There are zero over the air channels available in our location (mountains of CO) so an an antenna isn’t an option for us.
-Sean On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 1:43 PM Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > Local channels are a problem because of the cost. However, if you put up > an outdoor antenna at that same time, it takes care of the problem. That > is our plan for an additional price. We are testing antennas right now. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Christopher Gray > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 20, 2017 12:41 PM > > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rodeo networks IPTV > > > > I've been in a similar boat as Chris. Working to make it work, but waiting > on further progress from the Rodeo side. I've entertained RealChoiceTV as > the next choice, but the costs are simply too high. Rodeo Networks appears > to have a good product based on good technology... they just don't have all > the components in place yet. They are making a large fundamental change on > their network over the next 2 weeks with improved capacity, and hopefully > improved transcoding after that. > > > > It seems to me way to secure TV customers is in providing local channels. > Almost all of the non-local channels have other means of delivery that will > easily win in a cost comparison. > > As far as multicast over a WISP, Cambium has some good examples of > functioning multicast IPTV systems in Europe(?) using the same base > middleware as Rodeo over ePMP. > > On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:03 AM, Chris Fabien <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would wait a few months and check back, I think (hope) they are getting > close but have zero trust in anything they are telling me that I can't > see/verify. If there was something with similar capabilities in terms of > pricing/channels we would have bailed long ago, but I couldn't find another > option that I thought would work for my customers. > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 6:09 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > > > thanks for your feedback. I've heard similar experiences from others > which is now making me gun shy. I like their pricing and channel lineup > but if they can't deliver then it really doesn't matter much. > > > > -sean > > > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Chris Fabien <[email protected]> wrote: > > They are NOT ready to launch yet. They have been signing resellers up for > close to a year and they are still building a proper headend with adequate > bandwidth to provide the service. We signed with them in March, still don't > have anything we can sell. The product has promise and they give you the > flexibility to create your own channel lineup so you can really offer a > good value to your customers, but the months and months of excuses and poor > communication have us about ready to throw in the towel on it. I can > discuss more offlist if you like. > > > > Chris Fabien > > LakeNet LLC > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello AF gang, > > > > We are looking at potentially going with Rodeo Networks IPTV solution on > our network but I wanted to first ask the group if anyone has any > experience with them. If so would you be willing to discuss (either > on-list or off-list) your experience. > > > > Thanks! > > > > -Sean > > > > > >
