Have you talked to Sparkplug? They have a wireless backhaul "middle-mile" network that goes from Phoenix down to Yuma -- they basically cover all of AZ -- let me know if you want contact info for someone there
-Charles -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jason Wallace Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 5:27 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] The Bottom Line The nearest town of any size is Willcox Arizona, 25 to 30 miles away. T1's there are $400 ish per month, which is an improvement. Because of regulations and contractors, etc, towers in Arizona are a huge expense; 30k or so minimum. No do-it-yourselfing. I am looking at this option, but it is a lot of effort for a little improvement. Tucson is the nearest major city. It is 80 miles and 2 mountain ranges away. David E. Smith wrote: > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 17:09, Jason Wallace <supp...@azii.net> wrote: >> My biggest obstacle (and expense) is bandwidth. I am in the high desert >> of SE Arizona, and there are $800 T1's. That's all I've found. > > What's the nearest major city? Is bandwidth substantially cheaper > there? You may want to consider investing in a big backhaul link from > there, to you. Yeah, the one-time costs of putting up a tower or > three, especially if you need to invest in licensed links, can be > pretty harsh, but if you're in it for the long haul it may be > worthwhile. > > David Smith > MVN.net > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
