Well then, seems like I'm the only one that fits into my niche. I guess I'll be 
developing this only for myself. And I'm perfectly okay with that.

Thank you,
Brett A Mansfield

> On Dec 9, 2015, at 3:21 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Agreed. I have under 100 subs (though some of them pay handsomely) and 
> there's no way I'd run my WISP without one of the established billing systems.
> 
> 
> 
> -----
> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
> http://www.ics-il.com
> 
> 
> 
> Midwest Internet Exchange
> http://www.midwest-ix.com
> 
> 
> From: "Darin Steffl" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 4:04:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Need new billing solution asap!!!
> 
> Brett,
> 
> After reading over this thread thoroughly, I don't think you understand how 
> great your life would be if you paid the small amount that one of these 
> billing/customer management systems cost. Wispmon, VISP, Azotel, powercode, 
> Sonar, etc. The cost is nearly nothing and it saves you TIME. What is your 
> time valued at? I value my time between $150-200 if someone wants me to do 
> the work personally. With the time that Azotel saves us today with only using 
> a handful of their features, it more than pays for itself in labor costs. We 
> will probably look at Sonar once it is more finished and utilize even more of 
> the features, saving even more hours every month. I'd say for every $1,000 a 
> month we spend on a billing system, we'll save at least $2,000 in labor costs 
> every month and it will help us collect money much faster and not give out 
> free internet to no pays.
> 
> You are not thinking straight if you think you're going to develop a FREE 
> billing system that does everything you want accurately without bugs that 
> need to be fixed over time. You have upfront cost to develop such a system 
> and then ongoing maintenance to add new features and support it. Your cost 
> and frustration is going to be much worse than just picking one of the big 
> WISP billing providers out there, I promise you that.
> 
> If you are too stubborn to listen to the WISP's here that have already gone 
> through your process, good luck to you sir. You're not the "first" one to 
> have the idea of building their own system and the smart ones decided against 
> it and went with an established provider and don't regret it at all.
> 
>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Well then, best of luck in your endeavors!
>> 
>>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Brett A Mansfield 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> The research I did was very extensive. Wispmon in particular has their 
>>> pricing right on their website (which I love by the way. I wish everyone 
>>> would).
>>> 
>>> You say that billing is the most important part of my business. I 
>>> respectfully disagree. It is actually one of the least important. The 
>>> product I'm selling is by far the most important, and the customer service 
>>> is next. Billing only happens after the first two are met. 
>>> 
>>> You mentioned several other things:
>>> 
>>> "I'm curious to what other systems you have in place that handle things 
>>> like mapping, monitoring, FCC reporting, sales tracking, prospect 
>>> qualification, inventory management, ip management, work orders, trouble 
>>> tickets, scheduling, provisioning, automated suspension and payments, 
>>> reporting, and more in addition to billing?" 
>>> 
>>> With the small size of my company this is all very easily managed with 
>>> simple (and free) spreadsheets. So this argument is irrelevant to me.  When 
>>> I get to a size where it is no longer easily managed, then and only then 
>>> will I start to pay for a service that can provide that (it will not be 
>>> until then that my business can afford to pay for it).
>>> 
>>> You then offer advice to pay for this stuff from the beginning. Not 
>>> everyone is going to model their business in the way you think or society 
>>> thinks it should be. My business model is very, very different from the 
>>> norm. It's people that deviate from the "accepted standard", the ones that 
>>> think outside the box, that tend to do really well. My idea of success and 
>>> my idea of what and how a business should operate are not the same as 
>>> yours. 
>>> 
>>> Billing is something that should not be this difficult and expensive. Why 
>>> should I pay 5% of my revenue to someone that does nearly nothing??? If I 
>>> take what wispmon charges, add that to what it cost me to run a payment, 
>>> and then take out my operating costs, the likelihood of there being much 
>>> left is very low. The credit card companies already steal almost 3% before 
>>> I even pay the gateway company. Why are there so many different people 
>>> involved to make is to I can collect $45 from my customer? 
>>> 
>>> I really like what stripe, swipe, and PayPal have done by basically taking 
>>> one of the people out of that. The only problem is that they aren't set up 
>>> well for monthly recurring payments. That is what I intend to close the gap 
>>> on. 
>>> 
>>> Anyone who charges by the sub or has a monthly minimum so high that it 
>>> isn't worth it does not have a business model I agree with.
>>> 
>>> I had seriously considered wispmon, but quickly ruled them out as soon as I 
>>> realized that you charge more for BYO Merchant account. I already have a 
>>> merchant account and have no interest in paying $200 to sign up for a new 
>>> one I have no experience with, or pay en extra $0.30 per sub per month 
>>> because I want to use someone I already use and trust. 
