Yeah, but because the base station cost is so much higher (especially if you consider Cambium lite APs), you have to get quite a few clients per sector before it gets cheaper.
On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 10:43 PM, Trey Scarborough <[email protected]> wrote: > There are the 3.65 LTE radios out there and the client costs are much less. > > On 11/20/2016 10:09 PM, Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > >> No I'm not good with paying that price for it but what else are we >> supposed to do? That's still the cheapeast 3.65ghz solution out right >> now. Now its going to get real interesting if Airfiber PtMP comes out >> with some 3.65ghz gear.... >> >> On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 10:48 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Depends on what you mean by "good". >> >> Actually we buy the 20M SM at around $315 and for special occasions >> the >> uncapped integral panel at around $500 including the tilt bracket, >> so worse >> than your $275. >> >> They are certainly more expensive than we'd like, but you do what >> you gotta >> do. We do have a lot of 3.65 Lite APs so we save a little at that >> end. >> >> If you go through a lot of them, I'd work with your reseller to >> negotiate a >> volume discount from Cambium. Like commit to 200 SMs over the next >> year, >> see if they'll give you a better price, and then take deliveries 50 >> at a >> time. It won't be 50% off, but you'll probably get something. On >> the other >> hand, if you're like me and most of your volume is 5 GHz, then just >> open >> your wallet, unless you want to do LTE. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] >> On Behalf Of Jon Langeler >> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2016 9:25 PM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: [AFMUG] Cambium PMP450 3.65 pricing? >> >> Is everyone good with paying $275 for cambium 10Mbps SMs ? Or has >> everyone >> just jumped ship? >> >> Jon Langeler >> Michwave Technologies, Inc. >> >> >> >> >> > >
