That's what I've done for years. I've pushed back orders way more times than I've had them shipped. My initial PO was from 2021 or something and I still haven't consumed all items.
On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > They have allowed me to convert an order into scheduled releases and pay > as you go. > > > > Best Regards, > > Chuck McCown > > McCown Technology Corporation > > 8401 N Commerce Drive > > Lake Point, Utah 84074 > > 801-250-9503 Office > > www.microtrench-blades.com > > www.mccowntech.com > > www.terabitnetworks.com > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *tpatel--- via AF > *Sent:* Thursday, December 18, 2025 9:49 AM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Calix question > > > > My experience with Calix is similar to Mark's. > > They were trying to convince me to go with their managed router solution. > They suggested the price for a number of units. I told them I can’t commit > to so many routers per year. Not an issue with meeting the numbers, we can > adjust those numbers based on the usage. Well, our usage was low, so I told > them to adjust the number for the second year. Of course, they will not do > that and wanted me to keep paying them $’s for the stuff I was not using. > So don’t believe anything they say, get it in writing from them. Also, the > price is ridiculous. > > > > Tushar > > > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Mark Radabaugh > *Sent:* Thursday, December 18, 2025 7:08 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Calix question > > > > You apparently didn't try to buy Calix when they decided to do a ERP > conversion and couldn’t produce or ship for a good 6 months. Or during and > a few years after Covid. It works, but you are paying top dollar and > Calix intends to keep as much of the ARPU of your customers as they can. I > will say they are very upfront about that. > > > > Mark > > > > > > On Dec 14, 2025, at 9:17 AM, Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have built 3 different companies using Calix and have had no problems > like you describe below. Xgs in an E7 shelf is pretty high density. And > you dont have to pay monthly if you dont want their managed router > solution. Never had a problem getting equipment. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Dec 14, 2025, at 5:55 AM, Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Calix lost me when I needed higher density hardware and all they ever > wanted to talk about was how they were a cloud service company and look at > all our shiny toys you can pay us monthly for. Yeah - what about actually > hooking up customers? Oh, if you give us a two year forecast of what you > want to buy we will hook you up - just don’t count on them actually having > the equipment when you need it. > > > > Mark > > > > On Dec 13, 2025, at 7:27 PM, Mark - Myakka Technologies via AF < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ken, > > > > We use them. First of all their HW just works and works well. They may > seem to be expensive on the MRC, but they bring a bunch of other services > to the table. They will help with marketing, network engineering, etc. > The support is VERY responsive and the amount of data collected in the > service cloud is unbelievable. > > > > This is all they do, managed routers and fiber distribution. They have to > be top notch to survive. > > > > They fit into our business model, but each business if different. > > > > I would say give them a chance to give you a proposal. See what they > bring to the table. Maybe it is a fit, maybe not. > > > > > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Mark mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > > > > Myakka Communications > > www.Myakka.com <https://www.myakka.com/> > > > > ------ > > > > Saturday, December 13, 2025, 1:51:56 PM, you wrote: > > > > > > > > I assume some of the folks on this list who are doing fiber use Calix ONTs > and routers? > > > > If I go to the Calix website, maybe as a provider thinking of using them > as a vendor, I am totally confused. It is not clear what products they > sell or how I would use them. It all seems to be glossy marketing stuff > about their agentic AI cloud and market insights. I don’t see a single > picture of a piece of hardware. > > > > Is this how a lot of ISPs are making money despite charging low prices? > Do they have an “agentic workforce” monitoring how their customers use the > Internet, cross referencing it to demographics, and mining that data for > ads, upselling, etc.? It seems they have special cloud features for MDU > managers as well. > > > > It seems a lot of cable companies use Amazon’s eero, I wonder if service > provider eero is like Calix, or if it’s just the retail eero with a few > remote management features added. > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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