I just read where they received there third round of financing. Something over ten million which puts them somewhere in the 50 million range as a guess. Last I spoke with their CEO they were pushing 20000 customers with an arpu of around $30.
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 2, 2008, at 2:50 PM, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes... I think Bridgemaxx has some issues to work out (especially > with the economy the way it is now) and here's why. Honestly, I'm > not sure what "space" they are trying to compete. They are using > Alvarion's mobile WiMax (2.5ghz) product. We have service at our > office from it and it's horrible. We are only about 1.5 miles from > one of their towers and the best speed we have seen is 800k down x > 400k up. Latency is horrible as well (usually around 100ms). > > In our area (population 51,000) they installed base stations on four > towers. They used 18ghz Ceragon radios and created a "ring" around > the city. So just the cost on the backhauls and Base stations is > probably over $300,000. Then every single CPE is over $400. We are > starting to see a lot of their radios have to be "professionally" > installed (meaning a truck roll). I thought the whole idea was no > truck roll? Seems to remove the "mobile" part of the service. Then > they are charging $29.95 per month for service plus $4 per month for > the modem rental. I'm not sure how they ever plan to break-even on > their investment when they had to spend MILLIONS to buy the 2.5ghz > license from the previous company ($7 million is the rumor). > > Then, they aren't truly mobile. If you stay within each city, you > can get service by just plugging in the modem... but you can't drive > down the freeway and get anything... so they seem to be in the > middle between fixed wireless (WISP) and truly mobile (cell > providers). > > My emails about a year ago indicated I was pretty sure they were in > it for the "short haul"... meaning they would build it up enough to > get someone like Clearwire or Sprint to come buy it. Now with > everything else going on (economy, stock market, politics, mergers, > etc.) I don't see that happening any time soon... so they may be in > serious trouble shortly. > > Just my $.02 worth. > > Travis > Microserv > > Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: >> >> Found this letter about Bridgemaxx: >> >> Not that you care or this message will get to anyone with proper >> authority >> to do something ... Your service is getting overloaded and not >> usable at 224 >> West Central in Missoula Montana. It's not my set up because it is >> happening >> to everyone in the community. Your getting a bad name and your >> commercials >> are adding fuel to the fire. Last night the service was down and >> since I >> got a bill this morning I thought I would write and bitch about the >> terrible >> service. When there is a viable alternative in Missoula tons of >> customers >> will jump ship unless you do the right thing now. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 11:20 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] heavy usage customers >> >> >> >>> Well that is a testimony to your quality of service for sure. >>> Now, if you were using Canopy your customers would be even happier! >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Travis Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 11:07 AM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] heavy usage customers >>> >>> >>> >>>> I have Qwest DSL, CableOne, another WISP (doing "up to 4meg" for >>>> $29.95 >>>> with Canopy), and a licensed WiMax (2.5ghz) provider (doing "up to >>>> 2meg", mobile, for $29.95). I have a lot of competition... and >>>> yet we >>>> have no sales people, no real advertising campaign, and more >>>> installs >>>> than we can keep up with each month. >>>> >>>> Travis >>>> Microserv >>>> >>>> Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: >>>> >>>>> You must not have competitors. I have both Qwest and Comcast >>>>> giving >>>>> away >>>>> multi megabit starting at $15.95 >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Travis Johnson >>>>> To: WISPA General List >>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:53 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] heavy usage customers >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I guess that's my point... why offer more bandwidth than you >>>>> have to? >>>>> Most people don't need more than 1meg, and that's our most popular >>>>> package for $39.95 per month (total, no modem rental fee, etc.). >>>>> Why >>>>> give >>>>> away the farm if you don't have to? :) >>>>> >>>>> Travis >>>>> Microserv >>>>> >>>>> RickG wrote: >>>>> Wow, with all that bandwidth, I'm surprised you dont offer higher >>>>> speeds. >>>>> >>>>> Technically