Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-19 Thread Trey Scarborough
You haven't been using the right amps... Ive seen fiber burn a hole through a solid wood door. On 11/19/2019 10:42 AM, Steve Jones wrote: At least fiber cant start forrest fires -- Trey Scarborough VP Engineering 3DS Communications LLC p:9729741539 -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http:

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-19 Thread Josh Luthman
h, and I see that EFF is proposing that Congress should allocate the >> money from C-band auctions to building universal fiber infrastructure: >> >> >> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/11/fcc-about-raise-billions-congress-should-invest-it-fiber-infrastructure >> >> >> >&

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-19 Thread Bill Prince
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers   Out of curiosity to the original post'er, how much is that customer paying monthly for

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-19 Thread Steve Jones
:* AF *On Behalf Of *Kurt Fankhauser > *Sent:* Monday, November 18, 2019 10:24 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers > > > > Out of curiosity to the original post'er, how much is that customer paying > monthly for their

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-19 Thread Ken Hohhof
and then 75 foot trees all around your house. From: AF <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:43 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers I get that.

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2019-11-18 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
f you have gigabit fiber where you live now, maybe don’t move to > Green Acres unless you really like doing country stuff. Or at least cut > down some of the damn trees. Sheesh, miles and miles of open fields, and > then 75 foot trees all around your house. > > > > > > *From:*

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-18 Thread dave via AF
trees all around your house. *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Matt Hoppes *Sent:* Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:43 AM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers I get that. But my point is - if this is truly a rural environment it costs maybe $300 to add

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2019-11-18 Thread dave via AF
LOL I know your pain.. retirement city on the rise. Cant have a zombie apocalypse soon enough On 11/16/19 11:31 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Anybody else losing their patience with streamers? The people who just moved from somewhere they had gigabit fiber to the middle of nowhere in a low spot

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Ken Hohhof
f" mailto:af...@kwisp.com> > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:25:46 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers If that’s all it costs you, kudos. But we’re running out of spectrum at many towers (th

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2019-11-17 Thread Mike Hammett
quot; Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:48:07 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers We also have started feeding micro sites with licensed links. A Ubiquiti 11ghz link runs about $5,000. Even over 10 subscribers that’s only $500/subscriber or a break even on equipment after abo

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2019-11-17 Thread Mike Hammett
ers Group" Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:43:32 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers Actually it’s more the people on low ground with big trees 360 degrees that don’t have LOS to anything. If they want to build a 100 ft tower, we can get them service. So you could call it a

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Mike Hammett
quot; To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:25:46 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers If that’s all it costs you, kudos. But we’re running out of spectrum at many towers (there are other WISPs throughout our service area), plus

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Bill Prince
.    From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:43 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread chuck
number around 10 or 15. From: ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 10:27 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers Businesses are born, the live and die. Some of them were sold. Radio Shack died of natural causes. Some of the

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2019-11-17 Thread chuck
1998-99. We shut it down right before Y2K. Cleaned up and left town... From: Colin Stanners Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 10:03 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers Chuck, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to those businesses

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2019-11-17 Thread Ken Hohhof
delivering the product. From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 10:31 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers Gotcha. So why not explain that to them. Maybe they’d be interested in helping to subsidize the tower

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2019-11-17 Thread Darin Steffl
ft lower than surrounding terrain and there are lots of > trees both on their property and on higher ground in between. > > > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Robert > *Sent:* Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:56 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] tired of

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Colin Stanners
they say on shark tank, some businesses need to be taken out > behind the woodshed and shot. > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:00 AM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers > > > I

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2019-11-17 Thread Matt Hoppes
ground in between. > > > From: AF On Behalf Of Robert > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:56 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers > > Ummm, a roof that is partially falling down, yeah, maybe a brace for a tower > but n

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2019-11-17 Thread chuck
ken out behind the woodshed and shot. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:00 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers I think that’s a mistake WISPs often make, assuming you can apply 100% of revenue to paying off e

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2019-11-17 Thread Matt Hoppes
, because they are on low ground surrounded by trees. This >>> is the peak of an old 40 ft barn with a steep roof that has huge holes that >>> have fallen in only the top of the barn roof is visible in the photo). >>> >>> >>> >>> They c

