Get the government to quit catering to lobbiest and open up some different frequencies for us to play with.
Right now our country could be a world leader if not for the government nosing in on every available industry. We're losing our place. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Hohhof via Af To: af@afmug.com Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Introducing a new revenue opportunity for WISPs. OK, if price is no object. But in our area, we get people who purposely build a house surrounded on all 4 sides by old growth forest, down a 1 mile private lane, 2 miles from the nearest neighbor. If they are willing to build a 120 ft tower, or bury a mile of fiber down their lane and provide power at the other end, sure. Keep in mind these are the same kind of people who have 10 big screen TVs. And don’t want an ugly tower. My view – satellite TV and learn to program the DVR, and Netflix will still mail you Blu-Ray discs. Then Exede or LTE for your Internet. If you really want to work from home via video conference, or play online games where you need 10 ms latency, start thinking about that tower. From: Rory Conaway via Af Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 2:25 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Introducing a new revenue opportunity for WISPs. There should be no such thing as people with no other options J. We should be able to connect anyone. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of chuck--- via Af Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 11:14 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Introducing a new revenue opportunity for WISPs. I have had good success with Excede in the past. They just ran out of capacity. Believe me, for people with no other option, it is very popular and welcome. From: Colin Stanners via Af Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 11:56 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Introducing a new revenue opportunity for WISPs. But until that migration happens, your satellite customers are telling everything they know that your service is bad for gaming, low transfer caps, variable speeds etc. And first impressions last. How long will that reputation stick? How much money is it worth to you? On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Keefe John via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: WISPs could use this as a tool to build up a customer base in a certain area before expanding. Once you have enough customers on satellite to support a fixed-wireless buildout you could migrate all of the customers over and then cancel the satellite accounts or redeploy them at other locations. Keefe On 10/11/2014 12:10 PM, Travis Johnson via Af wrote: Who retains the customer? Are you just getting a monthly referral fee, but the customer is theirs? If so, you are giving up the only thing of value for your business... the customer. When you sell your business, the only thing that matters is your customer count... why would you give that away to someone else? Build out your network and keep the customer. Travis On 10/10/2014 3:04 PM, Kade Sullivan via Af wrote: We've been deploying this and it's been as solid as it gets. We were against it from the start, but after evaluating it, we love it. Out of the 35 or so we have installed, I've had to return to less than 5 of them, and it's been after a very high winds storm to realign a couple reflectors. Since then they have redesigned the dish and I have not had to go back to any install since. I was right there with you guys and hated sat internet, but after using this, it's pretty amazing. Every install I get 20 meg on the speed tests, and the ping is pretty stable. Around 500ms, but the jitter is not very bad. They have voip that supposedly works pretty well. Not great for gamers, but works great for people that just want to browse the web, check email, use ebay, ect. It's been a blessing for us. I pretty much dont install 900mhz customers anymore. On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 3:50 PM, TJ Trout via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: Exede is a whole new beast, like 20mbps per sub and the sat capacity is like 10TB or something crazy On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Chuck McCown via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: Last time I checked, they were out of capacity in rural areas. From: Chris Wright via Af Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 1:35 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Introducing a new revenue opportunity for WISPs. Our converted-from-satellite-internet customers are extremely vocal about their disdain for satellite internet. A deal like this may bring in an extra few bucks; headaches, doubly so. Chris Wright Velociter Wireless From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Ernst via Af Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 12:21 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Introducing a new revenue opportunity for WISPs. Introducing a Brand New Exede Reseller Program Created Specifically for WISPs Convergence Technologies and Exede are excited to announce a new partnership with a unique sales program designed specifically for WISPs. Learn how this program opens up new profit opportunities for WISPs by turning unserviceable customers into profitable new customers while also reducing gaps in coverage. ✓ Never say "No" to an unserviceable customer ✓ You own the customer ✓ Attractive service plans, margins, and pricing ✓ Easy installation ✓ Training provided ✓ Increase revenue and profits Say goodbye to lost sales and profits. Say hello to the new ConVergence / Exede WISP reseller program. Please join us at the booth for a live demonstration and detailed brochures to take home. 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