I know there are, but that isn't how 95% of the subscribers by phones. Most go to a carrier and buy what they have there and will subsidize or pay out. Most carriers in Europe, and I could be way off on this as my experience is limited, had a lot of dual sim options in store.
On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 11:04 AM Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> wrote: > There are plenty of dual sim phones out there. Check www.swappa.com > > On Feb 1, 2017 10:57 AM, "Lewis Bergman" <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yea, I really miss the ability to have two sim cards in a phone. That is > standard on most every phone, even the cheap ones, in Europe.That way in > the rural areas I go I could maintain coverage. Typically one carrier is > weak where another is strong. > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:45 AM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > Go to the Broadband Forum website and look at the Board of Directors. I > know half those people from my participation in the first ADSL standard 20 > years ago. They are all “big telco” people. TR-069 is what you’d expect > from them. > > > > Their world is evolving also, with stuff like small cells, so TR-069 may > be overkill even for them going forward. On the other hand, once it is > built into the operations systems, and network element vendors have the > software developed, the big telcos may not view it as overkill. > > > > Not sure if the focus is still on managing CPE, with customers more and > more buying things like smartphones outright and controlling the firmware > and configuration themselves. Do you think of your phone as controlled by > AT&T/Verizon/T-Mobile/Sprint? Or is it a piece of hardware you own and run > either iOS or Android on? Europe and Asia tended more toward the customer > owned and managed model, but it seems the US is becoming more like Europe, > where you buy the phone and then get a SIM card from the carrier. Maybe > even multiple SIM cards. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10:24 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] SNMP Monitoring Programs > > > > Thanks Simon. Yes my understanding is that Telrad is going to eventually > abandon the "Star ACS" system they inherited from Alvaion and put at least > some TR-69 functions into Breezeview. I have heard as stated goals that > Breezeview will collect performance data from the CPE and perform bulk > firmware updates. If that's all they ever put into Breezeview, that might > be enough. Eventually I'll probably want to do something to every CPE. I > don't know specifically what it will be....maybe I'll want to add a > firewall rule to everybody or lock out another operator's PLMN ID. When > that day comes it's either a long, tedious labor investment or have TR-69. > > > > I don't understand the resistance to SNMP in the LTE world. Not Invented > Here? > > > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Simon Westlake" <simon@sonar.software> > > To: af@afmug.com > > Sent: 2/1/2017 10:49:52 AM > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] SNMP Monitoring Programs > > > > I think this is just the way it goes. TR069 is, unfortunately, not a > simple plug and play solution. Any third party system you get is going to > require some configuration and fiddling to get working. > > I know a few people using > http://www.friendly-tech.com/products/tr-069-device-management but I > don't know how much it costs. Since some WISPs are using it, I'm guessing > it's less than the cost of a car, but I could be wrong.. > > I think Telrad has something coming out too, but I'm not 100% sure on that. > > On 2/1/2017 9:45 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > On a related topic, what about TR69 software? > > > > I saw GenieACS and FreeACS, but they both required a big time investment. > > > > Commercial TR69 servers appear to all be big $$. I'm wondering if there's > something basic that costs less than a used car :) > > We paid $6k for a TR69 ACS and it's junk. The front end is a JBoss web > page, and it's fussy about which JRE and browser you use with it. An > unexpected reset broke something in the backend database, and the vendor > had to get in and fix it.....and apparently we're not allowed to know what > the fix is, so if it ever happens again the system will just be down until > they can look at it. > > > > I would love suggestions for an ACS that is reliable and not a 5 figure > purchase. > > > > -Adam > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <fai...@snappytelecom.net> > > To: af@afmug.com > > Sent: 2/1/2017 8:57:26 AM > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] SNMP Monitoring Programs > > > > Take a look at OMD Check_mk.... > > > > (aka a GUI + Nagios + Graphing + + + etc etc etc) > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <(305)%20663-5518> > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 <(305)%20663-5518> Option 2 or Email: > supp...@snappytelecom.net > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Jason McKemie" <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Tuesday, January 31, 2017 11:27:33 PM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] SNMP Monitoring Programs > > Revisiting this, what are others using for SNMP Monitoring? > > -Jason > > > > > > -- > > Simon Westlake > > Email: simon@sonar.software > > Phone: (702) 447-1247 > > --------------------------- > > Sonar Software Inc > > The future of ISP billing and OSS > > https://sonar.software > >
