[WISPA] mikrotik Mini Locking P.C.B. Support w/adhesive base
https://secure.microplastics.com/metric_detail.asp?part=minilockpcbsupportfam=cbhardware I am going to order some of these and am looking for a few other who want them too. They are the ones that fit the 1/8 inch hole for the MT boards. They are out of stock and it will be 4-6 weeks to manufacture them and they said they don't make a ton extra other than what is ordered. Price looks like $120ish per 1000. Pretty cheap, but if a bunch of people wanted 500 and I got 10,000 it might be cheaper. Let me know. Or if you know a source who can get them shipped soon, let me know. Beian -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations
We bill for extra stuff like that. OR, more likely around here, we just tell the home owner what's needed and he'll have to make it happen. Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam - Original Message - From: KyWiFi LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:58 AM Subject: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations We are starting to see more and more subscribers need custom installations such as a vent pipe mount, aerial drop, trenching, etc. How is everyone paying their sub-contractors when it comes to non-standard installations? For instance, say you pay $75 to a sub-contractor for a standard installation but when they arrive at the job site, the subscriber needs a 10' ditch dug. If the sub-contractor says he will dig the ditch for $25 do you just tack this amount on to the subscriber's installation fee and then pass it along to the sub-contractor or do you add say $10 - $20 to the amount the sub-contractor is going to charge you and then bill the subscriber the inflated amount which would then have a profit margin attached? Or, do you have the sub-contractor bill the subscriber separately for digging the ditch or whatever else they want/need done at their premises? In other words, do you try to make a profit on the additional work performed by the sub-contractor which falls outside a standard installation? Shannon D. Denniston, Co-Founder KyWiFi, LLC - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Your Hometown Broadband Provider http://www.KyWiFi.com Call Us Today: 859.274.4033 === $29.99 DSL High Speed Internet $14.99 Home Phone Service $19.99 All Digital Satellite TV - No Phone Line Required for DSL - FREE Activation Equipment - Affordable Upfront Pricing - Locally Owned Operated - We Also Service Most Rural Areas === -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations
I RARELY do crawl spaces or attics. I'm not too keen on running into rattlers or poisonous spiders. It's bad enough that I have to do those things at my own house! If the space looks clean AND the customer is really nice I'll go ahead and use those spaces. Most of the time they have to run the wire themselves (I'll help or leave the wire and go back on the install) though. When I do it I try to do a very nice job on the outside of the house. laters, Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam - Original Message - From: Jason Hensley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations Can you define custom wire runs? What do you consider a non-custom wire run if you're not going through the attic or whatever? Do you just drill from the outside wall in or what? I'm just curious as we try to take whatever route in with the cabling that makes it look the neatest and try our best to drill as few holes as possible. Sometimes that's through an attic, crawl space, whatever. - Original Message - From: N White [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations We charge $85/hour for anything after standard installation. Standard installation includes installing and configuring the CPE and any customer computers that are present at the time of installation, including a installation of a router or switch if necessary. It does not include trenches, masts, custom wiring runs (attic, crawlspace, etc), or troubleshooting client PC problems. Nick KyWiFi LLC wrote: We are starting to see more and more subscribers need custom installations such as a vent pipe mount, aerial drop, trenching, etc. How is everyone paying their sub-contractors when it comes to non-standard installations? For instance, say you pay $75 to a sub-contractor for a standard installation but when they arrive at the job site, the subscriber needs a 10' ditch dug. If the sub-contractor says he will dig the ditch for $25 do you just tack this amount on to the subscriber's installation fee and then pass it along to the sub-contractor or do you add say $10 - $20 to the amount the sub-contractor is going to charge you and then bill the subscriber the inflated amount which would then have a profit margin attached? Or, do you have the sub-contractor bill the subscriber separately for digging the ditch or whatever else they want/need done at their premises? In other words, do you try to make a profit on the additional work performed by the sub-contractor which falls outside a standard installation? Shannon D. Denniston, Co-Founder KyWiFi, LLC - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Your Hometown Broadband Provider http://www.KyWiFi.com Call Us Today: 859.274.4033 === $29.99 DSL High Speed Internet $14.99 Home Phone Service $19.99 All Digital Satellite TV - No Phone Line Required for DSL - FREE Activation Equipment - Affordable Upfront Pricing - Locally Owned Operated - We Also Service Most Rural Areas === -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations
