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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
      last edited by

      Locking this for a few so that we can fork the thread.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        And..... go.

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        • NerdyDadN
          NerdyDad
          last edited by NerdyDad

          Tri-County Wifi

          Just registered the domain.

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          • bigbearB
            bigbear @NerdyDad
            last edited by

            @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

            Tri-County Wifi

            Just registered the domain.

            Did you use a hifen?

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            • NerdyDadN
              NerdyDad @bigbear
              last edited by

              @bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:

              @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

              Tri-County Wifi

              Just registered the domain.

              Did you use a hifen?

              No hyphen. Tricountywifi.com It's parked right now.

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @NerdyDad
                last edited by

                @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                Tri-County Wifi

                Just registered the domain.

                Did you use a hifen?

                No hyphen. Tricountywifi.com It's parked right now.

                It is not wifi though.

                It is wireless broadband.

                Stupid users will think they can connect their pone to your wifi.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  Good point, that will be confusing.

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                  • NerdyDadN
                    NerdyDad
                    last edited by NerdyDad

                    I do plan on buying more domains and redirecting later on, but don't have the funds for that yet.

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                    • Reid CooperR
                      Reid Cooper
                      last edited by

                      This is a sweet project. Nothing small, good luck.

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                      • bigbearB
                        bigbear @NerdyDad
                        last edited by

                        @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                        @bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:

                        @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                        Tri-County Wifi

                        Just registered the domain.

                        Did you use a hifen?

                        No hyphen. Tricountywifi.com It's parked right now.

                        I think a hifen would add some flare 😉

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
                          last edited by

                          I've never seen hyphen spelled hifen before.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            http://www.quickmeme.com/img/04/04f3a84584a85745d8b921012043e06608f9367ad9dca8c9573335cccb9e7378.jpg

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                            • bigbearB
                              bigbear @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller 5 stiff drams deep and I'm in the hands of autocorrect...

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @bigbear
                                last edited by

                                @bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                @scottalanmiller 5 stiff drams deep and I'm in the hands of autocorrect...

                                LOL

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                                • dafyreD
                                  dafyre @NerdyDad
                                  last edited by

                                  @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                  I do plan on buying more domains and redirecting later on, but don't have the funds for that yet.

                                  TricountyWireless or Tri-CountyWireless...

                                  [grammarnazi]
                                  It's hyphen!
                                  [/grammarnazi]

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                                  • ObsolesceO
                                    Obsolesce
                                    last edited by

                                    Never use hyphens in URLs.

                                    In your company name, sure. Not in a URL though.

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                                    • NerdyDadN
                                      NerdyDad
                                      last edited by

                                      After thinking it over the weekend, I think I'm going to stick with Wifi, because other companies using "wireless" gives the connotations of a cell phone company.

                                      Examples:
                                      "Verizon Wireless"
                                      "AT&T Wireless"
                                      "Sprint Wireless"

                                      In this company, I am still using wifi technologies (IEEE 802.11ac technologies to be exact) in order to operate this company. Therefore, the "wifi" is staying. This may take some customer re-education but I do believe that it is an important differentiator to make.

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @NerdyDad
                                        last edited by

                                        @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                        After thinking it over the weekend, I think I'm going to stick with Wifi, because other companies using "wireless" gives the connotations of a cell phone company.

                                        Examples:
                                        "Verizon Wireless"
                                        "AT&T Wireless"
                                        "Sprint Wireless"

                                        In this company, I am still using wifi technologies (IEEE 802.11ac technologies to be exact) in order to operate this company. Therefore, the "wifi" is staying. This may take some customer re-education but I do believe that it is an important differentiator to make.

                                        Interesting - I've never used a WISP before, I just assumed the communications to the tower was something other than typical WiFi frequencies.

                                        How does using WiFi like this affect network saturation in an area?

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                                        • NerdyDadN
                                          NerdyDad @Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          @dashrender said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                          @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                          After thinking it over the weekend, I think I'm going to stick with Wifi, because other companies using "wireless" gives the connotations of a cell phone company.

                                          Examples:
                                          "Verizon Wireless"
                                          "AT&T Wireless"
                                          "Sprint Wireless"

                                          In this company, I am still using wifi technologies (IEEE 802.11ac technologies to be exact) in order to operate this company. Therefore, the "wifi" is staying. This may take some customer re-education but I do believe that it is an important differentiator to make.

                                          Interesting - I've never used a WISP before, I just assumed the communications to the tower was something other than typical WiFi frequencies.

                                          How does using WiFi like this affect network saturation in an area?

                                          Its just like enterprise wifi. Make sure to first do an environmental test first to see what is broadcasting and its channel width. Then make sure you find a channel that is pretty quiet. This is typically easier to do in the 5 GHz range, as there are still so many channels available with not a lot of interference from other devices, like there is in the 2.4 GHz range (microwaves, other wifi networks, etc.) Weather typically isn't going to be an issue, but visual line-of-site challenges can be, such as trees.

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                                          • NerdyDadN
                                            NerdyDad
                                            last edited by

                                            I'm going to ask for a MOD to fork this topic as it relates to the idea, but is not directly tied to this.

                                            I plan on doing a LOT of installations of CPE equipment. I plan on utilizing U Mobile for aligning CPE with the tower, along with day-to-day managerial tasks, and a VoIP extension. It needs to be rugged with a camera. I don't really care if it is Android or iOS, but would probably prefer Android as that is what I am carrying for a phone right now. Big screen is probably more of a need, battery is not as I can charge it while driving around or in the office.

                                            Anybody have any suggestions?

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