>From the 2011 USA MUM 3G Cellular Presentation by Brian Vargyas (Baltic Networks, USA)
http://tiktube.com/?video=EleL3jJGdFCqEpqJEqlwFqqvplCoolnn= On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Casey Mills <wkm...@gmail.com> wrote: > This sounds like a really fun project. On Verizon's website they have > a 4G/3G USB modem for $20 (with 2 year contract) and 5GB of data per > month for $50. That is saving you 33% already. I'm not sure about > taxes and fees on a data card, I have never paid for one. > > The company that I work for has about 1000 Blackberries and dumb > phones with Verizon. They won't cut us a deal at all. In Verizon's > world 3500 isn't much bigger than 1000, so I doubt they would offer > you a discount either. But it sure would be nice to use one carrier. > A lot less headache for you. > > How much data will this hotspot need to transport each month? More than > 5GB? > > DSL would certainly be cheaper, slower, and have a higher monthly cap. > Is Qwest still around? They would pretty much resell DSL anywhere > you wanted it. Once again, keeping you with a single point of > contact. > > Casey > > > > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Rick Smith <onyx3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Peeps, > > > > I've got a customer that has a potential to install 3500 hotspots > > across the country. > > > > They'd be installed in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on a > > nationwide rollout plan. > > > > They've asked me to design their on-site networking for them, and I > > instantly thought of Mikrotik (who wouldn't!). > > > > So.... their internal device does all the stuff it needs, and can > > only connect to the internet via ethernet. That's cool, I can handle > > that. > > > > I THINK *THINK* I've heard Mikrotik can take a USB connected 3G data > > connection, but 3,500 locations @ $75 / month each is a bit pricey... > > Is there anyone out there that does cellular on a plain > > buy-as-you-need-it basis ? > > > > Which model router could handle 3 or 4 ethernet connections, an > > internet connection of SOME sort, and a wifi card so I can repeat to a > > small (100 sq ft) area around the charging station ? > > _______________________________________________ > > Mikrotik mailing list > > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS > > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20111021/6b5c77cb/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
