I made a decision when I founded this company that I wouldn't keep CPE on the books. I extract a capital fee on day one for the REAL cost of CPE and cabling, mount et al. I maintain ownership.
It's like joining a health club; you pay an initiation fee. When you quit, you don't get to take the universal gym home with you. They comprehend this ideology and play along. I usually get them to sign a 2 year contract by telling them I can't raise their rates for 24 months. MIke At 02:24 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote: >I've always provided the CPE to the end user and retained ownership as part >of the service. That was mostly due to the high cost of CPE in the past. >With the advent of lower CPE cost, I'm considering changing that to where >the customer buys their own CPE. I'd like to hear the pros and cons to this >strategy. >-RickG > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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/
