Local channels are $2-$3 per channel. Nobody is going to want to add $20 per month to their bill but I understand.
Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Sean Heskett Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 1:57 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Rodeo networks IPTV There are zero over the air channels available in our location (mountains of CO) so an an antenna isn’t an option for us. -Sean On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 1:43 PM Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net<mailto:r...@triadwireless.net>> wrote: Local channels are a problem because of the cost. However, if you put up an outdoor antenna at that same time, it takes care of the problem. That is our plan for an additional price. We are testing antennas right now. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com<mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Christopher Gray Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 12:41 PM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Rodeo networks IPTV I've been in a similar boat as Chris. Working to make it work, but waiting on further progress from the Rodeo side. I've entertained RealChoiceTV as the next choice, but the costs are simply too high. Rodeo Networks appears to have a good product based on good technology... they just don't have all the components in place yet. They are making a large fundamental change on their network over the next 2 weeks with improved capacity, and hopefully improved transcoding after that. It seems to me way to secure TV customers is in providing local channels. Almost all of the non-local channels have other means of delivery that will easily win in a cost comparison. As far as multicast over a WISP, Cambium has some good examples of functioning multicast IPTV systems in Europe(?) using the same base middleware as Rodeo over ePMP. On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:03 AM, Chris Fabien <ch...@lakenetmi.com<mailto:ch...@lakenetmi.com>> wrote: I would wait a few months and check back, I think (hope) they are getting close but have zero trust in anything they are telling me that I can't see/verify. If there was something with similar capabilities in terms of pricing/channels we would have bailed long ago, but I couldn't find another option that I thought would work for my customers. On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 6:09 PM, Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us<mailto:af...@zirkel.us>> wrote: Hi Chris, thanks for your feedback. I've heard similar experiences from others which is now making me gun shy. I like their pricing and channel lineup but if they can't deliver then it really doesn't matter much. -sean On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Chris Fabien <ch...@lakenetmi.com<mailto:ch...@lakenetmi.com>> wrote: They are NOT ready to launch yet. They have been signing resellers up for close to a year and they are still building a proper headend with adequate bandwidth to provide the service. We signed with them in March, still don't have anything we can sell. The product has promise and they give you the flexibility to create your own channel lineup so you can really offer a good value to your customers, but the months and months of excuses and poor communication have us about ready to throw in the towel on it. I can discuss more offlist if you like. Chris Fabien LakeNet LLC On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us<mailto:af...@zirkel.us>> wrote: Hello AF gang, We are looking at potentially going with Rodeo Networks IPTV solution on our network but I wanted to first ask the group if anyone has any experience with them. If so would you be willing to discuss (either on-list or off-list) your experience. Thanks! -Sean
