Re: [AFMUG] RackMount Devices - Handles or No Handles

2020-01-27 Thread Jason Wilson
Make keyholes for handles? If you happen to need them slide them on. Removeable. Keep 1 set in the go bag. On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 10:09 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > I'm wondering if anyone has strong opinions about handles on > rackmount devices. > > I'm

Re: [AFMUG] RackMount Devices - Handles or No Handles

2020-01-27 Thread Sean Heskett
I’d be fine without the handles. 2 cents -Sean On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 11:09 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > I'm wondering if anyone has strong opinions about handles on > rackmount devices. > > I'm in the process of switching the enclosure manufacturer on

[AFMUG] RackMount Devices - Handles or No Handles

2020-01-27 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
I'm wondering if anyone has strong opinions about handles on rackmount devices. I'm in the process of switching the enclosure manufacturer on the RackInjector and in the process making some design changes that should make things better for both us and our customers. I don't want to share too

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Ken Hohhof
Sounds like he is looking for lead generation? I assume he has ruled out (or is already doing) advertising like online, direct mail, billboards, etc. Not sure how a salesperson would approach this, given that small businesses generally hate cold calls. And knocking on doors won’t be

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Lewis Bergman
I guess I don't understand why you would want to pay a salesperson with a 100% close rate. Why not spend the money on either front line phone answering people or installers? If you have more than a 2 day wait list it seems pointless to guess sales staff. On Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 8:31 PM Matt Hoppes

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Darin Steffl
Our pricing is location dependent so we don't want someone in the rural areas to get pissy when they can't get city speeds. It's just easier to hide it and provide it once we know their address. I would say your base $50 plan is too cheap. I'd recommend making your minimum $60 to $65. It'll have

Re: [AFMUG] mytax illinois inaccessible to NAT customers

2020-01-27 Thread Timothy Steele
I can't get to that website and I'm out of the country may be a DNS server or WAN IP you purchased from someone else and it resolves to outside the U.S? I have a public WAN with google DNS On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 2:10 AM Steve Jones wrote: > I never really thought about that, I figured it was

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Matt Hoppes
I know you don’t believe it but it’s true. I see you don’t include pricing on your website. We do. I suspect that contributes to some of the difference. When people call us they’ve already looked at the webpage and aren’t so much calling for pricing as much as calling to get service. > On

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Darin Steffl
Matt, Plenty of people call who are price shopping. They're paying $30 to $55 per month with a competitor for worse service. But they call and ask if we can offer faster service for the same or less money. We give them our pricing and if it's $1 more than what they have now, they go radio silent.

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Mark Radabaugh
With the underlying license. There is something weird there though - a few WinnForum presentations have the GPWZ’s expiring by 2023. I’m guessing that is when the last of the licenses that have GWPZ’s expire even though there are NN licenses that last longer. I’m guessing none of those

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Matt Hoppes
Not exaggerated. Folks who call us are ready to dump Comcast. It’s barely a sell and more a schedule of when we can get there. Same with businesses who call. They already made their mind up they want us when they call. I’m trying to drum up sales for folks who haven’t called or don’t know

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Sean Heskett
Mark, Do the GPWZ areas expire on April 17th 2020 also? Or they expire whenever the grandfathered NN license expires? -sean On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 5:01 PM Mark Radabaugh wrote: > > > > On Jan 27, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > > > <> > > > > In theory you could argue that a

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Darin Steffl
I have to assume you're exaggerating with a 100% close rate. That's literally not possible. Looking at our stats of current and canceled subs, then comparing it to serviceable subs who didn't go with us, we're at a 65% close rate for residential. Very fair in my opinion. We are definitely not

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Lewis Bergman
Wow... Sounds like you are to cheap. Just kidding. I assume you have little to no completion. On Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 6:29 PM Matt Hoppes wrote: > Our close ratio of leads we get is 100%. So not likely. This person would > be drumming up new leads that are not organically coming in. > > On Jan

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Matt Hoppes
Our close ratio of leads we get is 100%. So not likely. This person would be drumming up new leads that are not organically coming in. > On Jan 27, 2020, at 7:16 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote: > > I would hope an effective sales person in the position you describe could > triple the close ratio of

