[WISPA] New revenue stream

2006-03-07 Thread A. Huppenthal
I have client who asked me if a tasteful nude picture web server would be okay to deploy on the network. They are willing to pay 5 times the normal rate for co-location, plus additional fees for high load times. When I called Qwest to find out about their policy they said they aren't in the

Re: [WISPA] Basic Mesh Theory

2006-02-26 Thread A. Huppenthal
I haven't read your summary yet, but would like to chime in a bit on Mesh... When the DoD developed TCP/IP, they built it to be robust under war-time conditions. This means fault tolerant, rerouting, change-over, change-back. It would wonderful to hear the Mesh scientists (not sales people) d

Re: [WISPA] FCC Form 477 Due March 1st

2006-02-25 Thread A. Huppenthal
I don't think WISPA should police WISPs. The organization does encourage conforming to FCC regs, and we've seen numerous postings from Marlon and others answering difficult rule interpretation. That's the best focus for our energies as a WISP organization - that is; making FCC links and docs av

Re: [WISPA] VOIP BOC?

2006-02-23 Thread A. Huppenthal
I wonder what we should start calling the new telcos. There are 3 international companies that control nearly all of telcom today. Verizon/MCI, SBC that bought Cingular/ATT, and Sprint/Nextel. They aren't Bell Operating Companies. They are really big, mostly unchecked mega-telcos. RBMTs.. :-)

Re: [WISPA] DSL - NJ / PA Sprint / Verizon

2006-02-23 Thread A. Huppenthal
contact the dsl loop provider. in some states, like CO, you need an ATM connection to the Qwest cloud, with specific ATM features - and then its pretty simple. you pay per loop, Qwest sends the ATM cells over to you on a specific virtual path (vpi,vci) -- you provide the IP services to the cust

Re: [WISPA] bandwidth

2006-02-16 Thread A. Huppenthal
al Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Huppenthal Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 8:55 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] bandwidth Last month, the FCC officially opened up the use of the middle band of the Unlicensed National Information Infr

[WISPA] bandwidth

2006-02-15 Thread A. Huppenthal
Last month, the FCC officially opened up the use of the middle band of the Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) spectrum (5.470 GHz to 5.725 GHz) to 54Mbps 802.11a Wi-Fi networks in the United States. The band adds another 255 MHz and 11 channels to the existing 325 MHz and 13

[WISPA] Canopy Lite $200 per SM MSRP

2006-01-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
Moto announced their Lite SM - $200 list. Slow - 500Kbit. Designed to compete with dialup. Speed upgrades available this year, according to their announcement - up to 7 mbit. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Arc

[WISPA] Board Resignation

2006-01-03 Thread A. Huppenthal
WISPA Board and Members: As of today, I resign my role as Board Member and Treasurer of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA). I don't have the interest in continuing in either role. I'm enjoying working directly with the membership. The membership should continue to e

Re: [WISPA] Vivato

2005-12-26 Thread A. Huppenthal
n each our pockets. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Huppenthal Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 10:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vivato I'll put up some $$ for the membership to buy Vivato's i

Re: [WISPA] Vivato

2005-12-26 Thread A. Huppenthal
I'll put up some $$ for the membership to buy Vivato's intellectual property and inventory.. :-) We just need 1,000 other members. Peter R. wrote: December 16, 2005 – Vivato, Inc. announced today that it has made the decision to cease to operate as a going concern, and to wind down its operat

[WISPA] Merry Christmas

2005-12-25 Thread A. Huppenthal
Enjoy this holiday song. http://aspenworks.us/merryxmas.swf -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] 48 volt power supplies

2005-12-22 Thread A. Huppenthal
ah, strap a couple of 24 volt batteries on with some chargers.. :-) ps: we do that for backup - less expensive than a UPS. We run Redline equipment - relatively high current - for 4 days w/o electricity. works great. be sure to get a charger that resets properly after the A/C kicks out - we lea

Re: [WISPA] Anyone in the NJ area that knows Canopy ?

2005-12-20 Thread A. Huppenthal
I'll be around Flemington for a few days. been to canopy school.. where are you in NJ? Are you using 900mhz or ? You can always write me offlist. Rick Smith wrote: Wanna have lunch ? I'll take ya on a tour of my network. I'd like to have someone else come take a look at the stuff I'm pullin

Re: [WISPA] Good Backhaul?

