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----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "J. Vogel" <jvo...@vogent.com> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:43 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Promotion > My thought is that you are unlikely to get much of a response from > potential customers, although whatever response you did get would be a > strong incentive to any WISP in the area, and it is certainly doable, > Mikrotik could easily handle it. My reasoning is that all of my AP's > broadcast a domain name which I would think would be a strong clue to > anybody looking for service as to where to look for contact information, > but I get very few calls as a result of broadcasting that domain name. > Granted, having an informational page would be a better advertisement, > but I can't see it being that much better. I might try it on some of my > own APs. > > Have you considered (or tried) contacting WISP's that are in proximity > to your towers? Do you have any towers close enough to me to do me any > good? > > John Vogel > > Blake Bowers wrote: >> I really don't want the hassle of providing the internet >> service - where to get the internet pipe, taking care of >> the customers, etc. Not my core business, and not one >> I feel like I can provide well. >> >> I was thinking that adjoining area WISP's would be >> able to provide a pipe, either by their connections with >> regional providers, microwave backhaul, etc, they could >> take care of installs to expand their coverage area, etc. >> >> I want an enviroment where both the WISP and US >> can make some money. >> >> Now, your a smart guy. If a tower owner in a town >> near your coverage area was able to bring to you a list >> of people that would be likely to sign up for service IF >> you had service available in that area, would you not look >> really hard at that? >> >> Me, I would be all over it like a fat kid on cake.... >> >> >> Don't take your organs to heaven, >> heaven knows we need them down here! >> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Scrivner" <j...@scrivner.com> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:15 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Promotion >> >> >> Why not go ahead and sell them the service over this? Just have it >> take them to the signup page and process their credit card, add to >> radius, activate service? >> Scriv >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Blake Bowers <bbow...@mozarks.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I got towers. Lots of them. Many don't have any kind >>> of wireless service anywhere close, some don't have any >>> kind of high speed service of any kind. >>> >>> I would like to put up on some of them, for a fairly short >>> period of time, something like a hotspot, say a cheap router >>> that people can connect to, they see a splash page that says >>> >>> "If you are intersted in HIGH SPEED WIRELESS service, please >>> call 800-467-2346" >>> >>> Then we could log the calls, take their information, and if enough >>> calls were recieved we could start talking to WISPS in adjoining >>> areas to see if someone might be interested in providing service >>> there. >>> >>> A market study if you will. >>> >>> Who makes a cheap box that I could hook to an OMNI with >>> such a thing? >>> Don't take your organs to heaven, >>> heaven knows we need them down here! >>> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ >> >> > > > -- > > John Vogel - jvo...@vogent.net > http://www.vogent.net 620-754-3907 > Vogel Enterprises LLC > Information Services Provider serving S.E. Kansas > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
