Not really. 450b sucks with Fresnel issue and other limitations. 450 and 450 retro SM's with reflector dishes still do a solid job for us here in NM.
On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 3:44 PM Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > Do you have 450 and 450b reversed? > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Sam Lambie > *Sent:* Monday, November 25, 2024 4:39 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment > > > > Because a new 450 SM is $280. A perfectly good used radio is free for > redeployment. We have a recovery list that the installers reference when > they are in the area and swing by and pick up the radio and dish. We leave > the mast and cable as it's now considered part of the house. It makes good > business sense. Now 450b's can rot in hell as far as I care. > > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 11:25 AM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: > > Nope. It's just business. Why spend a greater amount to pick up the > equipment? > > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:44 PM David Hannum <dhan...@mynewera.net> wrote: > > Josh - I bet your nickname in school was Eeyore . . . > > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: > > $25 for a radio for $10 in gas to pick it up, $10 dealing with the > customer, $10 in caulk/silicon, $10 hearing them complain about nothing, > $10 in labor costs, $1000 in lost revenue because you wasted time picking > up a $25 radio instead of hooking up a new customer > > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 10:01 AM David Hannum <dhan...@mynewera.net> > wrote: > > Like Adam, we keep tabs of where the gear is and when we are in the area, > we swing by and pick it up. But not sure why you'd not want to rescue good > radios. Folks like Wireless Units and Surplus Wireless will purchase it > off you, so don't just arbitrarily abandon it. $25 (or whatever they give > you) for a used SM is at least something for it. > > > > Dave > > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 8:26 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > About the same. We kept a running list of "pickups" and it would be > filler work for the field people. They'd remove the antenna and maybe the > cable, but never worried about the POE. > > We usually got to them pretty quick because we left empty spaces in the > schedule for service calls, and if there were no service calls we'd go do > pickups. > > > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] < > j...@brazoswifi.com> wrote: > > We say: "we will grab it the next time we are in the area". > > > > No special trip. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone > > > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> > > Date: 11/18/24 11:16 AM (GMT-06:00) > > To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> > > Subject: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment > > > > We are starting to run into cases where customers cancel (most commonly to > get T-Mobile Home Internet) and while the CPE is still perfectly functional > we would not redeploy it. Like a Cambium 450 SM with a reflector dish (as > opposed to a 450b). So we don’t want it back, and don’t want to send a > tech out to remove it. > > > > Sometimes customers insist they want us to take it off their house. Is > there some legal obligation for us to do this? I think if you discontinue > DISH or DirecTV and want the sat dish taken down, they don’t come do it > (unless maybe you pay to have it done). > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > > -- > *Sam Lambie* > Taosnet Wireless Tech. > 575-758-7598 Office > www.Taosnet.com <http://www.newmex.com> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- -- *Sam Lambie* Taosnet Wireless Tech. 575-758-7598 Office www.Taosnet.com <http://www.newmex.com>
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