2005-12-19 Thread A. Huppenthal
Likewise.. I've had good luck with atlas on 10 miles. 30 megabits throughput. I have a spare pair for sale if you want them contact me offline. I like the fact they have 5.2/5.4/5.7 - even though 5.4 isn't entirely ready it'll do it, they say. Good luck Tom DeReggi wrote: For around $1000 a m

[WISPA] Mail server down

2005-12-16 Thread A. Huppenthal
Unknown to me, the company who acquired parts of our assets in Aspen dropped the main aspenworks.com server after asking us to leave it in place for them. So, sorry about the bounces today, all is well now. -Alex -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.

Re: [WISPA] BellSouth and Wi-Fi

2005-12-15 Thread A. Huppenthal
I'd heard that they'd promised New Orleans police department an abandoned Bell South building but decided against that since the muni project was still alive. dustin jurman wrote: I think that is supposed to be 1.5 meg a seconds. They use navini and this is just a response to shut down the n

Re: [WISPA] Merry Christmas

2005-12-15 Thread A. Huppenthal
For those who have no family, be assured that you aren't alone during the Holiday season, embrace your friends and associates, enjoy a season of giving and love even among those you may not know well. Its a great time for all of us to become closer, forgive one another's mistakes, and look for

Re: [WISPA] Merry Christmas folks

2005-12-15 Thread A. Huppenthal
Mac, Merry Christmas to you too. Beautiful sentiment. Mac Dearman wrote: I thought I would drop a line this morning wishing all of you a Merry Christmas. I appreciate WISPA and all of its members. Hey guys - - - it has come to pass!! It was a lot of hard work for a lot of you and I look f

Re: [WISPA] Classified Ads [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2005-12-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
x27;s a good dude and puts in a lot of work for the industry and for WISPs. A. Huppenthal wrote: I had no idea there was a classified list someplace. Noted that WISPA had a goal item to create one, and when I posted the suggestion earlier, I hadn't heard another such list existed.- so,

Re: [WISPA] Classified Ads [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2005-12-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
n't know if you knew about it. Brian A. Huppenthal wrote: I checked, we don't have classified ads at WISPA. While I was messing around with the Group Buy listserver... I decided to setup what I suggested a week ago or so.. A list for classifed ads. I'll be posting a bunch of st

Re: [WISPA] Classified Ads [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2005-12-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
ggest there should be two. I'll look now that I know. Brian Rohrbacher wrote: I know Kory has a site set up for ads. Maybe you can get ideas from it or maybe we don't need another? Didn't know if you knew about it. Brian A. Huppenthal wrote: I checked, we don't have classi

[WISPA] Classified Ads [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2005-12-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
I checked, we don't have classified ads at WISPA. While I was messing around with the Group Buy listserver... I decided to setup what I suggested a week ago or so.. A list for classifed ads. I'll be posting a bunch of stuff shortly. Subscribe by sending an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED], if you

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
or you. Take on your own responsibility for making it work. It can, I've done it, and it works. Brian's got a good start with around 50% off the equipment he is interested in. A. Huppenthal wrote: Brian, I'll see if can do this shortly. -Alex Brian Rohrbacher wrote: I'm getting

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
Ahem.. cough cough.. If any of you are using Plesk 7.5 and mailman.. be prepared for a wonderful journey of discovery. You'd think if it says 'supported' Plesk means Mailman works. :-) I should be so lucky. All is working at this point. 2 hours got me to 'installed' and working admin interf

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
a puzzle.. I guess the person asking for the list membership could do so on the principle member list @ wispa. Brian Rohrbacher wrote: Your a good man. A. Huppenthal wrote: I like the recent post about monitors too. Frankly the BND stuff for $500 is good, but I'd use at least twice as

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
Rohrbacher wrote: That would be great. People are asking me about 5.2, 5.7, 2.4, as well as 900. I just want 900 for now. If we get a place to talk about it, someone else can coordinate the same with each product. A. Huppenthal wrote: Brian, I'll see if can do this shortly. -Alex B

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
Brian, I'm going to take this off this list for now. I'll send you a note directly. The list is setup. -Alex A. Huppenthal wrote: Brian, I'll see if can do this shortly. -Alex Brian Rohrbacher wrote: I'm getting a lot of interest off list on the group idea. Can anyon