Re: [AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Lewis Bergman
I would hope an effective sales person in the position you describe could triple the close ratio of the leads you get currently and generate a few every month you are not currently seeing. On Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 6:06 PM Matt Hoppes wrote: > We are looking at hiring a commercial sales rep. > >

[AFMUG] Commercial Sales

2020-01-27 Thread Matt Hoppes
We are looking at hiring a commercial sales rep. Their job would be to sell direct to larger businesses dedicated fiber internet service. Assuming a sales area the size of Pennsylvania - is it reasonable to assume a closed sale count for business fiber customers of 4-6 accounts per month? --

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Mark Radabaugh
> On Jan 27, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > <> > > In theory you could argue that a grandfathered NN license protects you from > interference from a CBRS operator, but a person better make sure they don't > have any of those "bodies in the trunk" if they try to call the FCC for

Re: [AFMUG] Calix (was RE: Google/Nest WiFi speedtest)

2020-01-27 Thread Mike Hammett
Yeah, Mike did live in Naperville. I forget at times that there's a cluster of people on the list that know where Naperville is. I've worked with Liz as well. I've attached her information here. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Ken Hohhof
I don't think anyone WANTS to stick with Part 90, it's just that 2 months isn't enough time to transition a bunch of sites and customers. The starting line moved like 5 years and the finish line didn't move. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Monday, January

Re: [AFMUG] Calix (was RE: Google/Nest WiFi speedtest)

2020-01-27 Thread Ken Hohhof
I remember talking to a Mike Carpinelli at a WISPAmerica, I’d have to dig out his card, but I think you’re right he lived in Naperville or something. But I also remember various “team” members named Liz, Brian, Scott. I don’t remember who did what. I think Liz, maybe last name Christie, was

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread chuck
Hmmm, seems like there used to be a trade show about this time of year that did exactly that. From: Steve Jones Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 12:24 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105 Cambium matt... This is why we need more

Re: [AFMUG] OT porn vs streaming

2020-01-27 Thread CBB - Jay Fuller
About to start this with the wife...last season is about to start. She and I just finished Messiahthat was a trip Sent from my smartphone - Reply message - From: "Chuck McCown" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Subject: [AFMUG] OT porn vs streaming Date: Sat, Jan 25, 2020

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
its manageable, and can always be added as a recovery fee if it comes down to it On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 3:39 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > Sounds like a couple bucks per month per CPE. The number started higher > and trended downwards.I'm not sure if it's at the bottom yet. > I was

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Adam Moffett
Sounds like a couple bucks per month per CPE.  The number started higher and trended downwards.I'm not sure if it's at the bottom yet. I was disappointed about the per CPE thing, but it's not an insane cost. On 1/27/2020 4:00 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: Has there been any indication of what

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
Cambium listed their price already, I dont recall exactly their cost, you pick the SAS administrator but pay cambium. I think its a pretty slick deal, pay cambium, you still have direct SAS access if you want but you do all your magicianhood through cnmaestro. Its a combined pseudoEPC/SAS cost,

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Jason McKemie
Has there been any indication of what costs are going to be associated with the SAS? On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 1:20 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > In CBRS you'll get higher EIRP, you'll no longer have the +2dbm Tx limit > on mobile devices, and you'll have access to 3x the spectrum. Overall > you'd

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Adam Moffett
I do enjoy sandwiches On 1/27/2020 3:30 PM, Steve Jones wrote: Not wrong, just not complete(ish) a "grandfathered" NN is not grandfathered simply by being there. there was a process we had to go through, most of us missed the window because the deadline had passed before we knew we had

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
Not wrong, just not complete(ish) a "grandfathered" NN is not grandfathered simply by being there. there was a process we had to go through, most of us missed the window because the deadline had passed before we knew we had to. "grandfathered" NN has already clearly been marked for removal, in the

