24-7 Online

Clint Armstrong said:
I find mufasa most interesting of all with his comment on ICASA. Great to think that you believe WaveStream actually had that kind of clout.
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Not wavestream clout, Telkom clout. We all know icasa is telkoms lapdog
 
Facts?
How about giving us some facts then Clint.

Why does Wavestream continue to carry customers, if they've liquidated?
Do your creditors know that you're still operating?
 
mufasa said:
welcome to the forums clint. One of very few wisps with a face on the forums. Hope the amps have come down :)
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Thanks for the welcome Mufasa. NOT AMPING! I joined this FORUM to work with people who obviously share my passion for wireless internet and hope that together we can find solutions to wireless issues raised.
 
Hunted said:
Hi Clint and welcome to the Forum,

What is the SSIDs you guys use and where is your high sites located?

Thnx
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Our ssid's are 24-7online.co.za Highsites are in Tygerberg, Protea Valley Kenrdige, Cape Town City, Mobray, Kayelitsha, Tokai, Garlendale
 
Piesang said:
Only problem I have is the fact that they state on their website that installation is from R599. I got my quotation and according to it my installation cost is R3420. I'm not willing to pay that amount for a wireless installation.
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R599.00 would have been the cost should you have been able to connect to one of our mesh nodes. We do not have one in your area yet but with increasing interest we are currently considering a node there. Will keep you informed.
 
captainwifi said:
Wisps amping their signal should be boikotted!
www.uninet.co.za can you prove to us you are not amping your signal??



Bulldust I distinctly remember speaking to mr.Armstrong we he uttered the following hubris to me:
"...Icasa regularly measures our power levels." You Wispies should simply shut down,you are wrecking our spectrum.
If we find an omni blast the thing with fake SSID's
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Advanced Technology used by 24-7 Online does not need amping.
 
daffy said:
Facts?
How about giving us some facts then Clint.

Why does Wavestream continue to carry customers, if they've liquidated?
Do your creditors know that you're still operating?
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Wavestream and 24-7 Online are not related! - Please do not assume this just because i work at 24-7 Online. Is this FORUM not for discussing wireless - bringing better wireless products/services to consumers? Lets stick to the programme as i know we both have enough experience to help members who spend time and money visiting this FORUM.
 
One of the purposes of this forum is to protect consumers.

So lets get some answers, because I'm sure a few people here are curious.

There have been enough fly-by-night Wireless ISP's, and these consumers aren't suddenly going to jump on board with anyone that comes along, especially not when they're connected to some of the shadier Wireless ISP's.

Give them a reason to believe you.
 
See no Evil - Talk no Evil

Name rings a bell .... Deja Vu from a good few years ago ... shady characters doing the rounds ....
 
I dont trust a WISP of any sort... been burnt by 2 fly-by-nights. Telkom has ethics compared to some shady WISP operations. My basic requirement is refrences... I want the names and numbers of at least 10 customers.
 
Clint Armstrong said:
Advanced Technology used by 24-7 Online does not need amping.
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Clint, could you explain to us what the 'Advanced Technology' is? Please enlighten us!
 
daffy said:
One of the purposes of this forum is to protect consumers.

So lets get some answers, because I'm sure a few people here are curious.

There have been enough fly-by-night Wireless ISP's, and these consumers aren't suddenly going to jump on board with anyone that comes along, especially not when they're connected to some of the shadier Wireless ISP's.

Give them a reason to believe you.
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Daffy you are expecting me to get into a mud slinging contest. I wont entertain this kind of behaviour! However I will make the folowing statement: Wavestream had numerous shareholders and as I was a shareholder with more than a Million Rand of my own money invested I liquidated the Company in the hope of getting some kind of a return on my money. As I can recall Megawan was in the same boat a few years back, you will know as you worked for them. I joined the two owners of 24-7 Online who have substantial business backgrounds as appointed wireless operations director to deliver their mesh product to the market. In my opinion the product is superior to most, and i have used all from Mikrotik, IkarusOS, Linksys, Senao and StarOS.
 
I'm here in the interests of helping the consumers, as I'm sure you are too.

And I'm quite sure a few of the consumers reading this thread are thinking the same things, and they have asked a few questions of their own.
 
Ryder_JHB said:
Clint, could you explain to us what the 'Advanced Technology' is? Please enlighten us!
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Radio performance that is powerful enough to penetrate buildings, System architecture fast enough to move voice and video. Every software feature imaginable at your command with a central network manager. Pre-programmed functionality and a propriety software protocol which allows it to automatically link to other mesh units, thus scaling without any user intervention. Once the mesh nodes are deployed, only a single ethernet backhaul connection is required into a given unit. When this is provided, the complete network automatically links together and all network configurations are performance optimized in real-time, creating an instant mesh network. The mesh node contains two independent radios. The primary radio operates at 2.4 GHz and is used to serve WiFi clients.The second radio operates in the 5.8 GHz band is used exclusively for the internal mesh relay. This configuration is ideal as it optimizes throughput and allows for superior data rate and latency performance required for such applications as voice and video. Each radio is designed around 24-7 Online technology and performance is beyond that found in standard solutions.
 
The wifi functionality sounds nice.

I have a notebook and a i-Mate Jasjar both with built-in wifi. Will I be able to use your service without buying any other hardware?
 
Piesang said:
The wifi functionality sounds nice.

I have a notebook and a i-Mate Jasjar both with built-in wifi. Will I be able to use your service without buying any other hardware?
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Piesang we have tested this functionality and yes that is what happens in area's where the mesh is already rolled out. We have also taken it a step further with roaming between cells while conducting a voip call to the office. The pings drop one packet while switching between cells and this you dont even detect on the voip call.
 
Clint Armstrong said:
Piesang we have tested this functionality and yes that is what happens in area's where the mesh is already rolled out. We have also taken it a step further with roaming between cells while conducting a voip call to the office. The pings drop one packet while switching between cells and this you dont even detect on the voip call.
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Do you have a wifi coverage map? How can I test it to see if it works?
 
Curious about 2 simple things - putting technology aside.

2.4GHz equipment - 100mW EIRP?
5.xGHz illegal is SA (licensed to some of the municapalities for their own use)

Explain how you get past those. I dont personally believe a 2.4GHz deployment is possible on 100mW EIRP.
 
Wanted to add, without giving too much info away, if 5.x GHz could legally be used, I will start a WISP tomorrow on a range of good 5.x GHz equipment. I have a company registered in SA with a current VANS license and enough funding to blow your socks off if this can be done legally ....

Now theres a challenge. Trust me - I know ICASA's offices well by this stage after months and months of negotiations and business plans. We have proven to them we can deploy in a certain band, the band is available, the equipment will be modified as required to suit whatever spectrum chunks would be given - yet they will not release it due to a 'technicality'.
 
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