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
we're using 'mailman' listserv by the way. Brian Rohrbacher wrote: All I know is I talked to a VAR and was assured I could get the prices I requested and have the process work the way I asked about. I'm just doing a little leg work to see what happens. When I compare what I can buy now, a $5

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
You should be getting a notice of the mailing list creation. Will walk through the list manager steps and get you the listmanger's account information. Will be using rfarc.org as the base address - a local non-profit ham radio domain that has private list features. Let's see how it goes. Bria

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
Brian, I'll see if can do this shortly. -Alex Brian Rohrbacher wrote: I'm getting a lot of interest off list on the group idea. Can anyone (principal member) set up a mail server for use to talk about this. ASAP! Thanks Brian Charles Wu wrote: I know you don't support the idea of group

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
Yes, (joke) let's assure ourselves that all things are motivated by increasing one individual's bank account vs. the group's membership's benefits. Part of the reason I'm not participating in Part 15 et.al. is that the organizers of any membership benefit have to do so with the assumption that

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
What club are you talking about Charles? I predict you'll be asking Brian to participate in the next buy Charles. :-) Charles Wu wrote: Brian, I commend you on taking the initiative and (hopefully) proving my naysaying wrong However, waving my magic wand (or maybe I'm just full of @[EMAIL PRO

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
I think we're not on the same page. If Brian or whomever wants to do a group buy its not as an ongoing service, but established to buy X units for Y buyers when Y buyers exist for X units. The idea that you buy more than you need, have to inventory it and all that crap is for distributors, not

Re: [WISPA] Things you might be interested in

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
Did you try RMS for your monitoring / control hardware? http://www.bndcom.com/rms/rms.htm They are $500 list, have 3 relays remote controllable - NO/and NC connections, so if you want a fail over to closed you can do it. There's 5 or 6 voltmeters, a 1/2 dozen TTL level contact closure sense ite

Re: [WISPA] Orthogon Spectra

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
I don't mean to be negative, but I get calls from their sales guys - I ask some simple questions and can't get them answered, so I don't buy them. I'm all ears about their backhauls.. *seem* like a great deal to me. Paul Hendry wrote: Hi guys, Looking at getting a couple of Spec

Re: [WISPA] Canopy buying group prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
s how warranty is handled. By MAC addy or by who bought the radio. Someone let me know if my approach is out of line. Never done this and might be reinventing the wheel (I hope it rolls) Brian A. Huppenthal wrote: Charles, I know you don't support the idea of group bu

Re: [WISPA] E-commerce help - Anyone want to make a consulting fee?

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
try salesforce.com John Scrivner wrote: I am sorry for this off-topic post but I need a favor. I need to know what e-commerce solution works best for an application where a company has several sales people/outlets and we need to track sales by each agent's referring web site. All transaction

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
cool Brian Rohrbacher wrote: I'll make some calls tomorrow and see what the distributors say. Travis Johnson wrote: Hi, There are so many risks that _someone_ is going to have to assume. Example: If I say "put me down for 20 units and here's my credit card". You place the order with the d

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
The risk should be - the guy who gets my money sends me my SMs.. These things come in single unit boxes, so repacking them isn't a huge deal. 10 boxes of 10 each? I think that's a reasonable limit. Trusting someone on the list to do the buy with my $2600 is fine. I'll do some due diligience on

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
It'll work, you just do it. The details are all bulls*it. Set up a closed email list for people who are interested. If you can wait a week or two I can setup an email list for that, if you like. People who aren't interested are going to give you one million reason why the earth is flat, or wha

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
I like the 100 pack - but Mote sometimes gives away a couple of backhuals with a 500 pack and other promos.. They change from time to time, whomever wants to run with it will have to make some calls. once we go underground on this deal, we can have a couple of teleconferences, and I'll cough up

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
Like I said 1 to 100 failures. Usually we drop them from a roof, or run one over.. Often times they still work, but often they don't Its a piece of plastic housing with a single board inside. You can get a replacement case for $15 as I recall. Nice to have a few around for demo to customers. Th

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
be, but it would be figured before hand. I just made all that up, but it seems like it would work. Only question is how warranty is handled. By MAC addy or by who bought the radio. Someone let me know if my approach is out of line. Never done this and might be reinventing the wheel (I ho

