A huge part of their job is to regulate the ILECs too, so they are bound to
have friendly thoughts toward their largest customer.
From: Ken Hohhof
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:30 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss
I suspect once upon a time the FCC (and its pr
We are supposed to get our first snow tomorrow. What I don’t like is to send a
skilled field tech up someone’s roof or TV tower just to take down a dish,
bring it back and throw it in the dumpster. Our area is also spread out enough
that it might be months before we can do that without driving
I guess if you have down time you can knock on the door of a customer you
formerly had, but we haven't been in a position to have any down time for
months/years - too many fiber installs to do.
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 1:31 PM wrote:
> There is the old marketing rubric of “constant contact”. The
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 wrote:
> Josh - I bet your nickname in school was Eeyore . . .
>
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Josh Luthman
> wrote:
>
>> $25 for a radio for $10 in gas to pick it u
There is the old marketing rubric of “constant contact”. The former customer
sees your company, sees they are still getting something of benefit. That has
intangible benefit.
In other words, “cast your bread upon the water. “
It costs little if you use down time and dead head time to pick
I suspect once upon a time the FCC (and its predecessor the Federal Radio
Commission) focused on technical and administrative duties, kind of like the
FAA. It seems to have undergone major mission creep. Into social, political and
cultural issues. It's not obvious that radio spectrum licensing s
The OET part of the FCC has always been in the WISP corner.
From: Tyson Burris
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:10 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss
After two decades in the wireless internet service provider (WISP) industry,
it’s become clear to m
Nope.
From: Ken Hohhof
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:31 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] AI and recruiting
Reddit?
Original Message
From: ch...@go-mtc.com
Sent: 11/19/2024 5:59:37 PM
To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group"
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] AI and recruiting
v\:
I was surprised those didnt take off more. Ive come across roof mounts that
blew over cause the tech used tapcons, so im not surprised the techs
didnt like the right product for the job
On Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 5:14 PM wrote:
> It was HDPE with a foaming agent and UV stabilizer.
>
>
>
> *From:* Ke
and "Rein in big tech" probably isn't in the FCC's wheelhouse and probably also
shouldn't be done.
-
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
Midwest Internet Exchange
The Brothers WISP
- Original Message -
From: "Bill Prince"
To: af@af.afmug.com
Sent: Tuesday,
I remember one customer switched to us from another WISP, that told them to
remove all the equipment themselves including hardware and cable and ship it to
them, or pay a non return fee. I think I have also seen WISPs list in their
terms something like a $50 fee to come out and take down the eq
a burning house melts roof snow
But its good you value your employee safety and make that call for them
I remember when i thought i was being loyal and hard working going out to
throw salt on an iced roof so i could get up there to do the install. it
partly worked, but was still slick as snot. I
Way back in 2002 I put screws through the bottom of a set of tennis
shoes to get on a roof that we had a repeater on... Dumb ways to die #1002
On 11/20/24 11:14, Steve Jones wrote:
a burning house melts roof snow
But its good you value your employee safety and make that call for them
I reme
I don’t think Reagan would be nearly as confused as JFK would be.Regards,Jeff Jeff BroadwickCTIconnect312-205-2519 Office574-220-7826 Celljbroadw...@cticonnect.comOn Nov 18, 2024, at 6:32 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:I was a Reagan conservative. I think Ronnie would be confused if he were reincarnated i
hopefully, musks doge thing looks at the funding waste and
recommends gutting all funding and recommends enacting legislation banning
any and all government funding for any internet.
Hopefully Carr guts any and all internet related reporting requirements and
acknowledges the fact the FCC never had
Steve, bit early for hitting the sauce, doncha think???
From: Steve Jones
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 9:45 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss
hopefully, musks doge thing looks at the funding waste and recommends gutting
all funding and recommends
I recently started helping a friend grow a service MSP. He brought in a
sales mentor to guide us. she started showing us how to utilize chatgpt,
she said with it, anyone can do anyones job (ultimately resulted in letting
his marketing guy go). Its like having a staff member who knows everything
an
if we bombed canada a little bit it would be hard for them to keep up the
facade, most of canada and most canadians are just cardboard cutouts. we
bomb them a little youll see, people just standing there, smiling and
burning. Mybe carr will expand FCC powers to bombing any nation within
radio range
just tell them a house burned to the ground doesnt have a CPE on it. then
offer to let them make sure they have good homeowners insurance before
scheduling.
We abandon gear below 450b and force 300. If a customer demands we remove
it, we put it on the standby schedule. My only concern is the ones
After two decades in the wireless internet service provider (WISP) industry,
it’s become clear to me that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hasn’t
exactly been our biggest supporter. While we often exchange polite handshakes
and warm smiles, these gestures rarely translate into the sub
Haha, when I was in elementary school, Mexico and Canada were our neighbors and
friends (and Russia was our enemy). I think that was the Mister Rogers period
of history. Won’t you be my neighbor?
From: AF On Behalf Of Steve Jones
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:46 AM
To: AnimalFarm M
I think Cogent handed sales over to AI long ago.
Maybe I need an AI to answer their calls, like this:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2024/11/15/introducing-daisy-an-ai-granny-outwitting-scammers-one-call-at-a-time/
From: AF On Behalf Of Steve Jones
Sent: Wednesday, November 20
Those are probably the folks who think someone with a ham license is a cool
dude not a dweeb or a dinosaur.
From: AF On Behalf Of ch...@go-mtc.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:02 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss
The OET part of the FCC ha
23 matches
Mail list logo
