It's not a Kia vs Lexus issue. It is more about if u feel u have the time to support a wireless system that you installed. If u do go to town but u don't so we bought the Xirrus.
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2010, at 8:03 AM, "Richardson,Tony" <trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us> wrote: > I agree you get what you pay for and flying an engineer in for repairs is > impressive, however because you purchase say the 3com/hp product or Aruba > from CDWG doesn’t mean you can’t purchase a support contract from HP or > Aruba. If I was to pay $80,000.00 to put XIRRUS wireless in I would expect no > less than the type of service you have received. I have money for wireless > but not that much. Would I have the LEXUS of wireless if I could afford it… > yes > > > > From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] > On Behalf Of Karl Hehr > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 7:39 AM > To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us > Subject: Re: [info-tech] Roll your own wireless > > > > Remember, you get what you pay for, when you "roll your own" you get now > guarantees and you are on your own. ANY of the wireless companies: Xirrus, > Ruckus, Cisco, they all stand behind their work. When YOU buy the APs and > install on your own, YOU are the only person to go to. When you are talking > about wireless you are talking mission critical stuff especially if you are a > 1:1. I had an issue with our XIrrus arrays and they flew an engineer from > Arizona the next day to fix it on THEIR dime.One of the things I learned VERY > early is that you need to be able to put a value on your time, and for me at > least, my time is better used somewhere else, so get a wireless solution I > can install and ignore, and is guaranteed. > > > > > > Karl H. Hehr > > Technology/Curriculum Director > > South Hamilton CSD > > www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us > > 515.827.5418 (W) > > 515.209.9767 (C) > > 515.827.5368 (F) > > > > > > Luddite by Degrees > > 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and > is just a natural part of the way the world works. > > 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting > and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. > > 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things > > > > > --- Douglas Adams > > > > > > > > > On Sep 3, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Richardson,Tony wrote: > > > > > I know Xirrus is cool but they wanted $50,000.00 just to do my High School. > It would cost $80,000.00 for my whole district. I can’t believe they are that > special… more convenience if anything. I would like to take some of the money > not spent on Xirrus and put it into other technology. > > > > From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] > On Behalf Of Brad Kruse > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:08 PM > To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us > Subject: Re: [info-tech] Roll your own wireless > > > > Tony, I know they are expensive, but Xirrus is great. We now have 400 > laptops running of six of their access points in one building without issues. > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Scott Fosseen [Prairie Lakes AEA] > <sfoss...@aea8.k12.ia.us> wrote: > > I would guess it depends on your wireless goals. If you just need to supply > a handful of devices connectivity it is not too much of an issue to install > Access Points. If you are planning on getting into high density coverage to > ensure sufficient bandwidth for many devices grouped together such as a > 1-to-1 then working with an experienced installer may save you time and money. > > > > There are a few vendors such as Xirrus that include installation, and > guarantee coverage as part of the equipment costs. > > > > From: Richardson,Tony > > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:38 PM > > To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us > > Subject: [info-tech] Roll your own wireless > > > > Anyone out there do your own (no vendor) wireless for your district? Is this > dangerous from a support perspective? I was thinking of either HP/3COM or > Aruba. Doesn’t seem to be really that much cheaper. Input on this would help. > > > > > -- > Brad Kruse > MNW Technology Coordinator > 1601 15th St. > Manson, IA 50563 > 712-830-9665 > >