>>> 
>>> Another problem with Wispmon is that the main website looks like it was 
>>> built by using someone's free template that was simply modified old using 
>>> basic HTML code. If that is the impression I get from the main website, 
>>> what kind of product could they possibly be giving me? Will it look good? 
>>> Will it be based on old code too? Will it be easy to use? Too many 
>>> questions right off the bat. I'm not at all saying that this is how it is, 
>>> just saying that perception is reality. My first impression wasn't good, so 
>>> that sets the tone for the rest.
>>> 
>>> You then went on to give me unsolicited advice as if to tell me how to be 
>>> running my business. My question was not why I should or shouldn't do 
>>> something, it was simply what options are out there. I've asked this 
>>> question several times and have done very extensive research on several 
>>> products. I didn't go that deep into wispmon because of my very first 
>>> impressions. And now after the email you sent out I will never consider it 
>>> again in the future. 
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> Brett A Mansfield
>>> 
>>> On Dec 9, 2015, at 2:05 PM, Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm curious what your review consisted of? To my knowledge, you never 
>>> contacted us to ask any questions even after an offlist invitation. It 
>>> seems if you are going to the trouble of creating something new, you would 
>>> at least perform an exhaustive analysis meaning you are talking to someone 
>>> to ask questions. I understand you think that perhaps the most important 
>>> piece of your business should be free or close to it, but is that really 
>>> where you want to skimp? Having owned a wisp for 8 years starting in 2003 
>>> and sold to JAB in 2010, and actually been where you think you are now, 
>>> when there really were few platforms available, I would have jumped at the 
>>> chance to pay under $1 (or maybe slightly more) per sub to have all the 
>>> capability that most of the current systems currently have. I'm curious to 
>>> what other systems you have in place that handle things like mapping, 
>>> monitoring, FCC reporting, sales tracking, prospect qualification, 
>>> inventory management, ip management, work orders, trouble tickets, 
>>> scheduling, provisioning, automated suspension and payments, reporting, and 
>>> more in addition to billing? If you are using separate systems for all of 
>>> these things, then it is probably costing you more than what you would pay 
>>> for a single platform which does all of these things. I know you say you 
>>> are small and if you are doing all of these things manually or with 
>>> multiple platforms, there will be a day when that won't scale and you will 
>>> either be killing yourself trying to keep up, or spending far more than you 
>>> think to make it all work. My advice would be to do a bit more real 
>>> research before you dig into rolling your own. Talk to people who have been 
>>> in your shoes and were adverse to spending money on a good system. I tell 
>>> people who are evaluating different systems, that even if they don't choose 
>>> us, choose one of the ones out there. If you are just getting started, it 
>>> is the best decision you will make. It is much easier to get in at the 
>>> beginning than to convert later. The hardest part of being a self-starting 
>>> entrepreneur is knowing when to let go of certain things and either pay 
>>> someone to do them, or pay to get them out of the way so you can get down 
>>> to growing your business. This I know for sure, as it is the hardest part 
>>> for me.
>>> 
>>> Cameron
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Brett A Mansfield 
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> To be clear, this will not be a standard in any way. It's just to fill a 
>>>> need where I see one. Something for the little guys like myself. This will 
>>>> not be a solution for those big customers since it will be limited to 
>>>> billing/CRM. 
>>>> 
>>>> I'm not doing this for profit. I'm doing this on the side and the numbers 
>>>> should make it break even. 
>>>> 
>>>> Eric, I really like that comic strip, it is exactly what I was thinking 
>>>> when I thought of doing this. Haha.
>>>> 
>>>> There is NOTHING on the market like it though. Something that works, that 
>>>> is nearly free, that is for the very small guys where every single penny 
>>>> counts.
>>>> 
>>>> If nobody in the world uses this system but me, then I'll still feel it 
>>>> was worth my time. My partners are volunteering their time and so am I, so 
>>>> our cost will be very low to develop this.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Brett A Mansfield
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 9, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Good luck.  It certainly has been tried before...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>> Suite 1337
>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Brett A Mansfield 
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> So, after a lot of review of every billing solution I can find out there, 
>>>>> I've come to the conclusion that there is no good billing system. 
>>>>> Everything out there either requires you use their merchant, has a 
>>>>> minimum monthly cost, or isn't really designed for the ISP. Even the 
>>>>> stuff that has come out most recently isn't a good fit.
>>>>> 
>>>>> For those of you who are smaller and don't want to pay a monthly minimum, 
>>>>> or want to use your choice of merchant, or don't want to pay a per user 
>>>>> charge, something new will be coming soon! 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've spoken to a few proven software engineers in the financial side of 
>>>>> things and we are partnering up to develop a new ISP billing software. It 
>>>>> will be turnkey, very easy to use, and can be deployed either by you on 
>>>>> your servers, or can be hosted on ours. It will only handle 
>>>>> billing/invoicing and CRM/ticketing. Best of all, it's practically free! 