We don't go into attics or crawl spaces. We let the homeowner/business owner do that (unless it's an account we REALLY want). We DEFINITELY do not trench, but we will run aerial cable if it's not over 50 feet. Mark Nash Network Engineer UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448 http://www.uwol.net 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax - Original Message - From: Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations We bill for extra stuff like that. OR, more likely around here, we just tell the home owner what's needed and he'll have to make it happen. Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam - Original Message - From: KyWiFi LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:58 AM Subject: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations We are starting to see more and more subscribers need custom installations such as a vent pipe mount, aerial drop, trenching, etc. How is everyone paying their sub-contractors when it comes to non-standard installations? For instance, say you pay $75 to a sub-contractor for a standard installation but when they arrive at the job site, the subscriber needs a 10' ditch dug. If the sub-contractor says he will dig the ditch for $25 do you just tack this amount on to the subscriber's installation fee and then pass it along to the sub-contractor or do you add say $10 - $20 to the amount the sub-contractor is going to charge you and then bill the subscriber the inflated amount which would then have a profit margin attached? Or, do you have the sub-contractor bill the subscriber separately for digging the ditch or whatever else they want/need done at their premises? In other words, do you try to make a profit on the additional work performed by the sub-contractor which falls outside a standard installation? Shannon D. Denniston, Co-Founder KyWiFi, LLC - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Your Hometown Broadband Provider http://www.KyWiFi.com Call Us Today: 859.274.4033 === $29.99 DSL High Speed Internet $14.99 Home Phone Service $19.99 All Digital Satellite TV - No Phone Line Required for DSL - FREE Activation Equipment - Affordable Upfront Pricing - Locally Owned Operated - We Also Service Most Rural Areas === -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations
We are at $50 for computer work for our customers. Non customers are at $125. One hour minimum. There are plenty of $35 computer geeks around here though. We send most of the computer work out to them. Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam - Original Message - From: Patrick Leary [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 11:14 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations That seem like a low hourly rate Matt. What do local plumbers or electricians charge per hour? You guys time is worth at least the prevailing market rate for other trades. Patrick -Original Message- From: Matt Larsen - Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 11:29 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Field Techs Non-Standard Installations Hi Shannon, We charge $35 an hour to the customer for any extra work over the two hour time frame that it generally takes to get the installation done. My subcontractors are locked in at that rate for extra work, so it seems to work pretty well. Matt Larsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] KyWiFi LLC wrote: We are starting to see more and more subscribers need custom installations such as a vent pipe mount, aerial drop, trenching, etc. How is everyone paying their sub-contractors when it comes to non-standard installations? For instance, say you pay $75 to a sub-contractor for a standard installation but when they arrive at the job site, the subscriber needs a 10' ditch dug. If the sub-contractor says he will dig the ditch for $25 do you just tack this amount on to the subscriber's installation fee and then pass it along to the sub-contractor or do you add say $10 - $20 to the amount the sub-contractor is going to charge you and then bill the subscriber the inflated amount which would then have a profit margin attached? Or, do you have the sub-contractor bill the subscriber separately for digging the ditch or whatever else they want/need done at their premises? In other words, do you try to make a profit on the additional work performed by the sub-contractor which falls outside a standard installation? Shannon D. Denniston, Co-Founder KyWiFi, LLC - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Your Hometown Broadband Provider http://www.KyWiFi.com Call Us Today: 859.274.4033 === $29.99 DSL High Speed Internet $14.99 Home Phone Service $19.99 All Digital Satellite TV - No Phone Line Required for DSL - FREE Activation Equipment - Affordable Upfront Pricing - Locally Owned Operated - We Also Service Most Rural Areas === -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses(191). This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses(42). -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] VoIP. Looking for your input
On Jul 23, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Peter R. wrote: Just to add to the XO and L3 VoIP conversation: Broadwing has a smaller footprint, but a solid offering. Must understanding is that Broadwing is reselling Level3. VerizonBusiness has a solid offering (formerly MCI) Who wants to buy from an RBOC? PointOne has a decent footprint (80% or so). Who are they reselling? -Matt -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] residential to commericial customer ratio? a quick survey
