[WISPA] Farewell Everyone

2007-03-28 Thread KyWiFi LLC
Hello Everyone, Well the time has come, I am no longer a WISP owner as my partner and I have sold our company to Rick Gunderson of Compulinx Inc. (d.b.a. Palm Beach Broadband). Rick is a very fine fellow and after spending a large amount of time with him, someone we feel comfortable with

Re: [WISPA] Farewell Everyone

2007-03-28 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Thanks for letting us know where you are going. I hope your new ventures treat you well! If you don't mind me asking. What did you sell? How many subs? How much? Or at least, what kind of multiplier etc. was used to determine the value of your company? It's always a PITA to work with the

[WISPA] ot OE links

2007-03-28 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Hi All, My laptop will no longer go to a link when clicked on via email. In OE if I click on a link it won't go there unless I copy and paste the link into a browser. I have a customer with that problem too. I'll be darned if I can find the setting that got changed to cause it. Any

Re: [WISPA] FCC requests .. Bob M. what about FSO

2007-03-28 Thread Bob Moldashel
George, i have done very few optical links. I have installed a ton of wireless links to either replace them or back them up over the years. I have not done one in about 2 years so I really can't comment on present new technology, if any. Regards -B- George Rogato wrote: Hey Bob M.

RE: [WISPA] FCC requests .. Bob M. what about FSO

2007-03-28 Thread Stephen Patrick
Just chiming in here on FSO, FSO is absolutely a great solution typically for anything up to a mile. In many areas you can push it a lot further, some of our users have installations over 4km in some regions. The infrared spectrum is license-free, and there's no risk of interference due to

[WISPA] Need Coverage Help ... PA

2007-03-28 Thread Rick Smith
Anyone cover this location and want to split a customer with me ? 12 Kent Road Aston, PA 19014 I imagine there's a tower on-site...it's a TV station. Let me know asap. R -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

RE: [WISPA] Need Coverage Help ... PA

2007-03-28 Thread JohnnyO
Rick - it's only because you're a yankee but what half of the customer are you wanting in this split ? JohnnyO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Smith Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:49 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Cc: 'Principal

RE: [WISPA] Need Coverage Help ... PA

2007-03-28 Thread Rick Smith
lol. I don't care if I make nothin off this one - I have to bill them. We're doing three of their stations up here in jersey - their fourth is in aston. they won't do any if we can't do them all. :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

[WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Ryan Spott
Just a little bit! I was just talking to a local PC reseller and I asked him what ClearWire gave him when he signed up a new customer. 180 bucks! Per sub! It is normally 80 bucks per sub but when he reaches a certain threshold, he gets 180. So what does the next-net equipment cost? and

[WISPA] US 'no longer technology king'

2007-03-28 Thread George Rogato
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6502725.stm Nordic crown Denmark is now regarded as the world leader in technological innovation and application, with its Nordic neighbours Sweden, Finland and Norway claiming second, fourth and 10th place respectively. -- WISPA Wireless List:

[WISPA] FCC begins testing mysterious white space wireless broadband device

2007-03-28 Thread David Hughes
FCC begins testing mysterious white space wireless broadband device By Eric Bangeman Earlier this month, a consortium of companies including Microsoft, Intel, Dell, and Google submitted a device to the Federal Communications Commission for approval that would use the so-called white space in

Re: [WISPA] CALEA compliance methods- For Clint

2007-03-28 Thread Adam Greene
Clint, Thanks for the great information, in this and your other posts. One of the Linux guys here downloaded the opencalea package and started testing it. It sure is nice seeing the information it generates. And activity is picking up on the mailing list. I feel a glimmer of hope ... Adam

Re: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread ccooper
Smart people sometimes do foolish things. However, he isnt the dumbest guy in the world either. So what is his bet? Why would a guy who cut his teeth in cellular come out so hard against the cell carriers with a new wireless product? chris Quoting Ryan Spott [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just a

RE: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Gino Villarini
Hes basically emulating the Cellular 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:31