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
frankly, if I'm buying them for 50% off, I'll buy a spare for every 50 units I buy. failure rate on moto's is about 1 in 100 Travis Johnson wrote: And, the other issue is the purchase will be made in the "group" name, so how do you handle warranty issues? Travis Microserv Charles Wu wrote:

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
Charles, I know you don't support the idea of group buys. Enough said. Fact is I've done group buys with high-end equipment before - it wasn't difficult at all. If you are comparing a public distributor to a closed membership buying club, you aren't comparing apples to apples. I sure as hell

Re: WAS [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Huppenthal Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 6:22 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: WAS [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices we're talking 900 mhz, right? I don't use Moto 2.4 or 900 mhz stuff. never tried 2.4 and the 900 mhz didn&

Re: WAS [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
00 pack is 295, a 500 pack (buying group) might just be affordable for ma and pa WISP. A. Huppenthal wrote: check if you are comparing apples to apples. 900 Mhz units are much more expensive. Have fun, whatever you decide. Brian Rohrbacher wrote: 432631 Bulk Pack 50 900 MHz Subscrib

Re: WAS [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
t their 100 pack prices is 295 each for connectorized. Cheaper then some "roll your own". A. Huppenthal wrote: I'm not a supplier, nor do I want to be one to the list, nor do I want to research on behalf of the list. google: motorola canopy SM bulk 100 pack. I picked the first cou

Re: WAS [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
... http://www.doubleradius.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.81/.f A. Huppenthal wrote: I think WISPA has expressed its disinterest in a 'buying club'. However, if members on this list want to organize a 'buying club' - I'm all for it. Its clearly one of the reas

Re: WAS [WISPA] INSURANCE NOW canopy prices

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
major supplier is so I can avoid at all costs. The 100 pack is THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS cheaper at double radius.  HOLY CRAP! Unless I am reading something wrong... http://www.doubleradius.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.81/.f A. Huppenthal wrote: I think WISPA has expre

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE - buying club

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
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Re: [WISPA] buying club & meeting

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
Good ideas. Partnering with a successful existing ISPCON would be great. I'm not close to Baltimore, so it would be my first choice. :-) I didn't know there was a WISP buying club. That would be a wonderful thing. Do you mean like Price Club or somesuch? Wow, now if they'd carry the end-user

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE - buying club

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
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Re: [WISPA] Emailing: P1010641.JPG

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
Where is Pepper these days? He'd make a great WISPA board member. Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: This one is from the WISP showcase that the FCC put on a year or two ago. At least I think that's what it was. On the left is me. Then Gene Gains (sometimes he's got time to take people

Re: [WISPA] Emailing: IMG_0823.JPG

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
Lobster and Beer? Is this in DC? Nice. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE - buying club

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
Someone asked a while ago about Canopy prices. The last post I did was on 900 Mhz - okay we all don't live in the Eastern US or other high-treed areas. Of course, if you are spending an average of 1 hour a month screwing around with each subscriber you aren't going to have a successful WISP ei

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
I think WISPA has expressed its disinterest in a 'buying club'. However, if members on this list want to organize a 'buying club' - I'm all for it. Its clearly one of the reasons you will get your ass kicked by the telco and cable company - they have buying power and can get what you want and b

Re: [WISPA] INSURANCE

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
hear hear. I totally agree with you. I have very little experience with Insurance, but mine is a million dollar policy we use for towers and other reasons. Its about $100 a month. I'm sure there's a specialized insurance company that likely does this. Anyone have a contact at American Towers? P

Re: [WISPA] USF fund issues

2005-12-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
Hey Marlon, Here's what I see as our opportunity. In the past, the only beneficiaries for Universal Services funds where the telcos. They also collected many billions of dollars on behalf of rural telecommunications. Like our central Colorado valley, the Telco spend nothing on new services bu

Re: [WISPA] P2P & Worm Monitoring/Alerting/Control

2005-12-10 Thread A. Huppenthal
We use bandwidth shaping on *nix. works fine. currently the profile for one site manages 500+ IP based up and downstream. Its one of our few home-brew items. Of course, its all open source, so I don't need to worry about support on this particular item. John Thomas wrote: Mark, go over to

