Some are typists, some are clickers.  Clickers don't type.  Not too hard to click on a state, click on a city and be close to home.  Just need to be able to see the WISPs that are in town.
I realize that you have drop downs for the cities, but as someone mentioned before, if I list my WISP as Richmond, then people in Webster, Williamsburg, Fountain City, Whitewater, Middlebourogh, Boston, Centerville, Mineral Springs, Cambridge City, Penville, Milton, Hagerstown, Greensfork, ... may not find me.  And that is in a 10 to 15 mile circle.  If they click on their town and get a 25 mile map with markers, they found me.  If they put in their own zip, they may not find me.

Scott Reed
Owner
NewWays
Wireless Networking
Network Design, Installation and Administration
www.nwwnet.net

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From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:23:02 -0700
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Awkward.. i agree

> John, see below.. 2 links for you to compare for the Fieldmapping issue...
>  
>  
> Tom, Scott,, ok.. i see now... yes.. i agree...
>  
> well... we do have a State/City/Zip filter.. that outta help... so that the user doesnt have to circumnavigate the globe to find ya  :o)
>  
> currently our map has this data
> http://photos21.flickr.com/34558146_a2c9ca64d4_o.jpg
> but since the DB ties are not done yet...
> http://photos22.flickr.com/34564496_549efc3f13_o.jpg
>  
> is what you'll get till we are done...
>  
> working on it now.. lemme know what other thoughts you have too
>  
> On 8/16/05, Scott Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Which is what my original post was about as well.  I do not have a problem with how to enter, though I hope I can edit soon.  It is a pain for the potential customer.  I always tell the programmers that have worked for me, "I do not care how hard it is for you, it MUST be easy for the user".  Same here, doesn't have to be super easy for me to get my sites listed, but the potential customer should not have to work to find me.
>
> Scott Reed
> Owner
> NewWays
> Wireless Networking
> Network Design, Installation and Administration
> www.nwwnet.net
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
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From: "Tom DeReggi" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
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Sent: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:41:17 -0400
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Awkward.. i agree
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>

> > Robert,
> >  
> > You may have misunderstood.  Entering my sites is NOT awkward for me, and I do not mind the proceedure. I am a technical person, intuitive to figure it out, and worth my time to enter once, regardless if awkward, for the advantage of many to open easilly.
> >  
> > My complaint, was for prospects to find my info after it was entered, was awkward for them.  If it is awkward for the porspect, they won't spend the time to locate all the possible cell site locations available to them.  My concern is strictly about improving the ease and accuracy for the prospect to find the data on the map.  That is where improvements are needed most.
> >  
> > I agree that your project is comming along well, and I appreciate your contribution. My comments are strictly meant as helpful criticism so it may continue to evolve.
> >  
> > Tom DeReggi
> > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc  

> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor
> > To: WISPA General List
> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 8:08 PM
> > Subject: [WISPA] Awkward.. i agree
> >
> > Tom.. awkward is the right word.. and i do agree.. the good news is that while its not ideal for you to enter your points yet (getting better) your potential clients will have a pretty simple time of it.. but.. .i'm still working on it..
> >
> > On 8/15/05, Tom DeReggi <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:

> > I'd like to see autozoom to the state level when you click on the state.  Its difficult to make out the up to 100 sites in the area on the full zoom out national view. If you click on ome of them then when you zoom in it stays homed in on the region. But then none of the other points show up on the maps, until you unclick on the first point.  Its still awkward. 
> >  
> > Tom DeReggi
> > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
> >  

> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor

> >
> > To: WISPA General List
> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] GOOGLEMAP URL - SORRY...
> >
> >  
> > Thats a good point.
> > hmmm...
> >  
> > the only problem with populating points by clicking a state.. while it DOES remove that extra filter step... is that XML lookups take some time.. and if you click the wrong state.. it'll take 10 secs to get back to the state you want...
> >  
> > it may be worth it though... its a trade off... lemme see..
> >
> >  
> > On 8/15/05, Scott Reed < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Here is your next enhancement.  I am a customer looking for service.  I go to the site, click WISP (I know what I want) and click on my state. I would want to see some indication there are providers there.  Next click, markers, all the way in to the one I want.
> >
> > Scott Reed
> > Owner
> > NewWays
> > Wireless Networking
> > Network Design, Installation and Administration
> > www.nwwnet.net
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> > ---------- Original Message -----------
> > From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: wispa <wireless@wispa.org>
> > Sent: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:28:05 -0700
> > Subject: [WISPA] GOOGLEMAP URL - SORRY...
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> > > oops... sorry...
> > > heres the url
> > > http://evdo-coverage.com/wireless-internet-service/
> > > remember.. just double left click on the map till you get a popup window that lets you add a point..
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