Hi Rick first of all thank you for taking care of the issue.
I will try to contact Ubiquiti in order to see what they can do for me Thanks to all WISPA members for the info :) > I just heard about these problems last week at WISPAPALOOZA from Matt > Villarreal. It sounds like a serious issue and one that should be > addressed by the manufacturer. While Ubiquiti is a great partner for > WISPA and the industry, they do need to take responsibility for products > developed and pushed to market without proper testing. I am BCC copying > Ben Moore to see what they intend to do about this problem. It will be > interesting to know how many reels of this defective cable were sold, > whether the defective coating has been corrected and whether replacement > cable will be shipped. > > It would be the best interest of everyone if class action can be > avoided. Let’s come to the table and come to a satisfactory conclusion > for all. I will await Ben and Ubiquiti’s response before taking any > further steps. > > */Where there is a Wisp, there is a way! > <http://www.wispa.org/where-there-is-a-wisp-there-is-a-way>__/* > > Respectfully,** > > ** > > *Rick Harnish* > > Executive Director > > WISPA > > 260-307-4000 cell > > 866-317-2851 Option 2 WISPA Office > > Skype: rick.harnish. > > [email protected] > > [email protected] (Trina and Rick) > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > > Behalf Of Paolo Di Francesco > > > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 8:03 AM > > > To: WISPA General List > > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are Ubiquiti cables failing??? > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > any feedback (positive or negative) regarding the new "TOUGHCable > CARRIER" > > > ? > > > > > > Just for curiosity: Anybody thinking of a class action ? > > > > > > It's not only the value of the cable or smoked devices itself, it's > also the service > > > interruption > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > I just saw our first failure a couple weeks ago, it was consistent > > > > with photos I've seen of other ubnt toughcable failures. The jacket > > > > has turned from the original grey color to a translucent green, and > > > > hairline cracks then develop across the diameter of the cable. Almost > > > > like the plastic has shrunk, imagine alligator skin. In this failure, > > > > the POE was soaked and the radio had a blown eth port. Complete new > > > > install for the customer, except the roof tripod. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Tom Sharples <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > wrote: > > > >> Steve do you know specifically what failed yet? Did random holes just > > > >> appear in the sheath? Is yours the black or green? I'm worried > > > >> because we've been recommending this shielded cable to all our > > > >> customers esp. in lighting-prone areas like OK. > > > >> > > > >> Tom S. > > > >> > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> From: "Steve Barnes" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > >> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 9:58 AM > > > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are Ubiquiti cables failing??? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> I had my fist 3 cable failures this week. Blown radios and POE's. > > > >>> I know that I don't get any credit for labor but I also don't want > > > >>> any new cable that will fail in a year. I think I will just have > > > >>> them replace the radios and go one with Life. Not sure how I would > > > >>> ever get rid of 10 boxes of new UBNT cable. I would put it out. > > > >>> > > > >>> Steve Barnes > > > >>> General Manager > > > >>> PCS-WIN / RC-WiFi > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > > >>> From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] > > > >>> On Behalf Of Jeromie Reeves > > > >>> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 12:40 PM > > > >>> To: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>; WISPA General List > > > >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are Ubiquiti cables failing??? > > > >>> > > > >>> Yes. As stated the green stuff is crap. Ive got boxes of radios with > > > >>> dead ethernet ports. Forget new cable, I want my radios fixed! We > > > >>> used the cable in short runs <15ft, and are finding more and more > > > >>> places it was used as those sites fail. > > > >>> > > > >>> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Paolo Di Francesco > > > >>> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >>>> Hi All, > > > >>>> > > > >>>> it seems that lately the Ubiquiti cables that we installed some > > > >>>> time ago, are filling with water and burning the ethernet interface. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> It happened with one cable on one site, then another cable on the > > > >>>> same site, now I have another cable failing on a second site... > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Any comment? > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Thank you > > > >>>> > > > >>>> -- > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Ing. Paolo Di Francesco > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Level7 s.r.l. unipersonale > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Sede operativa: Largo Montalto, 5 - 90144 Palermo > > > >>>> > > > >>>> C.F. e P.IVA 05940050825 > > > >>>> Fax : +39-091-8772072 > > > >>>> assistenza: (+39) 091-8776432 > > > >>>> web: http://www.level7.it > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>>> Wireless mailing list > > > >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> Wireless mailing list > > > >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> Wireless mailing list > > > >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Wireless mailing list > > > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wireless mailing list > > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Ing. Paolo Di Francesco > > > > > > Level7 s.r.l. unipersonale > > > > > > Sede operativa: Largo Montalto, 5 - 90144 Palermo > > > > > > C.F. e P.IVA 05940050825 > > > Fax : +39-091-8772072 > > > assistenza: (+39) 091-8776432 > > > web: http://www.level7.it > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wireless mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- Ing. Paolo Di Francesco Level7 s.r.l. unipersonale Sede operativa: Largo Montalto, 5 - 90144 Palermo C.F. e P.IVA 05940050825 Fax : +39-091-8772072 assistenza: (+39) 091-8776432 web: http://www.level7.it _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
