Different POE modules would be nice a outdoor enhanced that's dynamic steel and has the polyphaer and the normal POE that has the dynamic power both sides female, but ya got to keep that sb look and sb price the enhanced outdoor steel one would be understandably more expensive but the indoor regular one with enhanced features is gonna have to be competitively priced.
Chris
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It is under development plan.
Alex
sB Tech Support
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BWN
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Can SB make both versions?
A basic and an enhanced unit
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From: "Kevin Summers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 11:17 AM
Subject: RE: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision
>
> For an AP I would certainly agree. Adding an extra
> $100 for all of that to our current CPE costs would
> cut to much into our profit margins though.
>
> We're competing with Cable and DSL here and unlike the
> telcos we can't give our equipment away for free. Even
> at $99 we're selling it to the customer at a significant loss, but out
> of that we get a 1 year contract. If we were to have to pay another
> $100 for the CPE it would take an extra 2 to 3 months to recover that,
> or we would have to pass that cost on to the customer up front. Some
> are willing to pay extra to get this service, most are
> not. They are happy to get Cable with the free equipment
> and first 3 months free.
>
> Kevin Summers
> KISTech Internet Services Inc.
> www.kistech.com
>
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> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Hokenson
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:04 AM
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> > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision
> >
> >
> > Personally, I would be WILLING to pay the extra $100 for:
> > On Board Polyphaser Antenna Protection
> > On Board Ethernet Protection
> > Metal Case w/Grounding Stud
> > Internal RJ45 Connection
> >
> > JH
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kevin Summers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 8:50 AM
> > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Let's just not add so much to the mix that we're adding $100 to
> > > the price tag. We went with SmartBridges equipment because of good
> > > recommendations, good results in our field tests, and one of the
> > > best price/performance ratios.
> > >
> > > Kevin Summers
> > > KISTech Internet Services Inc.
> > > www.kistech.com
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Hokenson
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:11 PM
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> > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision
> > >
> > >
> > > I REALLY like the idea of making the Polyphaser antenna protector
> > > and ethernet surge arresstor internal to the outdoor unit--and
> > > make the
case
> > > steel or aluminum with a 1/4-20 ground lug as well. The only
> > other mod I
> > > would suggest is a system such as used by Trango to put the RJ45
> > connection
> > > INSIDE THE BOX. Then, I can run shielded cat5 up, split the
> > > ground
out
> > and
> > > attach to the lug and continue inside with the RJ45 connection
> > > behind
a
> > > strain relief gland.
> > >
> > > John H.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: beckman
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 6:54 PM
> > > Subject: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision
> > >
> > >
> > > poly phaser is now making a surface mount LPD unit for 2.4ghz,
> > called the
> > > W2.4 with sub 25$ pricing in quantity. In addition, Tripplite has
> > > a
very
> > > simple Cat5 LPD system that can be included with a Smartbridge for
less
> > than
> > > $10 in 1000 qty. To reduce the damage from static, which i
> > think is one of
> > > the most common sources for smartbridge problems, and improve
> > > quality,
> > these
> > > may be features we wouldn't mind paying for. Especially since they
would
> > > reduce the extra parts we already have to buy for a
> > smartbridges install.
> > > (we have to buy LPD systems for antenna and cat5 even though this
> > > is supposed to be a 'outdoor hardened product' because if we
> > don't, we don't
> > > even get 1 weeks life out of them). At the very least,
> > smartbridges REALLY
> > > needs to provide up-front warnings in the documentation that
> > such products
> > > are needed to make a smartbridges last a while. From the docs I
> > > have,
> > their
> > > is supposed to be surge protection in the powershot, and I have to
> > > say
> > their
> > > isn't a lick of surge protection in the powershot (except maby
> > if you hit
> > it
> > > with a massive power surge it will burn up!)
> > >
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