There certainly would be more than 200 units as then those of us using MT
would have no reason to not migrate to the new, FCC-friendly platform.
I imagine that vendors that are providing the FCC-friendly MT platforms
could accept trade-ins of non-certified gear and turn around acceptable
components into a refurbished line containing all components of the
certified system, but just used, not new.
I am also a firm believer that intent and reasonable advancement towards a
goal is enough to satisfy anything. Haven't paid your credit card or
mortgage in a few months? You work out a reasonable plan to get you back on
course. You have 900 MT systems out there and you are replacing them at a
reasonable rate (the rate itself isn't what's being discussed here, but at
that volume, say 75/month or 3/month if you only have 20) with certified
solutions, the FCC will be happy. From all disciplinary action that I've
seen done on their behalf, they've attempted to work something out with the
violator 3 or 4 times before they cracked down.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Kerns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble
Why $200 more?
At $200 if the vendor sell 10 systems, that is $2000, almost 66% of the
certification cost returned. Sell 100 and that is $20,000, a lot more than
the cost of certification.
Certification should not raise the price of a unit more than a few
dollars, but then we have greed set in don't we?
At $20 more per, 100 units is $2000 and 1000 units is $20,000. So break
even for a vendor is less than 200 units going by the cost Jack has shared
with us. I would think that vendors are looking to sell a lot more than
just 200 units, aren't they?
Tim Kerns
CV-Access, Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble
I would. I already committed to my guy that he will be my source for
whatever he makes that I could use. $200 more isn't really that much of a
difference on the AP.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Travis Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT Babble
I said this several months ago and I'll say it again.... MT and Star-OS
are used because of price. Period.
If the "certified" systems come out and are double the price (so $400
for a RB532 type solution compared with $200 now) how many people are
going to start using the certified ones? Very few. Even if it's only $50
extra, are people really going to pay that much extra when so far they
haven't worried about it?
Travis
Microserv
Matt Liotta wrote:
George Rogato wrote:
Matt
The reason we like stuff MT and Star, it works and we like it.
I'm glad it works and that you like it because you like it. That
doesn't really help me understand why one would choose MT over
something else. I mean there has to be something beyond that you like
it if you are willing to use it in favor of something else that is
certified.
I don't really care for the whole discussion of whether certified gear
should be used or not. Every piece of gear has advantages and
disadvantages as well as pricing considerations. Regardless of whether
someone is willing to use uncertified gear, I am sure that given the
choice between uncertified and certified everyone would choose
certified every time. Therefore, uncertified gear is at a disadvantage
to other gear, so it must make up for this disadvantage some other way
or no one would choose it. What is MT's advantage?
-Matt
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