I think for a small WISP to be successful you need enough
money at the start to "do some stuff right". The reason I put that in quotes
is you are hardly ever going to have enough money to do everything you want
to. Have enough money to buy equipment that fits your needs. I see too many
WISPs try to make equipment fit their needs when it really won't. If you
dump some extra money into something and it makes it that much more reliable
for you then having that part-time job will be of more benefit. For a couple
of years I worked a full-time job 40 minutes away from my office. I did all
my installs, new pops, etc. in the evenings and on weekends. On some new
pops I tried to save some money and make some cheaper equipment fit my
needs. I was constantly having issues. It did not take me long to figure out
that I needed equipment that did what I wanted it to do.
Take some time to standardize on equipment if you have not
already. Having the same APs, the same switches, same CPE, and everything
makes troubleshooting much easier.
Just some of my random thoughts for a Monday.
Justin
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