speaking, the download & upload price is the same. >>>>> From a >>>>> cost standpoint, I allocate the download & upload separately >>>>> because I >>>>> am "forced" to pay dearly ($1200/month) to AT&T for my dual T1's >>>>> which >>>>> are required for "decent" upload speeds. Right now, my traffic is >>>>> split so all port 80 traffic flows though the 4Mbps x 2Mbps >>>>> connection >>>>> through Time Warner which runs over $500/month. This works >>>>> fairly well >>>>> for now since about half the traffic is web browsing. When I >>>>> bought >>>>> this WISP there was no management, monitoring or reporting. I took >>>>> care of the management & monitoring and I'm working on the >>>>> reporting. >>>>> The best thing I've done is replace the StarOS firewall with >>>>> Mikrotik >>>>> and set up traffic priority. >>>>> Whew! Lots of work. At any rate, I'm working on my upstream >>>>> connection >>>>> next. I really need to get the cost down. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! -RickG >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> Rick, >>>>> >>>>> Yes, all of our packages are symmetrical speeds (same download and >>>>> upload). >>>>> So if they buy our 512k package, they get 512k down x 512k up >>>>> all the >>>>> time. >>>>> They are not "dedicated" connections, but rather you get what >>>>> you pay >>>>> for >>>>> connections. We still oversubscribe users on an AP, but only to >>>>> the >>>>> point >>>>> where each AP is running around 60% capacity during peak times, >>>>> thus >>>>> leaving >>>>> room for bursts, etc. We graph and monitor every single AP (over >>>>> 200 of >>>>> them) and every single user (bandwidth, packets, RSSI, etc.) so we >>>>> always >>>>> know what's happening on our network. >>>>> >>>>> We currently have three full OC-3 (155Mbps) dedicated >>>>> connections to the >>>>> backbone. On average, we pay $40/meg for bandwidth. Why is your >>>>> upload >>>>> price >>>>> different than your download price? >>>>> >>>>> Travis >>>>> Microserv >>>>> >>>>> RickG wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Travis, >>>>> >>>>> Nice work! Therefore, you are selling dedicated bandwidth to all >>>>> of >>>>> your customers. In other words, if all your customers run speed >>>>> test >>>>> at the same time they will get what their plan allows. If you dont >>>>> mind, I have a few questions: >>>>> Is the above scenario true for upload speed as well as download >>>>> speed? >>>>> What are you paying for your upstream connection? >>>>> What type of upstream connection do you have? >>>>> >>>>> I'd like to be there and I keep hoping cheap bandwidth comes my >>>>> way. >>>>> When you are paying $150/meg for download and $400/meg for >>>>> upload, the >>>>> business model is tough. >>>>> >>>>> -RickG >>>>> >>>>> BTW: I'd take this offlist if you prefer but I think this is a >>>>> problem >>>>> that many us us small WISP's face. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Every customer can get the speed they are paying for ANY time >>>>> they run a >>>>> speed test. We offer packages from 512k to 2.5meg for residential >>>>> customers >>>>> and they always get what they pay for (download AND upload, >>>>> which is the >>>>> same for all of our packages). >>>>> >>>>> Travis >>>>> Microserv >>>>> >>>>> RickG wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Travis, >>>>> >>>>> If I understand this correctly, you have at least 1Mbps or >>>>> higher of >>>>> bandwidth for every customer? >>>>> >>>>> -RickG >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We deliver what the customers pay for. If they purchase a 1Mbps >>>>> package, >>>>> they get 1Mbps 24x7 (with no monthly bit caps). Personally I >>>>> have never >>>>> liked the "up to" speed packages... it's like going to Walmart and >>>>> buying milk. You can pay $3 for a full 1 gallon, or you can pay >>>>> $2 for >>>>> "up to" a gallon (without really knowing how much you are going >>>>> to get, >>>>> but it will be somewhere between nothing and a full gallon). >>>>> >>>>> Travis >>>>> Microserv >>>>> >>>>> Kurt Fankhauser wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone else here have customer/s that consume so much >>>>> bandwidth >>>>> that >>>>> you have to throttle them down after say 5 minutes of >>>>> downloading. And >>>>> what >>>>> do you tell them when they start complaining about the throttled >>>>> down >>>>> speed. >>>>> (they don't know your throttling them though) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kurt Fankhauser >>>>> WAVELINC >>>>> P.O. Box 126 >>>>> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >>>>> 419-562-6405 >>>>> www.wavelinc.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> -------------------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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