I'm just an oddball I guess :( I haven't had a contract or subsidized phone since around 2005. I just buy the phone, push a ROM to it, and pick the carrier of choice. Right now, it's Ting. I'm liking them a lot.
On Feb 1, 2017 11:08 AM, "Lewis Bergman" <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> >>