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[@lukey3030]

Network architect here for FTSE 100 company. Although your design has a lot to be desired I commend your entrepreneurship Alex. Keep plugging away and learning.

[@stevejones8392]

Whilst entrepreneurs should in general be applauded, no one suffering an outage ever says “well it’s ok, he tried really hard”… as a network architect you shouldn’t be applauding this approach in any way. No redundancy and dangerous working practices are obvious. There’s no way I’d have him installing cpe on my premises, h&s would stop work immediately.

[@randomwaffler]

to be honest, i would expect him to be investing in at least multi mode fibre for his cable runs, relying on copper buried in a field is kinda rough

[@Dcoatess]

Virgin media is copper buried in a garden in some areas, whats the difference?@@randomwaffler

[@Sparks0001]

@@randomwaffler The copper is to power the equipment

[@MarioKamenjak]

@@stevejones8392 You are not considering the cost of doing it better.

[@parushyordanov1363]

Man, how I've missed your videos. I grew up with them. It's lovely seeing a familiar face once again! Your attitude hasn't changed, and I can't wait to see what more you've got for us!!

[@iBirdz]

I believe that fiber technology could eventually pose a competitive challenge to your business. However, considering your rural location, the process of its adoption might be slower. Additionally, in the States, fiber installation typically requires a significant demand from the community before it becomes available.

[@stevejones8392]

In the uk most rural areas have access to at least sogea (fttc), with the analogue switch off happening soon, Openreach are having to prioritise rural locations as they have to be able to provide voice services. Without analogue service they have to provide broadband, generally via fibre. Unfortunately wisps will have issues if they don’t provide voice alongside broadband services. I know I wouldn’t want to be relying on a service with non external cat5/6 berried in a field!

[@person12307]

at least in the states wisp are outpacing fiber in the rural areas

[@stevejones8392]

@@person12307 very likely a factor of geography and the sheer size of

[@cdoublejj]

or three pissed off IT guys and a used Vermeer

[@Fordtruck4sale]

Real threat is Starlink

[@RealAshleyBailey]

WISP stands for Wireless Internet Service Provider, not Provision

[@imtempie]

provision is another word for providing.. same thing

[@imtempie]

@@therelaytimes While 'Wireless Internet Service Provider' is the most common abbreviation for WISP, 'Wireless Internet Service Provision' is also an acceptable form. The word 'provision' can mean both 'the act of providing' and 'something provided,' so it can be used in both contexts. Don't be arrogant enough to assume there can only be one way of describing something. SMH Have a nice day.

[@JMR120600]

Provision is the act of providing, which is a thing done by a provider. It means the same thing.

[@KieranMahoney]

@@imtempieno

[@charliefoye6032]

Is it possible to have more of this content in the near future? I've been around since 2016 and with every new upload, the quality just gets better and better. Even if the uploads are few and far in-between👍👍

[@Andrew-tb9vr]

Have been watching a few of the older vlogs this week from 5 years ago! Seems like 5 minutes ago he moved into the office.

[@zionstuart1927]

Same here got me into I.T

[@itsJules8]

Watch you since the old days at your dads house and I really like how you matured mate. This video seems very genuine :) Keep it up

[@madgebishop5409]

more content like this! Would love to see you expand and grow the WISP but as you said at somepoint the full fibre roll out will possibly push you out of the market, but knowing how slow these infrastructure rollouts are i doubt that would happen for 5 years at least

[@AlexanderDoyle]

you've obviously no idea how fast BT?openreach, Virgin media, city fibre, YouFibre, Whoosh fibre, netomnia and so on are building fibre then lol...

[@EpicXProtocol]

Virgin Medias XGS-PON overlay is due to be completed by 2028. So yes 5 years 🤣

[@madgebishop5409]

yikes lol @@EpicXProtocol

[@biggestthreattoyourexistence]

The way the land is owned, and laid out means they will never install fibre.

[@edc1569]

This is caravan site quality infrastructure.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Awesome video love seeing real world installs

[@MrMcMuffinJr1999]

A wild Cody appears

[@AshkaliN]

This channel just poped up in my recom. , dude, i was a technician for over 18 years and sys network admin for about 3 years now for the same company. My point is, i've enjoyed every second of my life doing what you are doing. For you is much better tho, cuz it's for YOU. Dream job. On the field and then behind the computer! Awesome video bro, keep it up! peace

[@ClavinZKL]

glad you're doing good after all these years. i dont remember what you would post when i was younger but i used to watch you haha. i randomly remember you and had to check in.

[@frandc]

WISP is also my work for 15 years ago! love this world too. Great video!

[@nssmirnov]

That looks cool. But cat12 4g router and antenna is Under £80 together and 15GBP/month for unlimited internet. Can be installed without paying thousands to fuel your land rover.

[@HRD154]

this has nothing to do with WISP but been think about life recently and I've come to realize that you Alex have had such a big impact on my life and i am super grateful for it! I been subbed since June 2016 to the main channel and somewhere around there for the vlog channel. sadly i don't watch anymore but that's gonna change. it's kinda weird to look at your channel and feel nostalgia even thought you don't even know me.

[@Jay.J-1]

Loved this video, so interested in what you do in daily business, hopefully more of this content to come 👍

[@UrbanTruckloads]

I wish we could get more of the network related videos. Always enjoyed these

[@JeremyPeters]

“Down to” is the way to go! My ISP has the same mentality and I consistently get about 10% faster speeds both ways than what I’m paying for. I have a symmetrical 150Mbps plan and see anywhere from 160-165 on average

[@SkylerF]

The problem is the network is a shared medium and its hard to garuntee a speed 100% of the time. There may be occasional times of peak capacity with a slow down and thats why most internet providers play it safe by saying "up to"

[@gazzat5]

Your cinematography is on point my man! Fpv drone, go pro, angle shots etc, this must have taken an age to edit 👏

[@chunikahan9190]

Alex I have been watching your videos for the last two years and, you have inspired me to start my own (fibre) broadband business, my concept is a little bit different, however I am extremely grateful for your sharing your experience and confidence in how you setup your network, i managed to target around 2500- 3000 customers in two in half years, thanks for your videos which boosted my confidence. we have a couple of sites around the UK which I would be happy to show you, I look forward hearing your response.

[@thatLion01]

Post some videos, pics

[@mrbrownhook]

Yeah we want some

[@JamesButcher]

what's your ASN?

[@thiyamsuresh4918]

How many customers you have got till now ? Post some videos please.

[@philrobinson8862]

The really big benefit here is that following the initial outlay you're still getting that rolling income, eventually costs could come down and be a cheaper alternative to fttp :)

[@bryansmith3353]

I think what u have have achieved is outstanding search a brilliant idea I've been watching your channel for years can you seem to get better all the time

[@XeonXR6]

I would love to know how you handle the security of such an installation. Do you manage PPPoE credentials?

[@Neil-mk]

Seeing you working on the ladder is scary Get a harness or look up ladder leg lock it’s what fire fighters use when working off a ladder

[@Biokemist-o3k]

I think I can see your house from here... I am in Pennsylavnia USA...lol

[@iiJordan]

You’d of been better off getting some plastic ducting when you buried the Ethernet, it’s not ideal anyway burying Ethernet but at least it would give it a little more protection

[@Will-mj6qh]

I mean it seems pretty smart business but more so something you’d see out of a caravan park. How do you project this will go when fibre rolls out across the country or with Starlink growing? Your “customers” will be out of a service. I’ve got 1gbps FTTP for £30 a month as an example. In a pretty rural area. Also burying Ethernet with no protection is a little risky.

[@cheekster777]

Well done Alex. 👏🏻

[@kaspartheghost866]

monthly or yearly updates on this would be really interesting to see, great video.

[@MikePowlas]

Great video, Just ignore the haters in the comments. They say you should do this or this. They say you are not a real ISP. Yet we see they have no videos of their WISP systems. Keep that camera rolling. Installing and owning a WISP plus being a ISP is a great life.

[@chadpeterson4166]

You need some Wave LR's /Wave Pro's in your network bud. Should be an easy upgrade path for you to get to >1gbps speeds. Might have to add some CRS305's and outdoor SM LC/UPC fiber jumpers but trust me its worth it.

[@nonnac111]

Should try the 60ghz with 5ghz backup. If line of site will be able to get gig to the micro pops.

[@stevejones8392]

I think his lack of resilience on his "core" should be the first priority. A single ER4 is hardly "ISP" grade, let alone enough to charge £540 per month for. Whoever is paying that could likely get their own leased line.

[@Bawlk]

​@@stevejones8392I think you misunderstood, the site at his father's house brings £540 a month between all the neighbours that have signed up

[@LKNL13]

@@stevejones8392no one is paying £540 a month. He said he has multiple people in that area paying and it adds up to £540 a month. With that said, I 100% agree regarding the ER4. I wouldn’t even have one at all at that point and would go for something much, much better. With a failover

[@xxjessiedavisxx]

Great video Alex, thanks so much for uploading a new vlog this week 🧡

[@ChristosLouridas]

Hello mate haven't watched for quite a while now. Love what you've done with the place. The telly is looking sick. Also I love that little tablet at the board behing you. As a person who always enjoys tech talk and wifi talk etc, even though I don't work on stuff like that I always enjoy it. So grateful for you filiming this, being scared of heights I know how difficult it must be to also film it. so gg for that. Take care man.

[@HARVEYSTITSON]

Super interesting video Alex, but i will say it’s worth going on Canva and making some leaflets and posting them door-door in your local area. If you’re not comfortable going door-door and selling your service, you csn’t go wrong with atleast making people aware of your service!

[@_Mackan]

This is really cool! Especially having the ability to limit connection speeds per install! I always have wondered how that's done

[@kernelpanic2887]

Seems like he's also providing the home router. Some of them can be configured to a max speed internally. Otherwise he could also limit from the core based on the IP

[@blindhipshaker6409]

In the borough where I live which is pretty rural they have slowly been puttting in fibre in the ground and on poles. I live in a small town and now get 920Mbps/920Mbps, but some of my friends who are farmers say even though they are putting fibre around they are missing out some folks who are only 400 meters from fibre still cant get it so rely on services like yours.

[@imranpatel7836]

Alex still smashing it after all these years.

[@elmultimediaschoolofartscu3924]

❤❤WATCHING FROM AFRICA 😊😊 SINCE YOU STARTED

[@Trent28888]

When ya paint the antennas etc be extremly careful what paint ya use cause if ya use anything thats got metallic flakes,carbon or anything conductive in it that will act like a faraday cage ;)

[@Trent28888]

Also if u had 1Gb links between spots that would make it easier for ya and u could even look into a IP camera at certain locations or even remote weather stations using LoRA

[@stevejones8392]

Direct burying standard Ethernet cable to run a commercial enterprise....seriously.....also no PPE when climbing the pole, what a joke

[@samirzafar]

Least he’s doing something eh Steve

[@JAMESJONES-me2mb]

Your sat on your ass lol 😂

[@1664kirk]

Yawn

[@AbsoluteTVYT]

His entire setup is a joke, quite honestly. I remember seeing some of the original videos from years ago thinking "well that's not great, but I'm sure it'll get better as he expands". Nope. 100 Mbps throughput to serve a community of homes is certainly... a choice?

[@jettpotter7599]

Yeah I see very little redundancy in place. If all this “pops” are relying on his dad’s house maintaining power and internet, it’s not good enough. Here in AUS I’ve seen a small local WISP become one of the largest ISPs in the state in about 5 years and the level of professionalism and network redundancy is night and day.

[@user-hr2cf9kb9t]

Hat off sir! Excellent. My hope in our youth is restored.

[@JayLlang]

Love the video ever since, watching from Philippines!

[@random.person.9995]

Interesting video. Didn't know people could do this as a sort of business opportunity. I like your "down to" speeds too. 👍

[@BenofYoutube]

Your creativity used to be so much better. Now days your uploads are all over the place and for the most part, it's all content around something we've seen before.

[@takeguard]

Gotta commend the entrepreneur in him, but that network, for all of its devices, is hanging on by a thread.

[@talkinghat88]

Love the “down to 50Mbps” honestly! Great job!

[@stephenpeat3885]

Virgin media lease lines can offer 1gb, 2.5gb to 10gb to 100gb include full fibre. They are trying to complete with City Fibre who can offer from 1gb to 200gb for different size business. City fibre also work with wireless companies.

[@commanderoof4578]

I really really would not rely on this because unless you can provide greater than 1gbps or better prices than other companies your done for with the UK FTTP rollout slowly getting around My nearly 200 year old house has had 1gbps internet for about a month now

[@SnowyPe]

Im stuck with 15 down and 5 up...My location does not allow better Lte.

[@benjones9822]

Yeah fibre is going down everywhere. There won't be any need for his WISP in the near future. I'm about to get my 900mbit/s down and 110mbit/s up fibre taken out and a different provider put 900mbit/s symetrical in for £28 per month.

[@voice.of.reason]

Have 3 Gbs symmetrical internet here for the past year @@benjones9822

[@Matt-ij4zb]

We all know y' all don't need a gig at home...the most you can use at best is maybe 30megs...stop putting pressure on the lad

[@commanderoof4578]

@@Matt-ij4zb 4k youtube pulls more than that... And i dont live alone much less am the only gamer that just installs all my games and doesn't uninstall them easily leading to a TB or more of game updates a month and normally sequentially Not to mention anyone who play tests games need beyond gigabit Its daft how you sat there and said the most you can use is 30mbps even if you ment 30MB/s its still wrong

[@OLIFAB]

Fantastic video Alex! 😁

[@sen5908]

I think starlink is around £70 per month!

[@stereo92]

Nico video! a question, wouldn't painting the devices black increase risk of overheating?

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

I managed to work out the secret location from the video, the hint is in there anyway :) Great video as always, you've got a good niche going as rural areas and distant areas are good for wifi connections because the cost of installing internet running cabling is normally a fortune. The WISP packages work wonders

[@birdapp]

Great video, Alex💯

[@yousvellormeus]

Great stuff ! Keep it up!

[@psychospud4186]

Everyone dreamed of this guy's set up when we were young.

[@DanielJones-fb5rl]

I’m on a 60ghz system. Getting 350/350. Best thing is ever done was switch to air fibre.

[@stephenpeat3885]

Alex you could upgrade your lease line from Virgin to 20gb to increase speeds to 100/100MPS TO COMPLETE with fibre. I am aware that EE 5g have speed caps less than 80mps, and three offer speeds in rural areas not much more than 65 mps with 15mps upload speeds. For example, many smaller villages will not have full fibre but have a digital phone line on a copper line but the telephone line will be digital. To increase the range you need a larger pole with a bigger dish so other rural and small villages could access your service.

[@stevejones8392]

Virgin don’t offer a 20gbps service, he barely has 1gbps presently. Smaller villages will have sogea (which is essentially fttc), so can access up to 80/20, that said many “alt nets” are rolling fibre into small villages too. Speaking from the perspective of owning an isp myself

[@meetthehutchys5801]

​@@stevejones8392the UK government are funding the full UK to have access to a full fibre connection

[@JohnWatkinsUK]

Getting 20Gb/s out of his dad's house wirelessly is going to be the biggest challenge. He's got a 1G bearer at the moment, and that AF5x will only do 650mb/s absolute best case (if it's the better HD version).

[@stevejones8392]

@@JohnWatkinsUK I still can’t believe he’s charging 540 pcm for a 100mbps service. I’ve already checked the btor fibre duct maps and the hotel could get 1gbps for significantly less!

[@konadesu]

EE speed has different speed tiers but their 5G broadband is full speed, Three however have no speed limits and are purely limited to congestion and band availability, I've seen everything from poor 8Mbps to over 1Gbps in rural areas on Three. As for larger towers and antennas there are limits you can run into from planning authorities, cost and congestion from spreading the same amount of spectrum over a larger area

[@1993MAZDAMIATA]

I have not seen you in years. This is the last thing I thought you would be up to😂

[@moretech3489]

Waiting for part 2 Best Videos Ever ❤

[@NoobWork115]

Real business, LOVED IT

[@dan_rad]

I wonder what the cost of those dishes / install costs are? With your time, initial outlay on equipment, providing service and the existential threat that your business model can be crushed by FTTP I don't know if this is the best use of your time... but very entrepreneurial and some great lessons learned + content!

[@michaelcarey]

Very interesting video indeed. Do you keep an eye on what your customers are up to? Are there laws in the UK for WISP owners/operators about keeping logs of what people do with the connection you have purchased for on-selling? It would be nice to assume your customers do the right thing while online... but if they don't and the plod comes knocking at your door (as the owner of the WISP equipment/connection) because something dodgy is going on, can you pinpoint who has been naughty downstream?

[@magxut]

It's none of his business what his customers do online, he just provides the internet

[@michaelcarey]

@@magxut I was just wondering if Alex needs to comply with the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 in running his ISP business. This is a draconian piece of legislation that the UK government is trying to force on all ISPs, big and small. I'm in Australia and our government has similar requirements of ISPs.

[@r7boatguy]

I'm surprised local councils allowed you to put the dishes up. They seem to find ways to stop anything productive in the UK.

[@ThomasPiacentine]

Great video!

[@elmultimediaschoolofartscu3924]

❤❤❤❤❤ LICENSING PLEASE. CAN YOU DO A TUTORIAL ON WHETHER I NEED A LICENSE OR NOT😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@andrewkamoha4666]

1:29 *Excellent choice for a room server!!* All these woods are fireproof right ???

[@joewebber5956]

would be great to see more videos coming up soon

[@TheTezz100]

Alex, you said it 3 hops away from your dads? Dont a wifi to wifi slow the more connections you have between the spots (stations) you setup. Ex. Home router to repeater to a repeater. & each have their own connections from each. On the last one woudbt get the full pass through

[@stefanengler772]

There is one misconception: you can get fibre internet even in rual countryside. It's only very expensive. It's a shame he didn't mention the cost of his internet connection: In my country it's about 2000$ a month and 50000$ installation for some ballpark numbers. It allways depends where they need to dig and if the faster tranching is possible or if there are some areas where they have to dig by hand.

[@randomxspots]

Nice video Alex. You are lucky in your area where the spectrum is not yet crowded.

[@KieranMahoney]

The wifi spectrum? 😂😂😂 most people don’t have wifi in their entire house let alone on their roof

[@randomxspots]

@@KieranMahoney if you are not in that situation, then you are also lucky. not in area which is crowded and each household has a wifi

[@YuProducciones]

awesome, new sub bro.

[@cw_uk]

There's a company up north IX wireless that installed near me, then virgin installed fibre the week after.

[@validixx]

Can’t wait to see this

[@Unappreciatedchef]

I live in a really remote location without good options for internet. I ordered Starlink. I was hoping I could then link that connection with a remote location that is 1.6 miles away. Seems possible.

[@unicodefox]

> undisclosed location > shows the GPS coordinates

[@Solarflare05]

where 😭

[@Knaveofspades6]

Awesome video. Just a question, will the unifi kit atop your new pole be happy in the sunshine with its shiny new spray painted pyjamas?

