ieee1394
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join:2001-08-25
Washington
 ·TowerStream
| Update Got a call this a.m. from TowerStream field tech. They replaced an antenna at the Tower. They then headed my way and ended up pointing my antenna at a different tower all together. In fact, it makes no sense why I wasn't pointed at this tower in the first place when it was a clean shot.
Not only that, but the original antenna install was so pathetic that the whole thing was loose. Those 2ft antennas are pretty heavy and they pick up the wind like a giant sail.
So they repointed the antenna and then locked the whole thing down with supplies gleaned from a quick trip to the local hardware store.
The bonus: I'm the only one on hitting that particular tower right now. Bandwidth test resulted in 18Mbps down and 21Mbps up--the max for this setup. We'll see how long that party lasts. 
In summary: kudos to TowerStream for getting this sorted out (although I haven't run extended tests yet). I'm still skeptical that performance could possibly remain high as subscribers are added...something to do with physics and economy of scale, blah blah blah. |
