It is a bad situation all around if you can't support your network as units fail and you can't replace them
One of the benefits of the WRAP setup is that you could flash the CF card with new software in the future and not loose your investment Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Blair Davis > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 1:33 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Intro/Karlnet/YDI/Terabeam/Proxim/Turbocell > > I feel your pain as well..... Same deal here. > > WinnCom is still listing the TurboCell licenses for sale. I will > confirm availability as soon as my sales guy gets back from lunch. > > Rick's WRAP with CF will work as well. However, if the TurboCell > licenses are no longer available, I wonder if Rick will be able to > continue to produce them? > > Other possibilities are in the works. > > Terrorbeam/YDI/Proxim/Karlnet or whoever they are this week annoyed a > lot of people with this mishandling of the TurboCell software and > hardware. Not to mention the callous way they treated the folks at the > Karlnet offices in Ohio. > > Personally, while I will continue to buy TurboCell licenses as long as > they are available, I will never consider any new > Terrorbeam/YDI/Proxim/Karlnet products. > > We are looking toward Netstream on WRAP or RouterBoard as our long term > solution. Others have their own choices for software/hardware. > > Planning on doing each conversion of a tower and client equipment over a > weekend, then reclaiming to old TurboCell equipment for other locations > on other towers.... > > > > Mark Nash wrote: > > > Hello to the list... > > > > My name is Mark Nash and I own & operate a little WISP of about 300 > > customers in Oregon. > > > > For CPE, I started out using Breezecom 2.4GHz FH radios then switched > > to Karlnet RSU's loaded w/Turbocell. Then the YDI/Terabeam/Proxim > > series of mergers & acquisitions happened and I've got products from > > all companies but they are all Turbocell CPE. > > > > We have 6 WiPops surrounding our customer base (rural southern > > Willamette Valley). We're using Trango backhauls...I started out > > using them simply because of their low cost and advertised bandwidth. > > I still have two in use from when the company was called Sunstream (I > > think it was 2002). I remain happy about that decision. > > > > We started out with a bridged network then ARP changed my tune and we > > went to a routed design. > > > > OK, so...there it is. For those of you who know what's going on with > > Turbocell from the new Proxim, you probably know that I'm not happy as > > they have set out to discontinue the Turbocell client software. So I > > will soon have to purchase new AP's and shift some customers around > > because I won't be able to purchase Turbocell-based devices. That's > > the word from Proxim. So...anyone heard any differently? I've also > > asked Proxim if we can 'downgrade' our Turbocell products to 802.11b > > and they are saying 'no'. > > > > It's a you-know-what sandwich from which I'd rather not take a bite. > > > > Does anyone feel my pain? Any way around these issues aside from > > replacing CPE? > > > > Regards, > > > > Mark Nash > > Network Engineer > > UnwiredOnline.Net > > 325 Holly Street > > Junction City, OR 97448 > > http://www.uwol.net > > 541-998-5555 > > 541-998-5599 fax > > > > > > > -- > Blair Davis > > AOL IM Screen Name -- Theory240 > > West Michigan Wireless ISP > 269-686-8648 > > A division of: > Camp Communication Services, INC > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/194 - Release Date: 12/07/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/194 - Release Date: 12/07/2005 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
