We are suppose to make a profit?
On 12/30/2013 09:51 PM, Phil Curnutt wrote:
Granted that our model is way different then yours, we are a
non-profit member owned, volunteer operated, coop, but we give
everybody 2 up and 2 down (now that we have an AirFiber backhaul) and
are still scrambling to keep up with the members usage (400 members
covering 600 square miles). And, they always want more.
Charging $30 a month. Of course we only have one paid employee. The
folks here in NM are happy to get that as their only alternative is
dial-up or satellite. When CenturyLink finally moves into a
neighborhood we actually encourage new inquires to go with them as we
still have tons of folks with no options other then us.
It cost us about $30K every time we have to upgrade the backbone and
back haul and APs, but luckily we have enough time between upgrades to
bank the funds.
I don't know how you guys can make a profit.
Phil
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 8:00 PM, Matt Hoppes
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
It's cut down in confusion. Oh yeah. 5 meg is x in town a but y in
town b.
And we don't do the upto game. So if you want 5 and can only get 3
we won't install you unless you'll take 3. We don't charge for
packages folks can't get.
Likewise this keeps our network happy since most links are pretty
clean.
On Dec 30, 2013, at 21:48, "CBB - Jay Fuller"
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
That is a good idea
Sent from my waaaaaaaay too expensive android mobile vzw 4gish
device.....
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Subject: [WISPA] Internet Packages regarding geography
Date: Mon, Dec 30, 2013 9:34 PM
What we have done is offer the same packages across the board. If
you can't get at least the package you want we don't install you.
On Dec 30, 2013, at 21:11, "heith petersen" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
We are getting to the point in a lot of our markets that we need
to offer different speed packages. Issue being some markets,
being 900 or slightly sub-par infrastructure, we wouldn't be
able to promote these packages across the board. Was curious if
others are offering packages to different areas that would not
be possible in some? And if so, do you get any backlash from
those who cannot get those packages? Is it appropriate to offer
extended packages to users on one tower when another tower down
the road wouldn't be capable of these packages? Its bad but we
just offer a residential rate, no matter if that customer can
get 1 meg down via Canopy 900 or close to 10 meg on a UBNT SM. I
have caught a little heat in an area where we fired up 900 about
4 years ago to a market that had only satellite. Then we hooked
up a tower in a small town 4 miles away with UBNT M2 and news
spread like wild fire. We went from 40 900 subs to about a
dozen, and a pile of radios I don't want to deploy again. Shame
on me for not offering the extended packages at that time for
those wanting more bandwidth.
I also have the area outside my home town that Century Link
offers what they claim is 12 meg service, but it never gets
close. I am constantly adding more sectors in these areas, Im
getting to the point where I am adding UBNT to offload Canopy,
then adding more UBNT to offload the UBNT that was offloading
the Canopy, it gets to be a vicious circle. I am already $20 per
month more than CL, not sure if a lot of customers would stay if
I were to charge them more for what they are getting now. Once
again shame on me. The bosses think the prices should be the
same across the board, but technically performances cannot be
matched across the board, plus Im running ragged satisfying
existing customers when I should be looking at new areas, and
start the vicious circle all over again LOL.
thanks
heith
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