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I'm a PC, so shut up
Consultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA | 99.999% reliability? That's less than six minutes of downtime a year: this looks like it's going to be quite a challenge to meet. | |
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join:2003-11-15
Ottawa, ON | Re: 99.999% reliability? you get what you pay for. there's no way you can operate 3x3 with that kinda uptime for under $20 | |
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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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| Re: 99.999% reliability? said by Roop  :
you get what you pay for. there's no way you can operate 3x3 with that kinda uptime for under $20
Even if the uptime falls to 90 % who cares look at the price to speed ratio. Plus it falls on fiber, the only equipment that may fail off the go is probably the access points. Either which way thats a good start for the community. We need more like this to start.
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72276539
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join:2001-01-19
Atlanta, GA
| Re: 99.999% reliability? said by BosstonesOwn :
said by Roop :
you get what you pay for. there's no way you can operate 3x3 with that kinda uptime for under $20
Plus it falls on fiber, the only equipment that may fail off the go is probably the access points.
Wouldn't go there.... our fiber ring at work went down and it turned out to be a patch wasn't applied properly allowing dirt to get in the ring. Fiber is not seemless.
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Techless
Like I care
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join:2002-07-19
Hypoluxo | It's a muni.
What if the uptime is only 99% and the price goes up to $22 bucks a month.
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GNXPower
Got Boost?
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join:2003-12-18
Huntington Beach, CA
| If it were Comcast I would say they mean 99.999% uptime of their billing computer and lawyers, but with a muni, who knows. Sounds like a claim from someone unfamiliar with providing this type of service. Even consumers don't expect 99.999% uptime.
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72276539
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join:2001-01-19
Atlanta, GA | It was clean, ring had been up for a year... just somehow that patch came undone. Then of course you have fiber seeking backhoes. | |
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pacmanfan
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join:2003-11-22
Mansfield, MO | I'd like to know... ...what they're paying for that gigabit connection  | |
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join:2004-05-21
Fremont, OH | Re: I'd like to know... Prolly almost nothing if its on the city's fiber network which most of them have. Then those are linked to the major networks such as MCI's UUNet or Qwest. In Ohio its linked to the MSN network:) | |
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is chilling
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join:2000-11-03
somewhere | Re: I'd like to know... it's all good as long as it's not linked to the AOL network  | |
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join:2004-05-21
Fremont, OH | Re: I'd like to know... Then it'd be like the RoadRunner network...LOL  | |
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Augustus III
If Only Rome Could See Us Now....
join:2001-01-25
Gainesville, GA | no way you can.... .... compare bandwidth starved horny college students to normal folks at home.
So it will do just fine.. unless they all run a speedtest at the same time. | |
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join:2002-08-28
Tucker, GA | Re: no way you can.... You leave no option for horny folks starved for bandwidth. | |
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marcw
join:2001-05-18
Saint Paul, MN
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1 edit | St Paul Suburb??? Something that probably only the locals care about but... Chaska is most definitely NOT a St. Paul suburb. It has been and always will be a Minneapolis suburb.
As an aside, Chaska is home to Hazeltine National Golf Club (1992 U.S. Open), Paisley Park (hangout of aging rock star Prince), and Chaska Laudramat.
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DivineDark
join:2001-08-30
Oklahoma City, OK
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| my 1/50th of a dollar This whole broadband plan sounds like a little slice of communism. Sure it sounds good but its doomed to fail IMO. Who will be in charge of upkeep on this network? One could imagine the standards of service to be much lower than your local cable or dsl provider. Kind of like government cheese. | |
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JakCrow
join:2001-12-06
Palo Alto, CA | Re: my 1/50th of a dollar Cheap broadband not being run by some money grubbing cable or phone company. It must be crushed! | |
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Data Ho
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join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
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| Compare that to a T1... quote:
According to Edward Rerisi, Vice President of Research at ABI Research, TowerStream in New York is offering five megabits per second for about $500 per month. "Compare that to a T1 service typically offering only 1.5 megabits for about $900 a month. Companies like these offer better pricing, better speed, and fast provisioning to get the service up and running quickly," he said.
Oddly, I'd already made that comparison before I read the entire article. As much as I luv my $$$ T1 $$$ (Air Net Link rocks!!), I'd kick 'em to the curb without a second thought for a deal like that!
* gets out the binoculars and hops up on the roof, to see if there's any evidence of a wireless provider coming to town * | |
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rewket
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join:2003-08-21
Longueuil, QC | Re: Compare that to a T1... my ADSL has never been down in the past years..
what r u talking about isps not coming close to 99.9% | |
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join:2004-05-19
Saint Paul, MN |  Re: Compare that to a T1...
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ReVeLaTeD
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join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA
| EXTRA EXTRA!! Citizens of Chaska, Minnesota all simultaneously complained of nagging headaches, a doctor reported yesterday.
"It's all this Wi-Fi," the doctor added. "clearly, we are looking at some brain tumors and cancerous growth. It's a shame; I loved downloading music. Got some Bayer?"
A representative of the municipality could not be reached for comment.
Schools closed down today, as teachers kept complaining that they were not able to concentrate on teaching because of a dull pain in the center of their heads that didn't seem to go away.
"I think it's great," said an anonymous McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals representative. "Business has never been better. People are buying Motrin like candy, and they have no idea that it won't work. Our organization has decided to invest an undisclosed amount to this Wi-Fi effort, in the hopes that it will garner interest statewide." | |
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join:2003-12-10
Durham, NC
| Re: EXTRA EXTRA!! said by ReVeLaTeD :
Citizens of Chaska, Minnesota all simultaneously complained of nagging headaches, a doctor reported yesterday.
"It's all this Wi-Fi," the doctor added. "clearly, we are looking at some brain tumors and cancerous growth. It's a shame; I loved downloading music. Got some Bayer?"
A representative of the municipality could not be reached for comment.
Schools closed down today, as teachers kept complaining that they were not able to concentrate on teaching because of a dull pain in the center of their heads that didn't seem to go away.
"I think it's great," said an anonymous McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals representative. "Business has never been better. People are buying Motrin like candy, and they have no idea that it won't work. Our organization has decided to invest an undisclosed amount to this Wi-Fi effort, in the hopes that it will garner interest statewide."
You, sir, are an idiot.
What sort of tree-hugging, neo-hippie, conspiracy theory magazine did you read that said cell tower levels of EM radiation cause an increased rate of cancer? For the love of God, don't move to Chaska. I would hate to share the bandwidth **ahem** I mean see you kill yourself for precedent setting, low cost broadband.
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ReVeLaTeD
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join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA | Re: EXTRA EXTRA!! was a joke. Sorry. Figured I'd give people a laugh. I thought the whole "doctor downloading music" was a giveaway. | |
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That will go over like a lead balloon.