Just a matter of ramping up...However, qty has not been in the 15 range ;) Distributors should get more mid next week.
Thanks, Ben On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: > Why are they air shipping such a limited quantity? I got four out of the > first batch and have had eight on pre-order for two weeks now. Double > Radius finally got an order in and there were 15 radios. That seems like a > very small amount to ship. I have pre-orders in with both DR and > Streakwave and still no AF5X. Is this like the Playstation launches where > they intentionally produce less than demand in order to generate hype? I'm > hyped. Please send more AF5X now. > > On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Ben Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Paul - >> >> Yes, they have already been shipped to distributors (they are either >> still in transit or close to arriving). The reason AF-5X arrived so much >> before the dishes is due to the fact the AF-5X are small and can be air >> shipped. Some of the OMT conversion kits were also air shipped (again due >> to size). >> >> Thanks, >> Ben >> >> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The 30 and 34dBi models are shipping ?? From what distributors? Not >>> seeing stock at the ones I tried >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ben Moore >>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2015 1:07 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] af-5g23-s45 >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Ken - >>> >>> >>> >>> Yes, this means shipping from factory overseas by end of month, which >>> means arriving end of June timeframe. >>> >>> >>> >>> Start shipping does mean smaller qty, but is expected to be good volume >>> out of gate (though will not cover all orders on first shipment). I expect >>> 2nd shipment to cover. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Ben >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ben, does “start shipping” imply limited quantities? >>> >>> >>> >>> And is there a boat trip inbetween “end of this month” and distributors >>> receiving their shipments? Or more like a UPS ground trip from a Ubiquiti >>> warehouse? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Ben Moore <[email protected]> >>> >>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2015 9:55 AM >>> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] af-5g23-s45 >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Ken - >>> >>> >>> >>> The 23dBi model has not started shipping yet. The 30 and 34dBi models >>> are as well as OMT conversion kit. The 23dBi was completely new design and >>> there were some late tooling changes made. They will start shipping to >>> distributors end of this month. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Ben >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 8:18 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Has anyone actually received and tested one of these? What's the issue >>> with availability, how can the radios be shipping but not the antennas, >>> doesn't seem to be rocket science. I know there has been discussion about >>> using a 3rd party dish or panel, just wondering if there's anything >>> official on availability of the official Ubiquiti dish which would be the >>> most compact solution. I saw one retailer quoting January availability on >>> their website, that has to be a mistake, right? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