Re: [WISPA] Intro/Karlnet/YDI/Terabeam/Proxim/Turbocell

2005-12-09 Thread A. Huppenthal
Go get some Canopy client radios for $260 each, complete - check the performance, ease to install and setup. We did homebrew for quite a while and it has its downside as we're seeing. Just my opinion. You get a nice spectrum analyzer built-in, 2 minute setup, 2 minute test once its placed. Aud

Re: [WISPA] canopy

2005-11-30 Thread A. Huppenthal
unless you mount it horizontally. :-) G.Villarini wrote: Nop, just vertical Gino A. Villarini, Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aeronetpr.com 787.767.7466 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Rohrbacher Sent: Th

[Fwd: Re: [WISPA] OT Hard Drive Failure]

2005-11-29 Thread A. Huppenthal
my email was stuck.. its a few days late, but perhaps this will help... Buy a USB 300 GB drive.. USB 2 is fast and reliable. We've had good luck with Seagate drives. Might cost you $250 - run an overnight backup, or just link it in and back items up you need. Also, most replacement drive mak

Re: [WISPA] Trouble in Hyperlink land?

2005-11-24 Thread A. Huppenthal
Likewise, we've never been mis-shipped, and have been able to track shipments for critical delivery. Our downside experience was that they sometimes were somewhat slow in getting product out and you have to, as usual, check shipping costs. Good product, decent prices, predictable delivery - our

[WISPA] WISPA and volunteers

2005-11-18 Thread A. Huppenthal
I was looking into Geekcorps.com and found they are an organization that provides volunteers to poor areas of the world. Including some novel technology like coke-bottle antennas that cost $1 to build. :-) I don't have much experience with a non-profit organization, but http://www.volunteermat

[WISPA] Geekcorps.org

2005-11-16 Thread A. Huppenthal
Anyone have some experience with http://www.geekcorps.org ? A couple of us are considering getting involved. -Alex -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] Insurance / Service Plan Offerings

2005-11-15 Thread A. Huppenthal
because of this we would be able to use most of the parts again and therefore not cost to much to swap out a CPE. Cheers, P. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Huppenthal Sent: 15 November 2005 06:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA Gen

Re: [WISPA] Insurance / Service Plan Offerings

2005-11-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
i like that idea. have the contract read that replacement of the equipment for whatever reason incurs a minimum trip charge of $75 or buy insurance @ $4 a month. Peter R. wrote: The DISH network actually charges for replacement. I had a DVR go bad and it cost me $50 for replacement. Ain't muc

Re: [WISPA] Insurance / Service Plan Offerings

2005-11-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
I'm curious about this too.. Are you using off-the-shelf stuff? Can you sell an insurance policy to customers to offset the replacement costs? JohnnyO wrote: George - that may work in your neck of the woods and I have been doing the same since day 1. This past year - we replaced over $8,000 wo

Re: [WISPA] IP based Remote Reboot

2005-11-09 Thread A. Huppenthal
That's a good price. I paid nearly $50 each. John Thomas wrote: Actually, Online Micro has the DWL-P200 for $30 and it can do 5 or 12 volts out the back. John A. Huppenthal wrote: let me know where you get them for $25 John Thomas wrote: DLinks POE kits take 5 volts, bump it up

Re: [WISPA] IP based Remote Reboot

2005-11-09 Thread A. Huppenthal
let me know where you get them for $25 John Thomas wrote: DLinks POE kits take 5 volts, bump it up to 48 across the wire and drop it back down to 5 volts at the other end. They list for about $25, so I wouldn't think it should cost you too much to do. John Blair Davis wrote: John, I have c

Re: [WISPA] NYCwireless Network Neutrality Broadband Challenge

2005-11-09 Thread A. Huppenthal
Its true, Internet is an option.There are lots of people in the valley here that never want it. As to billing, paying per bit won't happen except for the Cellular companys who have per minute everything in place as it is. You'd think that since telephone service was flat rate some time ago, you

Re: [WISPA] Trango partners

2005-11-08 Thread A. Huppenthal
if you have the skill to install and program it, no benefit - from my experience. about all that happens is if you are silly enough to mention a competitor, they'll immediately go to sell to them.. Middle men as just as aggressive and have no sense of loyalty, so I applaud Trango going direct.

