The main problem I had with the indoor units were that Electrocomm raised the price (or smartbridges) until there were no differance between the indoor and the outdoor. There use to be around $30 less for the indoor unit. Maybe this is why no one bought them much?
Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nish Park" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:07 AM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig - Eje > Hi Eje, > > I guess this is the first complain we got for discontinuing these > products. They are being discontinued because of low level of activity. > So there are not many people using them. And till now everybody has > readily agreed to take the aPPO as a substitute. > > If you are in a bind, please let us know. We will work out some special > arrangement for you. > > Nish > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eje Gustafsson > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:55 PM > To: 'Dave Covert' > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig > > Yeah they just a few days ago notify their distributors.. They > [smartBridges] will not even honor the orders that been placed since > BEFORE this announcement was made. Here I site with a PO from a > customer wanting a couple of airPoint Pro indoors and I have one and > have had 2 more on order for a month and a half. Earlier this week the > "BOMB" came and sB had simply removed the aPPi from the distributors > order. All I can say is thanks sB you have yet another timed screwed a > WISP over this time it was not due to faulty firmware, faulty hardware > or poorly designed bridge mode but discontinued a product with no > notice. Keep up this attitude and WISPs will start to drop you like > flies I know I'm ready to do so. Because I can not rely on ANYTHING sB > is doing. > > Ok I think I feel a little better now... > > Best regards, > Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com > Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 > - Your Full Time Professionals - > Mikrotik OEM - Online Store http://www.fament.net > -- > DC> Message'we have decided to discontinue the airPoint PRO Indoor' > Oh... > DC> well... in that case... I guess I will get an aPPO in repeater mode > and a > DC> line splitter eh? ...glad I asked... <g> > > DC> I have never hooked 2 antennas to an aPPO. Can anyone recommend a > splitter? > DC> (I know EC et.al. have splitters, but I have no experience with any > DC> splitter... that is why I am looking for recommendations for a > particular > DC> one). Do I put it in a little NEMA box or do I just wrap it in tape > and > DC> goop? > > DC> Dave > DC> -----Original Message----- > DC> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DC> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nish Park > DC> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 10:29 PM > DC> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DC> Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig > > > DC> Dave, > > > > DC> To my knowledge I don't think anybody has tried the type of setup > you are > DC> describing. It kinds of sounds exotic. Most people would do either > one aP or > DC> 2 aP setup as Billy is describing. > > > > DC> Regardless, just a few days ago we have decided to discontinue the > DC> airPoint PRO Indoor model (sB2500). So you should look at different > DC> alternatives. > > > > DC> Another model being discontinued is airNIC (sB2000). The decision > has > DC> already been communicated to our distribution partners. > > > > > > DC> Nish > > > > > > DC> -----Original Message----- > DC> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DC> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Covert > DC> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:14 AM > DC> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > DC> Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig > > > > DC> Sounds like you have tried this? (two antennas) Has anyone tried > it and > DC> have any experience to share? > > > > DC> The smartBridges site says 'airPoint-PROT automatically selects > the best > DC> signal'. What I am proposing is two use the two antennas in a cross > DC> polarized fashion so that the backhaul antenna can't hear the local > traffic > DC> and the omni can't hear the backhaul traffic. It seems that the > diversity > DC> feature would have no trouble picking the correct antenna since the > 'off' > DC> antenna would be almost completely devoid of signal. > > > > DC> Can I get sB's thoughts on this? > > > > DC> Dave > > DC> Home Wireless Company > > DC> -----Original Message----- > DC> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DC> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Billy Huddleston > DC> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 8:28 AM > DC> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DC> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig > > DC> Bad idea.. Using the diversity feature of the aPPI won't buy > you > DC> anything and, in fact, would hurt you in allot of ways. 1) The > antennas > DC> need to be "balanced", using different antennas on each port would > cause > DC> wonky things to happen. 2) Your throughput would be cut in half. > 3) Your > DC> going to get sporadic connectivity and even worse throughput using > DC> unbalanced directional antennas... and a good possibility that it > wouldn't > DC> work at all! > > > > DC> I would suggest using to aPPI's back to back wired with a > crossover. OR > DC> use two aPPO units... > > DC> Or if you simply have to use a single aPPI, use the a single > antenna. > > > > DC> Thanks, Billy > > DC> ----- Original Message ----- > > DC> From: Dave Covert > > DC> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > DC> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:59 PM > > DC> Subject: [smartBridges] Wireless repeater rig > > > > DC> I need to make a POE-powered sB repeater box to 'light up' an > area. > DC> Since the speedTrap-2 isn't out yet (want a beta tester? <g>) I need > to make > DC> one. What I envision is an aPPi running repeater mode in a NEMA box. > Each > DC> SMA antenna port on the aPPi would have a pigtail to a bulkhead > mounted > DC> N-type connector. To one connector I attach an 18dBi panel pointed > back to > DC> the tower and to the other connector I attach a 6-9dBi omni > cross-polarized > DC> to the big panel. Customers within a couple-hundred feet use an aBi > thru > DC> walls to talk to the omni. Clients a little further away use aBOs > with > DC> little panels pointed at the omni. > > > > DC> I am guessing someone has done this before... would you mind > divulging > DC> the part number and supplier of the parts you used? Specifically... > > DC> NEMA box to house the aPP and pigtails? > > DC> SMA to bulkhead N-type pigtails? > > > > DC> I am guessing the aPPi will work on POE outside in a NEMA box? > Do you > DC> have to take the aPPi board out of the factory box when you put it > in the > DC> NEMA box to keep it from getting too hot? 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