Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
Yeah. We have some customers that get what I consider crappy service from us. There's just nothing we can do to make it better. But they are happy because crappy service from us is still cheaper and/or better than any other options they have. We just make sure to set the expectations right when we go in if the situation looks bad (long range, obstructions etc.). If things don't work like I think they should I'll usually give people a 2 or 4 week trial period. I'll not let them pay for the equipment service etc. until they've had time to decided that it'll work or not. We did this for months for one customer. Totally free service for him. I was finally able to get back out to his place to try a different location on the house. It still worked like crap. He finally forked over about $800.00 for a ptp link from him to another location that we could get to. He's now got great service and is a very happy camper. If we'd not have taken the time to work with him like we did he'd not likely have spent the money to install the dedicated link to his place. laters, marlon - Original Message - From: Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org; Steve Barnes st...@pcswin.com Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:15 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot The 3 worst customers I have are a friend I meet every Friday with for breakfast and 2 relatives. I worked way too hard to get them service and should have just told them no. Instead I get a weekly report of all the things they can't do on our service. I had a friend like this. I stopped having lunch with him until he got the hint. :-) Seriously though it¹s about managing expectations. If you are up front with a potential customer they will thank you for it. If your network can¹t support what you sell then the network needs to be upgraded or what you are selling needs to be re-thought. I am a big fan of firing customers. If the service can't do what they want then they need to move on. I think customers are interested in the following (order varies on customer, competition in area, and other factors) -Quality of service -Pricing -Support -ease of use -Support for non standard things (VPN, P2P, etc.) I think Comcast and the others are learning it¹s not good to block p2p. Instead ding the customer if they go over X amount of gigs a month. Justin WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
Another thing to think about... If there is a large WISP near by that could be there soon, WHY aren't they there now? What do they know that you don't? Liam Cummings wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
I read a lot and rarely post these days, but after reading this, I just felt I had to add my $.02 I have been in the WISP business for 9 years. I deployed into areas that had no options other than myself. Every time I deployed, cable or DSL followed me within weeks of turning up an AP. They offered higher speeds and lower prices. I initially thought I was doomed. As it turned out, it didn't matter and in some respects, it helped as people became more aware of high speed. No matter where you deploy, people will never change in the respect that they all hate the big CO's. They will almost always pick a local CO over some big Corp that doesn't care about anything other than the $$. As mentioned before, make yourself stand out somehow, some way. It could be as simple as same day installs, on time appointments, whatever? Don't let the fact that other forms of broadband exist in the areas you want to work in stop you. There is plenty of room for everyone. Just take your time, properly engineer your network, make it reliable and DO NOT cut corners when buying your gear. Another DO NOT is installing customers with marginal signal levels or installing radios in places where something could make them stop working over time (Like doing an install in the Winter, forgetting that trees bloom in Spring, DUH!) When I first started, I mistakenly thought that I MUST install and put online, every person that called. I cut down trees, erected 50ft masts at no extra cost and just did a lot of stupid things that wasted both money and time. Eventually, I learned that you need to pick and choose your customers wisely. Whenever I get to a home and I am doing a site survey, I immediately can not get a signal if it is full of teenagers or adults that are asking me what programs they need to install so they can get all that FREE music and movies that are on the internet. Some may say this is harsh, but hey, it is my business and I run it as I see fit. I have also banned any peer to peer use on my network and the customer knows this BEFORE I install them by signing my TOS. I am not the moral police and this is probably another subject for another thread, but it is what I have chosen to do. Run your business like you would want a CO to treat you if you were buying something. While I am not a terribly religious man, there is a quote that sticks out from the Bible and it applies here: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Follow this little parable and things will work on their own. Try and cheat, swindle or just plain old rip people off and it will come back to bite you in the a - Original Message - From: Jeremie Chism jchi...@gmail.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot If they don't gave the money to spend, there is no wy to overcome that. I woul make sure there are enough people with disposable income to make it worth your time. And it will take more time than you think. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Also I'm still researching but appears to be a low income area. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry - Original Message - From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org wireless-boun...@wispa.org To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tue May 04 18:14:59 2010 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot I service an area with multiple isp's wisps as well as Comcast and ATT. The key is to differentiate yourself. It could be service or faster upload speeds or just a local business. Don't fear competition. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
