You replace all of the power supplies right off the bat? OR only when they break.
I understand about the lightning. But it's funny how often the new tranzeo units go out while everything else just keeps running. Thanks, marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] CPE radios > Marlon, > > I LOVE my Tranzeo radios. Before using them, I all but gave up on 802.11. > In > an effort to assist, I dont have the disconnect issues you mention. I've > got StarOS on WRAP boards for AP's. > I dont have any power supply issues either except from the expected > lightning. I use 15 volt units from Prime Electronics which I get for > $2.99! > ---> > http://www.primelec.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2452565/vpcsid/0/SFV/31734 > > I hope someone can help with your issues. -RickG > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Marlon K. Schafer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I really like my Tranzeo CPQ radios. But we're seeing a LOT of power >> supply >> failures (and they are too cheap to even warranty, we just buy new ones). >> Sometimes they don't fully fail either, they go low or something, the >> injector lights up like it should but the radio just won't work right. >> >> What's really a problem is the dang'd Mikrotik to Tranzeo CPQ disconnect >> problem. It's driving my gamers and business customers nutso. All CPQ >> radios disconnect and reconnect at the same time, sometimes every few >> minutes, sometimes every couple of days. >> >> This happens when there is an XR2 card in the Mikrotik. Doesn't seem to >> matter what firmware is on the radios. >> >> Did I say that I also really like the MT ap's? They are too complicated >> to >> set up, but once that's done they work very well and give me great >> information on who's doing what on my network. And I am a point and >> click >> GUI kinda guy so StarOS is really hard for me to deal with. And I've >> recently replaced an MT ap with Star, no real difference that I can see >> as >> far as the customer experience is concerned. I don't think we're getting >> the disconnects, but I just can't deal with the management mechanism for >> Star so I'm not totally sure. >> >> Anyway, I tried a couple of the Ubiquity cpe units. I liked the >> electronic >> polarization capability. Hated the router config. And, they have both >> basically failed in just a few months of service. They were still >> working, >> but the rx went to pot in them. (19 dB tranzeo had -82 when put in vs. >> the -97 of the ubiquity when it was pulled out) So, now I have a >> telecommuter with a Ubiquity radio that's on the fritz, can't use a >> tranzeo >> because of the disconnect issue (she works via voip and can't use the >> phone >> when it keeps dropping out for a second or two all day long). >> >> What are people having good luck with? >> >> I can't believe that wifi radios won't really connect to each other >> correctly at this stage of the game. Some of our manufacturers are >> getting >> too lazy I think. I need cheap gear, but mostly I need gear that works. >> >> I long for the old Teletronics 2 meg ap's. Some of those from 2000 are >> still in use today! We never have to touch them! >> >> I think I'm gonna set up an MT unit to be a cpe for the one customer. >> But >> I >> have to figure out what to use going forward. Either better ap's or cpe. >> >> For AP's I REALLY like the Teletronics 172 units. They are cheap and >> work >> very well with either b or g client radios. But they blow ethernet ports >> far too easily, and they lock up too often. And I've NEVER used a worse >> AP >> than the Tranzeo 6000 radios. What a POS those are. Constant lockups! >> But >> not at all locations. Sometimes they work pretty well, but usually they >> just suck. >> >> deep sigh >> >> Suggestions? >> marlon >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! 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