Though I was only asking what options there were. I was asking where the water 
was, not for you to take me to it.

Thank you,
Brett A Mansfield

> On Dec 9, 2015, at 3:56 PM, Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Ken, Did that come off like a sales pitch? If it was, I guess it would have 
> been for someone else. Based on the previous emails, I was pretty sure it was 
> going to piss him off, but at least he might see the benefit of getting a 
> real system in place, even if it was a competitor. Horse, water, it's up to 
> you. But who want's advice from an 8 year wisp veteran who now runs a WISP 
> Billing and Management Platform, especially when you are asking about it?
> 
>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > You then went on to give me unsolicited advice as if to tell me how to be 
>> > running my business.
>>  
>> Brett, if you are going to be offended any time a vendor makes the case for 
>> what his product can do for you, then you are going to be offended a lot.
>>  
>> You don’t have to buy his product or even his logic, but don’t get mad 
>> because he gives you his sales pitch.  If a prospective customer isn’t 
>> interested in your Internet service because dialup or Hughesnet or his 
>> neighbor’s WiFi meets his needs, or maybe he questions why he even needs to 
>> use the Internet, would you walk away?  Or try to paint the picture of how 
>> he would benefit if he used your service?
>>  
>> It’s the chapter in Sales 101 called “Overcoming Objections”.
>>  
>>  
>> From: Brett A Mansfield
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 3:44 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Need new billing solution asap!!!
>>  
>> 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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