But how long is this startup going to survive if they base their entire business of a cable modem? Competitors come and competitors go .. is the cost of the Internet “pipe” the only thing that differentiates you? If that’s the only thing that makes you different from your competition then I might suggest you are doing something wrong ….
Not suggesting that a WISP should be able to run their business off a cable modem – I’m sure that violates T’s & C’s … From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodfield Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2016 8:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Startups undercutting pricing For a resellable connection (fiber) I pay $4.50 per meg. For a Comcast cable modem the cost is around $1 per meg. It cuts costs by $3.50 per meg to the customer. It isn't allowed by Comcast and gives competitor an unfair advantage. John Woodfield, President Delmarva WiFi Inc. 410-870-WiFi -----Original Message----- From: "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2016 8:20pm To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Startups undercutting pricing I don't see the issue..if they are paying for service what is wrong? The cable providers know how much bandwidth they are getting out to them so they are billed accordingly. Maybe I missed something On Mar 6, 2016 4:13 PM, "John Woodfield" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: How do you deal with the startups they get a Comcast cable modem and start selling service? They can afford to undercut on pricing since they pay nothing for bandwidth and have no respect for doing things right... John Woodfield, President Delmarva WiFi Inc. 410-870-WiFi
