I would check out the expected power usage before making such a flat rate deal. For 1...@120v for $35 is a crazy sweet deal. However, for two of my sites, it would not be. They use 9Kw/h a <month>, less then $2/mo in usage. $10/mo service fee. While the difference will not break the bank, 20 or 30 of them would quickly have me thinking what better things I could do with that money every month (5 new clients or 20mb more data or the office rent or a new car + ins, etc etc).
Those 2 sites have 4 bullets, 2 nano's, a rb433 and a 8port switch. They will never have to much more then that. On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Ryan Spott <[email protected]> wrote: > First off, tell them you do NOT want to be in the power space, you > want to be in the communications space. (Otherwise all of your > installs and maintenance will need to be done by a lineman... this is > for YOUR safety!) > > Tell them your equipment is the equivalent of a cable-TV power supply > and is mounted the same, that is to say; "out of the way of linemen > climbing the pole!" <http://www.power-us.com/line/mns6090bkr.html> > (Your box will be fiberglass or something) > > Drive around quickly where there are cable-tv cables and look for > power supplies like the one shown above. (they may say "alpha" on > them. If there is a meter attached then darn! if not, then negotiate > for a flat rate power bill for each power supply that you need to > mount. There will be a 2-300 charge to get the power to the box, but > then your power bill for each month will be around $30-45 bucks. I run > a cable-co and my draw is 16a...@120v.. 24 hours a day, 7 days a > week... I get billed $35... No meter! :) > > Other examples... and a quick rundown of how things are spaced on a pole: > <http://www.annsgarden.com/poles/poles.htm> > > My wife is running out to get a picture of a "cellnet" box that was > recently put on the poles around here. They are used for 400?mhz? > based meter reading in the meter reading band. Nifty stuff. They place > the antennas up in the power space using the linemen from the power > company, then they place the electronics down in the communications > space so they can work on it when they need to. As soon as I have the > pics, I'll put them somewhere that people can see them. > > You may also try and get access to the light standards. > <http://www.ciscosystems.ch/en/US/i/100001-200000/150001-160000/153001-154000/153655.jpg> > Your power comes from a tap that sits between the power supply to the > light, and the electric eye. If you are in a resi area, this might be > your best bet.... BUT this is considered the electrified area of the > power-pole... so lineman charges apply. > > Just go in with "safety, safety, safety" and they will really work with > you.... > > ryan > > > > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Patrick D. Nix, Jr > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I know this subject has been visited already recently. We are meeting >> with a local rural electric coop about using pole space to facilitate >> neighborhood wireless. They have some concerns about aesthetics and >> liability, does anyone already doing this have some pics they can share >> so that we can have something tangible to show them. We are thinking a >> small backhaul/omni for the cell setup. >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> Patrick Nix, Jr., >> Computer Network Solutions >> CSWEB.NET Internet Services >> IT Manager >> >> http://www.cnetworksolutions.com >> http://www.csweb.net >> >> (918) 235-0414 >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> Attention: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and >> privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please >> notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and >> destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a >> person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be >> illegal. >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
