This is the best idea I've ever heard for a WISP business invention. I LOVE the idea. It would be really hard to justify the cost on customer installs. I could see maybe bundling it into every business install. It also becomes one more reason why our business installs are better. We could power cycle it remotely, view statistics, etc. I think I could justify it on every business account.
On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 5:47 PM, timothy steele via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > A cap that keeps ants/worms on of SM for tree installs would be nice > > — > Sent from Mailbox <https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox> > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 7:45 PM, That One Guy via Af <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> 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" <[email protected]> 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" < >>>> [email protected]> 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 >> > >
