Are you talking about Wireless cells or Cable cells being reachable at 30Mb?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Demarc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 2:39 AM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Why not to use smartBridge... > Agree 100% for the most part this is also true for computer processing speed most end users do not NEED anything over 500Mhz PII to > do there every day computing but they still by the latest greatest even thought the actual benefits are very little. > > On a plus note, once the next get equipment is out (soon) it will make for a equal playing field where 30Mb per cell is reachable. > > Sincerely, Tony Morella > Demarc Technology Group, A Wireless Solution Provider > Office: 908-996-7995 Fax: 908-847-0202 > http://www.demarctech.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Garrett > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 6:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Why not to use smartBridge... > > > 3MB internet for $99 is about like the AOL 1,000 hours free in the first > month. There is not 1,000 hours in a month and most users will run out > of data before they ever hit 3 MB sustained. Marketing types know > people tend to go for the high numbers and probably will never use it. > > Rick Kosick wrote: > > > Hi Colin. > > > > The problem is basically that I only service one office park of > > about 100 businesses. > > I only have 12 customers there now (on wireless, anyway). I admit > > I got a little lazy and didn't market there like I should have. > > Recently Comcast came in and wired the complex. Now I am cutting my > > prices to $75.00/month for small office and $125.00 for large office > > and NOBODY is replying. > > > > These people can't get DSL, and can't evem get cable yet but > > Comcast surveyed the area and got them interested. So, I'm cheaper and > > better (not faster) and they still go with them. > > > > I also pondered doing a 10Mbps link for the same pricing as > > Comcast and when I spoke to people about it, they just want Comcast. > > > > I pictched an office complex of 120 offices DYING for Internet > > Access. No DSL, no Cable. > > Comcast caught wind that this problem existed and tried to run > > lines. The association told them they wanted 10k in escrow to make > > sure no damage was done. Comcast said no. > > > > So, the customers sat for 18 months with nothing. No hope of > > Comcast, and no DSL options. > > I went it... do digging, installed within 2 weeks, $99.00/month. > > > > Comcast caught wind of this... came back and offered the complex > > $5000k escrow. They took it. I signed up 3 customers and 1 of them > > told them that they would likely only use me until they got their > > cable installed. The rest never responded. $95/month, 3.5Mbps. Do > > the math. And, they could double this at any time (speed, not price). > > > > Comcast is doubling their residential speeds from 1.5 to 3Mbps on > > Dec 1. > > Compete with that. > > > > They're smart. They know 3Mbps is impossible to get in any other > > economical format. DSL is not gonna do that (under realistic > > conditions) and T1 isn't either. Diabolical! > > > > I used to have about 100 customers on wireless but I opt'd to swap > > out all the radio equipment for burried Cat5(it is a complex). Almost > > all of them were concerned that "when it rains or the wind is blowing, > > doesn't it go out?". This is directly related to Comcast's commercials > > regarding the dish. :-( > > > > I don't even tell people its wireless. I call it wDSL, or Wireless > > DSL if they ask. > > > > === > > Rick Kosick > > StarLinX Internet Service > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Colin Watson <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 12:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Why not to use smartBridge... > > > > How badly are u suffering? Why can't you compete? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Rick Kosick <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 4:26 PM > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Why not to use smartBridge... > > > > Nope, wasn't me who called. I started out with Breezecom about > > 3 years ago and remained pretty small. I'm taking it in the > > backside now with Comcast here giving it all away for free. > > Scumbags. > > > > Wouldn't it be so nice to have that monopoly? Run wires to > > every home and then call it a private network so nobody else > > has access to the wire. Funny, 230' of their cable runs across > > my lawn and I don't see any rent money for that "private > > network". What a waste the FCC is. > > === > > Rick Kosick > > StarLinX Internet Service > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sevak Avakians <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:10 AM > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Why not to use smartBridge... > > > > Hi Rick, > > > > I'm in NYC. Yeah, both our areas (NY & PA) were hit bad > > yesterday! > > > > PA? There was a guy in PA that wanted to setup a WISP and > > had called me for tips awhile back...that wasn't you, > > right? If I remember correctly, his name was also Rick. > > > > Sevak > > > > On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 11:02, Rick Kosick wrote: > > > >> > >> No luck. I downgraded to lower firmware and nothing. > >> I am going to try and reset it by using the button on > >> PowerShot and trying from scratch. Otherwise, I have to > >> dump the equipment and move to something else. Way too > >> much time spent on this what-should-be-simple setup. It > >> did work for about 5 mins until I tried enabling WEP. > >> Ever since though, nothing. > >> > >> Where are you located that you have 55MPH wind? I'm in PA > >> and have the same problem. Trees down everywhere :-( > >> > >> Where can I get 1.4j.9? Maybe that will do it? > >> === > >> Rick Kosick > >> StarLinX Internet Service > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Sevak Avakians > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:47 AM > >> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Why not to use > >> smartBridge... > >> > >> Hi Rick, > >> > >> Turns out that I'm also