Yeah, we did the same at some of our towers also. When it costs $300 per sector antenna per month, we dont install two antennas in the same direction unless the second one can pay for itself. For example, in one case.... there were 35 homes to serve, 5 with LOS and 30 without. 900Mhz was a requirement for 30. It was hard to justify to pay an extra $300 per month just to serve 5 more homes with 5.x at a profit loss. Before video, the 35 homes on a 900 sector gave bettter speeds than most DSL. We now are overlaying 5.x sectors, just because I need all the 900 mhz capacity for the NLOS customers, even if it means breaking even on the 5.x customers, better than loosing them. Plus, as new homes are built, and trees get cut, a few more homes pop up that have LOS. At current Ubiquiti prices, it becomes much more cost effective to install a sector for a few LOS customers, but that option was not nearly as cost effective 5 years ago.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: support To: WISPA General List Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Extra Canopy 900 SMs you where installing 900Mhz SM's for all that had L.O.S to your tower? WOW On 4/22/2011 2:10 PM, Scott Piehn wrote: Ubiquiti M5s. Where we can do the switch due to trees, have been very happy. Has defiantly cut down on service calls. We still have all the 900 APs in the air, just fewer customers on them. ---------------------------------------------------- Scott Piehn JCWIFI.com Division Manager Computer Dynamics 451 W. South St Freeport, IL 61032 [email protected] V 815.233.2641 F 815.233.6225 ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom DeReggi To: WISPA General List Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Extra Canopy 900 SMs For curiosity, what did you upgrade to, to get higher speeds than the Canopy? And how did it work out for you? Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Piehn To: WISPA General List Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 8:56 AM Subject: [WISPA] Extra Canopy 900 SMs Just wondering if there is a market and how much for Canopy 900 SMs. We have 100 or so extra due to upgrades to get higher speed --------------------------------------------- Scott Piehn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -- Tim Steele [email protected] NITLine Support (574) 772-7550 ext 103 www.NITLine.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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