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Brian Rohrbacher | 1 Feb 2007 01:03

Re: [WISPA] billing program

You can agree with whatever you want, but I'm not asking anyone to be 
interested in a program.

Don't worry about how why or who would make such a program.  All I am 
asking is if such a beast exists, what would everyone want included in it. 
I only need you to imagine a perfect world with that perfect wisp 
program in it.  Now describe the program.

Brian

Jim Stout wrote:
> I tend to agree with Dylan.  I struggled for over two weeks trying to 
> get a similar-sounding billing system up and running.  It was very 
> fragile and if you sneezed close to the server, it required a call to 
> their Technical Support to get it back up.  I sent it back and have 
> yet to receive my refund.  BTW, I'm now running  MikroTik Router OS on 
> a Wintel platform and it does exactly what I need.  It provisions 
> bandwidth and it runs.
>
> FWIW, Jim....
>
> Jim Stout
> LTO Communications, LLC
> 15701 Henry Andrews Dr
> Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
> (816) 305-1076 - Mobile
> (816) 497-0033 - Pager
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Rohrbacher" 
> <brian <at> reliableinter.net>
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Carl A jeptha | 1 Feb 2007 01:20
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Re: [WISPA] Blackberry vs. Palm

Try an HP IPAQ 6515 (I have this one, with and sd wifi card) and 6900 
(Has built-in wifi). With licensed Opera I can program my radios. Check 
email and so on. Also can use skype.

You have a Good Day now,

Carl A Jeptha
http://www.airnet.ca
Office Phone: 905 349-2084
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm
skype cajeptha

Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote:
> The palms are so danged expensive.  And I tend to break phones often 
> when out in the field.
>
> If it were me, I'd FIRST look around to see if anyone in the area has 
> better coverage and/or prices.  We just moved away from Cingular and 
> the problems are around the same but coverage is better and the costs 
> are lower.  AND the support of a local company has been wonderful!  
> Walk into the store and the same people are there month after month, 
> they know my name etc.
>
> Next, I'd probably do blackberrys for the average guy.  Those that 
> need network access to your gear could use the palms.
>
> I'm looking for a palm or Q phone as soon as I can afford one.  Typing 
> even short emails on a standard phone sucks.  And it would be cool to 
> do some network stuff via a cell phone from time to time.  I'm not 
> always in range of my own towers.  At least not with a laptop.
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Mark Price | 1 Feb 2007 01:55

Re: [WISPA] Blackberry vs. Palm


In my experience, Blackberry is much better for emailing.  The scroll 
wheel and the software are a lot more intuitive for heavy email users.

Palm has more apps and is better for people that need to do web apps or 
special mobile apps.

Mark

Cliff Leboeuf wrote:

>My cell plan for my office is due next month. Currently, we only have
>voice plans.
>
>However, I am considering adding data for a few of my employees to be
>able to use email.
>
>I have the option of Blackberry and Palm phones. For those of you that
>have compares each, which solution would you recommend and why.
>
>Thanks,
>Cliff LeBoeuf
>www.cssla.com
>www.triparish.net
>  
>
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Rick Harnish | 1 Feb 2007 03:19

[WISPA] FCC High Speed Services Data

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             NEWS MEDIA
CONTACT:

January 31, 2007
Mark Wigfield at (202) 418-0253

 
Email: mark.wigfield <at> fcc.gov 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RELEASES DATA ON 

HIGH-SPEED SERVICES FOR INTERNET ACCESS

High-Speed Connections to the Internet Increased by 26% in

the First Half of 2006

Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today
released new data on high-speed connections to the Internet in the United
States.  Twice a year, all facilities-based broadband providers are required
to report to the Commission basic information about their service offerings
and types of customers pursuant to the FCC's local telephone competition and
broadband data gathering program (FCC Form 477).  Statistics released today
reflect data as of June 30, 2006.     

For reporting purposes, high-speed lines are connections that deliver
services at speeds exceeding 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least one
direction, while advanced services lines are connections that deliver
services at speeds exceeding 200 kbps in both directions.  Commencing with
the June 2005 data, we collect and report more detailed information about
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Rick Harnish | 1 Feb 2007 04:16

[WISPA] Refreshing Day

Well it was 10 degrees above zero this afternoon here in northern Indiana.
We have been having an issue on one particular tower and after changing the
base station equipment a couple times in the last few days, I decided to get
out from behind a desk and go out to some customer locations that were still
having issues.  Turned out to be some minor tweaking of settings but it gave
me a chance to interface with some customers face to face.  

It was very refreshing to hear compliments about our service and many thanks
for bringing broadband out into the rural areas.  These were a few customers
that had very little service in the last few days.  I almost feel like I
should make each member of my staff go do this at least once a month.  It
really gives a guy a renewed appreciation of why we do what we do.  Eight
years ago when we started this, it was very apparent.  Lately it seems like
most people expect service anywhere they are and at a very cheap price.
Normal phone conversations seem to leave me with a "bad guy" impression.
"Too Much", "not fast enough", "whaddya mean, I can't get service", "TWO
YEAR CONTRACT, no way!".  Well today, shaking people's hands and seeing the
smile on their face when everything was fixed and back to normal, takes all
that away.  Heck, I think I was happier than they were.

