Mike, The Bullets with the loose lan connectors was supposed to be a problem in the first few production runs of the new ones so that problem hopefully is gone. UBNT is taking care of the ones with the bad solder jobs but it's still a pain in the butt to ship and wait for the returns. I'd feel safe now with the Bullets. The wrong firmware, boy, that's a new one! But the plus is that it's just a name on the main page, the hardware is essentially the same so it should work no different.
As far as connectors on the antennas, I think it's just our old way of thinking. Everything we have used in the past, connector and cable wise, has been heavy duty, made for our big and clumsy hands. Over tightening and yanking on wires for make sure they're secure is standard procedure but the SMA connectors are very small and the antenna leads are stiff and thin. I found it all to just be a small learning curve and once I did it a few times I overcame my old thinking. :) The new nano's for instance, a much better access door design but at first I was just as aggravated with it as the ones on the NS2's until I did it a few times now it's a snap to open and close. I'd say just jump in and order what you can find. The firmware is pretty stable now, my links are solid and for the money it's less painful when putting in a new AP. I used a mix of Mikrotik and new Ubiquiti for some new AP's and CPE's and they all played well together perfectly. I'm now slowly pulling out the MT where I can and replacing with UBNT when I can get it and moving the MT to areas where I have mostly MT. As far as their haste to bring these things to market. Well....... that's the fault of a lot of us out here yelling for them to ship now! I'll accept the hic-ups as a trade for having it installed out in the field. I gotta deal with bad Microsoft operating systems day in and day out, I can add dealing with these little issues too. Bob- -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 9:35 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Ubiquiti ready for prime time? I was almost ready to pull the trigger on some Ubiquiti equipment for a new project. The scent of low price is alluring. Then I start reading about connectors pulling out, connectors not soldered on properly, and the wrong boot code on boards. Is it too early? Should I wait a bit before I dive in? Has the haste to get product into the distribution stream compromised quality control? Is the low price just too good to be true? I'd be interested in some constructive thoughts and analysis. Thanks mg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 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! 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/