[@RichyG_YT]

If your traffic shaping is done on that edge router your going to run out of processor very fast, get yourself an infinity router fitted, it’s peanuts for a wisp like you … also WISP = wireless internet service provider. Come on Alex! why are you not using gigabeams or air fibre? Why are you using unifi switches and not edge switches ? Why are you not using edge power for back up reasons ?

[@ilektrokioydio]

Good now I wanna make my own ISP lol. Would be an amazing project but expensive for the first time.

[@skiathosmobi]

Super great video 😊😊

[@Andrew-tb9vr]

Can you do 30 days of vlogmas again? Back to the past!

[@abbasrose425]

OMG Alex! I’m literally trying to do the exact same thing in this very rural area (~200-300pop) that I’m in. The current internet is garbage and I’m trying to bring fast high speed internet to my people. I did research and from out I can get a fiber line (it’s expensive) and I’m wondering can I serve the community with 100mbps or do I need to go higher. I have so many questions. Help me pleeeeaasse!

[@itzsimii]

Depends on what your budget is since its going to be hella expensive and, ofcourse. line of sight. not high building, no trees and other things that block connections.

[@arrowtlg2646]

a 100mbps fiber line if you're going to be serving customers. Between 10 people, that shrinks down to 10mbps which is pretty slow. with QOS, you want to be serving down to 20mbps minimum. Maybe get a gigabit line if you can? It'll be hella expensive but it'll be worth it.

[@blairmorgan9700]

Do you dish out public IP's to your customers ? (if so adding into a video explaining the routing of this would be good)

[@KieranMahoney]

That’s too complicated for him, I’m honestly surprised their not all on the same network

[@sheivongamboa]

great job dude..

[@davidcassidy6065]

I really want to know how you keep that rack cool in your dad’s loft. Surely it must be scorching up there in the summer?

[@mitchkmn4]

50mbps for £47.99 a month?! you’ve got to be joking that’s terrible 😭😭

[@Davisthemagnate]

Can you created a detailed video on the parts and functions of your internet setup

[@jackpubbo]

Down to speeds seem like a great idea

[@kc0eks]

Do you have another channel? Swear someone else just like you but I can't find em. This video was fun though, love wisp and wireless p2p

[@kotgc7987]

-Great idea, however to be scalable with customer support: 1. UX friendly (grandma approved) online knowledge base; 2. UX friendly chat support; 3. email with any images needed; 4. text with any images needed; 5. phone calls. -Customers need to think about after service and maintenance when things break. -How does this setup compare to blockchain Helium and/or WiCrypt? Seems ideal to setup a DAO (decentralised autonomous organisation), automating payments and management. -How do Brits say 'toot' as in car horn and 'tout' as in to advertise? root, route?

[@shazamstergamer8867]

I love ur vlogs

[@ghoshsoumyajit]

Bro you should start preparing for optical fiber connections serving to your customers asap.

[@thiyamsuresh4918]

What about the places that's hard to manage?

[@abisaiamatalo2769]

Great videos.

[@rocky7gd]

Starlink will replace a lot of WISP

[@topmandog1]

router the way you said is it is the wooden tool, router the way you think americans say it is the internet version also i like your idea of down to speeds

[@lovinglifemallorca]

Hi Alex, just wondering how do you get a sponsorship?? i’ve been looking but after advice.. also do u know anything about a good gimbal for iphones so u can start doing lives?? i want a good quality live… hope you can advise me on both ,, Andrew

[@grahameida7163]

is starlink killing your buisness ?

[@andreaswagner468]

in my opinion a reliable internet connection is nowadays a must also thinking of emergencies... Lightning protection Over voltage protection when entering buildings and so on...

[@davidallen2211]

Very well done

[@drizz1744]

The 247.99 a month price has to be a joke. Cable gigabit internet is like 80 a month nowadays.