+1.
My small circle of friends mainly use Whatsapp because it's cheaper for
a couple of the guys that have to travel to Mexico regularly.
Otherwise, just generic texting, and a little slack for work-related things.
I stay away from pretty much all so-called social networking anything.
Massive time sink IMO.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 8/12/2016 6:28 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
“Its very addicting, almost like facebook or worse.”
That makes me want to use it even less than Mike’s description.
*From:* Kurt Fankhauser <mailto:lists.wavel...@gmail.com>
*Sent:* Friday, August 12, 2016 7:15 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google fiber going microwave?
Maybe thats what it started out as but i know a ton of 30+year old
people that use it. Actually know some people in their 50's that have
it. I know one thing it is generating enough traffic to register in my
Procera box...
On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net
<mailto:af...@ics-il.net>> wrote:
I haven't, no, because I'm not a teenager or pre-teen looking to
show my genitals to another teenager or pre-teen. That's what
Snapchat is... underage dick pics.
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*From: *"Kurt Fankhauser" <lists.wavel...@gmail.com
<mailto:lists.wavel...@gmail.com>>
*To: *af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Sent: *Friday, August 12, 2016 7:06:09 AM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Google fiber going microwave?
Mike,
Have you ever used Snapchat? I mean for anything other than
sending pics of genitals? lol. Its very addicting, almost like
facebook or worse. And theres alot more on it than genitals.
Actually i only seen a genital pic once and that was a friend of
mine was sending it to his girlfriend and accidentally checked my
name instead of hers, (both start with the same letter).
On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 7:50 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net
<mailto:af...@ics-il.net>> wrote:
"and the way texting/FB/Instagram is compared to Snapchat."
How people communicate is compared to how people send each
other pictures of their genitals?
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*From: *"Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>>
*To: *af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Sent: *Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:50:22 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Google fiber going microwave?
So... Google is going to do what WISP's have been doing for 20
years
(before they were even called WISPs). That's hilarious.
"Fiber! Fiber! Fiber! That is the answer to everything. We are
doing
fiber everywhere!"
"Fiber is expensive, and we can never get an ROI with that
model...
let's look at wireless."
I'm still laughing... a company that size, with those
resources, and yet
they still seem to be clueless sometimes. I'm in agreement, I
doubt
Google will even be around in 20 years. I own several e-commerce
companies (multi-million dollar ones), and we don't spend a
dime with
Google. One company spends $5k/month with Facebook and it
generates
$400k in sales, per month.
Google is becoming "old school"... the same way email is
compared to
texting... and the way texting/FB/Instagram is compared to
Snapchat.
These companies get big, really fast... but the problem is,
that means
someone else can do the same thing.
Travis
On 8/11/2016 6:26 PM, Robert Andrews wrote:
> Sorry to sound like not a google fanboy but it's a typical phd
> company.. They look at the paper pile before the experience
pile...
> & yes they will eventually go down because of it...
>
> On 08/11/2016 03:24 PM, Brian Webster wrote:
>> Having been directly involved in the Google Fiber projects,
I can
>> tell you there are a number of factors that caused them to
take pause
>> on the deployments. One was the almost obstructionist
attitude of
>> pole owners (read competitors to their broadband
deployment). This
>> forced a lot more of the project deigns to underground
deployment. In
>> cities like San Jose and San Francisco, there were a lot of
>> requirements that cost more money than Google budgeted for.
In some
>> respects Google kind of had the idea that cities would remove
>> obstacles like that to get them in their city. With so much
existing
>> broadband already in place, this is certainly not the case.
I think
>> Google thought all cities were going to have the attitude
like they
>> had with the first cities who applied for Google to come to
their
>> cities (Like Kansas City did).
>>
>> Google was also of the impression that they could design
and permit
>> their networks and then cherry pick neighborhoods to deploy
based on
>> pre-sign ups (in Google terms - fiberhoods). This creates a
huge
>> logistic problem in planning construction especially with
underground
>> deployment. This also drove up costs.
>>
>> Google is still investigating the wireless options. What
you will see
>> from them should be a hybrid network system. They will buy
up dark
>> fiber, capacity on lit fiber, conduit space and whole fiber
systems
>> where they can. They may use microwave to cross connect
systems or
>> bridge high construction cost areas such as railroad
crossings. They
>> are looking at wireless to basically go more from the curb
to the
>> customer, especially in MDU cases. Existing competition and/or
>> existing contracts within an MDU makes it risky to do a
wired play if
>> they cannot assure themselves of a huge take rate within
the MDU. I
>> see their wireless play as more of a high capacity short
hop last
>> mile, but even then they will have challenges with spectrum,
>> interference and capacity.
>>
>> While we all would think Google is a great company with
resources to
>> do whatever they set their minds to, keep in mind I have
seen a lot
>> from the inside. I like to equate them to a group of thirty
>> somethings with ADD and too much money. They also seem to
have the
>> attitude that older folks are too far behind the times to
possibly
>> know what they are talking about. Google is certainly not a
utility
>> infrastructure company and lack the people, tools and skill
sets to
>> be one. They are their own best cheerleaders and they have a
>> dangerous habit of believing their own hype internally and
are not
>> real good at listening to fresh viewpoints and outside input.
>>
>> Thank You,
>> Brian Webster
>> www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com>
>> www.Broadband-Mapping.com <http://www.Broadband-Mapping.com>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 1:29 PM
>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google fiber going microwave?
>>
>> They may have great RF engineers, but you still cannot fit
a camel
>> through the eye of a needle.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Josh Reynolds
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11:04 AM
>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google fiber going microwave?
>>
>> So, I get it. You guys are sitting around feeling so smug
with your
>> WISP.
>>
>> We're talking about one of the largest and most powerful
companies in
>> the world though. Do you really think they don't have some
of the
>> best RF engineering talent in the world on their payroll?
>>
>> They're not doing anything different than many of us have
done, which
>> is evaluate the business case for each technology and pick
the most
>> appropriate one for the application. If it was going to
cost you a
>> couple hundred thousand just to cross an intersection,
you'd be doing
>> the same thing too. It's the smart play.
>>
>> At least they're not doing this in LEC style, which would mean
>> "saying they can't do it unless they receive federal
subsidies".
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 11:59 AM, CBB - Jay Fuller
>> <par...@cyberbroadband.net
<mailto:par...@cyberbroadband.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Wait until they experience ducting ;)
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Bill Prince
>>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11:48 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google fiber going microwave?
>>>
>>> It's apparently "too expensive" to do underground fiber.
At least in
>>> San Jose.
>>>
>>> Anyone know anything about Webpass?
>>>
>>>
>>> bp
>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>> On 8/10/2016 9:44 AM, Gino Villarini wrote:
>>>
>>> Google Fiber considering fixed microwave technology as
alternative to
>>> fiber.
>>> Interesting times!
>>>
>>>
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/google-fiber-del
<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/google-fiber-del>
>>>
ays-san-jose-project-may-switch-to-wireless-instead/?comments=1
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