Very well said Tim. Because you are small or a startup is no reason not to run your WISP correctly. There are some clients that are not worth having. A week or so ago there was a thread similar to this and someone had created a Statement of Understanding that all their clients have to sign. I have since added something very similar to my service agreement. IT IS YOUR SERVICE that you offer to them. We need to be customer oriented and friendly but in this industry the customer is not always right nor do they get what they want. Giving them everything they want is a quick way to going out of business. Do I want to supply all their needs: Heck yeah, do I want to give them a 100MB pipe to their door with free access to ESPN360 and HuLu and Netflix for $29: Sure. Can the technology that am using do it: NO WAY. So I have to set the expectations of what I can truthfully do and limit the number of cranky customers in my life. It is far better to tell a customer no we can't get you service or no we can't offer that speed upfront then to work your butt of and then still have an unhappy customer call you 3 times a day. Be wi se follow Tim's advice. Teach your goals to your staff and always follow your plan no matter if it's a friend or family. The 3 worst customers I have are a friend I meet every Friday with for breakfast and 2 relatives. I worked way too hard to get them service and should have just told them no. Instead I get a weekly report of all the things they can't do on our service. Steve Barnes Manager PCS-WIN RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of tim wolfe Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 10:23 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot I read a lot and rarely post these days, but after reading this, I just felt I had to add my $.02 I have been in the WISP business for 9 years. I deployed into areas that had no options other than myself. Every time I deployed, cable or DSL followed me within weeks of turning up an AP. They offered higher speeds and lower prices. I initially thought I was doomed. As it turned out, it didn't matter and in some respects, it helped as people became more aware of high speed. No matter where you deploy, people will never change in the respect that they all hate the big CO's. They will almost always pick a local CO over some big Corp that doesn't care about anything other than the $$. As mentioned before, make yourself stand out somehow, some way. It could be as simple as same day installs, on time appointments, whatever? Don't let the fact that other forms of broadband exist in the areas you want to work in stop you. There is plenty of room for everyone. Just take your time, properly engineer your network, make it reliable and DO NOT cut corners when buying your gear. Another DO NOT is installing customers with marginal signal levels or installing radios in places where something could make them stop working over time (Like doing an install in the Winter, forgetting that trees bloom in Spring, DUH!) When I first started, I mistakenly thought that I MUST install and put online, every person that called. I cut down trees, erected 50ft masts at no extra cost and just did a lot of stupid things that wasted both money and time. Eventually, I learned that you need to pick and choose your customers wisely. Whenever I get to a home and I am doing a site survey, I immediately can not get a signal if it is full of teenagers or adults that are asking me what programs they need to install so they can get all that FREE music and movies that are on the internet. Some may say this is harsh, but hey, it is my business and I run it as I see fit. I have also banned any peer to peer use on my network and the customer knows this BEFORE I install them by signing my TOS. I am not the moral police and this is probably another subject for another thread, but it is what I have chosen to do. Run your business like you would want a CO to treat you if you were buying something. While I am not a terribly religious man, there is a quote that sticks out from the Bible and it applies here: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Follow this little parable and things will work on their own. Try and cheat, swindle or just plain old rip people off and it will come back to bite you in the a - Original Message - From: Jeremie Chism jchi...@gmail.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot If they don't gave the money to spend, there is no wy to overcome that. I woul make sure there are enough people with disposable income to make it worth your time. And it will take more time than you think. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Also I'm
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
The 3 worst customers I have are a friend I meet every Friday with for breakfast and 2 relatives. I worked way too hard to get them service and should have just told them no. Instead I get a weekly report of all the things they can't do on our service. I had a friend like this. I stopped having lunch with him until he got the hint. :-) Seriously though it¹s about managing expectations. If you are up front with a potential customer they will thank you for it. If your network can¹t support what you sell then the network needs to be upgraded or what you are selling needs to be re-thought. I am a big fan of firing customers. If the service can't do what they want then they need to move on. I think customers are interested in the following (order varies on customer, competition in area, and other factors) -Quality of service -Pricing -Support -ease of use -Support for non standard things (VPN, P2P, etc.) I think Comcast and the others are learning it¹s not good to block p2p. Instead ding the customer if they go over X amount of gigs a month. Justin WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
I service an area with multiple isp's wisps as well as Comcast and ATT. The key is to differentiate yourself. It could be service or faster upload speeds or just a local business. Don't fear competition. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
Also I'm still researching but appears to be a low income area. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry - Original Message - From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org wireless-boun...@wispa.org To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tue May 04 18:14:59 2010 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot I service an area with multiple isp's wisps as well as Comcast and ATT. The key is to differentiate yourself. It could be service or faster upload speeds or just a local business. Don't fear competition. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
Yes. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Liam Cummings Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 4:55 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] Found a spot Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