[AFMUG] FCC certified SAS providers

2020-01-27 Thread Eric Nielsen
The FCC just certified the first round of SAS providers - CommScope, Federated, Google and Sony. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-20-110A1.pdf -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Adam Moffett
Matt, it's not easy to make Steve happy.  If Steve is happy with your course then I'll sign up for the next one right now. Either this session was amazing or you were handing out free bottles of Hurricane and Old English.  . Either way I'm in. On 1/27/2020 2:24 PM, Steve Jones wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread David Coudron
Here lies NN Beloved father of small and medium sized WISPs Grandfather to early adopters and trailblazers Survived by CBRS and 5 GHz unlicensed children  David Coudron david.coud...@advantenon.com  |  Mobile: 612-991-7474   Advantenon, Inc.    i...@advantenon.com  |  3500 Vicksburg

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Adam Moffett
What did I get wrong? On 1/27/2020 2:24 PM, Steve Jones wrote: Cambium matt... This is why we need more classes from you guys just this thread alone, look how much unintentional disinformation is here this is all over the industry The real time classroom session with people who actually know,

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
Cambium matt... This is why we need more classes from you guys just this thread alone, look how much unintentional disinformation is here this is all over the industry The real time classroom session with people who actually know, because theyre on a first name basis with people at FCC and

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Adam Moffett
In CBRS you'll get higher EIRP, you'll no longer have the +2dbm Tx limit on mobile devices, and you'll have access to 3x the spectrum.  Overall you'd much rather operate under the CBRS rules The main reason a person might prefer NN is they don't have to pay for the SAS. In theory you could

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Eric Nielsen
As it stands now, the FCC hasn't made a decision regarding the waiver for extending NN licenses past April 17, 2020. Some think that since they haven't made the decision yet, that could mean they won't grant the waiver. Historically speaking, most blanket waivers have a low grant percentage. I

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Adam Moffett
Good analogy, but more like the other direction.  They wouldn't have noticed the broken tail light except they knew there was a dead body and they were searching all the car trunks in the area. On 1/27/2020 12:42 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: And not registering locations.  I guess like having

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread David Coudron
I believe you are still able to update existing locations. We have updated some locations last week and it looks like this changes were accepted on Friday. We haven’t tried to register new locations though. These are non-grandfathered locations since they were initially registered after

Re: [AFMUG] mytax illinois inaccessible to NAT customers

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
I never really thought about that, I figured it was more along the lines of the thing with disney when it went live, but that does make me think i should see about getting whitelisted does anybody know a state of illinois contact? On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 11:54 AM Dan Spitler wrote: > My

Re: [AFMUG] Calix (was RE: Google/Nest WiFi speedtest)

2020-01-27 Thread Mike Hammett
Hrm, he must have moved. He used to live not far from me. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Josh Luthman" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020

Re: [AFMUG] mytax illinois inaccessible to NAT customers

2020-01-27 Thread Dan Spitler
My biggest issues with double NAT wasn't so much the double NAT (though gamers hate it) but with a rogue customer doing something naughty and getting their shared IP on some blacklist that is used by any number of random services. CA DMV being a prime example. Be sure to check the IP against e.g.

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Ken Hohhof
And not registering locations. I guess like having drugs or a dead body in your trunk, they wouldn’t have searched the car if your didn’t have a broken tail light. From: AF On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 11:37 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re:

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
that was for interfering with an earth station outside our band it turns out On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 11:13 AM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Well that would be bad since they are apparently still issuing fines for > not > having registered locations, based on info posted last week. > > -Original

Re: [AFMUG] Calix (was RE: Google/Nest WiFi speedtest)

2020-01-27 Thread Josh Luthman
That's my guy for Ohio. He lives in Kentucky. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 9:13 AM Mike Hammett wrote: > Mike's my regional guy. He's probably yours too. > > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Ken Hohhof
Well that would be bad since they are apparently still issuing fines for not having registered locations, based on info posted last week. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 11:00 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] [ External ]

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Ken Hohhof
+1 on more onsite CBRS classes. Or do one at Cambium HQ. Or a webinar. From: AF On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 10:46 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105 Theres Cambium Matts input. Matt

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 1/27/20 8:43 AM, Matt Mangriotis via AF wrote: The license expiration date is tied to your specific license. Most of them (~85% of the total) do expire on April 17, 2020. Yeah I know my NN license doesn't expire this year, but it's been unclear to me if the FCC expects everyone with NN

