Is PR ready to accept people and supplies?
>From what we're hearing about PR, I assume people have to be self-sustaining
>(food, water, etc.)?
What methods are there for people getting large items like COWs, generators,
tower sections, etc. down there? Can't just put it on a truck.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
Midwest Internet Exchange
The Brothers WISP
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From: "Gino A. Villarini" <g...@aeronetpr.com>
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 9:19:38 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gino
Guys, we are ok, lots of damaged and downed towers (all guyded). Need Gens,
COWS and manpower (riggers, installers, etc.)
From: Af < af-boun...@afmug.com > on behalf of Lewis Bergman <
lewis.berg...@gmail.com >
Reply-To: " af@afmug.com " < af@afmug.com >
Date: Monday, September 25, 2017 at 9:00 AM
To: " af@afmug.com " < af@afmug.com >
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gino
Yep, exactly what I said.
Gino A. Villarini
President
Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 7:53 AM Faisal Imtiaz < fai...@snappytelecom.net >
wrote:
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
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From: "Lewis Bergman" < lewis.berg...@gmail.com >
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 8:42:30 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gino
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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.
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On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 10:35 PM Colin Stanners < cstann...@gmail.com > wrote:
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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 >
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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:
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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
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On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Jason McKemie <
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Aruba has a pretty decent wind farm, although they are wealthier than a lot of
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I always wondered why the Caribbean islands did not use more wind and/or solar
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Erich Kaiser
North Central Tower
er...@northcentraltower.com
Office: 630-621-4804
Cell: 630-777-9291
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>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
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I know we are all anxious hoping to hear from Gino.ï¿1Ž2
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I wish I still had an HF rig and a decent antenna.ï¿1Ž2 I am wondering of
anyone on here works 20 meters and has heard from folks in PR?
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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.ï¿1Ž2ï¿1Ž2 Here in Utah, our county emergency center has fully
functional HF, VHF and UHF capability.ï¿1Ž2ï¿1Ž2
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Actually most of Utah does as well as many groups of LDS church folk that work
with emergency preparedness.ï¿1Ž2
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I have never used it, but I know there are HF methods to convey IP.ï¿1Ž2 Could
certainly keep slow speed email going.ï¿1Ž2
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