[AFMUG] New WISP area on the Cambium Community

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Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution!

DIA and bandwidth usage cost is going to zero. But the port charge to access that DIA is not really going down much. From: Faisal Imtiaz Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 1:28 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! I charge you for the Coke ? and the

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If you have charter talk to somebody in WBI aka wholesale who can give you better rate then what regular business can give you.  Tim   -Original Message- From: "Faisal Imtiaz" To: af@afmug.com Date: 10/06/17 03:28 Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul sol

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: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > From: ch...@wbmfg.com > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 10:41:38 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! > Where you own the fiber. I am talking about zero for DIA. Port charges

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On 10/6/17 8:03 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: Okay, so your transit still costs you something. Companies don't really separate it out anymore. I feel like that's a thing of year's gone by. You want 3 gigs delivered there? $x. I take it as a clear sign of old school telcom when I see separate port

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e Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: ch...@wbmfg.com To: af@afmug.com Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 9:41:38 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! Where you own the fiber. I am talking about zero for DIA. Port charges only. From: Mike Hammett Sent: Th

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Where you own the fiber. I am talking about zero for DIA. Port charges only. From: Mike Hammett Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 5:32 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! Where is transit zero? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing

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sday, October 5, 2017 7:25:43 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! several places, if you know the owners/operators of major content source ISPs (dedicated hosting/VPS/virtual server/colocation/rack & cage colo) that have extremely heavy outbound:inbound traffic rat

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Where is transit zero? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: ch...@wbmfg.com To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 6:30:57 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs

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I know of one case where it is zero now. From: Mike Hammett Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 5:24 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! It won't hit zero, the metric will just shift to gigabit. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solu

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t: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! The trend is toward zero. Just port charges. Just like long distance did 10 years ago. From: Josh Reynolds Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 5:16 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! You m

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The trend is toward zero. Just port charges. Just like long distance did 10 years ago. From: Josh Reynolds Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 5:16 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! You may be paying in the lowest rate bracket for the amount of

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:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! For a new startup, the pricing you listed at 2.2/meg plus $750, that actually sounds pretty reasonable to get you into a fiber circuit in the 100-300 meg range. You're not going to be getting 20 cents per meg for DIA

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I pay rates lower than 5 cents per meg... From: Chris Fabien Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 3:59 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! For a new startup, the pricing you listed at 2.2/meg plus $750, that actually sounds pretty reasonable to get you

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For a new startup, the pricing you listed at 2.2/meg plus $750, that actually sounds pretty reasonable to get you into a fiber circuit in the 100-300 meg range. You're not going to be getting 20 cents per meg for DIA unless you are buying a 10gig circuit in a datacenter or other very competitive m

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urday, June 24, 2017 8:11:24 AM Subject: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! We are getting ready to go live from a small connection in our office, just to the local community, using a omni antenna. We will be expanding throughout three counties in eastern NC. Having read a number

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Try to find a close peering facility and transport. May not help. Upstream pricing is highly localized. You should always try to drive down your cost but don't be surprised whenyour cost doesn't reach others who habe access to better connected facility. On Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 8:11 AM Al Rachide wr

[AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution!

We are getting ready to go live from a small connection in our office, just to the local community, using a omni antenna. We will be expanding throughout three counties in eastern NC. Having read a number of post where others are claiming rates as low as $0.20 per mbit/sec, we can't get anything he

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I've recommended that technique but no one has taken me up on it that I know of. David Milholen wrote: Yeah, but not fun when fire dept is called LOL On 5/11/2015 4:26 PM, Jay Weekley wrote: Gas and matches are cheaper. Adam Moffett wrote: Yeah, that about melted my mind. On 5/11/2015 4:4

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Yeah, but not fun when fire dept is called LOL On 5/11/2015 4:26 PM, Jay Weekley wrote: Gas and matches are cheaper. Adam Moffett wrote: Yeah, that about melted my mind. On 5/11/2015 4:42 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYKg0gbRFns Who needs NLOS gear when you have

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Gas and matches are cheaper. Adam Moffett wrote: Yeah, that about melted my mind. On 5/11/2015 4:42 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYKg0gbRFns Who needs NLOS gear when you have this! -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi

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Steve Buscemi in “Fargo- Payback Time” From: Adam Moffett Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 3:02 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP tool to burn through trees Yeah, that about melted my mind. On 5/11/2015 4:42 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYKg0gbRFns

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I need one. Lemme check my funds... lol - Original Message - From: Darin Steffl To: memb...@wispa.org ; af@afmug.com ; Principal WISPA Member List Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 3:42 PM Subject: [AFMUG] New WISP tool to burn through trees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

