You can also 'swap' them out for Ruckus Wireless Outdoor PTP 'n' Radios..

http://www.ruckuswireless.com/products/zoneflex-high-end/7731

More about $2-2.5K for a pair....


Faisal.

On 4/14/2010 1:35 PM, AJ wrote:
> LOL...
>
> We're not exactly a WISP... Just looking for a cheaper solution than running
> 8000' of fiber to serve a single customer (free customer at that lol)...
>
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Faisal Imtiaz<[email protected]>wrote:
>
>    
>> "...And swapping out $200 worth of gear to play on another band is
>> frustrating..."
>>
>> But isn't this what the WISP's live for !
>>
>> :)
>>
>>
>> Comes with the territory..... next time if you feel better about
>> swapping out $2000 worth of equipment, call me... I will sell you the
>> NS2M for $1000 each...
>>
>> LOL !!
>>
>> Faisal.
>>
>> On 4/14/2010 1:24 PM, AJ wrote:
>>      
>>> I'm on the latest beta firmware...
>>>
>>> And swapping out $200 worth of gear to play on another band is
>>> frustrating...
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Faisal Imtiaz<[email protected]
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Two suggestions...  Upgrade to the beta firmware and see if it helps
>>>>
>>>> other... consider doing NS5M, if 2.4 is crowded...
>>>>
>>>> Faisal.
>>>>
>>>> On 4/14/2010 1:08 PM, AJ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> Wish I could get speeds like that :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Have a pair of NS2Ms set up right on on a P2P link to bridge between a
>>>>> DOCSIS modem in a power supply cabinet to an employee that lives 3/4 mi
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> away
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> LoS and can barely keep it up to 13 meg up/down... Running the latest
>>>>> Beta... Doesn't help the noise floor bounces around -85 to -80 all day
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> long
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> (I can see 26 different consumer routers from both sides of the link)
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> from
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> the nearby subdivision...
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Joe Miller<[email protected]
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>>> Holy crap....where do I get one of those. That is one hell of a link
>>>>>>              
>> you
>>      
>>>>>> have there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joe Miller
>>>>>> DSLbyAir, LLC
>>>>>> 228-831-8881
>>>>>> www.dslbyair.com
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Greg Ihnen"<[email protected]>
>>>>>> To: "WISPA General List"<[email protected]>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:59 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] UBNT "M" Was: Ubiquiti made no points today
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Do you mean like this? Notice the rssi on the lower pic. These are
>>>>>>              
>> two
>>      
>>>>>> NS5Ms
>>>>>> setup as a backhaul. I was assuming the rssi is being wrongly reported
>>>>>> since
>>>>>> the TX/RX is 162/162. If the rssi was for real wouldn't one chain be
>>>>>> reporting a very low connection speed, right? I'm getting 162Mbps on
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>> both
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>> directions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is one end of backhaul, this NS5M running station wds: rssi
>>>>>>              
>> -51/-56
>>      
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>          
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>      
>>>>          
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>>>> This is the other NS5M running ap wds: rssi -51/-94
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>          
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>      
>>>>          
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 14, 2010, at 11:11 AM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>>>> ...not using MIMO mode ... ? what antenna are you using ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Using the Rocket M5 without the Ubiquiti Antenna's is like driving a
>>>>>>> sports car with all flat tires :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a good documentation on the UBNT forum on how to verify the
>>>>>>> bad/defective units....
>>>>>>> Testing them , have two units sync/link to each other, reduce the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                
>>>> power,
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>> little bit at a time.. you will see a 6 to 9db difference on the two
>>>>>>> chains (Hpol/Vpol)... normal units will show either the same signal
>>>>>>> level or off by a couple of db's..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Faisal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/14/2010 11:34 AM, RickG wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>> Upgraded to version 5.1.2 prior to installation. Still poor
>>>>>>>> performance. Not using Mimo mode. Using as an AP on a repeater.
>>>>>>>>                  
>> Having
>>      
>>>>>>>> no luck connecting to it with another M unit as CPE. Think its a bad
>>>>>>>> radio(s)?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Michael Baird<[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                  
>>>>>>     wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>                  
>>>>>>>>> Bad firmware and poor compatibility with legacy protocols. Make
>>>>>>>>>                    
>> sure
>>      
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>> you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>> upgrade them to the absolute latest beta available on the forums.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>> Michael Baird
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                    
>>>>>>>>>> I've been using regular Bullets and NS2's which have been working
>>>>>>>>>> great. So, I thought I'd give the "M" units a try. So far, nothing
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>> but
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>> poor signal, dropped packets,&       low throughput. Replacing them
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>> with
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>> regular units fix the issue. What gives?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Forbes Mercy
>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>       wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>>>>> After falling in like with the Rocket M Nano's the Rocket M
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>> Bullets
>>      
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> the Mimos I have to say I'm firmly unimpressed with the
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>> integrated
>>      
>>>>>>>>>>> antenna series.  We bought a pack of 10 of the 27dbi grids, not
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>> one
>>      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>> of
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>> them would associate to our Mimos yet a bullet and in some cases,
>>>>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>>>>> distance wasn't a factor, the Nano Rockets did so without a
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>> problem.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>> We
>>>>>>>>>>> just took delivery on the Nano Dish units, we wanted them to do
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>> some
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>> short range backhauls.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Today was our first, replacing a 10MB Motorola backhaul at 5.2
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>> miles,
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>> set up the new dishes up in the office WDS on, WPA on they
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>> connected
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>>> -50 (as they should in the office), connection firm all night.
>>>>>>>>>>> Installed them today, the AP working well we headed up the
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>> mountain
>>      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>> install the other one.  It would not see or connect to the other
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>> Nano
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>> Dish no matter whether we used the lower powered 5.2 or the more
>>>>>>>>>>> generous 5.7/8 frequency range.  Gradually turning off the WDS,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>> then
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> WPA, then making it 20 MHZ, finally we gave up and the
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>> unnecessary
>>      
>>>>>>>>>>> beating to my bucket truck that had to climb that mountain left
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>> me
>>      
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>> in
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>> pretty foul mood over the new gear.  I'm about to RMA all of it
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>> and
>>      
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>> go
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>>>> back to just bullets and Rockets.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Forbes
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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