Rick, Just curious, where is this ISP you took over?
Randy RickG wrote: > Wow, with all that bandwidth, I'm surprised you dont offer higher speeds. > > Technically speaking, the download & upload price is the same. From a > cost standpoint, I allocate the download & upload separately because I > am "forced" to pay dearly ($1200/month) to AT&T for my dual T1's which > are required for "decent" upload speeds. Right now, my traffic is > split so all port 80 traffic flows though the 4Mbps x 2Mbps connection > through Time Warner which runs over $500/month. This works fairly well > for now since about half the traffic is web browsing. When I bought > this WISP there was no management, monitoring or reporting. I took > care of the management & monitoring and I'm working on the reporting. > The best thing I've done is replace the StarOS firewall with Mikrotik > and set up traffic priority. > Whew! Lots of work. At any rate, I'm working on my upstream connection > next. I really need to get the cost down. > > Thanks! -RickG > > On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Rick, >> >> Yes, all of our packages are symmetrical speeds (same download and upload). >> So if they buy our 512k package, they get 512k down x 512k up all the time. >> They are not "dedicated" connections, but rather you get what you pay for >> connections. We still oversubscribe users on an AP, but only to the point >> where each AP is running around 60% capacity during peak times, thus leaving >> room for bursts, etc. We graph and monitor every single AP (over 200 of >> them) and every single user (bandwidth, packets, RSSI, etc.) so we always >> know what's happening on our network. >> >> We currently have three full OC-3 (155Mbps) dedicated connections to the >> backbone. On average, we pay $40/meg for bandwidth. Why is your upload price >> different than your download price? >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> RickG wrote: >> >> Travis, >> >> Nice work! Therefore, you are selling dedicated bandwidth to all of >> your customers. In other words, if all your customers run speed test >> at the same time they will get what their plan allows. If you dont >> mind, I have a few questions: >> Is the above scenario true for upload speed as well as download speed? >> What are you paying for your upstream connection? >> What type of upstream connection do you have? >> >> I'd like to be there and I keep hoping cheap bandwidth comes my way. >> When you are paying $150/meg for download and $400/meg for upload, the >> business model is tough. >> >> -RickG >> >> BTW: I'd take this offlist if you prefer but I think this is a problem >> that many us us small WISP's face. >> >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> Every customer can get the speed they are paying for ANY time they run a >> speed test. We offer packages from 512k to 2.5meg for residential customers >> and they always get what they pay for (download AND upload, which is the >> same for all of our packages). >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> RickG wrote: >> >> Travis, >> >> If I understand this correctly, you have at least 1Mbps or higher of >> bandwidth for every customer? >> >> -RickG >> >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> We deliver what the customers pay for. If they purchase a 1Mbps package, >> they get 1Mbps 24x7 (with no monthly bit caps). Personally I have never >> liked the "up to" speed packages... it's like going to Walmart and >> buying milk. You can pay $3 for a full 1 gallon, or you can pay $2 for >> "up to" a gallon (without really knowing how much you are going to get, >> but it will be somewhere between nothing and a full gallon). >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> Kurt Fankhauser wrote: >> >> >> Does anyone else here have customer/s that consume so much bandwidth that >> you have to throttle them down after say 5 minutes of downloading. And what >> do you tell them when they start complaining about the throttled down speed. >> (they don't know your throttling them though) >> >> >> >> Kurt Fankhauser >> WAVELINC >> P.O. Box 126 >> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >> 419-562-6405 >> www.wavelinc.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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