Outstanding. Thanks.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 November 2010 23:18, Colin Stanners <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:colin@ninja.ca">colin@ninja.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
If it seems a 40/50ft'er is enough, I'll let you know next time I'm offered one.<br>
<br>
A co-worker living near St. Jean-Baptiste has installed dozens<br>
of those, he'd probably be willing to come out to your place and<br>
offer advice for a reasonable price, heck maybe some beers.<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
On 11/19/2010 10:48 PM, Ian wrote:<br>
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Wiband was making noises like they would like nothing better than to install<br>
on an existing tower, or at least the installation crew was all for it.<br>
Finding a tower and install at a good rate is another matter all together.<br>
Wiband is the best option if I can get line of sight. A tower hunting I<br>
go.<br>
<br>
My email to the <a href="http://www.rrafn.com" target="_blank">www.rrafn.com</a> service bounced. I have a hunch that my<br>
experience there could be somewhat informal.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 19 November 2010 17:29, Adam Thompson<<a href="mailto:athompso@athompso.net" target="_blank">athompso@athompso.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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I'm not sure if they go that far south, but Prairie Mobile Communications<br>
has (or had) a fixed-wireless service through parts of southern Manitoba.<br>
<br>
Working with a fixed-wireless provider in NW Ontario, I can also confirm<br>
that "you get what you pay for". A free-standing pole with guy wires<br>
anchoring it is cheaper in equipment/capital cost but requires more (and<br>
more skilled, and more expensive) labour to install. Also not legal in some<br>
places.<br>
<br>
There are many people in southern MB who can erect towers& poles (cheaper<br>
than WiBand), the challenge is finding them... And then convincing WiBand to<br>
just use the existing tower.<br>
<br>
For halfway-decent or halfway-reliable service, expect to pay about $3k in<br>
install costs w/o a contract. On a contract, that often drops to $1k,<br>
$100-$300 or even $0 depending on contract length and provider.<br>
<br>
Barret's Xplorenet is a good option if a) no-one else can reach you, or b)<br>
installation of a tower or mast is contra-indicated for some reason (land<br>
unsuitable, prohibited by wife on aesthetic grounds, etc.). Otherwise, NWO<br>
has mostly the same experience with them - it's better than dial-up, but<br>
worse than everything else.<br>
<br>
-Adam<br>
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