If I tried to tell my partner that we needed to drop 60K on equipment for 1K per month in revenue I would get laughed out of the room.
On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 12:24 PM, Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > if you are in the US, the "smart grid" is coming to help you by answering > your questions for you > > > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Kurt Fankhauser < > lists.wavel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So I have 2% of my customer base that is running 900mhz PMP100 using 11 >> different access points. I am trying to cost justify weather it is feasible >> to upgrade them to PMP450i-900mhz. I am using a lot of Omni's with the >> PMP100 so most likely I will need twice as many AP's as I currently have >> because they won't all be on the same side of the towers. So looking at >> costs I see the following: >> >> PMP450i AP's x 20 = $46,000 >> 900mhz sectors x 20 = $6,320 >> PMP450 SM x 20 = $4,784 >> SM antenna x 20 = $1,424 >> >> equipment cost total = $58,528 >> plus my time of putting it all up >> >> I am currently grossing $934.00/month from the 2% of customers running on >> the PMP100-900mhz now. >> >> At this rate it would take 5 years to break even on deploying the >> 450i-900mhz and I really can't offer any better speeds with it than what I >> was able to offer with the old FSK 2.4/5ghz stuff. >> >> Is it just me or does this not make sense worth deploying? >> > > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