Hi folks, Quick question. I believe most scaled WISPs (+1,000 CPE) have a high residential mix, mostly no lower than 70% residential. At least that tends to be the case with large Alvarion-based operators. I am curious about ratio in the 200-1,000 CPE WISPs category (which I tend to think is a broad category that can run the ganut of rural to urban and cross all types of WISP definitions). As well, how about those of you that are sub-200 CPE, what is your rough mix? Patrick -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] VoIP. Looking for your input
- Original Message - From: Patrick Leary [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 9:06 PM Subject: [WISPA] VoIP. Looking for your input So VoIP over wireless is a very important topic to us at Alvarion right now. Increasing we are being told by new customers that much of their equipment choice is or will be based on the ability to offer true double play in scale. Essentially, they say the need to offer bundled services is a must, not an option, in order to remain competitive going forward. I am interested to hear listers inputs on the subject. Some questions I have: 1. Is VoIP part of your plans? Maybe. So far no one has been able to show me how I can compete with Vonage etc. VoIP can be purchased from anywhere so we'll have to compete against all of the well funded players eventually. I'm also guessing that it will be almost free sooner than later, much like hotel access or hotspots. I'm looking at the new VoIP company that's a WISPA vendor member. We'll see what kind of program they have to offer The biggest problem here is that a pots line is under $20 per month. Maybe $25 but no more than that. Business lines are $37 or so. And with long distance built into cell phone plans at no charge, what's the benefit? 2. Do you believe VoIP is a viable offering for a WISP? Out here the trend is already to drop the pots line for cell phone. I think SOME WISPs will make money on VoIP. It'll be VERY market specific though. 3. What type revenue contribution in terms of additional ARPU do you think VoIP can add? I think that once prices do down far enough and hardware becomes available it'll be a bundled element. Like email and web space is today No benefit but little or no cost either. 4. If you will or are doing VoIP as a service, will/are you leveraging third parties? If so, who do like? I really like the guys at PacWEST (http://www.pacwest.com/pacwest/index.shtml). Hutch is a great guy. They just don't have a small enough option for us. I need to start a VoIP project with 4 or 5 lines not 400 or 500. I also don't want to buy my own switch etc. 5. Would VoIP be offered to your commercial customers, residential or both? Everything we do is available to both. In our market, serving one or the other isn't an option. 6. If you are obtaining your own switch, what brands are in your top 3? 7. Does VoIP capability drive any of your wireless equipment decision making? Not at this time. I DO see the ability to prioritize VoIP traffic that others provide as a possible revenue source. But so far, even on my wifi system, VoIP works just fine. Heck, I took my mobile cop care setup out in the ski boat the other day. On land I can get 1300/450 KBps out to www.speakeasy.net. In the boat I got 700/300. If only I could type and ski at the same time! hehehehehe Oh yeah, that tower is fed by a DSL line. 8. If you are doing now, could you architect out how you do it and what adjustment it forced in terms of capacity planning on your wireless network? The only thing we do at this time is prioritize the ip addy of the VoIP devices for that that want to pay an extra $5 per month. So far I'm my only taker. Any other comments or issues on the subject would be welcome. We're trying to teach our business customers to use IM instead of phones for quick conversations to people in remote offices. When the cell phone companies figure out how to make a group of cell phones tie into a phone system like normal phone lines I think you'll see phone lines drop a lot. Most of the business people, especially managers and sales types, have cell phones already. The ONLY thing not easy to do is transfer a call to them via the front desk. For those sitting at desks, it seems to me that a system that ties into the PC and uses that for the phone set is the way to go. In our office we have a Panasonic 4 line portable phone system. We tried to do something similar with an * box but just couldn't get our arms around it. Instead we just plug our Vonage line into the phone system and NOTHING changes for us. We just have to remember to use line 2 for long distance. Hope that all helps, marlon Patrick Leary AVP Marketing Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] residential to commericial customer ratio? a quick survey
Rural, 90% residential. Mark Nash Network Engineer UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448 http://www.uwol.net 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax - Original Message - From: Patrick Leary [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 10:22 AM Subject: [WISPA] residential to commericial customer ratio? a quick survey Hi folks, Quick question. I believe most scaled WISPs (+1,000 CPE) have a high residential mix, mostly no lower than 70% residential. At least that tends to be the case with large Alvarion-based operators. I am curious about ratio in the 200-1,000 CPE WISPs category (which I tend to think is a broad category that can run the ganut of rural to urban and cross all types of WISP definitions). As well, how about those of you that are sub-200 CPE, what is your rough mix? Patrick -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] Automating Mikrotik Backups
