It is nice to have deep thoughts and conversations about restoring internet
service.....
May I remind everyone that, We all of the ISP/WISP/NSP are here to serve our
Customers, and that is how we earn a living...
Yes after Natural disaster event, there are two parallel concerns...
One.... How do we bring back our service, restore the damage to our
Infrastructure.
Two... What is the state of affairs of our customers ? Do we have any left who
are able to use the service and pay for it ?
Yes, one can have a fully functional infrastructure, but if the Customers (end
users) are not in any shape to utilize it or pay for it, then such functional
infrastructure is of little value.
(I am not being heartless in talking about paying customers, just pointing to
realities of the situation.. without paying customers, non of us will be
around... and yes we can do acts of charity, and provide free service for a
certain duration, but at the end of the day that has to get paid somehow, from
someone, from somewhere)
These events are not short term issues.. depending on severity they true
severity of such disasters unravel over a period of time... sometimes weeks,
sometimes months, and in some cases years !
Regards.
Faisal Imtiaz
Snappy Internet & Telecom
7266 SW 48 Street
Miami, FL 33155
Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232
Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net
> From: "Lewis Bergman" <lewis.berg...@gmail.com>
> To: af@afmug.com
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 8:42:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gino
> It is possible to build an infrastructure that doesn't rely on anything else
> but
> what you have, just like the US militay. Problem is you would lose your shirt
> trying to do it. There is only so much you can do that consumers will pay for.
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 10:35 PM Colin Stanners < cstann...@gmail.com > wrote:
>> Even for WISPs who are very far from the affected areas, such events are
>> humbling. Customers say "your company can deliver [good, non-satellite]
>> internet where no one else can", but all of us rely fully on the backbone
>> internet connection, usually on a functioning power grid, and need gasoline
>> to
>> power service vehicles. Once those are gone, no matter how we wish or pray,
>> everything is dead in the water.
>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Craig House < cr...@totalhighspeed.net >
>> wrote:
>>> I'm in st Thomas and have been here a week helping a WISP and general
>>> cleanup
>>> like orphanages The power is the major issue. All poles and utilities are
>>> offline outside of the major port area that has buried utilities. Generators
>>> are being flown in every day word here is 6-9 months for power to be
>>> restored.
>>> Fiber phone and cable providers are crippled and many of the towers here
>>> have
>>> most of the equipment not just damaged but totally missing. What is there
>>> still
>>> is water damaged or has fried Ethernet from water infiltration
>>> But power is the major issue in the USVI also
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> On Sep 24, 2017, at 16:58, Steve Jones < thatoneguyst...@gmail.com > wrote:
>>>> With PR having been on the verge of state bankruptcy, why not, just cut
>>>> and run
>>>> now. use the influx that's inbound to rebuilt and become wealthy, never
>>>> have to
>>>> worry about the statehood thing again. Everybody will have smartmeters and
>>>> starbucks
>>>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Jason McKemie <
>>>> j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com > wrote:
>>>>> Aruba has a pretty decent wind farm, although they are wealthier than a
>>>>> lot of
>>>>> other Caribbean islands.
>>>>> On Sunday, September 24, 2017, Erich Kaiser < er...@northcentraltower.com
>>>>> >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> I always wondered why the Caribbean islands did not use more wind and/or
>>>>>> solar
>>>>>> power.
>>>>>> Erich Kaiser
>>>>>> North Central Tower
>>>>>> er...@northcentraltower.com
>>>>>> Office: 630-621-4804
>>>>>> Cell: 630-777-9291
>>>>>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Bill Prince < part15...@gmail.com >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> From what I'm hearing, the major issue is power, or the lack thereof.
>>>>>>> Existing
>>>>>>> supplies of fuel for generators, etc. are in extremely short supply.
>>>>>>> I've been
>>>>>>> hearing estimates of 6+ months to restore power, and that may be
>>>>>>> optimistic.
>>>>>>> bp
>>>>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>>>>> On 9/24/2017 9:07 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>>>>>>> I know we are all anxious hoping to hear from Gino.�
>>>>>>>> �
>>>>>>>> I wish I still had an HF rig and a decent antenna.� I am wondering
>>>>>>>> of anyone
>>>>>>>> on here works 20 meters and has heard from folks in PR?
>>>>>>>> �
>>>>>>>> Keep hearing of the lack of communication capability there, but 2
>>>>>>>> meter and HF
>>>>>>>> is pretty much going to work irrespective of any infrastructure
>>>>>>>> damage.��
>>>>>>>> Here in Utah, our county emergency center has fully functional HF, VHF
>>>>>>>> and UHF
>>>>>>>> capability.��
>>>>>>>> �
>>>>>>>> Actually most of Utah does as well as many groups of LDS church folk
>>>>>>>> that work
>>>>>>>> with emergency preparedness.�
>>>>>>>> �
>>>>>>>> I have never used it, but I know there are HF methods to convey IP.�
>>>>>>>> Could
>>>>>>>> certainly keep slow speed email going.�
