Finding Dishes for 802.11b Service? 29
toygeek2002 asks: "With the proliferation of 802.11b, plans like this one are popping up all over. Where is the best place to FIND such dishes? Numerous Google searches have led to dead-ends, and calls to some local satellite TV shops tell me I'm gonna pay a lot for a 2-3' dish. Where's the best place to find old Primestar or other such dishes?"
Newspapers? (Score:1)
Re:Newspapers? (Score:1)
I'm pretty sure Dish Network [dishnetwork.com] works the same way, since their hardware is available at Sears [sears.com] and Radio Shack [radioshack.com].
several options (Score:2, Informative)
Another option, steal..........
And what about the dishes used on news trucks? THe small-form ones are very durable, because a lot of the crews don't know what they are doing. Thise would work, and are probably cheap and easy to obtain.
Re:several options (Score:2)
Re:several options (Score:1)
Hrmmmm... (Score:4, Informative)
For the paranoid: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPI
old dish, eh? (Score:3, Funny)
Why not make one (Score:2)
If all you want is the dish, why not make one? Telescope mirrors aren't too hard to make, and a RF dish should be a lot easier.
-- MarkusQ
Dishes are $50! (Score:2)
Re:Dishes are $50! (Score:3, Informative)
If you look long enough you might find one on the street on trash pickup night. Just put a 2.4 Ghz Yagi on it and you have a high gain antenna...
you didn't look very hard (Score:3, Informative)
Re:you didn't look very hard (Score:1)
Why build? (Score:3, Informative)
At first it might seem that building your own dish is the cheapest solution--but I really question that. I considered building two antennas for my shot that's about a mile. If you really want something to work, consider getting a real (professional) antenna. They aren't that much more expensive when you factor in your cost in time plus they are almost guaranteed to work.
I just ordered a couple of PacWireless parabolic dishes (21 dBi) and pigtails. Sure, I'm paying roughly $175 all said and done--but that's much cheaper than my time right now. If you want to buy, look at NetNimble [netnimble.net] and Electro-Comm Wireless [ecommwireless.com].
Obviously, it's much more "cool" to have put together your own antenna with a pringles can, a primestar dish, or aluminum foil. I can't doubt that one bit. But my neighbor's aren't going to complain about a (relatively) tasteful dish up on my roof compared to a hacked-up job that's rusting away. Add to that this guy's story [vpizza.org], and I was sold: 300-400Kbps for the homemade deal compared to 3.5Mbps with a dish. I can feel comfortable knowing that my link will need to experience a huge amount of interference before it goes down.
Re:Why build? (Score:2)
Re:Why build? (Score:2, Informative)
You aren't going to be able to fry yourself with most normal wireless equipment.
Re:Why build? (Score:2)
Re:Why build? (Score:2)
Re:Why build? (Score:2)
Find places without cable... (Score:1)
D-Link (Score:2)
New dish prices (Score:2)
You can get a new 24" dish [partsexpress.com] for $55 or an 18" dish [partsexpress.com] for $35 at Parts Express [partsexpress.com]. I don't work there, I just shop there.
SD
Make Me an Offer (Score:3, Informative)
Where is the best place to FIND such dishes?
When we moved into our new house, the last couple had PrimeStar (one meter dish complete with lnb and receiver), wireless digital cable (from BellSouth, now defunct; 28db gain yagi, 2.4 ghz) and TimeWarner cable. I kept the cable. Everything else is in my shed.
If you'll pay shipping and a token finder's fee, you're welcome to the dish, lnb and receiver.
InitZero
802.11b (Score:1)
Re:802.11b (Score:1)
Ummmm.... (Score:2)
Superpass (Score:1)