Marty,
How are you limiting the number of connections to your customer? Sorry
if you have answered previously. I am a bit lost in all the posts lately.
Thanks,
Scriv
Marty Dougherty wrote:
In general we only limit the connections for residential and the lowest
end business packages- The higher end packages have no limits although
we will usually restrict peer to peer unless the business customers asks
us not too..
This has proved to be a very effective tool for those residential
customers who set up a office at home/barn and then start hiring people.
They can start with a residential package but will need to upgrade if
they want to have employees on the connection. It also allows us to
handle the "1 man" offices in a commercial building- We will sometimes
allow a residential package in that case and don't have to worry they
will share it with others.
Marty
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Marty Dougherty
CEO
Roadstar Internet Inc
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703-623-4542 (Cell)
703-554-6620 (office)
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Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 3:03 AM
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Subject: Re: [WISPA] per customer computer pricing
Marty,
consider limiting the number of simultaneous connections-
Excellent idea, for residential. Have you played with that practice for
Business subscribers?
If so, what works appropriatly for business?
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marty Dougherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 2:16 PM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] per customer computer pricing
You could also consider limiting the number of simultaneous
connections-
We limit our residential plans to 75 (Family basic) and 100 (family
Power) simultaneous connections. If they share the connections or have
many computers they will max out real quick. The numbers have been
tested (75 and 100) over the past few years and cover 99% of our
residential user's just fine.
This also helps with peer to peer traffic as well.
We use Allot bandwidth managers but most of the standards traffic
managers can do it.
Marty
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Marty Dougherty
CEO
Roadstar Internet Inc
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703-623-4542 (Cell)
703-554-6620 (office)
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On
Behalf Of rabbtux rabbtux
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 2:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [WISPA] per customer computer pricing
Yes, but how do you explain what 5G/month is to the average sub??
They worry because they don't see this with the 'big boys' that
advertize & don't sevre their area. Do you find it takes alot more
selling/education for each sub?
On 2/17/07, Mac Dearman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I tell my residential subs that we don't care if they have a hundred
PCs. We
don't have a cap on bandwidth that is available, but we do tell them
that
with each subscription is included 5gigs of data transfer per month.
We sale
bandwidth for a living and it is metered just like electricity and
water.
Help yourself to all you want, but it is not a free for all or a
buffet
where you can eat all you want for the low low price of $8.99.
I realize I will probably get a scalding rebuke over my 5gigs, but I
don't
have copper in the ground or FTTH to allow a Hogs feast on my
bandwidth. I
run a very successful WIRELESS ISP and the BH pipes and APs are all
limited
in the amount of data they can carry. That is not my fault, but it is
my
problem and that is how I deal with it! I never have a complaint and
I
sell
a fantastic service.
Mac Dearman
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
Behalf Of Mark Nash
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 12:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [WISPA] per customer computer pricing
We just tell them that the fact that they have more computers will
inevitably increase the expected bandwidth usage. We're flexible on
it.
Essentially, if we have a customer that is clearly a business setup,
we
charge more. If it is an ultra-geek setup, we'll charge it. If it's
a mom
& pop shop that just so happens to go over the threshold, we don't
worry
about it.
Mark Nash
Network Engineer
UnwiredOnline.Net
350 Holly Street
Junction City, OR 97448
http://www.uwol.net
541-998-5555
541-998-5599 fax
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Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 3:45 AM
Subject: [WISPA] per customer computer pricing
I noticed that many WISPs have plans based on how many customer
computers are hooked up to the customer's service. How does that
work? Your installer counts computers initially, but then what?
I have several power users with 5-10 computers and would like to
move
them to another plan, but need to understand how others do it.
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