town hall is equivalent to a 4 story building and they also >>have >>a water tower that looks to be 100 foot tall. The terrain is flat as >>can be >>and they have the normal scattering of trees. The Town Hall and water >>tower >>are the tallest structures by far aside from a large grain elevator >>right >>outside of town. Boy wants to connect to his network anywhere in town >>from >>his cop-mobile as well as when he is at home, also within the town. >> >> >> >>We've done plenty of private networks but it's all been in the 2.4 and >>5ghz >>band. He was thinking he could just throw up a 2.4ghz link and be good >>but >>I told him to hold on, I didn't think he could broadcast the Attorney >>Generals network to every antenna in town, I had to do some research. >>So >>this, because of my utterly blatant laziness, is my research. J >> >> >> >>Has anyone been down this path? What can we do and not do? >> >> >> >>I have a meeting with the guy next Wednesday and want to have some idea >>of >>what we're up against on this one. (Hopefully he doesn't recognize me >>as >>the guy who took him to court over a ticket he wrote for a crooked >>license >>plate... I won that one by the way) >> >> >> >>Thanks for any help! >> >> >> >>Robert West >> >>Just Micro Digital Services Inc. >> >>740-335-7020 >> >> >> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >- >>-------- >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >- >>-------- >> >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >---- >---- >WISPA Wants You! 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