[WISPA] WISP In Bridgewater Massachusetts ?

2005-11-03 Thread A. Huppenthal
I have a potential customer there that wants a solution. Any WISP in the area? Contact me off-list. We don't provide service in that area. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/piperma

Re: [WISPA] Cancelling Accounts

2005-10-31 Thread A. Huppenthal
funny.. Pete Davis. NoDial.net wrote: I had a client who was a real spam magnet with 4 accounts. They emailed me to cancel recently. I turned off filtering on their email account and forwarded it to their new DSL email account. Normally I just delete the email unless they ask to have it forwar

Re: [WISPA] Cancelling Accounts

2005-10-30 Thread A. Huppenthal
Interestingly email is a real deterrent to changing ISPs. Be sure to have the best Email possible - great webmail, fast performance, SSL/TLS, all the basics - forwarding, vacation agents, distribution lists, all that.. It's a value added feature for a good ISP. When they leave charge them $5 a

Re: [WISPA] Will this bother WISPs?

2005-10-27 Thread A. Huppenthal
i tested from here and my modem only does 45Kbits/sec :-) Mac Dearman wrote: Dang - I couldnt get but 691kbps :-) turn me up George Mac Dearman Maximum Access, LLC. www.inetsouth.com www.radioresponse.org (Katrina relief efforts) 318-728-8600 - Rayville 318-728-9600 318-376-2562 - cell G

Re: [WISPA] Senao Question

2005-10-27 Thread A. Huppenthal
have you compared with the Tranzeo product? Brian Rohrbacher wrote: This is why I was asking more about pricing. I use these http://www.demarctech.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_24_38&products_id=147&osCsid=24262290b45598f284b297f1cd496d87 and I buy them at $194 each. They come

Re: [WISPA] Anyone Know George?

2005-10-25 Thread A. Huppenthal
it both ways originally. The address was sent to me the way he had it typed in his original message. It bounces either spelling.. Scriv A. Huppenthal wrote: maybe its lambdawireless, not lanbdawireless? John Scrivner wrote: I had a new membership request for WISPA Principle Membership from

Re: [WISPA] Anyone Know George?

2005-10-25 Thread A. Huppenthal
maybe its lambdawireless, not lanbdawireless? John Scrivner wrote: I had a new membership request for WISPA Principle Membership from George Vastardis from Lamda Communications. I tried to get him registered in the WISPA signup server and get this when I send him an invitation to join: Unkn

Re: [WISPA] RE:Secondary DNS

2005-10-24 Thread A. Huppenthal
11:04 -0600 From: "A. Huppenthal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [WISPA] Secondary DNS To: WISPA General List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed In the old days... :-) 1988-93 my nameserver handed some secondary reques

Re: [WISPA] Secondary DNS

2005-10-24 Thread A. Huppenthal
t.net <http://www.nwwnet.net/> *-- Original Message ---* From: "A. Huppenthal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: WISPA General List Sent: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:05:10 -0600 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Secondary DNS > True, if there's no web or email services, then having DN

Re: [WISPA] Secondary DNS

2005-10-24 Thread A. Huppenthal
www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam - Original Message - From: "A. Huppenthal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 10:11 AM Subject: [WISPA] Secondary DNS In the old days... :-) 1988-93 my n

[WISPA] Secondary DNS

2005-10-24 Thread A. Huppenthal
In the old days... :-) 1988-93 my nameserver handed some secondary requests on a volunteer basis for other domain owners. How is everyone dealing with the general good practice of dual DNS geographically seperated? -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists

Re: [WISPA] Senao Question

2005-10-24 Thread A. Huppenthal
3054s were troublesome for us, we don't use them any longer, so don't have any news on later firmware/hardware. 802.11b stuff from Senao is great. Dylan Oliver wrote: Speaking of Senao ... I just ran across some really nasty reviews of the nl-3054 CB3+. My client wants to share a cable connect

Re: [WISPA] rooftop leasing?

