I was told that they wouldn't allow their resellers to load TC on them
because KN wanted to sell their own hardware, full of bugs as we've all
seen.
(In their defense....maybe they've fixed the hardware or now allow the CB3
loads.) The CB3 is just a ubicom based device.
-bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Metcalf" <dan.metcalf@wbsysnet.com>
To: "'Karlnet Mailing List'" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] Karlnet and YDI
> What? You have a working cb3 TC client?
>
> The CB3 is great, if karlnet can offer this, even "unsupported" I'd buy
> it
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com] On
> > Behalf Of Blair Davis
> > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 5:27 PM
> > To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
> > Subject: [Karlnet] Karlnet and YDI
> >
> > Karlnet is to be part of YDI.
> >
> > To me, at least, this is troubling. I have never had any good luck
> with
> > YDI products.
> >
> > We can hope that the existing software product line is maintained.
> > Hardware is good, but one of the major advantages to Karlnet has
> always
> > been the large number of hardware devices that can be flashed for use
> as
> > a CPE. Including the flashrom units, many lucent/orinoco products,
> the
> > compact flash versions, and the Ubicomm/wet11 style. This has
> prevented
> > us from becoming dependent on one manufacture of hardware.
> >
> > We can hope that the tech support will be LEFT ALONE. Karlnet tech
> > support is the single most responsive group that I have dealt with.
> No
> > one else even comes close.
> >
> > On the flip side, maybe YDI will realize that what they have here.
> > Karlnet is by far the most cost effective upgrade path for anyone
> > currently needing to upgrade an existing wireless network from
> 802.11B.
> > But, this requires that YDI commit to keeping the existing separation
> of
> > software and hardware. If YDI decides to no longer sell just the
> > software, but to require that you buy their own hardware with it, then
> > Karlnet is dead.
> >
> > Personally, I hope that YDI will give us a commitment on pricing and
> > availability for the software for at least the next 2-3 years.
> > However, I am doubtful that we will see that.
> >
> > Until this shakes out, we have placed the planned conversion of our
> > 802.11B network to Karlnet on hold. I hope we will have more info to
> > base our long range planning soon....
> >
> > Blair Davis
> > West Michigan Wireless ISP
> > 269-686-8648
> >
> > PS: I sent a Engenius CB3 200mW radio to Karlnet for evaluation as a
> > flashable unit. The CB3 is available for less that $100 in quantity.
> > But, after they made it work, the project was dropped. My CB3 was
> > returned to me. It is now a TC client and works great. I'd bet that
> > this YDI thing is why it was dropped. The CB3 could have been very
> nice
> > high power TC client at a very nice price.
> >
> >
> >
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