Re: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Travis Johnson
The cellular business was different 2-3 years ago... before number portability... Travis Microserv Gino Villarini wrote: Hes basically emulating the Cellular Biz ... Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original

Re: [WISPA] ot OE links

2007-03-28 Thread Pete Davis
There is a reg hack to fix that, but the easiest way I have found is to install or reinstall a browser (thunderbird or opera or whatever). When it finishes, and launches for the first time, it will ask if its the default browser, say yes. You can change back to IE or whatever, but the registry

RE: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Gino Villarini
Well yeah, he exited the cell biz bout 4 years ago .., and theres no Num portability with internet Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Ryan Langseth
Yea there is, its call DNS Ryan On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 22:34 -0400, Gino Villarini wrote: Well yeah, he exited the cell biz bout 4 years ago .., and theres no Num portability with internet Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax

Re: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Travis Johnson
That's what I meant... back when he did cellular, people were more locked in to their cell numbers... so even outside of contract, most people didn't want to give up their number... but things are different now with cell stuff... it's much closer to how internet access is now... that's what I

RE: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Brad Belton
Or possibly called BGP... Best, Brad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Langseth Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:41 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] McCaw losing money? Yea there is, its call DNS Ryan On Wed,

RE: [WISPA] FCC requests comment on smaller dishes for 11 GHz

2007-03-28 Thread Brad Belton
Hello Marlon, Sure, low power levels may work for those that adhere to the rules. Unfortunately I don't believe this rule change request mentions lowering power levels for smaller antennas. I do believe the band that is best suited for the application should be used and not open up all bands for

Re: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread George Rogato
I think it's the money raised from the sale of stock. Because if the 180 doesn't leave any profit, what about all the radio and tv advertizing they do? Travis Johnson wrote: That's what I meant... back when he did cellular, people were more locked in to their cell numbers... so even outside

[WISPA] Phone Cos Eye Largest US Government Telecom Contract Ever

2007-03-28 Thread George Rogato
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/22625.php Four major telephone companies are eagerly eyeing a long-term government contract worth as much as US$48 billion, making it the largest telecom contract ever. The GSA's Networx Universal program will give the winning companies a 10-year contract

Re: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Peter R.
I've spent much of this year analyzing the financials of Vonage and other companies. I just finished looking at VZ. (http://radinfo.blogspot.com/2007/03/vz-spending-billions.html) The numbers make no sense. But then under GAAP accounting its all about putting your numbers in the proper silo

Re: [WISPA] Phone Cos Eye Largest US Government Telecom Contract Ever

2007-03-28 Thread Peter R.
George Rogato wrote: http://www.cellular-news.com/story/22625.php Four major telephone companies are eagerly eyeing a long-term government contract worth as much as US$48 billion, making it the largest telecom contract ever. The GSA's Networx Universal program will give the winning

Re: [WISPA] McCaw losing money?

2007-03-28 Thread Travis Johnson
The problem with that is eventually all of those income sources (IPO, credit line, investors, etc.) dry up... and then you are left with revenue to try and pay all the others (hardware, long term and monthly debt, etc.). It can work, but I just don't see it in this industry. With $30/month

[WISPA] Tropos

2007-03-28 Thread Peter R.
Meanwhile, mesh WiFi vendor Tropos, which supplies EarthLink Inc. with municipal kit, has unveiled a new citywide networking system that can support a number of different radio types -- from 802.11, to WiMax and 4.9GHz public safety systems. Tropos has been working on a multi-radio, multi-mode

Re: [WISPA] For George - just because you were thinking of me.

2007-03-28 Thread John J. Thomas
I wonder if they know what the word multicast measn... John -Original Message- From: Sam Tetherow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 08:19 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] For George - just because you were thinking of me. Even worse than the

Re: [WISPA] Tropos

2007-03-28 Thread George Rogato
http://www.adiengineering.com/php-bin/ecomm4/productDisplay.php?category_id=31product_id=81 Now you see why we like to roll our own. Peter R. wrote: Meanwhile, mesh WiFi vendor Tropos, which supplies EarthLink Inc. with municipal kit, has unveiled a new citywide networking system that can