haha, thats what I do when I get tired of talking to the chatty customer about how we compare to satellite and what not. Once they hear "Terrestrial Microwave" They shut up, I think they envision ET in the radar range
On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > They should have thrown in > > > > Terrestrial > > Microwave > > > > That worked really well for us in terms of explaining the difference > between satellite and a WISP. Might as well told them the specific > frequency they were on and the how the s/n affects their CCQ%. > > > > Rory > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Thursday, April 16, 2015 7:32 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rise is Coming > > > > You’ve got to admire their ability to string 5 adjectives together > though. Only 1 of which people understand. It’s > > > > - large > > - digital > > - fixed > > - broadband > > - wireless > > > > OK, all Americans understand “large”. The others, not so much, although > that won’t stop them from having opinions. > > > > *From:* Adam Moffett <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:24 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rise is Coming > > > > Does calling things "digital" still impress anybody? > > My hands have 10 digits....So I think I could call them digital. If I use > them to hold a hammer, then I have a digital hammer. > I would be so awesome at marketing. > > On 4/16/2015 8:49 AM, Paul Stewart wrote: > > Interesting – 175,000 subscribers according to their site and “largest > digital fixed broadband wireless in the nation”… > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Thursday, April 16, 2015 8:12 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rise is Coming > > > > They're a WISP consolidator that has purchased hundreds of WISPs over the > years. > > http://www.jabbroadband.com/coverage-area/ > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Paul Stewart" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Thursday, April 16, 2015 5:23:45 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Rise is Coming > > Maybe it’s because I live in Canada … but who is JAB? Never heard of them > so curious…. > > > > 250-350k subs is “mid sized” in the ISP world from my viewpoint/opinion > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jeremy > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 15, 2015 9:31 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rise is Coming > > > > They are definitely small time....just look at that logo and wood > background. They are working hard to appear like they are the small local > provider. Just the same folks in our community.... > > > > "Rise Broadband shares the same values as you. We’re right around the > corner, up the street and down the road a ways." > > > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Just want to point something out real quick... > > A lot of people on this and other lists talk about JAB like they are some > kind of massive, rolling behemoth with a gazillion subscribers and > trillions in the bank. The kind of place that has it's own militarized > security forces, Ferrari's for interns, crispy creme every morning, and > hands out Sam Adams during lunch. > > Okay, maybe not that extreme, but anyway... > > To put things in perspective, if you were to talk to anybody who works at > an actually large ISP or Carrier for that matter, "JAB is tiny". > > JAB is literally the size, speaking purely by number of customers, that > many ISPs have in a few mile radius. > > I understand that they cover a fairly large area, and that some > manufacturers in our industry will even " bend the knee " to get their > business... And maybe rightfully so... > > But yeah, 250,000-350,000 sub's to many ISPs is a tiny drop in the bucket. > > On April 15, 2015 7:06:15 AM AKDT, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: > >http://www.risebroadband.net/ > > > >T6 was on there too I think. Still no sign of Digis. I'm wondering if > >they have decided to keep some of the brands. > > > >On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> This is Jab. This is the new name that Jab is consolidating all of > >their > >> companies under. They have over a quarter million customers, they > >don't > >> need no stinkin' coverage maps! > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 8:00 AM, Cameron Crum <[email protected]> > >wrote: > >> > >>> Another website that doesn't tell where it is available, and you > >can't > >>> even figure it out based on a contact address as there isn't one of > >those > >>> either, or a phone number, or even email address. Why do wisps do > >this? > >>> Believe it or not, your web site is actually on the World Wide Web > >and > >>> people outside of your community may come across it. I highly > >encourage all > >>> of you to describe where you provide service, and not just a county > >name, > >>> because I'm sure every county is unique, right? > >>> > >>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> http://www.riseiscoming.com/ > >>>> > >>>> Hide your heart, girl. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > > > > > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