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread David Coudron
Our NN license expired in January 2020. So we applied for a renewal. They renewed to April 2020. When talking to FCC about it, they said that all NN's would expire on April 2020 no matter what. They were a little fuzzy about that answer, but eventually worked around to setting on that

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Ken Hohhof
Apparently there was a window of time where new or renewed licenses got expiration dates out to like 2025. See for example WQVI696. I'm a little unclear on whether all Part 96 equipment becomes illegal this April regardless of whether your NN license expires. Ours was renewed in October 2018

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
Theres Cambium Matts input. Matt A. DO MORE ONSITE CBRS!!! That was the most informative CBRS class ever, learned more there than from CPI B. Do you have any supporting documentation on the NN expiration thing? On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 10:44 AM Matt Mangriotis via AF wrote: > The license

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
Ive been told, and IIRC even from Cambium, the NN is done in April, unless your NN isnt expired, then you can operate until it expires. I have Commsearch verifying this right now On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 10:35 AM David Coudron wrote: > Yes, that is our understanding. > > David Coudron >

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] Re: FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Matt Mangriotis via AF
The license expiration date is tied to your specific license. Most of them (~85% of the total) do expire on April 17, 2020. You can check the expiration date of your license in the FCC ULS database, by searching here:

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread David Coudron
Yes, that is our understanding. David Coudron david.coud...@advantenon.com  |  Mobile: 612-991-7474   Advantenon, Inc.    i...@advantenon.com  |  3500 Vicksburg Lane N, Suite 315, Plymouth, MN 55447  |  www.advantenon.com  |  Phone: 800-704-4720  |  Local: 612-454-1545  -Original

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 1/27/20 7:20 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: yep, and a self fulfilling failure on the part of the FCC.    The FCC looked at the registered CPE and decided that WISP’s were not using the band without ever considering how badly they fubared the entire registration process. You WISP’s don’t need

Re: [AFMUG] mytax illinois inaccessible to NAT customers

2020-01-27 Thread Colin Stanners
A long time ago we had an issue where a banking website wouldn't function for a specific customer on dual-NAT, but it functioned when they were put on a public IP. I believe that it was a combination of a too-strict / over-bureaucratic firewall at the bank's end and the NAT affecting path MTU

Re: [AFMUG] mytax illinois inaccessible to NAT customers

2020-01-27 Thread Mark - Myakka Technologies
Title: Re: [AFMUG] mytax illinois inaccessible to NAT customers Steve, FWIW - My home system is double nat.  I was able to pull up that web site with no issue. -- Best regards, Mark                            mailto:m...@mailmt.com Myakka Technologies, Inc. www.Myakka.com -- Monday,

[AFMUG] mytax illinois inaccessible to NAT customers

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
We have been having issues where customers that are NAT (double NAT) are unable to connect to the Illinois mytax website. I assume its got to do with security of the site and the double NAT. Changing to a public IP resolves it, so its not a huge issue. We see that it appends a _/ to the end of it

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Steve Jones
It is going to be similar with SAS, as in there will be times that its a day or 2 until your CPE can broadcast. Im not a fan of the inter SAS communications only happening overnight, I hope that becomes real time. Its going to be a tough sell telling a customer you need to wait for a grant before

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Mark Radabaugh
yep, and a self fulfilling failure on the part of the FCC.The FCC looked at the registered CPE and decided that WISP’s were not using the band without ever considering how badly they fubared the entire registration process. You WISP’s don’t need an extension, you didn’t use the band. Uh,

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread Ken Hohhof
That whole process was such a joke. You were supposed to register the AP locations and then each subscriber location BEFORE you installed them and wait several weeks for the FCC to mail you the notice of registration. As if any customer would order service and then wait for the FCC to let you

Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105

2020-01-27 Thread dave via AF
I guess it would make sense for those who are wanting to have something inside the metro areas or places with dense population otherwise yes this is a great opportunity for those who are in the rural areas. I have both so I am wanting at least 1 pal to secure our future here. I dont have too