True, it is a very competitive field. Reminds me of VoIP. With that said, it will be interesting to see if customer loyalty gets you anything in that space.
On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Mike Meluskey <m...@broadband.vi> wrote: > With Sling TV, Roku, Netflix, AppleTV, Fire, etc. I don’t see a way to > compete with the wave of content that is being offered by doing our own > IPTV solution. > Here is a website we put together, but have not actively promoted (yet): > > http://cutthecord.vi/ > > > On Dec 27, 2016, at 10:19 AM, Chris Fabien <ch...@lakenetmi.com> wrote: > > We have several areas where we will soon have FTTH or 50Mbps+ Wireless > available and feel we are capable of competing against the cable company on > speed/price for Internet service. It seems like some portion of current > cable customer would be resistant to change without us being able to > provide their TV service. > > We have been evaluating two IPTV service offerings and just don't feel > like they are going to be profitable or a good business line to invest in > long term. Interested in feedback but between the slim margins, setup > costs, ongoing support, and the transport or transit that would be required > it seems break-even would be a best case. I know it would probably win us > more internet customers but not sure it would be enough to be worthwhile. > > We have done satellite TV sales in the past and I don't want to get back > into that either. > > I am curious if any of you are actively marketing or encouraging streaming > to try to make cord cutting part of your sales pitch. We are even > considering giving one of the $30 Roku players along with installation. I > am curious how you are marketing this and how much support you offer to > people on the streaming side. Like most rural areas we have a large number > of not very tech savvy users. > > Also curious about installing OTA TV antenna as an additional service at > installation. Anyone doing that and how is that working out? > > Thanks > Chris Fabien > LakeNet LLC > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- -RickG KyWiFi
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