Brian, Oil is priced on the USD today. It will not be in a few months judging by the news. Then we're boned.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth." --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Brian Webster <bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com>wrote: > Don't forget the fact that oil is priced by the US dollar per barrel. When > the dollar gets weak the whole world notices because the price of oil goes > up. While the other countries don't get affected quite so much because of > the exchange rate equalizing out, we as Americans pay the increase in > prices > because our dollar is worth less. > > While it would be nice to say the heck with the rest of the world who cares > what the dollar is worth, it can't be done because we are not a self > sufficient country anymore. Americans don't want to work at jobs they > consider menial tasks so the foreign workers have taken on those tasks. We > are forced to buy imported products. If our dollar is weak against the > currency of the nations) we buy the products from we all feel the increase > (and that includes the costs of WISP equipment, just to stay on topic). > > It never ceases to amaze me how the masses want wage increases because of > the cost of living. They also want higher paying jobs, yet they still go > and > buy cheap product from Wal-Mart and others who really push for cheap labor > overseas. As a country you can't have it both ways, high paying jobs and > cheap products.... it's going to get a lot worse before the bulk of > Americans figure this out and reverse the trend. > > > > Thank You, > Brian Webster > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on > Behalf Of Robert West > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 10:06 AM > To: 'WISPA General List' > Subject: Re: [WISPA] American Dollar. Was: Re: Barriers to WISP growth > > > I'm with you on that. If I'm not traveling to Europe I don't much care > what > the exchange rate is. Aside from impacting imports, it doesn't immediately > impact the staples in my life. The power company, grocery store and the > like also have to operate on the dollar so we're all in the same boat. > Now, > if I go to say, Spain, YIKES! It's where you live, not where you don't > live. > > > > > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 9:26 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] American Dollar. Was: Re: Barriers to WISP growth > > > > I've never understood this thinking... who cares if the dollar is "worth > less" to the rest of the world? If it will still buy groceries, or pay my > power bill, why does it matter? > > Travis > Microserv > > RickG wrote: > > "put some money in the bank" > The question is: which currency? > With the dollar falling (or failing) what good is it going to do in the > bank? > I guess I'll just keep pouring it back into the company because its > gonna be worthless soon. > Any other ideas guys? > -RickG > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Marlon K. Schafer > <mailto:o...@odessaoffice.com> <o...@odessaoffice.com> wrote: > > > Yeah, what he said! > > I'm gonna work REALLY hard to pay down debt and put some money in the bank > over the next 3 or 4 years. I want to be ready to pick those companies up. > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marco Coelho" <mailto:coelh...@gmail.com> <coelh...@gmail.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 8:20 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth > > > > > Patrick, > > Not being one for gov money.... > > We have excellent credit. We have that because we only expand at a > rate the will allow funding (new business) to cover our costs. So the > cycle goes: > > 1. Build out X number of Towers. > 2. Market X number of Areas. > 3. Install Customers to X*Y until well funded. > > Repeat. > > I think a lot of the companies that take stimulus money are going to > go under in the long run. They will go like the dot-coms. Build > build Build.... Ah shit no revenue! > > That being said, we are vertical, all workers work for the company. > That is the only way you can control quality. Good employees are very > hard to find. For every 100-200 applications/resumes, maybe 10 are > worth talking to seriously. You're lucky to find 1 that is worth > hiring. > > Always a ray of sunshine! > > Marco Coelho > Argon Technologies Inc. > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 7:25 PM, RickG <mailto:rgunder...@gmail.com> > <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Patrick, > > #1- Labor: There is very little skilled resources here. > #2- Funding: Especially for labor. Normal financing channels are > available but I will not take on too much debt at one time. > #3- Time: There is little extra time to dedicate towards expansion > versus daily operations. > > Notes- > Employees: Too small to enjoy such a "luxury". > Stimulus: I don't believe in it and did not apply. > Technologies: Proprietary equipment are a bit too expensive unless you > buy CPE in 100 packs. Even then, the AP's are still expensive. > > -RickG > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Patrick Leary > <mailto:ple...@apertonet.com> <ple...@apertonet.com> > wrote: > > > Regardless of your tech choice -- Moto, 802.11-based, WiMAX or other, I > am interested to know what are the greatest barriers to growth and why? > > Some possibilities: > Is it funding and if so, are your normal channels for money frozen or > otherwise gone? > Is it competition? If so, how specifically. > Are you constrained from hiring due to high cost of employee benefits > (e.g. health insurance)? > Are you stalled waiting for response from your stimulus application? > Are you stalled trying to defend against someone else's stimulus > application that would include your market? > Are the current technologies too expensive or technicall inadequate to > deliver what you need to compete? > > Patrick Leary > Aperto Networks > 813.426.4230 mobile > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! 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