[BC] DSL

[Leon D. Zetekoff]

On 2/22/2010 11:38 AM, Mark Croom wrote:
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> Now, with the new nearby SLIC, we're running a 5MB/2MB asymmetrical, and it's way more reliable than before, not to mention just plain faster. I'm having virtually no downtime with the new setup.
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did you ever think of getting a full or fractional T-1 instead of DSL as 
that would be a guaranteed bandwidth.
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> One of my sites has a wireless ISP because the telco doesn't provide DSL and there's no cable, either. Talk about a weak option...good grief. The slightest bit of icing on the antennas and the speed goes down to nichts. When everything is clear and good I get about a meg down and almost half a meg up. Today, I'm getting 22K down and 6K up. I wondered why my VNC wasn't working worth beans on Friday and now I know. There's ice on all the antennas (including my broadcast antenna) thanks to this hilltop being susceptible to low clouds/fog sooner than some of the nearby lower elevations.
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> The distance to the access point is three miles, perfect line of site, flat land etc etc.
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Since I've done fixed wireless a fewq questions:

1. WHere is this? How high up is their antenna and what type is it?
2. DO you know what freq you're on?
3. WHo is the provider and what equip are they using?
4. When I was working for a WiSP in NoVA we had a 27 mile shot on 5.8 
ghz from tallest building in Reston to a tower in Haymarket up on the 
hill. We had it set to 10mb (mostly residential off that tower). We 
usually had good sigs even with the snow/ice. If there is any issues 
with Fresnel zone that could definitely scrwe things up

Leon

Depending on freq, ice/snow could definitely affect the signal.

> I wish the WISP guys used higher-power radios; maybe it would help. Or maybe we just need better antennas. I have a Tranzeo link between a couple of my sites using 3' parabolic antennas with radomes. That thing seems to work through about anything. 17.4 miles at what, 600mW TPO? Amazing.
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> I have the wireless ISP because I have an automation computer out here, and use VNC to get into it (it's 80 miles from the office). Not too useful for remote access when I can only get 6 kbps upload speed.
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> Mark
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> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Edwin Bukont<ebukont at msn.com>  wrote:
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>> DSL w/ 3MB download at site for last project and it seems to work just fine so far.
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>> Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT
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