A cap that keeps ants/worms on of SM for tree installs would be nice — Sent from Mailbox
On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 7:45 PM, That One Guy via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > then youre already putting in 5-20 dollars worth of cable, 20-35 dollars in > surge protection. 5-15 dollars in mounting hardware in incidental costs > aside from the CPE there isnt really much breathing room for residential > 29-39 dollar connections. Especially in cases like us who eat the CPE cost. > The reality is it would be just one more piece of equipment for customers > to plug in incorrectly, or even better, completely bypass. > That being said, I want it, and I want it to display the MAC address of the > attached device so that when a customer gets a new router to self provision > they can look on the display and know what it is, we still have CS staff > telling them to look on the sticker on the router.. fucking dipshits. > E > On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Josh Reynolds via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: >> Honestly, a RB2011 fills that niche pretty well. Lock the LCD to display >> only WAN bandwidth, and disable the touchscreen. Techs can log into the >> RB2011 with the admin credentials and check on the wireless clients, >> interface errors, run speed tests (tcp) to the headend of your network, >> etc. >> >> $5/mo for router management a month is what we charge, and the people >> that have the service love it. >> >> Josh Reynolds, Chief Information Officer >> SPITwSPOTS, www.spitwspots.com >> On 10/05/2014 01:18 PM, TJ Trout via Af wrote: >> >> I would love to find a router that has poe output and all of the >> diagnostic features you mentioned. It would be nice if the customer could >> just look at the router to see the status of the connection up down or >> otherwise. >> On Oct 5, 2014 2:13 PM, "Chris Fabien via Af" <af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >>> I'd say you are correct. Would love to have the functionality but even at >>> $75 I couldn't justify the cost. >>> On Oct 5, 2014 5:08 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account) via Af" < >>> af@afmug.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Following up on the previous email about product ideas, I have an idea >>>> for a product which at least I think would be really cool, but I also think >>>> would likely be a big flop, just because of the apparent cost sensitivity >>>> of installs. >>>> >>>> It seems to me that it would be nice to replace the power injector at >>>> customer sites with more of an intelligent device. One that provides >>>> functionality like traffic metering, cable diagnostics, customer-location >>>> speed tests, and so on. The unit would have jacks for the radio, the >>>> customer equipment, and power. It would also have a display which shows >>>> real-time usage data for the customer to be able to determine for >>>> themselves what their current internet consumption is. There are a lot of >>>> natural outgrowths from this such as watchdog reset of the radio itself, >>>> automatic problem notification to the WISP, etc. My goal would be to >>>> instrument this as much as possible. >>>> >>>> If you think of this as a 'smart power meter' for internet, with >>>> diagnostic tools built in, then you've got the basic idea. This is not >>>> intended to replace the customer router/nat device, and will only be a >>>> Layer 2 device as far as traffic goes. There will likely be some limited >>>> traffic shaping possible based on the underlying ethernet swtich chipset. >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, these can't be a $20 device. $75 might be doable for >>>> higher volumes, but $100 is more in the comfort zone for the volumes I >>>> typically move. Of course, this is a CPE device and I'm not even sure how >>>> many I'd sell so these prices are guesses at best - but more likely to go >>>> down instead of up. >>>> >>>> Although I suspect most people would love to have one of these at each >>>> install, I have a hard time believing that most people would swallow adding >>>> even $75 to the cost of each install, let alone the $100 which might be the >>>> price I'd have to hit for lower volume. Is this a fair assumption? Would >>>> you add such a device to each install? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> > -- > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
