Re: TWL: Marina Wi-Fi Network
Steve:
We are located on Kent Island, MD which although close to Washington and
Annapolis does not have cable Internet or phone lines that are good enough
for DSL. What they do have is a wireless connection from the local Internet
provider. They describe this as a wireless broadband service with
upload/download speeds of 256/512.
I assumed that the Internet providers would balk at providing a high speed
line but the Internet provider said they did not have any problems doing
this. I guess since they have very little control of how you use the
connection they just don't fight it.
Frank
Where exactly is your "high-speed connection" point? And what is it --
DSL? Cable?
Thanks for any feedback.
E.J. Bleendreeble
http://www.casualsailor.com
Steve Shepley
PreSenSys
http://presensys.com
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Frank,
Why $1000? Is it because you have to bridge a great distance to receive your
ISP's signal? Did you look at the website that Jeffrey mentioned for WiFi
antennas? I didn't know that Comcast didn't serve Kent Island.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Burrows" fburrows@mail.com
| Steve:
|
| We are located on Kent Island, MD which although close to Washington and
| Annapolis does not have cable Internet or phone lines that are good enough
| for DSL. What they do have is a wireless connection from the local
Internet
| provider. They describe this as a wireless broadband service with
| upload/download speeds of 256/512.
Lots of questions about the $1000 worth of equipment from the internet
provider. There is no DSL or Cable internet available at the marina on Kent
Island. Has to do with the distance between the marina and Verizion's
switch. Cable company is Charter and although they just rewired the marina
they don't offer high speed. They don't know why or when they will. I think
this is all an effort to maintain the "charm of the eastern shore". The
only Internet provider I can find is the one I currently use for dial up.
It is a combination ISP/Gas Station/Chinese take out/Trailways bus
station/car wash. (is this a great country or what!!) They describe this as
a wireless broadband service with | upload/download speeds of 256/512.
The broadband connection is wireless from a tower about a mile away. The
internet provider describes the equipment as
"BreezeACCESS II Subscriber Units with an Outdoor or Indoor Radio Unit and
Antenna. This equipment is manufactured by Alvarion. These Subscriber Units
are comprised of a wall-mountable unit and an outdoor unit. The Subscriber
Unit connects to data equipment using a standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
10BaseT (RJ 45) interface
I assume that I would plug in the Wi-Fi access point into the Ethernet
connection. Since the ISP requires their receiving equipment to be used I
may not have much negotiation power here.
Frank,
Why $1000? Is it because you have to bridge a great distance to receive your
ISP's signal? Did you look at the website that Jeffrey mentioned for WiFi
antennas? I didn't know that Comcast didn't serve Kent Island.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Burrows" fburrows@mail.com
| Steve:
|
| We are located on Kent Island, MD which although close to Washington and
| Annapolis does not have cable Internet or phone lines that are good enough
| for DSL. What they do have is a wireless connection from the local
Internet
| provider.
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Well Frank,
Your ISP sure provides a broader spectrum of services than Comcast! With
most electronic equipment, tis better to rent than buy. I've taken an
amateur's tour of the website Jeffrey mentioned:
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/ . I do not know if Jeffrey added anything
beyond a WiFi 10db antenna. Depending upon the need for amplifiers, etc. it
is easy to get up to $1000. I assume that their price includes installation?
It seems that your ISP is unwilling to gamble upon a continuity of
customers. In other words, if they get their money up front, they need not
concern themselves if everybody who uses the Internet up and leaves. I can
only hope that you pioneers can sell your piece of the $1000 to future
liveaboards. It might be wise to try an extreme test and see if everybody
can get on at once to determine throughput capacity. Then, you would know if
you could afford to add additional subscribers. I guess that the marina's
contribution is a place for the amp and antenna and a little electricity?
Best,
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Burrows" fburrows@mail.com
|
| The broadband connection is wireless from a tower about a mile away. The
| internet provider describes the equipment as
| "BreezeACCESS II Subscriber Units with an Outdoor or Indoor Radio Unit and
| Antenna. This equipment is manufactured by Alvarion. These Subscriber
Units
| are comprised of a wall-mountable unit and an outdoor unit. The Subscriber
| Unit connects to data equipment using a standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
| 10BaseT (RJ 45) interface
|
| I assume that I would plug in the Wi-Fi access point into the Ethernet
| connection. Since the ISP requires their receiving equipment to be used I
| may not have much negotiation power here.