thanks for the response scott. i'll forward you email to my business partner who does all the purchasing.
as for the keys just make all the SMs $5 more and make them all unlimited. I'd think that'd be a revenue neutral decision for y'all but i'm not your bean counter. the kets just plain suck! thanks, sean On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Scott Imhoff via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > Sean, > > > > Thanks for the constructive feedback. We are working on a couple of ideas > that align to your comments that you will hear more about in 2015. > Fundamentally I agree that keys should be portable but not an easy nut to > crack; however, we are working with that in mind. > > > > My email address is [email protected] and if you don’t > mind I would like to hear more specifics on your experience with variable > pricing on the SMs ranging $20-$40 with each transaction – that statement > surprised me a bit. > > > > Scott > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Sean Heskett via > Af > *Sent:* Friday, November 21, 2014 12:42 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cambium Outlet - Who doesn't like a bargain? > > > > dear cambium, > > > > please just offer us one low price year round and stop with the speed keys > for SMs. > > > > I live in NW CO where we can install APs and backhauls from May to Oct. > The rest of the year it's too snowy, icy and cold out to even try to get to > our towers, all of which are above 7,000 feet MSL and several are above > 10,000 MSL. a special price on APs or backhauls from Oct to May does me no > good and I will simply ignore your advertising attempts. > > > > We install SMs year round. every time we go to purchase SMs (and we buy a > lot) the price changes $20-40 per SM. Please make this stop...I'd like to > know my costs are stable and not blowing in the wind so that i can get busy > installing more clients and therefore buying more SMs from you. > > > > Also with regards to the license keys for the SMs, this is a huge extra > cost burden and the key is stuck to the device for eternity so i there for > have to constantly track which SM has which key and what plan the client is > subscribed to. When they cancel i have to set aside as special inventory > all the keyed SMs. So now we have to stock 900, 2.4 and 5.7 FSK, 5.4 430, > and 5Ghz 450 20Mbps and unlimited...That's 6 different SMs to track and > stock and a lot of times the unlimited 450s that come back into inventory > get mixed up and redeployed to a client that only needs a 20Mbps key :-/ > also we have to stock and track the keys in the licensing portal so that > we don't run out. > > > > YOU ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING LIGHTBULBS (SMs)...SELL ME MORE SMs AND > YOU WILL MAKE MORE MONEY. > > > > 2 cents > > > > -Sean > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Scott Imhoff via Af <[email protected]> > wrote: > > All, > > > > You may or may not have noticed but Cambium is trying a new concept on our > web site called “Cambium Outlet” to make available at substantial discount > material that we have in excess. The page can be viewed at: > > > > http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/cambium-outlet > > > > The list will be updated on a periodic basis, approximately every two to > three months, based on changes in part number inventory. > > > > We welcome any suggestions to improve the page and process. > > > > Happy hunting! > > > > Scott > > >
