I do grow tired of this subject coming up every so often, questioning the 'value' of WISPA. The time of those who contribute paragraph upon paragraph upon paragraph upon paragraph upon paragraph is worth 1000X what I pay in dues anually.
Mark Nash UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448 http://www.uwol.net 541-998-5555 541-998-5599 fax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dues Value was What is WISPA? > Now that's something even I could afford! ;-) > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 12:17 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dues Value was What is WISPA? > > > >I wanted to make the dues $1 per year per customer. > > Marlon > > (509) 982-2181 (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) > > Consulting services > > 42846865 (icq) WISP Operator since > > 1999! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 8:47 AM > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dues Value was What is WISPA? > > > > > >> One thing of interest that COMPTEL does is charge a different membership > >> fee based upon the revenue of the member. In other words, companies with > >> more revenue pay higher membership fees. > >> > >> -Matt > >> > >> Frank Muto wrote: > >>> That is going to take a whole lot of $25 a month membership dues. I > >>> highly suggest contacting COMPTEL and get some mentoring on what it will > >>> take to get WISPA to the level that Matt has described here. I would be > >>> happy to team up some potential people to talk to over there. COMPTEL > >>> has been a good friend of the WBIA and helped us a great deal in our > >>> beginning. > >>> > >>> It is all going to take funding. I would highly recommend a strong > >>> membership drive starting with next weeks ISPCON and any other industry > >>> conference WISP related. WISPs themselves need to understand, that their > >>> $25 monthly contributions are an INVESTMENT for their FUTURE and also > >>> provides them a contributory voice within the organization. I would also > >>> hit up the vendors of the products and services all WISPs use. Without > >>> WISPs and their growing numbers, they will limit they own sales > >>> channels. > >>> > >>> There are plenty of no-to-low cost things to do as well as those that > >>> will take some cash to do so. In any event, there is no longer a free > >>> ride that can be assumed and if this organization is to grow to the > >>> level it needs to be, it needs people and funding to do so. > >>> > >>> As others have said, what is WISPA doing to sell itself? Yes, that is an > >>> important mechanism of running an organization that needs contributory > >>> funding to work. > >>> For the most part, marketing, advertising, PR etc., has not been a > >>> strong suite for xISPs. So for this to happen, WISPA needs to step > >>> outside the peering ranks of WISPs and get a PR person/firm involved to > >>> drive membership and create the buzz of what WISPA is all about, what > >>> they are doing and what they have accomplished. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Frank Muto > >>> President > >>> FSM Marketing Group, Inc. > >>> Co-founder - Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy - WBIA > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > >>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:39 AM > >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dues Value was What is WISPA? > >>> > >>> > >>>> I know you didn't ask me, but that has never stopped me from speaking > >>>> up. > >>>> > >>>> I want WISPA to spend its time and money primarily on spectrum issues. > >>>> I like to see the organization meet with the FCC on a regular basis, > >>>> publish position papers, and comment on every FCC issue that impacts > >>>> us. I'd also like to see it issue a press release on the wires every > >>>> time it does so. > >>>> > >>>> Whatever size this industry actual is much larger than it is perceived > >>>> to be. WISPA needs to change that. > >>>> > >>>> -Matt > >>>> > >>>> Peter R. wrote: > >>>>> Chadd, Lonnie, and the rest, > >>>>> > >>>>> It is obviously a sales issue: No one has sold you on the value of > >>>>> WISPA. > >>>>> > >>>>> Or WISPA is not solving some pain you have. > >>>>> > >>>>> How about you tell us what would be good value? > >>>>> What specifically are you looking for the organization to do for you? > >>>>> > >>>>> This is a good time (pre-election). > >>>>> > >>>>> - Peter > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
