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mrgprime

join:2006-01-05
Canada

Re: RipNET Wireless Broadband

$3k for a 64' tower? That doesn't sound good.

They came by this Friday and did the survey.
They just emailed to tell me that they could not get a usable signal from Lansdowne, Lyndhurst or their Brockville
tower. They think we are too low and too many trees blocking. So they are asking if we'd like a bucket truck to come by in the "next couple of weeks" to see if they can get a signal from higher up. They say they that if we get a tower they will need to install Guy-Wires to hold it up.

Do you think if they get a good signal from high up they'll let us build our own tower? $1300 for hardware is a little rough but an extra $3000 for a tower is simply insane!
b_p_smith

join:2002-02-13
·RipNet

Re: RipNET Wireless Broadband

$3k is about right for a properly installed Delhi (guy-less) tower. And these *must* be properly installed. Typically you'd be looking at roughly $1500 for the tower itself, and a good $600-$800 for the concrete for the base. If you have the ability to do the actual installation (digging the hole, etc) and understand the proper techniques, you can definitely install yourself.
You can also hire anybody else you want to install the tower. That's totally independant of the wireless installation (you just call them back after).

You can go for the cheaper TV tower approach, which will require guy wires. That saves money but in my opinion looks bloody awful.

I've heard that 2-way satellite pricing has come way down in the past few years. Have you priced them out?
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