Personally, I don't consider anything outside of Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T a cell phone company. ;-)
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jayson Baker" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 8:41 AM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing > No, my unlimited cell phone plan is only $35/mo (Cricket). I did have to > buy the phone though, ($50). > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:50 AM, Marlon K. Schafer > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Unlimited cell phone? I don't buy it.... There's a limit, there always >> is. >> >> Also, is your "unlimited" cell phone program only $40 or $50 per month? >> >> If I could get the same $100 to $300 per month for internet that people >> often pay the cell companies I'd be able to sell them a LOT more service >> for >> the same price they are paying now. I could also put in much better >> hardware. >> >> Lets see, 600 subs at an average of $37 per month is $22,200 per month. >> 600 subs at an average of $150 per month is $90,000 per month (and the >> same >> number of people needed). >> >> >> http://www.wirefly.com/learn/wireless_news/jd-power-analyzes-average-cell-phone-bill/ >> According to JD Power the average cell bill is $77 per month. >> >> So 600 subs at an average of $77 per month is $46,200. Still much nicer >> than my current $27 per month :-). >> >> How did we end up in this situation? grin >> marlon >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Travis Johnson >> To: WISPA General List >> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 1:24 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Metered Billing >> >> >> 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? Probably not. >> >> The easier solution would be to call that customer and get them to >> upgrade to the next plan up (which would provide higher speed as well). >> This works very well for us... and then I have that guaranteed extra >> income each month, even if they don't use it. >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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