Dish network charges an additional fee for every receiver in your house.
Why wouldn't you at least add on a fee for your trouble?

On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 9:00 AM, Steve Jones <[email protected]>
wrote:

> We try to do a second service where possible, we charge the full install
> but only 20 bucks a month for the second site. Makes management easier.
> If it's just a midpoint hop because of Los we charge 300 for the ptp
> install and 20 per month maintenance. We reuse recovered gear for the ptp
> where possible.
> If they want service at both locations and it needs ptp, we use a mikrotik
> at the first with two ports bridged to maintain management of the ptp and
> second location. I think they put a second standard install fee on top of
> the 300 for that. And the 20 per month for the service.
> We maintain and service all the equipment under our standard service
> policy (no charge for service calls and replacement of damaged components
> free for everything other than abuse)
> Since we don't charge for truck rolls there is a set of steps the customer
> has to go through over the phone to verify an actual issue. That resolves
> most of it with no truck roll.
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2018, 7:06 AM Jon Langeler <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> +1
>>
>> Jon Langeler
>> Michwave Technologies, Inc.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2018, at 9:36 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, I'd rather do that any day of the week.  Frankly, I'm not
>> interested in one time work from most internet customers.  They'll try to
>> hold you responsible for that PTP connection until the end of time even
>> though you only got paid for it once.
>>
>> Plus your tech support deals with internet connections every single day
>> so adding one more internet connection for them to support doesn't hurt,
>> but adding special stuff means they have to know how to support the special
>> stuff.
>>
>> Just my 2c.
>>
>>
>> On 9/4/2018 6:26 PM, castarritt wrote:
>>
>> We used to default to offering a PTP for a one time fee, and a ~90 day
>> warranty.  Now we default to offering a second PTMP service at the full
>> price, and it is surprising how many people bite on that.   We still do
>> some PTPs when customers don't have LOS at the second site, but mostly it
>> is to avoid losing their business by failing to meet their needs.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:32 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Depends I guess.   IMO it's important to have a demarc point.  It could
>>> be the CPE, PoE, Surge protector, jack on the wall, whatever.  You pick a
>>> point and anything before that point is your responsibility.  IMO it should
>>> be a point where you can remotely test everything up to that spot.
>>> Anything past that point is billable either as T&M, or as a recurring
>>> managed service.
>>>
>>> Anything you're doing past the demarc is creating a blurry area in
>>> people's minds.  Your techs don't know where to stop working for free, and
>>> the customer doesn't know whether they should call you or call a computer
>>> fixin guy.  They'll default to calling you.
>>>
>>> So yeah, I'd do a cheapo point to point link with outdoor bridges for
>>> $400.  Or I might do it for $10-$15/month as a recurring service.  My rule
>>> of thumb is equipment cost/12, round to fives.   If it's a recurring fee
>>> then they'll expect support, so I'd make sure people know they have to meet
>>> the same standards as any other installation, and that the equipment needs
>>> to be remotely manageable.
>>>
>>> If it's a separate, second internet connection then just charge full
>>> price for it.  It's putting the same load on your infrastructure as the
>>> first connection, so why they should they get a discount for it?
>>>
>>> -Adam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/4/2018 1:47 PM, Kurt Fankhauser wrote:
>>>
>>> Been having a lot of customers lately wanting internet service in extra
>>> buildings, garages, barns. In the past i have helped them do this but not
>>> added any monthly bill for it and it seems like half the time end up having
>>> to go back for service call to fix an issue in a building basically not
>>> getting any monthly residual for. Does anyone offer to customer the ability
>>> to hook up extra buildings on their property and charge them monthly for
>>> it? I am thinking another monthly bill for same package they are on -$10
>>> month since its a second building. So if their main home is $50/month
>>> second building is additional $40. Anyone else doing this?
>>>
>>>
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