2005-10-06 Thread A. Huppenthal
if need be, post a bond. Aubrey Wells wrote: How is it none of their business? The business plan is none of their business, but the financials certainly are. Just like any other lease agreement you enter in to (car, house, apartment, whatever) they want to make sure you can pay up before t

[WISPA] Mac: icecast, or other broadcast

2005-10-03 Thread A. Huppenthal
Mac, I recall there are number of simple voice casting technologies out there. I know you all are likely not up for more work, but I'd really welcome a periodic discussion via some internet audio broadcast technology. I've messed with Icecast and Shoutcast a bit, but never really set it up wi

Re: [WISPA] WISPCon

2005-09-28 Thread A. Huppenthal
Your best bet for a commercial trade show is to approach vendors presenting there. Check the site and contact any of the vendors - they have a vested interest in selling you stuff and therefore have an interest in getting you in the door. The organizers are interested in making money off you an

Re: [WISPA] FCC meeting

2005-09-28 Thread A. Huppenthal
I'll have some time then Marlon. and can volunteer. I have a tie. Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: Hi All, I'm setting up some FCC meetings for late Oct. or early Nov. I need 5 people to go. I'm looking mainly for folks that haven't been there before. We'll get together after the

Re: [WISPA] LA team update

2005-09-14 Thread A. Huppenthal
Mac, Let me introduce Mark Gamrat. Mark is Director of Communications for Pitkin County. He is in Louisiana currently working on WiFi setups. Perhaps there's mutual benefits to working together. I'm copying Mark so he has your contact information. -Alex he can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [WISPA] Need Inputs From Hurricane Relief WISPTeams ForFCCPresentation on Thursday

2005-09-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
LIEF EFFORT in front of the FCC Back to diaper changing class... -Charles --- CWLab Technology Architects http://www.cwlab.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Huppenthal Sent: Monday, Septem

Re: [WISPA] Need Inputs From Hurricane Relief WISP Teams ForFCCPresentation on Thursday

2005-09-13 Thread A. Huppenthal
I agree Rich, and nice to see you are in the group here. Perhaps the Powerpoint presentation slides having to do with WISPA can simply have WISPA logo in brilliant color in each frame, and the agreement as to what is presented clearly has slides with appropriate source ID's - like a Logo, and i

Re: [WISPA] Need Inputs From Hurricane Relief WISP Teams For FCC Presentation on Thursday

2005-09-12 Thread A. Huppenthal
Steve, Its great the FCC asked Mike to speak to them. He can only represent those people and businesses that establish him as their representative. I have Scriv, Marlon and Rick as well as other WISPA members who represent my interests. I'm curious to understanding what Mike wants to speak ab

Re: [WISPA] Part-15 Katrina Disaster Relief Effort Chief of StaffPositions

2005-09-07 Thread A. Huppenthal
Is it possible to post on the part-15 email distribution list for items Mac needs for the WISPA crew? I'm not a member of the Part-15 list, so.. JohnnyO wrote: "Part-15 Disaster Relief Effort" JohnnyO -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [WISPA] Hello WISPs!

2005-09-04 Thread A. Huppenthal
What's Mac's paypal address John? I've been offline for a couple of days and I want to make a donation. Does it make any difference if we pay to Mac's address or through WISPA? -Alex John Scrivner wrote: Thanks to all who are helping those in need. Let me know what I and WISPA can do to hel

RE: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up

2005-09-02 Thread A. Huppenthal
Good point, people should continue to contribute to WISPA via paypal with a note that says specifically for Hurricane Relief, and not worry about trying to track each dollar to where it goes - given the chaotic scene in some areas. Quoting Charles Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > FYI...apparently, a

Re: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up

2005-09-02 Thread A. Huppenthal
here in Aspen we love millionairs and the good news for you Mark is from CNN: Record high number of millionaires And their ranks have grown faster than ever, according to a new study. November 16, 2004: 10:46 AM EST By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN/Money senior writer NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – There are m

Re: [WISPA] Re: Hurrican help

2005-08-31 Thread A. Huppenthal
I haven't seen any posts from a close-by ISP. Perhaps we can send a router, backhaul, or other basic equipment to quick build a link into the area from someplace that does work. I know there's lots of trees there, so it isn't an easy proposition. I'm ready to toss in some equipment. I have no

Re: [WISPA] Taking on an investor?

2005-08-22 Thread A. Huppenthal
Not true. Minority stakeholders are actually protected from this behavior in many states. I think the level is 15% in Colorado. If you aren't careful raising money you could end up with your Popsicle in a wringer. Check investment rules. If you take money which exceeds the a certain percentage

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