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Yeah, that about melted my mind. On 5/11/2015 4:42 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYKg0gbRFns Who needs NLOS gear when you have this! -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on

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You guys have offered so much great advice. I really, truly appreciate it. I just booked my plane tickets and registered for Animal Farm! Hope to see you guys there! Can't wait to learn more and get this thing rolling! Thanks again! On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 6:21 PM, Trevor Bough wrote: > Hi guys,

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you have a free employee that just likes doing it. Craig - Original Message - From: "Trevor Bough" To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:23:29 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Ha ha what are the big problems with them? I know there have to be problems due

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Huh? You mean like, your company or yourself as an individual? I'm pretty sure I would not let a third party *touch* anything on our network (sans vendors), let alone install an airmax radio. josh reynolds :: chief information officer spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com On 01/06/2015 04:54 PM, J

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sville, IN 46158 317-831-3000 ext 211 www.pdsconnect.me From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of joseph marsh Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 12:51 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Make sure u have spare equipment for a tower in case of lighting. Strike

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Not my invention. Disney uses that. -Original Message- From: Caleb Knauer Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 11:23 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP "I am inviting you to find your happiness elsewhere." -- This is awesome. On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 12:29

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to do things but > sometimes it is somewhat true). > > Once in a while: > Here is a box, pack your stuff and leave. John will escort you to the door. > > > From: Chuck McCown > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 8:39 AM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP &g

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iminating your position (chicken-shit way to do things but >> sometimes it is somewhat true). >> >> Once in a while: >> Here is a box, pack your stuff and leave. John will escort you to the >> door. >> >> >> *From:* Chuck McCown >> *Sent:* Wedn

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ating your position (chicken-shit way to do things but > sometimes it is somewhat true). > > Once in a while: > Here is a box, pack your stuff and leave. John will escort you to the > door. > > > *From:* Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 07, 2015 8:39 AM > *T

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times it is somewhat true). > > Once in a while: > Here is a box, pack your stuff and leave. John will escort you to the > door. > > > *From:* Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 07, 2015 8:39 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New WISP > >

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door. From: Chuck McCown<mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 8:39 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Things to do: Pick the right radio the first time. I am partial to Cambium products. This is like getting married and having a bu

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07, 2015 8:39 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Things to do: Pick the right radio the first time. I am partial to Cambium products. This is like getting married and having a bunch of kids and having a bunch of inlaws move in with you. Don’t screw it up. You have to live

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*** Take all the free advice from Chuck McCown you can get... bp On 1/7/2015 7:39 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: Things to do: Pick the right radio the first time. I am partial to Cambium products. This is like getting married and having a bunch of kids and having a bunch of inlaws

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Things to do: Pick the right radio the first time. I am partial to Cambium products. This is like getting married and having a bunch of kids and having a bunch of inlaws move in with you. Don’t screw it up. You have to live with it 24/7/365. Get into fiber as soon as you can. Take

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;mailto:af@afmug.com> TB> Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:17:48 PM TB> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP TB> You guys are great! Thank you for all of the great advice! I TB> truly appreciate it. Does anyone have any expe

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We are in the process of getting our sales and tech support routed though server plus and integrate our back office with them. On Jan 7, 2015 7:49 AM, "Caleb Knauer" wrote: > Customers need tech support. Residential will need more support but > you can work with the urgency. Business will need

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Also, don't plan on doing anything else for a while. And I mean ANYTHING else - a bathroom break might be possible, however. On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, Caleb Knauer wrote: > Customers need tech support. Residential will need more support but > you can work with the urgency. Business will n

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Customers need tech support. Residential will need more support but you can work with the urgency. Business will need less support typically but will be much more urgent. It's hard to grow a business if you're the only one putting out fires. Have support in place before it gets rolling hard. O

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I second this. On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 2:51 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: > Attend either Animal Farm (www.afmug.com) or the WISPA show in St Louis > http://www.cvent.com/events/wispamerica-2015/event-summary-5fddb419659f4b57871bfd2d0b690a85.aspx > > > You will learn a lot at either show. > > Mark >

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Thank you guys so much for all of the info. I'm so glad that I stumbled upon this community. You guys are great!

