Re: [WISPA] Try it out vs. Cingular

2007-05-11 Thread Pete Davis
The $10/mo for web access with Sprint ONLY applies to the use on the phone. When you plug in the data cable, and use it as a modem, its like $0.30/kb. Learning that lesson cost me. The unlimited phone-as-a-modem or data card rate is around $39/mo. Does anyone know if there are

Re: [WISPA] Try it out vs. Cingular

2007-05-11 Thread Mike Hammett
Last I checked, 3G systems have horrible latency, therefore are not good for VoIP. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: Pete Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007

RE: [WISPA] The Next Big Thing in Wireless

2007-05-11 Thread Grenier, Craig
I hear ya. It sounds great. Don't feed the trolls =D Craig M. Grenier Production TAC Engineer Savvis, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Built to RespondTM This message contains information which may be confidential and/or privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to

Re: [WISPA] The Next Big Thing in Wireless

2007-05-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
After rereading Mike's post I realized I was mistaken and apologized to the list. Grenier, Craig wrote: I hear ya. It sounds great. Don't feed the trolls =D Craig M. Grenier Production TAC Engineer Savvis, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Built to RespondTM This message contains

RE: [WISPA] Try it out vs. Cingular

2007-05-11 Thread Grenier, Craig
Verizon charges $45 USD a month for unlimited web access, using the phone. I told them where to stick it. :D Craig M. Grenier Production TAC Engineer Savvis, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Built to RespondTM This message contains information which may be confidential and/or privileged.

[WISPA] Re: Mirrored Switch

2007-05-11 Thread John Valenti
(reply to an older posting, I'm trying to catch up) Matt, I bought some Dell PowerConnect 2708 switches last fall. That is a smaller 8 port gig switch, it was the cheapest one I could find that did port mirroring. About $82 now, go onto Dell's website as small business or the price

Re: [WISPA] The Next Big Thing in Wireless

2007-05-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
I talked to Mike for quite a while the other day. I think this idea warrants some discussion. On the one hand, the idea that we can use the cheap, arguably underutilized 6 gig band for licensed ptmp links has some draw for me. It's also an idea that the FCC has already hinted at a year or

Re: [WISPA] Try it out vs. Cingular

2007-05-11 Thread Rich Comroe
We ran Skype from our windows phones. Why? Just to see if it'd work as an internet app! :-) Worked fine. Rich - Original Message - From: Mike Hammett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 7:38 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Try it out

Re: [WISPA] Try it out vs. Cingular

2007-05-11 Thread Rich Comroe
- Original Message - From: Pete Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Try it out vs. Cingular The $10/mo for web access with Sprint ONLY applies to the use on the phone. When you plug in the data

Re: [WISPA] Re: Mirrored Switch

2007-05-11 Thread David E. Smith
John Valenti wrote: One concern I had with these is the temperature rating. Only goes down to 32 F. But the switches that were rated for colder were much more expensive and didn't do port mirroring until $300+. But I've had Allied Telesys cheap switches that are also rated to 32 last thru

[WISPA] Mea Culpa

2007-05-11 Thread Michael Erskine (804) 436-9428
I owe everyone on this list a clarification and an apology because I provoked Peter to anger. There are those who believe that getting the person you are debating with to become angry somehow makes a point. I am not one of those people and the only way to prove that is to apologize to him in

[WISPA] Radio / antenna combo

2007-05-11 Thread Mark McElvy
I am trying to understand if it is better to high gain antenna / lower power radio or low gain antenna / higher power radio. Either combo can get you to max EIRP but it seems the lower gain antenna give you better coverage through greater vertical beam width. Am I thinking right? Mark McElvy

RE: [WISPA] Radio / antenna combo

2007-05-11 Thread Mac Dearman
The lower the gain antenna (less narrow - or wider beam width) the more broad the path it makes. The tighter (higher gain) the beam width of the antenna the more condensed it is or less area it will cover as it is more focused to achieve the extra gain in dbi. This is one of those things that

Re: [WISPA] Radio / antenna combo

2007-05-11 Thread Lonnie Nunweiler
It depends what you wish to accomplish. They both seem to provide the same result but it is the side effects that are most important. The ultimate in high power radios low gain antenna is the omni combo. This combo sprays power in all directions and gathers signal from all directions. This

[WISPA] Qwest as Upstream

2007-05-11 Thread Jason
Gang, Anyone using Qwest as an upstream? Care to share the in/outs and your experiences? Off-list is OK. Jason -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

[WISPA] Re: [isp-wireless] A call for open spectrum

2007-05-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
Hmm Do we have a real, honest to goodness push to get more unlicensed out there? I know that there will be TV whitespaces, but what about all of the other bands? Marlon (509) 982-2181 (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)Consulting services 42846865 (icq)

[WISPA] InterOp/Broadband Wireless World Forum?

2007-05-11 Thread Patrick Leary
I will be attending (though Alvarion is not exhibiting). If you would like to meet up with me to discuss anything or just to catch up, please send me an offlist invitation. I will be there from the early afternoon of the 22nd to the early morning of the 24th, staying at the Planet Hollywood Hotel

[WISPA] Mikrotik or StarOS 5gig AP Pix

2007-05-11 Thread Smith, Rick
I wish I had taken more pictures through my career as a WISP. Does anyone have a picture of a Mikrotik setup on a rooftop with a sector, or even omni ? I need a clean install pic of a small setup like that, for a potential landlord deal here on 5 buildings... We'll be installing a wireless

Re: [WISPA] Qwest as Upstream

2007-05-11 Thread Scott Reed
Qwest T-1 from Bandwidth.com. No complaints. Bandwidth is responsive and easy to work with. They handle all the Qwest and Verizon (last mile) issues. Jason wrote: Gang, Anyone using Qwest as an upstream? Care to share the in/outs and your experiences? Off-list is OK. Jason --

[WISPA] Outsourced vs in-house email

2007-05-11 Thread Doug Ratcliffe
Currently we do in-house email. We always have one problem or another with our old IMail server ,plus dealing with a spam server and antivirus... We have about 15 domains we currently host, about 150 users. Is it cost effective to outsource something this small? Also on a similar note, does

Re: [WISPA] Outsourced vs in-house email

2007-05-11 Thread W.D.McKinney
We don't use Exchane even though it's powerful, way to many holes for the wrong folks. But run a better verion of MTA that has all the bells and whistles. Lot's of users around the globe. Hit me up off-list if you want more info. -Dee Alaska Wireless Systems 1(907)240-2183 Cell 1(907)349-2226

Re: [WISPA] Outsourced vs in-house email

2007-05-11 Thread Frank Muto
You may want to look into IMAP for mobile communications. We have a 3-way bundle we are officially launching at ISPCON that provides IMAP, POP3 and Web Mail. You can use one or all of the services for one price. If you are there, check us out or give me a shout directly. Frank Muto

Re: [WISPA] Outsourced vs in-house email

2007-05-11 Thread JohnnyO
www.datapipe.com - you'll pay about $79.99/mo for unlimited domains and email addresses. I will more then likely offend a few people here but I've asked several people here that have their own Barracuda's for quotes and noone can seem to touch the price I have been paying for 7+ yrs. I

Re: [WISPA] Qwest as Upstream

2007-05-11 Thread Sam Tetherow
Dittos, but a DS3 via Bandwidth.com Scott Reed wrote: Qwest T-1 from Bandwidth.com. No complaints. Bandwidth is responsive and easy to work with. They handle all the Qwest and Verizon (last mile) issues. Jason wrote: Gang, Anyone using Qwest as an upstream? Care to share the in/outs