On Jun 17, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Bret Clark wrote: > On 06/17/2010 09:46 AM, Dennis Burgess wrote: >> Lots of my clients (Wireless ISPs) have looked into deploying it, >> however the costs are well over 20 times the cost of a unlicensed system >> per access point. >> > Yeah...that is really the crux of the problem. Every WISP I know would switch > over in a heartbeat if the upfront cost was the same as deploying many well > know 5.8GHz systems. Battling with interference in the 5.8GHz can be tough at > times, at least with the 3.65GHz range there is some control over frequency > use, but even so, dealing with frequency use in 5.8GHz is worth it for the > cost savings.
Yup, the ability to pick up a $80 5.8ghz integrated device w/ antenna, etc.. that does PoE (eg: google NBM5-22), it's hard to argue for more expensive gear. - Jared
