Travis, Do you lease or rent the CPE to you customers?
-RickG On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:44 PM, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Honestly, the fastest way to grow is to lease your CPE. Then the install fee > covers your cost on every install, and you aren't "upside down" on every new > customer. > > Travis > Microserv > > Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: > > You are doing it. Just keep bootstrapping. Once you get 1000 subscribers > things will be a bit better. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:32 PM > Subject: [WISPA] Client Speeds > > > > > I have read many post on this list about how much bandwidth different > WISP offer. I want to discuss that as well as the recommended equipment > that is so often discussed on this list. > > > > I am a startup. Little to no startup capital. I had to pinch each > penny to get as much as possible out of it. My goal was to service the > clients no one wanted in a county that had no Fiber or DSL other that > what Verizon holds hostage. So now after 2 years I have 8 towers with > 320 clients. > > > > The service I offer is a $39.99 basic level 640k x 256k and a $59.99 Pro > Level 1M x 512k. You guys are talking about 10Mb. If I turn off the > speed control on AP's and let people play I don't get over 3.5M on any > of them. ( 2.4 MT or StarOS, and Tranzeo CPE's) I use a StarOS Full > Duplex Link to Backhaul to a Fiber connection that I Share cost of with > another WISP my size. The investment I would have to make to achieve > 10MB to each client is financially Impossible. > > > > Surely some of you big guys out there have been in my shoes. What do > you recommend a small WISP in my situation to do in the future. > > > > Please don't start with the statement, "How you should have started you > service". I was providing a solution. So this is what I have and I > know of at least 6 other small WISP's on this list who are in the same > boat. > > > > So BIG GUYS think back. How do I grow into new BROADBAND definition > without rebuilding my network from the ground up. What is everyone > charging and what does the client get for that price. Financing is not > readily available and the Boss hopes to one day get some ROI. No > Grants available and no big group wanting to invest or challenge > Verizon. > > > > Steve Barnes > > RC-WiFi.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