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Attend either Animal Farm (www.afmug.com ) or the WISPA show in St Louis http://www.cvent.com/events/wispamerica-2015/event-summary-5fddb419659f4b57871bfd2d0b690a85.aspx

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gt; TB> Ha ha what are the big problems with them? I know there have >>> TB> to be problems due to the fact you are dealing with the government. >>> >>> TB> On Jan 6, 2015 8:18 PM, "Craig House" >>> TB> wrote: >>> TB> Run away don

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lto:trevorbo...@gmail.com>> TB> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> TB> Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:17:48 PM TB> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP TB> You guys are great! Thank you for all of the great advice! I TB> truly appreciat

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: >> >> TB> Ha ha what are the big problems with them? I know there have >> TB> to be problems due to the fact you are dealing with the government. >> >> TB> On Jan 6, 2015 8:18 PM, "Craig House" >> TB> wrote: >> TB> Run away dont wal

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15 01:29:25 + *To: *mailto:af@afmug.com>> *ReplyTo: * af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Shielded cable with shielded connectors on every install. I recommend Shireen on towers and installs. A lot of the

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Blasphemy! On 1/6/2015 8:03 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: And at tower sites, label everything.

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;Craig House" TB>> wrote: TB>> Run away dont walk TB>> From: "Trevor Bough" TB>> To: af@afmug.com TB>> Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:17:48 PM TB>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP TB>> You guys are great! Thank you for all of t

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ote: > TB> Run away dont walk > > > > > > > > TB> From: "Trevor Bough" > TB> To: af@afmug.com > TB> Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:17:48 PM > TB> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP > > > TB> You guys are great! Thank you for a

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s space and autonomous system number. And don’t NAT a > bunch of customers to one public IP. > > > *From:* Jerry Richardson > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 06, 2015 8:22 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New WISP > > A big one is to know where your bandwidt

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cr...@totalhighspeed.net>> wrote: Run away dont walk *From: *"Trevor Bough" mailto:trevorbo...@gmail.com>> *To: *af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Sent: *Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:17:48 PM *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] New WISP You

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n > public IP address space and autonomous system number. And don’t NAT a > bunch of customers to one public IP. > > > *From:* Jerry Richardson > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 06, 2015 8:22 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New WISP > > A big one is

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Oh, that brings up another point. If at all possible, get your own public IP address space and autonomous system number. And don’t NAT a bunch of customers to one public IP. From: Jerry Richardson Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 8:22 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP A big

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y 6, 2015 8:23:29 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Ha ha what are the big problems with them? I know there have to be problems due to the fact you are dealing with the government. On Jan 6, 2015 8:18 PM, "Craig House" < cr...@totalhighspeed.net > wrote: Run away dont walk

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gt; From: "Trevor Bough" TB> To: af@afmug.com TB> Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:17:48 PM TB> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP TB> You guys are great! Thank you for all of the great advice! I TB> truly appreciate it. Does anyone have any experience with TB> government grant

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; *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:17:48 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] New WISP > > You guys are great! Thank you for all of the great advice! I truly > appreciate it. Does anyone have any experience with government grants? > >

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> competitors and super-cheap wifi guys and many of the times we swap customers > a complete reinstall is required. > From: Trevor Bough > Sender: "Af" > Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 00:21:09 + > To: > ReplyTo: af@afmug.com > Subject: [AFMUG] New WISP > >

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Run away dont walk - Original Message - From: "Trevor Bough" To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:17:48 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP You guys are great! Thank you for all of the great advice! I truly appreciate it. Does anyone have any exper

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You guys are great! Thank you for all of the great advice! I truly appreciate it. Does anyone have any experience with government grants?

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and as soon as you stand up to them they'll beg you to let them stay. - Original Message - From: cstann...@gmail.com To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Oh and if a customer is a huge PITA or doesn't want t

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>>> grounding on your tripod or mast is the protection from ESD and keeps >>> surges outside the house. >>> >>> -- >>> *From: * Jeremy >>> *Sender: * "Af" >>> *Date: *Wed, 7 Jan 2015 01:29:25 + >&

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Yesall of the above, and build some insulation between you and your customers as soon as possible. - Original Message - From: Josh Luthman To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Get a billing system. Powercode or

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Ha well that's true too Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 6, 2015, at 8:54 PM, Jason McKemie > wrote: > > Wha? I think doing your own installs is fine, especially in the beginning. > You learn a few things, can get your CPE set up the way you want it, and save > money. > >> On Tue, Jan 6, 201

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: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Wha? I think doing your own installs is fine, especially in the beginning. You learn a few things, can get your CPE set up the way you want it, and save money. On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 7:51 PM, Jon Langeler wrote: don't do your own installs.

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. From: Jon Langeler Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 7:51 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP don't bother with anything single polarity at this stage. don't do your own installs. be well funded. have free help. things like that... Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015,

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Wha? I think doing your own installs is fine, especially in the beginning. You learn a few things, can get your CPE set up the way you want it, and save money. On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 7:51 PM, Jon Langeler wrote: > don't do your own installs.