having problems getting 2 > >> aPPOT units to bridge. At first, I was having > >> trouble with one of the appot to broadcast it's > >> ssid. The other appot did not take up the ssid > >> changes I made to it. Whenever sniffing wirelessly, > >> its ssid appeared as airPointProOutdoorTOTAL. After > >> re-flashing the rom, rebooting, and switching from > >> wireless bridge mode to client bridge mode then back > >> to wireless bridge mode, the ssid appears properly on > >> the second unit. (Note, that the ssid as seen from > >> the monitor program would always appear as the > >> correct one. It was only from looking at the > >> wireless broadcast that I could see that the ssid was > >> incorrect.) > >> > >> Well, anyway it is way too windy here today for me to > >> continue (55 mph winds!), so I'll take another look > >> at it tomorrow. > >> > >> Any luck with your setup??? > >> > >> Sevak > >> > >> On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 09:19, Rick Kosick wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Software: 1.6 > >>> Firmware: 1.4j.8 > >>> > >>> Both sides. > >>> === > >>> Rick Kosick > >>> StarLinX Internet Service > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: Sevak Avakians > >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:11 AM > >>> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Why not to use > >>> smartBridge... > >>> > >>> Rick, if you got the firmware off the website, > >>> it may not be the latest. Usually sb has a beta > >>> version that they post on this list and most of > >>> us use before it is posted to the website. > >>> > >>> Check the version number using simpleNMS or the > >>> firmware upgrade utility. > >>> > >>> Sevak > >>> > >>> On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 09:05, Rick Kosick wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> I don't know the actual version number but I > >>>> just downloaded it off the website in the past > >>>> few days and it is the very latest on both > >>>> sides. > >>>> > >>>> This part about it bringing the switch to its > >>>> knees is VERY disturbing because a switch, by > >>>> its design, should not allow that to happen > >>>> normally. I can see it happening to a hub. > >>>> > >>>> I was working on this remotely (from home) at > >>>> late hours both times and had to drive to the > >>>> NOC to remedy it because I couldn't access any > >>>> machines via PC Anywhere. The whole network > >>>> crashed basically. > >>>> === > >>>> Rick Kosick > >>>> StarLinX Internet Service > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: Blazen Wireless > >>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:59 AM > >>>> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Why not to use > >>>> smartBridge... > >>>> > >>>> Interesting what firmware were you using > >>>> which should not affect your switch like > >>>> that just curious to know.. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: Rick Kosick <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:39 AM > >>>> Subject: [smartBridges] Why not to use > >>>> smartBridge... > >>>> > >>>> So far I've come up with three good > >>>> reasons to not continue to use > >>>> smartBridges but I'm open to > >>>> suggestions for fixing these problem. > >>>> Pardon my frustration but I have 3 > >>>> years of wireless experience and its > >>>> taking me more than 10 hours of > >>>> fiddling to get a simple Wireless > >>>> Bridge to Wireless Bridge up and > >>>> running and I am sitting here with more > >>>> problems than solutions right now. > >>>> > >>>> 1) Last week I plugged the ethernet > >>>> side of an APPO into an APCC PNET4 > >>>> ethernet surge supressor where there > >>>> where three other devices plugged in. > >>>> This caused severe packet loss on the > >>>> other devices. Pinging the other > >>>> devices between each other would result > >>>> in 4 out of 10 pings timeing out. > >>>> > >>>> SOLUTION: Bypass the ethernet surge > >>>> supressor. > >>>> > >>>> 2) Right now I have two APPO's > >>>> configured in Wireless Bridge mode > >>>> (which won't work, see #3). At my NOC > >>>> side its plugged into a D-Link DES3226 > >>>> Managed Switch. If I put the APPO into > >>>> Access Point mode, it KILLS the traffic > >>>> on my switch entirely to the point > >>>> where workstations and servers can > >>>> barely reach each other. As soon as I > >>>> unplug the APPO's ethernet connection > >>>> from the switch, immediately everything > >>>> goes back to normal. This has happened > >>>> twice now in my quest to get my > >>>> wireless link working. > >>>> > >>>> SOLUTION: No idea. Maybe avoid > >>>> Access Point mode? > >>>> > >>>> 3) I have to admit I did enjoy 3 > >>>> minutes of Wireless Bridge mode where > >>>> everything worked as it was expected, > >>>> but I got adventerous and enabled WEP. > >>>> This did not work out for some reason > >>>> and now, after disabling WEP... I > >>>> cannot get the Wireless Bridge mode to > >>>> work again. I've reset to Defaults and > >>>> started over, still nothing. I simply > >>>> cannot get Wirless Bridge to Wireless > >>>> Bridge mode to work at this point. I've > >>>> been through the "recycling both > >>>> sides", "double checking MAC#'s", etc. > >>>> You'd think that if this was going to > >>>> work at all, I would have accidentally > >>>> made it work by now. > >>>> > >>>> SOLUTION: None as of yet. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Clearly, when considering points #1 and > >>>> #2 above, there is more happening on > >>>> the ethernet side of the link than just > >>>> ethernet. Something is different than a > >>>> standard ethernet connection because > >>>> this radio clearly caused major packet > >>>> loss between the other devices plugged > >>>> into am ethernet surge supressor. Maybe > >>>> power is leaking through from the > >>>> PowerShot device? And, its ability to > >>>> completely bring a managed switch to > >>>> its knees just reassures this.. > >>>> > >>>> === > >>>> Rick Kosick > >>>> StarLinX Internet Service > >>>> > > 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 > > > > 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 > > 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
