We added those kind of costs into the monthly On Tue, Apr 5, 2016, 11:21 AM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
> You could ask the land owner if they would like to participate in “adding” > surge suppression for their stuff at the same time you are doing yours. > Let them get in on a good deal by sharing some of the expense. > > If they say no, just do it anyway. > > *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 05, 2016 10:18 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] [WISPA Members] "Special Assesments" for customers > > Personally? Probably never. If you have competition then HELL no. I > would strongly advise you look at your contracts to see if you can do that > without getting sued. > > Look at it this way. You can a) spend $5k/mo on repairs or b) spend $15k > once to prevent the monthly repair bills. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was discussing the massive tower upgrade/retrofits that we are doing >> with my V.P. right hand man. We are converting from 24vdc to 48vdc, fiber >> and DC up the tower, additional grounding at the tower, additional >> grounding at the service panel, adding panel surge protectors and adding a >> circuit surge protector at our equipment…. All in the interest of reducing >> a lightning surge damage. Completely redoing the box and going with >> EdgePoint S16s up the tower. All this equals lots of $$ going out the >> door. >> >> >> >> I was discussing the approach that we might take in discussing this with >> the property owners where we have put up towers. Panel protectors will >> certainly benefit the customers property as well as the Florida storms >> aren’t kind, sometimes blowing out expensive appliances in their homes, >> etc. So, was thinking of asking for some kind of contribution to help >> just a little. That will probably be received OK. >> >> >> >> So, my V.P. asked if the “crowd” (you guys) has ever done any “special >> assessment” to customers (one time additional fee) as a contribution >> towards better reliability. Not sure how that will be received, but it’s >> an interesting concept and every little bit would help against the big bill. >> >> >> >> Anybody done something like this, involving existing customers. >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> Paul McCall, Pres. >> >> PDMNet / Florida Broadband >> >> 658 Old Dixie Highway >> >> Vero Beach, FL 32962 >> >> 772-564-6800 office >> >> 772-473-0352 cell >> >> www.pdmnet.com >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Members mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/members >> >> >