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I prefer doing my own installs but it doesn't matter too much if it is done right. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jan 6, 2015 8:51 PM, "Jon Langeler" wrote: > don't bother with anything single polarity at this stage. don't do you

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ct from ESD as it leads inside the house. The >> grounding on your tripod or mast is the protection from ESD and keeps >> surges outside the house. >> >> -- >> *From: * Jeremy >> *Sender: * "Af" >> *Date: *Wed, 7 Jan

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don't bother with anything single polarity at this stage. don't do your own installs. be well funded. have free help. things like that... Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 6, 2015, at 7:21 PM, Trevor Bough wrote: > > Hi guys, long time listener, first time caller. I'm looking at starting a new > r

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Don't compromise on backup power. You may hear it argued that if the tower doesn't have power the customers don't eitherI've never found that to be true. There are a few customers who aren't worth having. and +1 to everything Ken said. Especially on planning and capitalization. I h

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install (if they're not in arrears) and the phone > number of our (least liked) competitor". > -- > *From: * Trevor Bough > *Sender: * "Af" > *Date: *Wed, 7 Jan 2015 00:21:09 + > *To: * > *ReplyTo: * af@afmug.com > *Subject: *[

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* > *ReplyTo: * af@afmug.com > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] New WISP > > Shielded cable with shielded connectors on every install. I recommend > Shireen on towers and installs. A lot of the guys use UBNT tough cable. > Whatever, just shield and ground. If you cut in wallplates (you

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ot;Af" Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 01:29:25 To: Reply-To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Shielded cable with shielded connectors on every install. I recommend Shireen on towers and installs. A lot of the guys use UBNT tough cable. Whatever, just shield and ground. If you cut in wallp

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;. -Original Message- From: Trevor Bough Sender: "Af" Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 00:21:09 To: Reply-To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] New WISP Hi guys, long time listener, first time caller. I'm looking at starting a new rural WISP and was wondering if you guys could share

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;>> on a problem. For example, a message on your voicemail. >>>> >>>> Train your customers from day one. For example, let calls go to >>>> voicemail after hours and call them back, or they will assume they can call >>>> any time of day or nig

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hey >>> won’t be pissed off when you take them away. Like Trevor used to answer >>> his cellphone at all hours, now I have to call the office and leave a >>> message. Or the service has really gone downhill, I used to get 20 meg >>> speeds now I only get 10 (even th

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s really gone downhill, I used to get 20 meg >> speeds now I only get 10 (even though they are on a 5 meg plan). Or I used >> to wait 3 months and then pay up, now if I’m 5 days late, they cut me off. >> Better to set their expectations early. >> >> >> *From:*

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20 meg speeds now I > only get 10 (even though they are on a 5 meg plan). Or I used to wait 3 > months and then pay up, now if I’m 5 days late, they cut me off. Better to > set their expectations early. > > > *From:* Jeremy > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 06, 2015 6:34 PM > *

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and super-cheap wifi guys and many of the times we swap customers a complete reinstall is required. -Original Message- From: Trevor Bough Sender: "Af" Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 00:21:09 To: Reply-To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] New WISP Hi guys, long time listener, first t

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their expectations early. From: Jeremy Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 6:34 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New WISP Have a million dollars. Cash. On Jan 6, 2015 5:23 PM, "Josh Luthman" wrote: Get a billing system. Powercode or whatever. Don't finance custo

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Trevor where are looking to start a WISP? Many of us have started(Some still using) with just using quickbooks and excel spreasheets. You can use something like IPPlan to manage your IP info. Use Mikrotik routers (Many of us are familiar with them), the biggest question is what type of gear to u

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Have a million dollars. Cash. On Jan 6, 2015 5:23 PM, "Josh Luthman" wrote: > Get a billing system. Powercode or whatever. > > Don't finance customers that can't pay up front, wastes billing time > instead of installing more customers. > > Don't use your cell phone for the office. Get a hosted

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Get a billing system. Powercode or whatever. Don't finance customers that can't pay up front, wastes billing time instead of installing more customers. Don't use your cell phone for the office. Get a hosted PBX. Close the shop so you don't get burnt out, have other people and or a call center.

[AFMUG] New WISP

Hi guys, long time listener, first time caller. I'm looking at starting a new rural WISP and was wondering if you guys could share some of the things you wish you had known when you started out. Things to absolutely stay away from, things that you didn't think of first, but made your life 10x easie