$800/mo buys you 10 hours of Freeside programming a month, and 30%
discount beyond that...

http://freeside.biz/freeside/services.html

We've been using and contributing to Freeside for ~11 years now.  Just
my $.02.

-Kristian


On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 12:33 -0800, Mark Nash wrote:
> I agree.  Do NOT even consider paying for Powercode unless you intend
> to integrate with the BMU (bandwidth) management.  That's where the
> real power is, though we're having problems still, with about 5
> percent of our customers (those who have remote subnets, like a /30
> or /29 or /24).  Also some little things.
> 
> Don't get me wrong, the product is usable and valuable.  It's just
> that with what they want to charge for it these days, I expect for
> EVERYTHING to work, in MY environment, and for there to be excellent
> support.  We're talking over $1200/mo for the number of subs that I
> have.  For that cost, I should have .15 of a programmer dedicated to
> fixing my problems, all day, every day.
> 
> On 12/2/2010 12:28 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: 
> > I believe that a major turn will be the Maxx.  I don't understand
> > how so much could be done via shell to begin with (Imagestream).
> > 
> > The bmu is what makes the product work for your business.  If you
> > just do tickets, bills and such you're wasting your money.
> > 
> > I care most about getting it done.  Phone, email, morse code I don't
> > care.
> > 
> > On Dec 2, 2010 3:12 PM, "Mark Nash" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Dude, talk with Josh more before you decide that you don't go
> > with 
> > > them. There's GOT to be something he's doing that I'm not. I've
> > got 
> > > alot invested in PowerCode, and I wish it would "turn the corner"
> > for me 
> > > but it hasn't.
> > > 
> > > On 12/2/2010 12:03 PM, Jeremie Chism wrote:
> > >> That is hilarious. I just tried it and you weren't joking. I was
> > going to inquire about pricing but guess I won't.
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my iPhone4
> > >>
> > >> On Dec 2, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Mark Nash<[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Man... Don't get me started on PowerCode today. I just tried
> > calling
> > >>> their sales line. 920-351-1010.
> > >>>
> > >>> Go ahead, call it. I dare you.
> > >>>
> > >>> If I had a phone system like theirs I would have been out of
> > business
> > >>> long ago...
> > >>>
> > >>> Their MAIN greeting sounds like it was recorded A) on a
> > speakerphone and
> > >>> B) in a room with about 50 servers running with 10 fans each.
> > Then you
> > >>> press 1 for Sales and go immediately to voicemail. Try to hit
> > "0" for
> > >>> the operator and you get "mailbox not set up".
> > >>>
> > >>> I've been using them for a few years now and have been pretty
> > vocal on
> > >>> this list about them.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 12/2/2010 10:36 AM, Shane MacDonald wrote:
> > >>>> Has any of you ever tired Powercode as a backend systems?
> > >>>> Does anyone have experience with it compared to Platypus?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> We have a number of customers ranging between the 300 to 700
> > clients.
> > >>>> I am trying to find a solution I maybe able to recommend them.
> > >>>> Billing is an important piece but it also needs to have a
> > ticketing
> > >>>> system, be able to monitor clients, record history, etc.
> > >>>> The two above I have received the most endorsements for and
> > just
> > >>>> wonder which maybe better.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Shane
> > >>>> KP Performance
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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