Even if that figure was pulled from thin air it is so easily believable. How sad is that?!
On 5/20/09, Nick Olsen <n...@brevardwireless.com> wrote: > You have to remember, Only 8% of the worlds Population has common sense. > > Nick Olsen > > Brevard Wireless > > ---------------------------------------- > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:15 PM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Customers are great > > *Slams head on desk* > > Does it make any logical sense for those two little rabbit ear > antennas in your house to be able to reach Chicago? > > On 5/20/09, Jack Unger wrote: >> Seriously, "wireless" technology keeps advancing faster than anyone's >> ability to educate the general public about what "wireless" is. >> >> Steve Barnes wrote: >>> I operate a Fixed Wireless ISP in a 1 county area in eastern Indiana. > I >>> got a call from a client this morning very upset that her internet was >>> down. My secretary very nicely tried to help the client understand > that >>> we would help figure out the problem but that we had not received any >>> other calls from other clients on the tower and that we would have a > tech >>> help her out. >>> >>> The tech gets on the phone and starts looking at the tower and the > radio >>> to see that there is no issue and can even see that the ARP table shows > a >>> connection to their router at the house. >>> >>> Tech: So my secretary says that your internet isn't working. >>> Client: Right, it worked earlier today on this same laptop but now >>> nothing. >>> Tech: Has anything changed today, power blink or anything that you are >>> aware of. >>> Client: not that I know of. >>> Tech: Have you gone through the process of rebooting the Radio and > Router.. >>> Client: How am I supposed to do that. >>> Tech: Just unplug the power to those two units. >>> Client: I can't get to them right now. >>> Tech: Oh I am sorry we must have installed them in a way that is >>> inaccessible, can you tell me how your laptop is hooked up wireless or > via >>> the Ethernet cable. >>> Client: Well its wireless at home and its wireless here in my car. >>> Tech: Not that it's my business but why are you in your car. >>> Client: I'm on my way to Chicago. >>> Tech: So your not at home. >>> Client: No, 75 miles from home. >>> Tech: Do you have a wireless card from you cellular carrier. >>> Client: No I have your service. You guys said that if I bought a router > I >>> could use it anywhere. >>> Tech: Anywhere in your home. >>> Client: What good will that do me in Chicago. >>> Tech: I'm Sorry Our service is a Fixed Wireless internet service to > your >>> location and the wireless router lets the signal go 300ft at the most. >>> That is your service area. That's what you get for $39 a month. >>> Client: That's really great that's not what I want. How do I get a >>> contract that will cover the whole country. >>> Tech: Verizon or sprint. >>> Client: But I can't even use my cellophane at home the signal is so > bad. >>> Tech: It's a better signal then your router will be in Chicago. >>> >>> >>> Steve Barnes >>> RCWiFi Wireless Internet Service >>> >>> >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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