Does Mikrotik have a method of backing up its settings like is done with the StarOS StarUtil commands? If so, what are the commands? I'm wanting to make sure we automate this much needed task with http://www.ISPBuddy.com which will allow automated nightly backups to our remote storage facility. Shannon D. Denniston, Co-Founder KyWiFi, LLC - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Your Hometown Broadband Provider http://www.KyWiFi.com Call Us Today: 859.274.4033 === $29.99 DSL High Speed Internet $14.99 Home Phone Service $19.99 All Digital Satellite TV - No Phone Line Required for DSL - FREE Activation Equipment - Affordable Upfront Pricing - Locally Owned Operated - We Also Service Most Rural Areas === -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] VoIP. Looking for your input
To answer your questions (inline) 1. Is VoIP part of your plans? Yes 2. Do you believe VoIP is a viable offering for a WISP? Depends on the revenue stream possibilities. One good quote from this year's WCA Show VOIP session: VOIP is a pain in the ass and doesn't make much money, but you better be offering it or someone else will take your customer 3. What type revenue contribution in terms of additional ARPU do you think VoIP can add? Residential: Increase from $25-$30/month to $60-$70/month, ($25 for the service, extra $10 for VOIP prioritization or move to PRO level of service) Business: Same, plus a variable amount according to how many lines they have. 4. If you will or are doing VoIP as a service, will/are you leveraging third parties? If so, who do like? At this time, just using ITSP services to terminate calls. I have not come across a third party that had a decent profit sharing program or the ability to put a server in my NOC for local termination. 5. Would VoIP be offered to your commercial customers, residential or both? Both 6. If you are obtaining your own switch, what brands are in your top 3? Only considering Asterisk. I have three years experience with it, and it will supposedly scale up a long way. 7. Does VoIP capability drive any of your wireless equipment decision making? Yes. Almost all new deployments of equipment that I put in service are higher bandwidth systems or upgradable to higher bandwidth. 8. If you are doing now, could you architect out how you do it and what adjustment it forced in terms of capacity planning on your wireless network? I currently have an Asterisk server that is terminating about ten beta customers. The crucial thing is to have the VOIP server sitting at the NOC, where you can control the data flow to/from it. That is the only way to guarantee an acceptable level of call quality. Customers on 5ghz (802.11a) connections have no problems at all. Customers on 2.4ghz (802.11b) are okay as long as they are on light or moderately loaded access points (under 40). My furthest customer is on the far end of 125 miles of wireless backbone, and has had few problems with it, but I also haven't tuned our network for VOIP yet. That is one of my projects for the fall. Matt Larsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Any other comments or issues on the subject would be welcome. Patrick Leary AVP Marketing Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] residential to commericial customer ratio? a quick survey
Urban, 70% biz Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Leary Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 1:23 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] residential to commericial customer ratio? a quick survey Hi folks, Quick question. I believe most scaled WISPs (+1,000 CPE) have a high residential mix, mostly no lower than 70% residential. At least that tends to be the case with large Alvarion-based operators. I am curious about ratio in the 200-1,000 CPE WISPs category (which I tend to think is a broad category that can run the ganut of rural to urban and cross all types of WISP definitions). As well, how about those of you that are sub-200 CPE, what is your rough mix? Patrick -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] OT, online contact groups
I use both. I find them pretty useful, actually. On 7/24/06 5:14 PM, Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I keep getting offers to sign up for plaxo, linked in etc. I've NEVER signed up for any. They seem too much like email harvesting or porn jerks to me. Am I off base here? Some people that I highly respect have come across my desk with these types of systems. I just don't particularly care to put my email and personal contact info in the hands of any more people that I don't know if I can trust with it. Are these companies legit? Do they promise that they will NEVER give or sell your data to anyone else? How do they make their money? I'm having trouble trusting anyone over the internet these days Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] residential to commericial customer ratio? a quick survey
