Mike, I have to admit that we are in a retarded State to start with - Louisiana. We do compete with DSL in area's, but the majority (like 95%) of the area we offer internet access there is no other alternative - - short of another WISP. The towns that we do offer our service in and there is DSL - - we carry the majority of the towns businesses because of services after the sale. We carry all the Gov't agencies, Sheriffs Depts., local police agencies...etc because they can get a real person with some knowledge on the phone -vs- some DA (dumb a**) from AT&T that can't tell whether his shoes are on the right feet or not much less trouble shoot connectivity issues.
DSL does suck here and I am grateful for that. Comcast, Cox, Verizon and the rest of the crew are nonexistent here due lack of population and I am grateful for that too. Try to up sale your service and make a point to point out that you give great service after the sale. Everyone is sick of the SOS (same old stuff) from the Telco - - no service after the sale! Mac > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mike Hammett > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 7:13 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] You're all going to lose ( I hope not) > > I really wish I had the type of cocmpetition you guys do. In the past > couple years I have never seen a cable modem go below its advertised > speed. > I've seen many people pull over 25 megs. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Delp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:49 PM > Subject: RE: [WISPA] You're all going to lose ( I hope not) > > > > We have over 2500 wireless clients, and we are in direct competition > with > > Cable and DSL. We have customers switch over to our higher priced > lower > > limits every day because we can provide SERVICE that the cable/telcos > > can't > > provide. We average 85 install per month, and we don't have any big > > investors. If we had an investor to finance the equipment costs, we > could > > do 150 installs per month. > > > > We receive an inquiry once in a while where the customer says why are > you > > so > > expensive, and we can tell them to talk to existing cable/DSL > customers > > and > > see if their service is so great. > > > > We can connect to a neighbors open wireless router, and try a speed > test > > on > > his 10 meg cable connection during prime time, and see 80kbps that is > a > > small b, and then get 1.5 mbps on our wireless Access point on the > roof > > next > > door to his. Cable Companies advertise 10 meg connections, but have > a > > hard > > time delivering in our area. Maybe if your competition is just > starting > > out, and has the bandwidth to support their 10 meg connections, then > you > > could have issues until they saturate their infrastructure. > > > > Our upstream is 200 Meg and we are averaging 25 meg constant usage, > with a > > lot of growth available. 2500 into 25 meg seems like an > oversubscription, > > but our plan is working. > > > > We are not going to Lose. > > > > Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of Smith, Rick > > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 05:47 > > To: WISPA General List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [WISPA] You're all going to lose ( I hope not) > > > > I've been looking through a LOT of "wisp" and "supposed wisp" > websites > > at service pricing / traffic levels. > > > > Are you all NOT in competition areas where the iLECs are dishing out > > 5mbps/768kbps DSL everywhere you look ? > > > > I am, and now combine that with Cable modems @ a MINIMUM of 10mbps > down > > and 2 mbps up. > > > > All priced around $40 / month residentially. > > > > HOW do we put up hardware, and what kind, that will compete at those > > traffic levels ? > > > > EASY to put up 1m/512 service - no one will use it tho. > > > > R > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > > ---- > > > > ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 > at > > ISPCON ** > > ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com > ** > > ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** > > ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** > > ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at > > http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > > ---- > > WISPA Wants You! 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