Travis, I do agree with you that bandwidth eventually becomes less of a concern. I failed to make my point. I was responding to your comment that you have unlimited water which in my mind did not mesh with this discussion. Dont get me wrong, I'm looking for and appreciate your input. At any rate, AFAIK the concern that remains is transport to user so they get what they pay for. Or do you have a magic potion for that too? BTW: The extra calls I get are from upset customers that the network is slow. Then I check it out and find another subscriber running file-sharing, or hogging it up with video, etc. -RickG
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 2:32 AM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Nope... we pay per MB on our upstream connections... but once you reach a > certain mass, your upstream is no longer a concern. Our three upstream > connections account for 7% of our total expenses. Time is the most valueable > asset you have. If you are having to take even a few "extra" calls per month > from upset customers about doing metered billing, then you have not made any > money on them. Spend the time getting new customers rather than fighting > with current ones. > > Travis > Microserv > > RickG wrote: > > Travis, Thats great for you but that's not the norm for most people and > doesnt rebuff my point. I suppose youre getting unlimited bandwidth from > your upstream too? > -RickG > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 11:53 PM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I have unlimited water in my home. $40 per month. > > Travis > > > RickG wrote: > > For $100 a month per phone and the internet access is relatively slow. Not > really an "apples to apples" comparison. > > In my home, I want unlimited electicity, natural gas, and water too! > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The cellular guys don't charge by the minute... I have an unlimited plan > on my cell phone. I can also get unlimited text and internet access for > $9.95/mo extra. > > People don't want to guess what their internet bills are going to be from > month to month. Would you want that at your own home? > > Travis > Microserv > > Gary Garrett wrote: > > You sound like the cell phone company. > I am convinced the big failure in my business model is I charge by the > month while the cellular guys charge by the minute. > > > Travis Johnson wrote: > > > Hi, > > You are talking about having to add additional resources (radius, etc.) > to track it. Then you have to bill it. Then you get to deal with the > phone calls from users that say "My computer wasn't even turned on > during those times. Remove the charge or I will go elsewhere." So, even > that one extra phone call costs you money (because you have to think > about scaling). Imagine if you have 100x the number of customers you > have now... does the same solution work? 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