+1 On Nov 21, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Sean Heskett via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote:
> dear cambium, > > please just offer us one low price year round and stop with the speed keys > for SMs. > > I live in NW CO where we can install APs and backhauls from May to Oct. The > rest of the year it's too snowy, icy and cold out to even try to get to our > towers, all of which are above 7,000 feet MSL and several are above 10,000 > MSL. a special price on APs or backhauls from Oct to May does me no good and > I will simply ignore your advertising attempts. > > We install SMs year round. every time we go to purchase SMs (and we buy a > lot) the price changes $20-40 per SM. Please make this stop...I'd like to > know my costs are stable and not blowing in the wind so that i can get busy > installing more clients and therefore buying more SMs from you. > > Also with regards to the license keys for the SMs, this is a huge extra cost > burden and the key is stuck to the device for eternity so i there for have to > constantly track which SM has which key and what plan the client is > subscribed to. When they cancel i have to set aside as special inventory all > the keyed SMs. So now we have to stock 900, 2.4 and 5.7 FSK, 5.4 430, and > 5Ghz 450 20Mbps and unlimited...That's 6 different SMs to track and stock and > a lot of times the unlimited 450s that come back into inventory get mixed up > and redeployed to a client that only needs a 20Mbps key :-/ also we have to > stock and track the keys in the licensing portal so that we don't run out. > > YOU ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING LIGHTBULBS (SMs)...SELL ME MORE SMs AND > YOU WILL MAKE MORE MONEY. > > 2 cents > > -Sean > > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Scott Imhoff via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > All, > > > > You may or may not have noticed but Cambium is trying a new concept on our > web site called “Cambium Outlet” to make available at substantial discount > material that we have in excess. The page can be viewed at: > > > > http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/cambium-outlet > > > > The list will be updated on a periodic basis, approximately every two to > three months, based on changes in part number inventory. > > > > We welcome any suggestions to improve the page and process. > > > > Happy hunting! > > > > Scott > >
