Sevak I'm interested! You're on the right track. Although training is essential, I for one being in Hawaii, attending WISPCON is not a high priority...however bringing costs down and increasing customer base to support expansion is. I'd be interested in helping to put together a draft "roaming agreement".
Laurence Waipahu.Net Wireless Broadband > > > Michael, > > One thing that I think some of us would like from a WISP alliance would > be to knock down some of our costs, whether on equipment or leasing > broadband lines. Can part-15 offer something like that? > > Also, another nice thing would be to have "roaming" agreements between > WISPs so that a WISP customer in Dallas for example could come to my > area in NYC and get coverage during his/her stay. I would imagine such > a feature would be a surcharge for the service paid by the customer. > How about figuring out a plan for that which is fair and simple for all > involved? > > Lastly, as Earl mentioned, (I'm paraphrasing and filling in spaces - > sorry Earl if I just butchered your meaning!) it would be nice for an > alliance to bring in some money for its collective members from the > government to actually help us out in installations, etc. > > That's the kind of things I was thinking of regarding an alliance. If > part-15 can do this, well then that's great! If not, I'd be willing to > start one myself. Anyone interested? > > Sevak > diDi Wireless Communities, Inc. > > > > On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 13:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Here is an example of some of the costs AND benefits as they relate to > > WISPCONs > > > > EarlyBird FULL CONFERENCE registrations > > Normal = $495 > > With a vendor discount coupon you can get in for $395 > > With a vendor discount coupon and P15 membership you get in for $345 > > > > Also, You'll get an additional $10 off your hotel room each night that > > you stay at the conference hotel. (Usually 3 nights and therefore $30 > > savings) > > > > Also, P15 members staying at the conference hotel will automatically > > be entered into a drawing to win two free round trip American Airlines > > plane tickets. There are some more rules on this (blackout times etc), > > but this is a really cool addition to the raffles and other > > give-aways. > > > > If you've never been to a WISPCON, you are in for a rude-awakening. > > They are very intense and usually the biggest problem for the > > attendees is that it is like going to Disneyland and trying to do > > everything in one day. There is just not enought time to get to each > > important session that you need to. Also, you may want to ask around > > regarding the type of educational benefits of the WISPCON as compared > > to other conferences. I think we are the only conference that has > > rules for the speakers. They basically say that the people are there > > in the session rooms to learn technical and administrative information > > so leave all the marketing stuff on the exhibit floor. > > > > I highly suggest you chat with others who have been to a WISPCON. As a > > WISP myself, I find the training at WISPCONs most excellent and you'll > > find me sitting in many of the sessions that I too need to learn. I > > think this is one of the better parts of WISPCON, I am a small WISP > > too and I'm very familiar with the needs of a WISPs. I fight > > interference on a dialy basis. I need to approach local governments > > for tower necessities, I sign roof-top rentals all the time, I have to > > climb towers so my safety and the safety of my other climbers is very > > important to me. I would like to expand farther into my rural areas > > and could also use some of that RUS funding. I'm right there in the > > trenches with the rest of you. > > > > I don't believe anyone has ever said that they didn't get their > > money's worth out of a WISPCON. > > > > Michael > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Scott Damron > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:26 PM > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > > I understand. Sounds pretty good when you look at it that > > way. What does the WISPCON cost to attend the full thing? > > > > Scott > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:17 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > > > > $495 is for Affiliates. Affiliates were designed for > > WISPs where 5 or more employees can all take advantage > > instead of paying $195 each. > > > > So if you have 7 employees who could all benefit from > > membership isn't that a reasonable price? $1365 for > > individual memberships of these 7 employees or $495 > > for all of them. > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Scott Damron > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:33 AM > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > > No, I am saying that $495.00 is Too much. To > > me anyway. I have not seen the programs you > > offer, so I would not be inclined to pay the > > fee. However, If I had the time to look over > > what you offer, I might sign up as an > > individual. > > > > Scott > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 15.org > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 15.org] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:59 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > > > > Are you saying that the $195 for > > annual membership (which you'll get > > back most of that by the discounts at > > WISPCONs and other training), is too > > high? > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- - > > From: Scott Damron > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 15.org > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 > > 10:36 AM > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] > > GRANT > > > > If so, then why are your > > memberships so darn > > expensive?!? > > > > Scott > > > > -----Original > > Message----- > > From: > > smartBridges- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August > > 11, 2003 6:20 AM > > To: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 15.org > > Subject: Re: > > [smartBridges] GRANT > > > > > > The small guy is > > "exactly" what > > PART-15.ORG is all > > about. See previous > > email > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > ----- Original > > Message --- -- > > From: Scott > > Damron > > To: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, > > August 08, > > 2003 3:11 PM > > Subject: RE: > > [smartBridges] > > GRANT > > > > I am sure for > > it!!! We > > serve some > > really small > > communities, > > and would love > > to form an > > alliance, I > > would like to > > see it > > targeted more > > toward the > > small guys. > > > > Scott > > > > --- --Original Message----- > > From: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Earl Campbell > > Sent: > > Friday, July 18, 2003 1:10 PM > > To: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > > > > I > > wonder > > if we > > all > > got > > together and formed an aliance of wisp's if Washington wouldn't pay more attn to us ? > > Earl > > UpHi.net > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > > IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
