Question I have for myself. What kind of ROI are you looking for in a tower location?
On Feb 3, 2017 9:06 AM, "Don Spaulding" <[email protected]> wrote: > Similarly, don't choose a product line just because it's expensive. > > On Feb 2, 2017 7:48 PM, "Jay Weekley" <[email protected]> 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 >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > 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 >> > [email protected] >> > 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 >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >
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