90% residential -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Leary Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 12:23 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] residential to commericial customer ratio? a quick survey Hi folks, Quick question. I believe most scaled WISPs (+1,000 CPE) have a high residential mix, mostly no lower than 70% residential. At least that tends to be the case with large Alvarion-based operators. I am curious about ratio in the 200-1,000 CPE WISPs category (which I tend to think is a broad category that can run the ganut of rural to urban and cross all types of WISP definitions). As well, how about those of you that are sub-200 CPE, what is your rough mix? Patrick -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Automating Mikrotik Backups
/system backup save name=MS1; /tool e-mail send to=[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=([/system identity get name] . Backup) server=10.10.10.10 file=MS1.backup Put these in a script and schedule the script as often as you want. I have all my routers email me on Thursday night. 10.10.10.10 needs to be your mail server address. Scott Reed Owner NewWays Wireless Networking Network Design, Installation and Administration www.nwwnet.net -- Original Message --- From: KyWiFi LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:28:52 -0400 Subject: [WISPA] Automating Mikrotik Backups Does Mikrotik have a method of backing up its settings like is done with the StarOS StarUtil commands? If so, what are the commands? I'm wanting to make sure we automate this much needed task with http://www.ISPBuddy.com which will allow automated nightly backups to our remote storage facility. Shannon D. Denniston, Co-Founder KyWiFi, LLC - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Your Hometown Broadband Provider http://www.KyWiFi.com Call Us Today: 859.274.4033 === $29.99 DSL High Speed Internet $14.99 Home Phone Service $19.99 All Digital Satellite TV - No Phone Line Required for DSL - FREE Activation Equipment - Affordable Upfront Pricing - Locally Owned Operated - We Also Service Most Rural Areas === -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- End of Original Message --- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] VoIP. Looking for your input
Comments inline... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Leary Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 11:06 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] VoIP. Looking for your input So VoIP over wireless is a very important topic to us at Alvarion right now. Increasing we are being told by new customers that much of their equipment choice is or will be based on the ability to offer true double play in scale. Essentially, they say the need to offer bundled services is a must, not an option, in order to remain competitive going forward. I am interested to hear listers inputs on the subject. Some questions I have: 1. Is VoIP part of your plans? Yes, to some degree. All new equipment going into production in our infrastructure has to be able to prioritize traffic. This is simply a network design decision to ensure we are able to offer those types of products when/if we decide to do it. I definitely believe we will see more and more VoIP traffic on our network so it is a good idea no matter what. 2. Do you believe VoIP is a viable offering for a WISP? Yes 3. What type revenue contribution in terms of additional ARPU do you think VoIP can add? I'm not sure, in our market VoIP has not become that Hot of an item. Sure, some folks are getting Vonage and I actually had my fist phone call the other day inquiring if we offered phone service!! The most common action here is that folks are ditching the phone company all together and using their mobile phones as their primary voice service. 4. If you will or are doing VoIP as a service, will/are you leveraging third parties? If so, who do like? I have to admit, it is appealing to take the 3rd party route. Not sure who we would be looking to for that service. 5. Would VoIP be offered to your commercial customers, residential or both? For sure resi, possibly commercial later on. 6. If you are obtaining your own switch, what brands are in your top 3? I'm not sure, we are fairly new to the WISP world and have focused on the access side of things. 7. Does VoIP capability drive any of your wireless equipment decision making? Absolutely, I like being prepared. 8. If you are doing now, could you architect out how you do it and what adjustment it forced in terms of capacity planning on your wireless network? Not there yet. Any other comments or issues on the subject would be welcome. For now, I see VoIP more as a customer retention plan than anything else. Additional revenue is nice, and getting the most out of our links is even better, but I'm not sure that we are prepared to take on the added headache technically, legally, and/or financially. Patrick Leary AVP Marketing Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] Sparkplug scales with broadband wireless buzz