>>>>> 
>>>>> More details to come. I'll keep you posted when we have more info. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Brett A Mansfield
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 7, 2015, at 5:58 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Welcome to 2014?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----
>>>>> Mike Hammett
>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>>>> http://www.ics-il.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Midwest Internet Exchange
>>>>> http://www.midwest-ix.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:32:33 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Need new billing solution asap!!!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ubiquiti has a CRM?  
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 12/7/2015 2:27 PM, Brett A Mansfield wrote:
>>>>> It's funny you mentioned waveapps. That is what I started out with. It 
>>>>> was a disaster. And the fact they don't allow multiple email addresses 
>>>>> for recurring invoices was a major deal breaker for me. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've since moved to UBNTs airCRM. It is an excellent setup on paper, but 
>>>>> is seriously lacking currently and is very erratic. I need something 
>>>>> solid, secure, and that I don't have to worry about all the time.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Brett A Mansfield
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 7, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Joshaven Mailing Lists <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Plat has excellent support
>>>>> 
>>>>> In my opinion, the problems with plat are:
>>>>>   1) The user interface is a pain in the butt and generally discouraging.
>>>>>   2) The software depends on a Windows platform and even worse direct 
>>>>> database connections from the client.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1) In most places when you want to alter something like customer data you 
>>>>> have to click on the field to edit  from a table and then go to the top 
>>>>> to make the change in something that is like an address bar… of course 
>>>>> you can get used to this but Plat is full of non-user friendly quirks 
>>>>> like this.  It reminds me of what it feels like to go back and use 
>>>>> Windows 95 or Windows 3.1 when I am used to modern operating systems.  
>>>>> The system feels almost like directly editing a database except that the 
>>>>> software does enforce logical edits so it is not nearly as dangerous as 
>>>>> direct database minupulation.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2) If you want to run a good highly available platform then you will be 
>>>>> spending a lot on software licensing with Microsoft.  What is the going 
>>>>> rate for a MSSQL cluster now of days?  Of course you can throw this on 
>>>>> old rusty crusty in a closet and run the free version of MSSQL but we are 
>>>>> carriers not hacks right?  Also you are depending on ODBC database 
>>>>> connections between your clients and the server.  Opening direct database 
>>>>> connections to my billing server gives me the creeps even if it is only 
>>>>> open to a network under my administration.  I’m a fan of local host db 
>>>>> access only except for database peers.  I would really like to see ISP 
>>>>> billing software be web based using standard https protocols and having 
>>>>> no client side dependencies like odbc configurations and client 
>>>>> executables.  Try using Plat on a tablet… I don’t want my billing 
>>>>> platform holding back my ability to creatively design my installation 
>>>>> process… 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I feel like I am ragging on Plat… maybe I am a bit but I want to 
>>>>> underscore their support.  They are truly exceptional to work with and 
>>>>> you can rely on their platform.  Just don’t expect to enjoy using it.  If 
>>>>> you like function over form then you may be a perfect match for Plat… I 
>>>>> just wish they would do some magic to address the above two complaints.
>>>>> 
>>>>> My recommendation to them is to become database & OS agnostic (at least 
>>>>> MySQL or MSSQL and run on Apache) and to make the client interface be 
>>>>> 100% standards compliment browser based.  I suspect if they don’t do this 
>>>>> they will find themselves with a EOL product in the next few years.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Right now there are really good options emerging like WaveApps.  Wave 
>>>>> offers free billing including credit card processing at fair rates.  They 
>>>>> don’t fit perfectly with an ISP (yet) but they are promising an API which 
>>>>> means that a good solutions provider can crank out an integrations 
>>>>> solution with Wave for front end billing.  I am also super excited to see 
>>>>> what Sonar has to offer.  I hope their offer is solid and we have a 
>>>>> glorious solution…  
>>>>> 
>>>>> At any rate I am waiting with bated breath to see where this lands over 
>>>>> the next few months.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> Joshaven Potter
>>>>> MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE, MTCTCE, UACA
>>>>> Google Hangouts: [email protected]
>>>>> Cell & SMS: 1-517-607-9370
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 7, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I can setup Platypus for billing only in less than an hour, including 
>>>>> setting up plans/rates/services/importing customers.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Chuck
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Josh Luthman 
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> That get's to be a little in depth and probably a loaded question...but 
>>>>>> I know when we moved to Powercode the old team that wasn't very good had 
>>>>>> it done in one afternoon.  This was from Quickbooks.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>>>> Suite 1337
>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> Are you including database conversion?  Items, customers, current 
>>>>>>> balances, recurring billing, credit cards, etc.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Then there’s setting up the online customer payment portal.  Especially 
>>>>>>> if customers already had online accounts.  And you need to hook it into 
>>>>>>> your merchant account, put your logo on it, test it, etc.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> From: Josh Luthman
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 2:24 PM
>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Need new billing solution asap!!!