Can you say ... RUN! -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Liam Cummings Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 5:00 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot Also I'm still researching but appears to be a low income area. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry - Original Message - From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org wireless-boun...@wispa.org To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tue May 04 18:14:59 2010 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot I service an area with multiple isp's wisps as well as Comcast and ATT. The key is to differentiate yourself. It could be service or faster upload speeds or just a local business. Don't fear competition. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
If they don't gave the money to spend, there is no wy to overcome that. I woul make sure there are enough people with disposable income to make it worth your time. And it will take more time than you think. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Also I'm still researching but appears to be a low income area. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry - Original Message - From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org wireless-boun...@wispa.org To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tue May 04 18:14:59 2010 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot I service an area with multiple isp's wisps as well as Comcast and ATT. The key is to differentiate yourself. It could be service or faster upload speeds or just a local business. Don't fear competition. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
This is a reason to charge an install fee. We use it as 'a barrier to entry'. Most people,if they can raise the $200 to setup and another $45 for the 1st month, or $245 up front, will pay their bills. Every time I fall for a sob story about the install price, the client becomes a 'problem child' within a few months. Something to think about in a 'low income' area. Jeremie Chism wrote: If they don't gave the money to spend, there is no wy to overcome that. I woul make sure there are enough people with disposable income to make it worth your time. And it will take more time than you think. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:59 PM, "Liam Cummings" lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Also I'm still researching but appears to be a low income area. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry - Original Message - From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org wireless-boun...@wispa.org To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tue May 04 18:14:59 2010 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot I service an area with multiple isp's wisps as well as Comcast and ATT. The key is to differentiate yourself. It could be service or faster upload speeds or just a local business. Don't fear competition. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:55 PM, "Liam Cummings" lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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I agree, if you start doing installs for less than $100 you'll have people that get it one month and are gone the next. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Blair Davis Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:24 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot This is a reason to charge an install fee. We use it as 'a barrier to entry'. Most people,if they can raise the $200 to setup and another $45 for the 1st month, or $245 up front, will pay their bills. Every time I fall for a sob story about the install price, the client becomes a 'problem child' within a few months. Something to think about in a 'low income' area. Jeremie Chism wrote: If they don't gave the money to spend, there is no wy to overcome that. I woul make sure there are enough people with disposable income to make it worth your time. And it will take more time than you think. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Liam Cummings mailto:lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com mailto:lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Also I'm still researching but appears to be a low income area. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry - Original Message - From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org wireless-boun...@wispa.org To: WISPA General List mailto:wireless@wispa.org wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tue May 04 18:14:59 2010 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot I service an area with multiple isp's wisps as well as Comcast and ATT. The key is to differentiate yourself. It could be service or faster upload speeds or just a local business. Don't fear competition. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Found a spot
Same experience here. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Blair Davis the...@wmwisp.net wrote: This is a reason to charge an install fee. We use it as 'a barrier to entry'. Most people,if they can raise the $200 to setup and another $45 for the 1st month, or $245 up front, will pay their bills. Every time I fall for a sob story about the install price, the client becomes a 'problem child' within a few months. Something to think about in a 'low income' area. Jeremie Chism wrote: If they don't gave the money to spend, there is no wy to overcome that. I woul make sure there are enough people with disposable income to make it worth your time. And it will take more time than you think. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Also I'm still researching but appears to be a low income area. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry - Original Message - From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org wireless-boun...@wispa.org To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tue May 04 18:14:59 2010 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Found a spot I service an area with multiple isp's wisps as well as Comcast and ATT. The key is to differentiate yourself. It could be service or faster upload speeds or just a local business. Don't fear competition. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Liam Cummings lcummi...@datacomspecialists.com wrote: Ok I think I found a location to start providing services. Should I be concerned that a large isp is close by and could be in this area with in a couple of years? Sent from my Datacom Specialists black berry --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ --- --- --- --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
