Online is easier. You can study at your leisure, but all exams are proctored. Comsearch is still pushing their promotion, which I believe is the cheapest option.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 9:12 PM <af-requ...@af.afmug.com> wrote: > Send AF mailing list submissions to > af@af.afmug.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > af-requ...@af.afmug.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > af-ow...@af.afmug.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AF digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. CPI training & exam (Ken Hohhof) > 2. Re: The Future (Ken Hohhof) > 3. Re: [BULK] Re: OT Swimming Pools (Ken Hohhof) > 4. Re: CPI training & exam (David Coudron) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:27:16 -0600 > From: "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> > To: "'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'" <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: [AFMUG] CPI training & exam > Message-ID: <001401d5d0b2$514f8660$f3ee9320$@kwisp.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Has anyone here taken the CPI training, either online or in person? Any > recommendation which is best? I'm thinking online would be more > self-paced, > but WISPA is offering in person at WISPAmerica. However that likely means > staying an extra day. > > > > Also what format does the exam take? Is it in person if you take the > course > in person? Online at a later date? Retake if you fail? Does anyone fail? > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/private/af_af.afmug.com/attachments/20200121/9cf835d2/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:31:46 -0600 > From: "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> > To: "'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'" <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] The Future > Message-ID: <001901d5d0b2$f264b520$d72e1f60$@kwisp.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > The other thing about giant tech companies like Google, Amazon, and SpaceX > is they can do even giant projects at a loss. Eventually they may intend > to make a profit, but meanwhile they have used other peoples money to drive > you out of business. There are also startups that lose money like crazy > chasing market share, like ridesharing and coworking companies, although > big funds like Softbank seem to be learning not to throw billions at > startups without a business plan to reach profitability. > > > > > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Ryan Ray > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 2:18 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] The Future > > > > I'm still very wary of this. There seems to be a lot of over-promising > under delivering. In typical Elon fashion, no details but the world runs > with it and puts out all these data models that make it seem like the > second coming of christ. Customer CPE is a pizza box ufo <$200 and they are > starting in 2020, but there's no pictures or details. How is that even > possible? We're buying 450b at a more expensive cost and there ain't no > phased antenna with motors in it. > > > > Then all you read online is the cult following of spaceslax who takes a > twitter post as gospel and just keeps perpetuating the same tired > information. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 10:02 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com <mailto: > part15...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > If the SpaceX Starlink system works at 50% of what it's hyped, it will > become the future of rural internet. Urban is still going to be > dominated (eventually) by fiber for the foreseeable future. Higher speed > wireless will be very, very local. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 1/19/2020 6:29 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: > > I don?t know why, but this evening got me thinking about broadband > delivery over the past 30 years and the future of broadband. > > > > First we had nothing, then along came dial-up and that was amazing and > many companies sprung up offering the service. Giants like AOL and Prodigy. > > > > Then DSL and Cable came along as well as wireless and dial-up has all > but died. > > > > Now DSL is basically dead, cable and wireless have gone through several > iterations and we are seeing a push to fiber. > > > > What?s the possibility in the next 10 years cable and wireless will be > dead technologies with fiber at the fore front? Possibly. > > > > But then..... is fiber really future proof? We are talking about > investing hundreds of millions into fiber infrastructure, because it?s ?the > future?. But is it? > > > > So far every technology delivery mechanism to date has become obsolete > in as little as 6-10 years. > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/private/af_af.afmug.com/attachments/20200121/b91b0911/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:34:00 -0600 > From: "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> > To: "'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'" <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] [BULK] Re: OT Swimming Pools > Message-ID: <001e01d5d0b3$42225f90$c6671eb0$@kwisp.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Chuck needs a pool so he can sit by the pool and eat Vienna sausages. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 2:14 PM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: [BULK] Re: [AFMUG] OT Swimming Pools > > On 1/21/20 12:08, Adam Moffett wrote: > > Is this some kind of wireless or fiber optic pool? I think it's weird > > how we can spend all day on this tangent. > > > That's why this list is the best. > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:39:59 +0000 > From: David Coudron <david.coud...@advantenon.com> > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CPI training & exam > Message-ID: > < > ch2pr17mb359016f42ba8c9394b15189589...@ch2pr17mb3590.namprd17.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I did it online through Commscope. It goes pretty fast. Online > sessions and test are a big afternoon to a full day. Keep in mind that it > is a permanent relationship between who you get certified through and > yourself as a certified individual. Not a one time class and you are done > with them. You will have an ongoing relationship to keep your CPI > credentials. It isn't too big a deal, but some folks might want to work > with a company to get CPI certified that they already have a relationship > with since their ID is tied to the training company that certifies them. > > My advice would be to do it online when you can and not waste time at > WISPAmerica on it. No reason to wait for WISPAmerica from what I can > tell. Steve did the same I think. Steve any thoughts on that? > > Regards, > > David Coudron > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:27 PM > To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: [AFMUG] CPI training & exam > > Has anyone here taken the CPI training, either online or in person? Any > recommendation which is best? I'm thinking online would be more > self-paced, but WISPA is offering in person at WISPAmerica. However that > likely means staying an extra day. > > Also what format does the exam take? Is it in person if you take the > course in person? 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