Where in AZ are you? I just noticed you said you're 25-30 miles from, and not in, Willcox.
I have a great working relationship with a provider who has service in Sierra Vista. Are you close to that? -- Blake Covarrubias On Jun 14, 2010, at 17:00, Charles Wu <[email protected]> wrote: > Lol Blake...beat me to the punch =) > > -Charles > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Blake Covarrubias > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 6:31 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] The Bottom Line > > Jason, > > Have you SparkPlug.net to see they have service in your area? > > We operate in Yuma, AZ (and surrounding areas). If I recall correctly > SparkPlug approached us a while back trying to sell us very cheap 100mbps > transit. If they have connectivity in your area they may be able to offer > similar pricing. > > We own most of our tower sites throughout our service area. If you'd like to > contact me off-list I could put you in touch with someone at my company would > be able to help you find or build towers in your area. > > -- > Blake Covarrubias > > On Jun 14, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Jeremie Chism wrote: > >> Antennasearch.com might help. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 14, 2010, at 5:31 PM, Jerry Richardson >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Do an FCC search for towers between yourself and Tuscon and/or >>> Willcox. you may be able to put together a path across existing >>> towers. >>> >>> You may even find a tower that has bandwidth that you can buy at a >>> better rate than 533.00/Meg. >>> >>> Jerry >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Jason Wallace >>> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:27 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] The Bottom Line >>> >>> The nearest town of any size is Willcox Arizona, 25 to 30 miles away. >>> T1's there are $400 ish per month, which is an improvement. Because >>> of >>> regulations and contractors, etc, towers in Arizona are a huge >>> expense; >>> 30k or so minimum. No do-it-yourselfing. I am looking at this >>> option, >>> but it is a lot of effort for a little improvement. >>> >>> Tucson is the nearest major city. It is 80 miles and 2 mountain >>> ranges >>> away. >>> >>> >>> >>> David E. Smith wrote: >>>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 17:09, Jason Wallace <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> My biggest obstacle (and expense) is bandwidth. I am in the high >>>>> desert >>>>> of SE Arizona, and there are $800 T1's. That's all I've found. >>>> >>>> What's the nearest major city? Is bandwidth substantially cheaper >>>> there? You may want to consider investing in a big backhaul link from >>>> there, to you. 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