I agree with previous poster... I have experience in ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) they are a volunteer organization attempting to help out the community and the national weather service by providing real time data and updates, usually via voice repeaters.
Allow him free access and you are doing a great community service. Monitor his activity and if he exceeds 20 hrs per month then you can have the conversation about charging him. regards, Paul On 9/19/06, Rick Harnish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Scott, We charge by the time allotment that the customer chooses to purchase. They enter their credit card in and get turned on for that time period. Details can be found at www.oiwifi.com. Click on the yellow signup button for pricing. Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband & Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:57 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Weather Watcher Request The technical how-to is not the question, though I would like to take you up on the offer. I will hit you offline about that. The question is, what would you charge this person. $x/connection, $y/year, $z/hour, some other way. Scott Reed Owner NewWays Wireless Networking Network Design, Installation and Administration www.nwwnet.net ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "David Weddell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:42:53 -0400 Subject: RE: [WISPA] Weather Watcher Request > Come up and see what we are doing on our WiFi Network. We have the ability to sell service by the hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, 1 day, 1 week……whatever time period you want to use. We do this on our network today. I will get with you offline to discuss details, but we are doing this today on our network. It allows truckers to get online while they are in town waiting on a load or for any of our fixed wireless customers to travel around on our network in any town that we service. > > > Regards, > David Weddell > Director of Sales > > 260 827 2551 Office > 800 363 4881 Ext 2551 > 260 273 7547 Cell > > www.onlyinternet.net > www.oibw.net > > > ________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Reed > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:34 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Weather Watcher Request > > All the discussion has been good, but I would like to get back to the original question. The Watcher is looking at a park and connect, not mobile application. So, let's assume my network will support him connecting to any POP. Any suggestions how to bill a customer that is only going to connect 2 to 4 times per month for 6 months a year? > > Scott Reed > Owner > NewWays > Wireless Networking > Network Design, Installation and Administration > www.nwwnet.net > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: "Scott Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:28:01 -0500 > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Weather Watcher Request > > > That's one thing I need to ask him. I am not sure he needs to drive and connect. It may be park and connect. I will find out. > > > > I am doing the same thing for the county Mobile Command Center. They take it to a disaster, park and connect. I am still working on that one, but there are not a lot a disasters in our area, so the first one was free. > > > > Scott Reed > > Owner > > NewWays > > Wireless Networking > > Network Design, Installation and Administration > > www.nwwnet.net > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > > From: "David E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > > Sent: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:32:15 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Weather Watcher Request > > > > > Scott Reed wrote: > > > > I have had a request for service from our local SkyWarn volunteer watcher. He > > > > needs service in his vehicle during potetial storms so he can see the radar > > > > while watching the sky. Does anyone provide similar service? If so, how do you > > > > charge for installation, service, etc.? > > > > > > Honestly, for someone who's gonna be THAT mobile, I'd recommend a cell > > > phone PCMCIA card. Yes, I work for a WISP, but I know what problems I > > > can (and cannot) solve, and at least for my network, that sort of > > > roaming is firmly in the "cannot" category. > > > > > > Obviously, WISP wifi roaming is possible; there was a thread about it a > > > couple weeks ago, where someone did a lot of voodoo with Mikrotik. But > > > unless your whole network already happens to support that, or the > > > customer is rather patient, just recommending a cell card is probably > > > gonna make everyone happier. (The customer gets the service they're > > > looking for, and you've saved many man-hours rebuilding your network :) > > > > > > David Smith > > > MVN.net > > > -- > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/2006 > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/2006 > ------- End of Original Message ------- -- 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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