Similarly, don't choose a product line just because it's expensive. On Feb 2, 2017 7:48 PM, "Jay Weekley" <par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote:
> Don't choose a product line just because it's cheap. > > Chadwick Wachs wrote: > > We are a small co-op WISP and one of our goals was to publicly > > document what we do. For some basic beginning info, take a look at: > > http://www.auwireless.net/blog/ > > > > This is not to say this is the model or even the right way to start a > > WISP. It is simply what we did. Some of it works, some of it was a > > mistake. One of our future challenges we will face is we built a > > fairly flat network. That works fine when we are small but as we grow, > > it is not going to scale with us. Think about where you want to grow > > and don't box yourself in with hardware or topology decisions early on > > that you will regret. But, don't over spend early on. Much of this > > stuff is cheap enough to "upgrade" after a year or so. > > > > Choose your RF vendor wisely... We field tested 5 different vendors in > > our RF environment before choosing one that worked for us and was in > > our budget. Don't let someone else tell you which is the best hardware > > because that is what they use. It may be great advice but I suggest > > testing. Most vendors or good suppliers will provide some demo gear > > for this purpose. > > > > This mailing list has been great to us for help. Use the community and > > forum pages on the vendor sites as well. And, I'd strongly suggest > > finding yourself a supplier you can trust and that will help you make > > good decisions. Our supplier has run WISPs of varying size for decades > > and has made a some mistakes as well as good decisions and is not > > embarrassed to share and advise us. > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 3:42 PM, Mark Limehouse > > <mark.limeho...@gmail.com <mailto:mark.limeho...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > I am at the discovery and the beginning of research to start a > > WISP within my state (Wisconsin). My focus is to make this into a > > solid business model that I can build and expand eventually. I am > > taking my time I want to do this right and address all potential > > pitfalls or "gotchas" that may be known from a technology and > > provider standpoint. Would anyone be kind enough to offer up their > > suggestions or direct me to where I can obtain this kind of detail? > > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Mark > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wireless mailing list > > Wireless@wispa.org <mailto:Wireless@wispa.org> > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > <http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ____________________________ > > AU Wireless (Golden Wireless) > > www.AUwireless.net <http://www.auwireless.net/> > > _Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/AU-Wireless-1630781100539377/>_ | > > @auwirelessnet <https://twitter.com/AUWirelessNet> > > > > Recommend us on Nextdoor.com > > <https://nextdoor.com/pages/au-wireless-golden-co/recommend/> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wireless mailing list > > Wireless@wispa.org > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature> > > Version: 2016.0.7998 / Virus Database: 4756/13884 - Release Date: > 02/02/17 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >
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