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Ken Hohhof
terrain and there are lots of trees both on their property and on higher ground in between. From: AF On Behalf Of Robert Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:56 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers Ummm, a roof that is partially falling down, yeah, maybe a

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2019-11-17 Thread Darin Steffl
et Hughesnet. Or wait for LEO > service. Or for the government to pay for fiber. > > > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:52 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] tired of entit

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Ken Hohhof
here else to go. From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:48 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers We also have started feeding micro sites with licensed links. A Ubiquiti 11ghz link runs about $5,000. Even

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread chuck
Looks like a chainsaw can make a good path to the eaves. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:43 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers Actually it’s more the people on low ground with big trees 360 degrees that

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread chuck
https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1954-04/Galaxy_1954_04#page/n7/mode/2up From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:25 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers If that’s all it costs you, kudos. But we’re runn

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Robert
:af...@kwisp.com>> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> *Sent: *Saturday, November 16, 2019 11:31:12 AM *Subject: *[AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers Anybody else losing their patience with streamers? The people who just moved from somewhere

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2019-11-17 Thread Matt Hoppes
y, November 17, 2019 8:52 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers > > Where is your pain point? Last mile, middle mile, something else? > > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > >

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Colin Stanners
That number is way off unless you live in a desert / have the tower next door / get hardware for free. Rural environment = lots of trees = 900mhz on big towers is often required. A Cambium 900mhz 450I AP and sector is $2K USD, and tower climbers, pulling cable up a big tower, driving to a far-away

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Matt Hoppes
you live now, maybe don’t move to > Green Acres unless you really like doing country stuff. Or at least cut down > some of the damn trees. Sheesh, miles and miles of open fields, and then 75 > foot trees all around your house. > > > From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes > Se

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Ken Hohhof
75 foot trees all around your house. From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:43 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers I get that. But my point is - if this is truly a rural environment it costs maybe $300 to

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2019-11-17 Thread Mike Hammett
aturday, November 16, 2019 11:31:12 AM Subject: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers Anybody else losing their patience with streamers? The people who just moved from somewhere they had gigabit fiber to the middle of nowhere in a low spot surrounded by tons of trees, and say they stream

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Matt Hoppes
I get that. But my point is - if this is truly a rural environment it costs maybe $300 to add another access point for capacity. I just don’t see the point in penalizing customers when the cost to add capacity is so low. > On Nov 17, 2019, at 8:55 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > I would say it

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-17 Thread Adam Moffett
I would say it more nicely, but IMO there's a very valid point here.  Having been at both a 100% rural WISP and an urban WISP running side by side with cable I can say that it's less stressful for you if the unsatisfied customers have a real option to leave. It forces you to stay on top of your

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-16 Thread Darin Steffl
Matt, You can simply go away. We have competitor wisp's and many have poor reviews. We simply do it best and have the highest Facebook ratings of any ISP. We simply want to make heavy users pay more. Why should we raise prices for all customers when only a small percentage are the ones driving us

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Wow. Yikes. If I was in your area you’d be driving me to start a competing ISP with you. You’ll drive your users away. Seriously. It doesn’t cost that much to upgrade a tower or backhaul to support more capacity. > On Nov 16, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: > > We're moving away fro

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-16 Thread Darin Steffl
We're moving away from "truly unlimited" plans and going to unlimited with X amount of high-speed data between noon and midnight. For example, we'll have plans with high-speed data amounts of 65, 300, 600, 900, 1200, 1800GB a month with that data only being counted 12 hours each day. Outside noon

Re: [AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-16 Thread Nate Burke
Give them what you sell them.  If they call in more than 3 times complaining then say 'you obviously can't provide them the experience they're expecting, and that you'll be out in a few days to remove the equipment.'  That should either silence them, or push them to hughesnet and they can see w

[AFMUG] tired of entitled streamers

2019-11-16 Thread Ken Hohhof
Anybody else losing their patience with streamers? The people who just moved from somewhere they had gigabit fiber to the middle of nowhere in a low spot surrounded by tons of trees, and say they stream all their TV on 3-4 screens at the same time. I want to yell at them, if you had afforda