I personally know them, and FWIW there's a lot of bark there... -Charles --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter R. Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:07 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Sparkplug scales with broadband wireless buzz http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telecom_sparkplug_scales_broadband/ Sparkplug scales with broadband wireless buzz By Dan O'Shea Jul 17, 2006 12:00 AM If it's any indication of what may come for the broadband wireless market, several of the companies making news in the sector recently are guided by veterans of McCaw Cellular, the company that turned the mobile industry into a fiercely competitive national market. These include service providers Clearwire and Nextlink, but don't forget about Sparkplug, a small broadband wireless service provider based in Chicago that is beginning to make more noise on the broadband wireless scene. The company, which is headed by McCaw vets Bill Malloy, Sparkplug's CEO, and Steve Hooper, the company's chairman, last week announced that it has merged with two other regional service providers - Prairie iNet in Des Moines, Iowa, and Telespectra in Scottsdale, Ariz. Under Sparkplug's post-merger structure, Malloy will lead the organization as CEO, along with senior executives Jeff Hardesty, currently CEO of Telespectra; and Neil Mulholland, CEO and founder of Prairie iNet. Malloy said he's known both Mulholland and Hardesty for several years. The resulting company will operate under the Sparkplug name and combine Sparkplug's markets of Chicago and Nashville; several Midwest markets served by Prairie iNet; and Telespectra's networks in the Southwest covering Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Southern California. We're all wireless guys from way back, and if you look at what's been happening the last few years with broadband wireless, we're finally at the point where the technology is meeting up with customer needs, Malloy said. The merger of the three companies was led by venture capital firm Ignition Partners, in which Malloy is a venture partner and Hooper is a founding partner. Malloy said the companies merged to chase a common market of business customers with specific needs, including the potential of growing businesses to increasingly use broadband wireless to communicate among multiple branches and offices in different markets. As businesses deploy more IP-based services that are mission-critical, scaleable high-quality committed bandwidth is a key enabler, said Hardesty in a statement. This merger lets us extend our operational expertise in meeting these needs to more business customers across the combined company. However, Malloy said that the beefed-up Sparkplug also will watch for other merger and acquisition opportunities. There's no secret that there's a lot of consolidation in this market, and is this deal being put together to go and do more merging and partnering? That's certainly something we'll look at, he said. Broadband wireless market consolidation has been top of mind for the last few years, as the technology has gained credibility, and investors and potential investors have looked at how to encourage scalability and consistency in a market characterized by hundreds of Mom-and-Pop wireless ISPs. Companies like California-based NextWeb and Texas-based AirBand Communications have driven much of the consolidation early on, and NextWeb itself was acquired by Covad Communications last year. Sparkplug is operating in both licensed and license-exempt frequencies. Its licenses are in the ranges of 6 GHz, 11 GHz and 18 GHz, license-exempt operations include 5.2 GHz and 5.7 GHz. These frequencies, with the exception of 5.7 GHz, aren't currently being considered for WiMAX certification, but Malloy isn't feeling left out. Five or six years ago, we began to study WiMAX very deeply because we were the guys who genuflected at the altar of licensed technology, he said. But we have been impressed by what we have been able to do in the unlicensed frequencies to make this work and meet customer needs. We are going to see WiMAX in our future at some point, but for now, it's not something that we're worrying about. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] OT, online contact groups
Plaxo is an online contact management system. They have not been known to spam thus far. It is a paid service. LinkedIn.com and openBC and a few others are networking sites. It works great if you are looking for contacts. Because it is a small world and 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon works with lots of people - like Jon Price :) Peter RAD-INFO, Inc. Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: I keep getting offers to sign up for plaxo, linked in etc. I've NEVER signed up for any. They seem too much like email harvesting or porn jerks to me. Am I off base here? Some people that I highly respect have come across my desk with these types of systems. I just don't particularly care to put my email and personal contact info in the hands of any more people that I don't know if I can trust with it. Are these companies legit? Do they promise that they will NEVER give or sell your data to anyone else? How do they make their money? I'm having trouble trusting anyone over the internet these days Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] VoIP, Asterisk Scale
Matt Larsen - Lists wrote: Only considering Asterisk. I have three years experience with it, and it will supposedly scale up a long way. With all of the upgrades to Asterisk, it is a solid alternative. Switchvox is making it easier and easier to install PBXs. But as for scale: honestly, are you going to be connecting over 1000 calls simultaneously? Doubtful, since even the larger CLECs only have 25,000 customers. So Asterisk will work long time for you for low dollars - just spend the money for a really beefy server with dual or quad Xeon and lots of RAM. - Peter RAD-INFO, Inc. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