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> I'm simply saying 2 days is a long time to setup a billing system.  For 
>>>>>>> someone that wants it running "immediately" 2 days is a LONG time.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>>>>> Suite 1337
>>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Philip Rankin <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hey, I'm not in this for an argument.  I am just offering to help a 
>>>>>>>> guy out if I can.  I'll bow out of this conversation.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Dec 5, 2015 1:37 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Two days???  Powercode takes like an hour.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>>>>>>> Suite 1337
>>>>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Philip Rankin <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Guys, I am still a major believer in Tucows Platypus.  Brett, I 
>>>>>>>>>> could have you up and running with Plat in under 2 days as long as 
>>>>>>>>>> you can answer speed and pricing questions as I ask them.  And all I 
>>>>>>>>>> would need is remote access to a Windows 7 computer.  Let me know if 
>>>>>>>>>> you are interested.  Most of the training can be done remotely in 
>>>>>>>>>> less than a day, too.
>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:55 AM, Simon Westlake 
>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I think it is still pretty early on. 
>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/4/2015 6:22 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> So I guess it does that...lol.  I wasn't really expecting it to be 
>>>>>>>>>>> like that.
>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>> It's not very baked ?  or am I missing something?
>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>> Chuck
>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> I meant for the admin side?
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Chuck
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Faisal Imtiaz 
>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just guessing.... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Drop down on top right, select signup/create account !
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Faisal Imtiaz
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Snappy Internet & Telecom
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7266 SW 48 Street
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Miami, FL 33155
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Chuck Hogg" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 4:25:07 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Need new billing solution asap!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone know how to login to his demo?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chuck
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Simon Westlake 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/spencerlambert/wisp-central-control
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/4/2015 10:08 AM, Jeremy wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't Spencer Lambert's web front-end free?  Last time I saw him 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at Animal Farm he was touting it and said he would help with 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> setup and customization at a flat rate of $100/hr.  He is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> located in Utah, also.  If you want something cheap or free that 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> may be an option.  It would probably be worth contacting         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                                                   him.  I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> recommend Powercode.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Craig Schmaderer 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've been looking at https://www.whmcs.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a friend that uses it for his ventrillo voice business 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and it does auto billing and ticketing and is cheap.  I think 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you can get a hosted solution if you don't want to install it.  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Craig schmaderer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Skywave Wireless, Inc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 7:41 AM -0800, "Brett A Mansfield" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is what I've always said about quality, cheap and fast.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can only pick two. You will never have all three.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For this I need fast and quality. Cheap is relative in this 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case. I don't have a lot of customers so the $200/mo min that 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> visp requires is about $100-150 too much for me. I'm fine with 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a reasonable one time fee, but it must be reasonable.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I used to use waveapps to just invoice and then customers could 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pay using the invoice. But if they didn't get the email or lost 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it, they couldn't pay their bill.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I appreciate everyone's input on this. I think I'm going with 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> platypus and pay someone to set it up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I like powercode, I just cannot justify the initial cost for my 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> small size operation. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brett A Mansfield
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:47 AM, Chris Fabien <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good, cheap,  and fast? You know what they say about that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are reasonably happy with Powercode. Few gripes but it has 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never double or triple charged our customers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 4, 2015 1:35 AM, "Brett A                                
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                            Mansfield" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm looking for a good billing solution that is cheap and I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can have up in running immediately.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've had far too many issues with my current billing system.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I need something turnkey and cheap. My WISP is a fairly small 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> operation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am not willing to pay per sub, especially if there is a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> minimum like visp. I don't want to buy any new hardware. I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> looked at platypus, but it cannot be deployed easily or 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quickly. I looked at powercode, but I don't want to buy any 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new hardware.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there anything out there that might fit my needs? Or should 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just go back to manual invoicing with quickbooks?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brett A Mansfield
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  -- 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Simon Westlake
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: Simon_Sonar
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Email: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phone: (702) 447-1247
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sonar Software Inc
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The next generation of ISP billing and OSS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://sonar.software
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>>> Simon Westlake
>>>>>>>>>>> Skype: Simon_Sonar
>>>>>>>>>>> Email: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>> Phone: (702) 447-1247
>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>> Sonar Software Inc
>>>>>>>>>>> The next generation of ISP billing and OSS
>>>>>>>>>>> https://sonar.software
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>> Philip J. Rankin
>>>>>>>>>> Wireless Telecommunications Services
>>>>>>>>>> PO Box 24
>>>>>>>>>> Pittsburg, KS  66762
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