Re: [WISPA] It can mean everything

2009-02-15 Thread Tom DeReggi
well John's is a wonderful story. With $8billion, I see no reason why as an industry we can't replicate John's story 26,000 times. There are obstacles and risks in everything in life. But battles can be won. We already wons several battles on the terms of the new stimulus bill. I see no re

Re: [WISPA] It can mean everything

2009-02-15 Thread Travis Johnson
John, What you did for the community and the individuals in that area is very cool. Something you should be proud of for the rest of your life. However, let's play the other side of this Broadband Stimulus package. What if, because of all this "free" money, two new competitors come to this ar

[WISPA] It can mean everything

2009-02-15 Thread John Scrivner
I used to say our government had no place in broadband. One thing happened that changed my thinking to some degree. A small rural town called Bluford, Illinois used to have no broadband until a few years ago. At that time I never used 900 MHz gear because it was out of my budget. Bluford was full o

Re: [WISPA] What does this mean to wisps?

2009-02-15 Thread Blair Davis
right on! rea...@muddyfrogwater.us wrote: Not me. If it's wrong, it's wrong. I'm not going to say "it should not be done" and then go after the money for myself. I'd have to hide my face forever.Money comes and goes. Conscience is forever. -

Re: [WISPA] What does this mean to wisps?

2009-02-15 Thread reader
Not me. If it's wrong, it's wrong. I'm not going to say "it should not be done" and then go after the money for myself. I'd have to hide my face forever.Money comes and goes. Conscience is forever. - Original Message - From: "Marlon K. Scha

Re: [WISPA] Berber carpet

2009-02-15 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
Cut the slit.  Then use a paddle bit.  A paddle bit, has a smooth shank unlike a spiral drill bit and is a little less likely to catch. Marlon K. Schafer wrote: Drill very slowly at first. Sharp drill bits. Drill a little, stop, reverse the bit, or pull it out and make sure that nothing

Re: [WISPA] What does this mean to wisps?

2009-02-15 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Hi Rick, I've applied for an RUS grant once. Didn't get it in right so I got nothing. Plus the time and strings required convinced me not to bother again. This time around I don't know what I'll do or how to do it. laters, marlon - Original Message - From: "RickG" To: "WISPA Gener

Re: [WISPA] What does this mean to wisps?

2009-02-15 Thread RickG
Marlon, Are you applying for the grant yourself or are you having someone write it? Have there been any WISP's successful in getting grants? It would be good for all WISP's, if the procedures were available. -RickG On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > Me? I'm gonna go for