My last service call was to a gentleman I have known for 20 years from a
distance.  He called late in the afternoon and said he couldn't get logged
on and that our installer had been there today to replace a radio.   He was
so complimentary on the phone about the quality work and attitude of the
installer and the rest of my staff, so I called my wife and told her I would
be home in about an hour.  I drove 15 miles out of town and fixed the issue
rather quickly.  Same IP address, different radio MAC address........tower
needed a reboot to get rid of the arp issue.  I guess I could have done that
from the office but this one seemed like it was better handled face to face.
The customer was off to church as soon as I left his house and I'm sure that
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Marlon K. Schafer | 1 Feb 2007 05:36

Re: [WISPA] Refreshing Day

Yeah, a guy needs days like that once in a while eh?

I went to do an install today and found that I couldn't hit the customer due 
to trees etc.  While up on the roof I noticed that one of the dozen or so 
ap's I was picking up belonged to one of my competitors.

A quick phone call later and I had an IP addy from him.  Got the customer up 
and running.  My competitor will make some money from me, I'll get a bit 
from the customer, and the customer has service.  A great day all around!

marlon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Harnish" <rharnish <at> onlyinternet.net>
To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless <at> wispa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:16 PM
Subject: [WISPA] Refreshing Day

> Well it was 10 degrees above zero this afternoon here in northern Indiana.
> We have been having an issue on one particular tower and after changing 
> the
> base station equipment a couple times in the last few days, I decided to 
> get
> out from behind a desk and go out to some customer locations that were 
> still
> having issues.  Turned out to be some minor tweaking of settings but it 
> gave
> me a chance to interface with some customers face to face.
>
>
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Rick Smith | 1 Feb 2007 05:50

RE: [WISPA] Refreshing Day

I wish it were that way for me.

I called a competitor once, as I had a $500/month account.  All I could
see was the tower they're on.  Called them, told em I'd pay them
$250 / month for the account ( I know they charge a lot more than
that... ) since I'd manage the customer, etc.

They hung up on me.  I called back to talk to the owner and was rudely
told, even by him, that they would not support their competitors.  hah.

I hooked the customer up with a cable modem, and I paid for the line
so I could run an AP off his roof with now 12 customers from there.  
One of the other customers could see my stuff, so I use the cable
line as a backup now.  :)

Oh, the competitor left that tower, too...

-----Original Message-----
From: wireless-bounces <at> wispa.org [mailto:wireless-bounces <at> wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 11:36 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Refreshing Day

Yeah, a guy needs days like that once in a while eh?

I went to do an install today and found that I couldn't hit the customer due
to trees etc.  While up on the roof I noticed that one of the dozen or so
ap's I was picking up belonged to one of my competitors.
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Marlon K. Schafer | 1 Feb 2007 06:02

Re: [WISPA] FCC High Speed Services Data

Just think of how much better all of those numbers would be if the other 
2600+ wisps out there would fill out that danged 477!

marlon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Harnish" <rharnish <at> onlyinternet.net>
To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless <at> wispa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:19 PM
Subject: [WISPA] FCC High Speed Services Data

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             NEWS 
> MEDIA
> CONTACT:
>
> January 31, 2007
> Mark Wigfield at (202) 418-0253
>
>
> Email: mark.wigfield <at> fcc.gov
>
>
>
> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RELEASES DATA ON
>
> HIGH-SPEED SERVICES FOR INTERNET ACCESS
>
>
>
> High-Speed Connections to the Internet Increased by 26% in
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Marlon K. Schafer | 1 Feb 2007 06:08

[WISPA] Fw: IPTV 2007 Final Agenda Announced!

For anyone interested in going.

marlon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Greg Fawson 
To: 'Greg Fawson' 
Cc: jason <at> s2data.com 
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:01 PM
Subject: IPTV 2007 Final Agenda Announced!

Friends and Colleagues,

The IPTV 2007 Technology Conference agenda is now final!  

Be sure to go online to check out all the new additions and the full agenda with titles and abstracts for each
session. (For reference, we've included the full agenda below)  With so many new additions in the past two
weeks, we've decided to extend the early-bird registration rate to accommodate those who have been
waiting for the final agenda to be published.  We're looking forward to one of the most important and
comprehensive conferences on deploying IPTV services.  This is truly a can't miss event to kick off 2007!

Register Now: www.s2data.com/iptv2007/register.htm

Check out the final agenda with these new additions!

·         Jeff Spagnola, Vice President, Worldwide Service Provider Business Cisco

New Sessions:

·         Creating a Content Delivery Path to the Home
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John Scrivner | 1 Feb 2007 07:37

Re: [WISPA] FCC High Speed Services Data

No...we can't fill that out. Why should we follow the law and allow 
regulators to see we are actually filling the digital divide? It is far 
better to give them ammo to ignore our efforts and build justification 
for federally subsidized funding of rural broadband through telco and 
cable. Why should we count for anything?
Scriv

Marlon K. Schafer wrote:

> Just think of how much better all of those numbers would be if the 
> other 2600+ wisps out there would fill out that danged 477!
>
> marlon
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Harnish" 
> <rharnish <at> onlyinternet.net>
> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless <at> wispa.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:19 PM
> Subject: [WISPA] FCC High Speed Services Data
>
>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             
>> NEWS MEDIA
>> CONTACT:
>>
>> January 31, 2007
>> Mark Wigfield at (202) 418-0253
>>
>>
>> Email: mark.wigfield <at> fcc.gov
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