From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Nov 23 02:58:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA29889 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 02:58:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from server.visiontm.com (server.visiontm.com [208.236.113.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA29884 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 02:58:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from harry@visiontm.com) Received: from hp.visiontm.com (hp.visiontm.com [192.168.93.5]) by server.visiontm.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id FAA12317 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 05:56:35 -0500 (EST) From: "Harry Patterson" To: "freebsd-isp" Subject: Wireless ISP Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 05:51:04 -0500 Message-ID: <01be16cf$2b4d9a60$055da8c0@hp.visiontm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I'm looking for information on the various ads I've seen for wireless ISP's (mostly California). The claim is T-1 speeds for app. $50.00/month. My questions are: 1) What equipment is used to reliably offer point to multipoint? From what little I can find Spread Spectrum appears to be the best technology alternative from companies such as WaveAccess. 2) How does it avoid interference from trees, buildings etc? 3) What's the cost for the base equipment and customer units? 4) For those that have used it, what has the reliability been and the effects of weather and other outside interference? 5) Do the end users have to put up exterior antennas or is the equipment strong enough to stand on it's own? Thanks in advance, Harry Patterson Vision Technology Management To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message