I'd also consider Billmax if you're looking for billing only.    It's less
expensive because it doesn't have all of the bells and whistles.

On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 3:41 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:

> Pretty sure we are gonna give it a go with plat.  Worked fine for me years
> ago.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 6, 2021, at 3:01 PM, Jesse DuPont <jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net>
> wrote:
>
>  We are current Plat customer (in one WISP, using Emerald in another -
> they're both quite capable). In the Plat WISP, we're billing 6400 subs
> using the free MSSQL license. No issues.
> 
>
> *Jesse DuPont*
>
> Owner / Network Architect
> email: jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net
> Celerity Networks LLC / Celerity Broadband LLC
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>
> Like us! facebook.com/celeritybroadband
>
>
> On 5/6/21 10:50 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
>
> Our Plat install uses the Free MS SQL license.  It has some kind of limit
> on processor power or some such, but if Plat ever hit the limit I couldn't
> tell.
>
> .....I don't know if MS still has a free version though.  Our Plat install
> is OLD.
>
>
>
> On 5/6/2021 11:54 AM, Sterling Jacobson wrote:
>
> I’m pretty sure even a few years ago when I migrated from Plat to Sonar,
> that Plat had fixed that internally with an update.
>
> But Chuck could verify that with them.
>
>
>
> And yes, you will need to host it yourself, unless there is a third party,
> or they have a recommended hosting third party.
>
> I forget if they had that service or not, but you could ask them about
> that too.
>
>
>
> Otherwise I think it does need at least a VM with windows and some form of
> MS SQL license…
>
>
>
> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf
> Of * Cameron Crum
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 6, 2021 9:50 AM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> <af@af.afmug.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Intuit & Billing
>
>
>
> I'd be careful of Plat if you want PCI compliance. In the systems I've
> seen even within the last few months, they are still storing credit cards
> in plain text in the DB.
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:40 AM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com>
> wrote:
>
> Do I have to host Plat?
>
>
>
> *From:* Sterling Jacobson
>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 6, 2021 9:05 AM
>
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Intuit & Billing
>
>
>
> I think Platypus is still free up to a certain number of active customers.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 6, 2021 8:56 AM
> *To:* af@af.afmug.com
> *Cc:* Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com>
> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Intuit & Billing
>
>
>
> We have exhausted all of our appeals, the only thing they will tell us is
> that they don’t approve of our “products”.  AKA internet service and that
> they are happy for us to be a QB customer...
>
>
>
> So, gonna get a stand alone billing system and just do a monthly journal
> entry to move over the revenue.
>
>
>
> Something cheap with the ability for the customer to pay with cards.
> Anything free out there that makes their money from the merchant
> percentage?  I guess I don’t care if it is free, just the lowest overall
> cost to the company.
>
>
>
> Was platypus free?  Used it for years at another company.  I don’t need
> any management of my network just simple recurring billing.
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