They've got old laptops. But, I'd like to have an upgrade path for when they get new laptops.
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Robert West <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep, that's what I tried to do. If the laptop is to be stationary in the > vehicle it wouldn't be an issue. But again, the thing is PCMCIA, you'd > probably need the express card instead. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of RickG > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:44 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mobile broadband for Law Enforcement (Small town) > > Since the Ubiquiti card has an external connector, couldnt I just use > a different external connector with a different antenna? > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Robert West > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think if they use the Ubiquiti cards, you're asking for trouble with the >> antenna and cable hanging off the thing. It really IS a messy setup. >> Installing the Mikrotik R52Hn mini-pci card inside the laptop, the mess >> totally goes away. If a large antenna is needed, as I did, install an SMA >> connector to the laptop case with a pigtail going to the card. Depending > on >> AP placememt, it should talk to them fine. I'm actually typing this on a >> laptop with that config and the thing can go almost 2 blocks just with the >> internal antenna to a cheap linksys router in the house. >> >> Bob- >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "RickG" <[email protected]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:09 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mobile broadband for Law Enforcement (Small town) >> >> >> I've got a town that currently uses Sprint cards but they suck due to >> poor coverage. They have water tanks and other resource for me to put >> AP's on but I want to use something robust enough that they dont tar & >> feather for poor relaibility! >> >> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Robert West <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Yep! Had one for over a year or so. Love it, never use it >>> >>> And here is why.......... >>> >>> It's the older PCMCIA slot config. The new laptops are the express card. >>> My everyday laptop is newer, no PCMCIA slot. Have to break out the old >>> Toshiba to use the thing........ >>> >>> The antenna clips to the screen. Gets in the way. I did, however, use to >>> use a magnetic mount on the roof and run a cable into the truck to a MMCX >>> connector to snap into the card. worked darned well. lots of wires > though. >>> >>> What I ended up doing was put a Mikrotik R52H card in the laptops to an >>> SMA >>> conector I installed in the laptop. >>> >>> Works much, much better and I can use either the SMA if I want to put a >>> big >>> antenna on it or it will use the internal laptop antenna. The bonus is >>> that >>> it's cheaper to go that route. >>> >>> So it sits in the toolbox. >>> >>> Bob- >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "RickG" <[email protected]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:37 PM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Mobile broadband for Law Enforcement (Small town) >>> >>> >>> Has or does anyone use the Ubiquiti solution for this? > http://ubnt.com/src >>> -RickG >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Jeremie Chism <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I have 100 police car deployment using alvarion that roams over >>>> multiple towers with static IP addresses. Expensive but it works day >>>> in and day out. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Apr 29, 2010, at 2:16 PM, "Patrick D. Nix, Jr" >>>> <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> We are working on a project for a small town in rural Oklahoma for >>>>> mobile broadband in 7 police units. 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