Any providers ever WISP'd?
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I've always thought that the idea was interesting. Never imagined being able to make a living at it. I'd love to do it if it made just a few dollars. It would be a fun project and good experience. But it would be super hard to even break even. So I've never tried it. You need the right situation for it to work.
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http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Edgerouter-Router-ERLITE-3/dp/B00HXT8EKE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461162167&sr=8-1&keywords=edge+router+lite - $99
http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-TS-5-POE-TOUGHSwitch-Advanced-Controllers/dp/B00CSRK6DE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1461162196&sr=8-6&keywords=edge+switch - $87
http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Nanostation-NSM5-802-11a-Hi-power/dp/B00HXT8KJ4/ref=pd_sim_147_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=31rdd4v4UtL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL160_SR160%2C160&refRID=0H6WP5WD2FWQSY1ZYSAB - $85
http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-NanoStation-Window-Mount/dp/B004EHUR8U/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=31JdpJfo9FL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL160_SR160%2C160&refRID=11H77JM2EXK4RDK1MD8N - $19
http://www.amazon.com/Dripstone-1000ft-Solid-Network-Ethernet/dp/B00QJGG4IG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461162817&sr=1-1&keywords=cat6+ethernet+cable+1000ft -$56
http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Modular-Plugs-Stranded/dp/B004D5RFCE/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461162853&sr=1-1&keywords=cat6+plugs - $13
http://www.amazon.com/InstallerParts-Network-Installation-Stripper-Screwdriver/dp/B008NXK0WO/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461163192&sr=1-4&keywords=crimping+tool -$60Total $419. That leaves $581 for any other tools you might need.
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Or you can get one of these:
https://www.streakwave.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=EP-R8 - $459 -
@marcinozga That's going to let you provide service, sure. They were paying $5 for the microwave based wireless radios they were using in the mid 2000s. That side of it hasn't really changed that much price wise in a long time.
Where are you getting the backbone connection? That's going to be the biggest single cost sink. I actually complain all the time that OneCommunity has fiber run in my front yard, but isn't accessible unless you run a business. They have a POP in Cleveland where most of the major backbone providers are also located. So to get started, this is my short list.
- Negotiate fiber availability with OneCommunity
- Negotiate contract for an access port on one of the major backbone providers wikipedia's list (Said contract is going to be $ per megabyte/sec or some such because you WILL NOT qualify for peering yet. Just look at some of the peering requirements listed on wikipedia.)
- Negotiate with major providers (YouTube, Netflix, Cachefly, etc) to provide their local cache servers. They'll all want at least a minimum of a gigabit connection, which means a 10gb or 40gb port with OneCommunity.
- Setup your services on equipment that can actually keep up with your OneCommunity port speed. (Here's a hint, I don't find any 10gb ports on Ubiquity no matter how much I'd rather use their stuff.)
Of course I'm assuming you're wanting to sell service to more than ~20 households.
@KyleCaminita I have to talk MYSELF out of this all the time, guess I'm getting good at it
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@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga That's going to let you provide service, sure. They were paying $5 for the microwave based wireless radios they were using in the mid 2000s. That side of it hasn't really changed that much price wise in a long time.
Where are you getting the backbone connection?
From your local ISP. Once you get into the area of negotiations with major backbone providers you usually get out, that's whole different league.
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The one WISP provider I personally know gets his bandwidth from a local provider. He stays busy, but has the oil field niche that is all going automated and remotely managed.
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@marcinozga said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga That's going to let you provide service, sure. They were paying $5 for the microwave based wireless radios they were using in the mid 2000s. That side of it hasn't really changed that much price wise in a long time.
Where are you getting the backbone connection?
From your local ISP. Once you get into the area of negotiations with major backbone providers you usually get out, that's whole different league.
If you plan to extend the service beyond what the local ISP has built out, then maybe you could do it, but it really limits the market you have available. Think of it this way, you are a potential competitor to the ISP, are they going to give you a good deal?
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@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga That's going to let you provide service, sure. They were paying $5 for the microwave based wireless radios they were using in the mid 2000s. That side of it hasn't really changed that much price wise in a long time.
Where are you getting the backbone connection?
From your local ISP. Once you get into the area of negotiations with major backbone providers you usually get out, that's whole different league.
If you plan to extend the service beyond what the local ISP has built out, then maybe you could do it, but it really limits the market you have available. Think of it this way, you are a potential competitor to the ISP, are they going to give you a good deal?
They don't have to. You just buy the service from them, then re-sell it. We were buying DSL lines at the regular business plan prices. I think overall we had close to 1000 customers in 30k city.
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@marcinozga said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga That's going to let you provide service, sure. They were paying $5 for the microwave based wireless radios they were using in the mid 2000s. That side of it hasn't really changed that much price wise in a long time.
Where are you getting the backbone connection?
From your local ISP. Once you get into the area of negotiations with major backbone providers you usually get out, that's whole different league.
If you plan to extend the service beyond what the local ISP has built out, then maybe you could do it, but it really limits the market you have available. Think of it this way, you are a potential competitor to the ISP, are they going to give you a good deal?
They don't have to. You just buy the service from them, then re-sell it. We were buying DSL lines at the regular business plan prices. I think overall we had close to 1000 customers in 30k city.
Apparently it's different where you are. Around here even the business lines often have clauses that prevent you from reselling the service
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@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga That's going to let you provide service, sure. They were paying $5 for the microwave based wireless radios they were using in the mid 2000s. That side of it hasn't really changed that much price wise in a long time.
Where are you getting the backbone connection?
From your local ISP. Once you get into the area of negotiations with major backbone providers you usually get out, that's whole different league.
If you plan to extend the service beyond what the local ISP has built out, then maybe you could do it, but it really limits the market you have available. Think of it this way, you are a potential competitor to the ISP, are they going to give you a good deal?
They don't have to. You just buy the service from them, then re-sell it. We were buying DSL lines at the regular business plan prices. I think overall we had close to 1000 customers in 30k city.
Apparently it's different where you are. Around here even the business lines often have clauses that prevent you from reselling the service
Yeah, I think that that is pretty common.
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@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@travisdh1 said in Any providers ever WISP'd?:
@marcinozga That's going to let you provide service, sure. They were paying $5 for the microwave based wireless radios they were using in the mid 2000s. That side of it hasn't really changed that much price wise in a long time.
Where are you getting the backbone connection?
From your local ISP. Once you get into the area of negotiations with major backbone providers you usually get out, that's whole different league.
If you plan to extend the service beyond what the local ISP has built out, then maybe you could do it, but it really limits the market you have available. Think of it this way, you are a potential competitor to the ISP, are they going to give you a good deal?
They don't have to. You just buy the service from them, then re-sell it. We were buying DSL lines at the regular business plan prices. I think overall we had close to 1000 customers in 30k city.
Apparently it's different where you are. Around here even the business lines often have clauses that prevent you from reselling the service
Not surprised - a resold line has a higher likeliness of running at or near full capacity. The sad fact is that ISPs almost always oversell their bandwidth, they have expectations of something like 30% usage over the 24 hour day.
