Getting MT or StarOS FCC certified would never make the prices soar to $1k each :-)
Mac -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Wu Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 5:45 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Our First WISP Consultant Vendor Member - Butch Evans Honestly, Would you buy RB112/532/whatever boards if they cost $1k vs $100 each? -Charles ------------------------------------------- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chad Halsted Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 5:20 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Our First WISP Consultant Vendor Member - Butch Evans I would disagree with that. Further, I would say that most of the folks using an MT/StarOS system would tell you that price had little or nothing to do with their decision. There are plenty of solutions available that are just as cheap as building your own, perhaps cheaper - all things considered. On 4/1/07, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And then the issue becomes how much that vendor is going to mark-up > the product, in addition to the FCC cert costs for all their time, efforts, etc. > > Isn't the reason most people are using MT is because of the cost? How > many people would buy a RB532 if it was $500? or $1,000? What is > everyone's limit? ;) > > Travis > Microserv > > Butch Evans wrote: > > On Sat, 31 Mar 2007, Doug Ratcliffe wrote: > > > >> As far as Mikrotik goes, if any one/more/all MT vendor(s) in this > >> country paid an FCC lab to certify the boards/radios (can't the > >> radios/antennas can be modular certified by Ubiquiti/Senao?), could > >> that work as a blanket certification that MT could attach to their > >> boards/radios, or does each individual unit/vendor need an FCC > >> certification? > > > > Each particular vendor will need a cert for the complete system they > > build. FWIW, I have been pushing MANY vendors to build and certify > > some Mikrotik radios. You can help yourself here by going to YOUR > > vendor and asking them to do the same. > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- Chad Halsted The Computer Works Conway, AR www.tcworks.net -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
