10-4 on that one..
We have one here now in the same boat but somehow they keep coming back
into the picture.
All UBNT gear. ..
Their facebook really ramped down their reputation due to not full
filling their grass is greener promises.
On 12/14/2016 04:55 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote:
Having done this before in less severe circumstances I wouldn't do it
again. I think if you could run over there, stack equipment, sign a
one year upstream circuit to make it quicker setup, then advertise you
would be way ahead.
My acquisition was a huge distraction from my internal growth.
If you buy them their customers won't give a damn about be grateful.
They will golf you responsible add if you ate the one that drove them
under in the first place. Either run away or stomp them out of
existence. Don't buy their troubles.
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016, 4:20 PM Lewis Bergman <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Agreed
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016, 2:03 PM Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
run away....
If they're down hard and not coming back up, their customers
are angry and frustrated and disappointed, so serious
reputation damage has been done to their brand name.
Any money you might spend acquiring their network or customers
would be better spent, in my opinion, letting them fail
utterly and then doing targeted marketing (with your own,
un-sullied brand name) of a new build network in their
previous service area.
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:58 AM, CBB - Jay Fuller
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
So there is a WISP near us who we recently started
coordinating with on frequencies, etc.
Last Friday, the reached out and asked if we'd like to buy
them.
Then later that day they stated they were in a contract
negotiation with their bandwidth provider and didn't see a
solution.
Over the weekend I spoke with someone else who had been
affiliated with this company and basically their NOC has been
repossessed by the bank.
Monday they reached out and asked if we might sell them
bandwidth. I told them we'd discuss it internally.
Today I see on their facebook page their fiber is down -
so this is day one of their going away, I'd assume.
There is likely no time left for vetting or due diligence
on reviewing this ISP for purchase so at this point it is
likely a long shot.
My question - I assume you would all advise run run run as
fast as you can.
From the time a WISP loses their bandwidth (and thus can't
provide service) what is the rate of customer exodus?
If we came to an agreement and resumed services say - just
in time for Christmas - what percentage would you all guess
the customer base would have departed?
I am told they have 250 + or -
I don't know if they're in an area where they are losing
to the incumbent phone provider or cable provider.
(I know they are in centurylink territory)
I know our closest tower to them is 18 miles - but they're
probably six hops from our head end.
Merry Christmas. :)
Thanks in advance.
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