I am going to start an ISP
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@irj said in I am going to start an ISP:
@scottalanmiller said in I am going to start an ISP:
Right, what is bad for the consumer is good for the vendor. And loads and loads of consumers actually like being taken advantage of. Don't disappoint them.
Absolutely. Some consumers get mad when you dont rip them off since they have become so used to get shafted.
There are a lot of maxims at play, but you'd have to agree that most customers equate price with value.
To that end, lets say he inherited a WISP network and deals were in place to make the internet free and power free. So perhaps he can offer internet for $5/month and still be profitable.
He would have an easier time selling it at $50 than $5 per month. Even I would just assume it wasnt going to be reliable.
To the other extreme of being taken advantage of I agree. That may not realize it, and sometimes we see it on our end.
Customers are often terrible buyers, and it can be to your advantage in internet/voice and much to your dismay if its IT services.
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Locking this for a few so that we can fork the thread.
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And..... go.
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Tri-County Wifi
Just registered the domain.
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@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
Tri-County Wifi
Just registered the domain.
Did you use a hifen?
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@bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:
@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
Tri-County Wifi
Just registered the domain.
Did you use a hifen?
No hyphen. Tricountywifi.com It's parked right now.
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@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
@bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:
@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
Tri-County Wifi
Just registered the domain.
Did you use a hifen?
No hyphen. Tricountywifi.com It's parked right now.
It is not wifi though.
It is wireless broadband.
Stupid users will think they can connect their pone to your wifi.
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Good point, that will be confusing.
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I do plan on buying more domains and redirecting later on, but don't have the funds for that yet.
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This is a sweet project. Nothing small, good luck.
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@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
@bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:
@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
Tri-County Wifi
Just registered the domain.
Did you use a hifen?
No hyphen. Tricountywifi.com It's parked right now.
I think a hifen would add some flare
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I've never seen hyphen spelled hifen before.
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@scottalanmiller 5 stiff drams deep and I'm in the hands of autocorrect...
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@bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:
@scottalanmiller 5 stiff drams deep and I'm in the hands of autocorrect...
LOL
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@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
I do plan on buying more domains and redirecting later on, but don't have the funds for that yet.
TricountyWireless or Tri-CountyWireless...
[grammarnazi]
It's hyphen!
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Never use hyphens in URLs.
In your company name, sure. Not in a URL though.
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After thinking it over the weekend, I think I'm going to stick with Wifi, because other companies using "wireless" gives the connotations of a cell phone company.
Examples:
"Verizon Wireless"
"AT&T Wireless"
"Sprint Wireless"In this company, I am still using wifi technologies (IEEE 802.11ac technologies to be exact) in order to operate this company. Therefore, the "wifi" is staying. This may take some customer re-education but I do believe that it is an important differentiator to make.
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@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
After thinking it over the weekend, I think I'm going to stick with Wifi, because other companies using "wireless" gives the connotations of a cell phone company.
Examples:
"Verizon Wireless"
"AT&T Wireless"
"Sprint Wireless"In this company, I am still using wifi technologies (IEEE 802.11ac technologies to be exact) in order to operate this company. Therefore, the "wifi" is staying. This may take some customer re-education but I do believe that it is an important differentiator to make.
Interesting - I've never used a WISP before, I just assumed the communications to the tower was something other than typical WiFi frequencies.
How does using WiFi like this affect network saturation in an area?
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@dashrender said in I am going to start an ISP:
@nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:
After thinking it over the weekend, I think I'm going to stick with Wifi, because other companies using "wireless" gives the connotations of a cell phone company.
Examples:
"Verizon Wireless"
"AT&T Wireless"
"Sprint Wireless"In this company, I am still using wifi technologies (IEEE 802.11ac technologies to be exact) in order to operate this company. Therefore, the "wifi" is staying. This may take some customer re-education but I do believe that it is an important differentiator to make.
Interesting - I've never used a WISP before, I just assumed the communications to the tower was something other than typical WiFi frequencies.
How does using WiFi like this affect network saturation in an area?
Its just like enterprise wifi. Make sure to first do an environmental test first to see what is broadcasting and its channel width. Then make sure you find a channel that is pretty quiet. This is typically easier to do in the 5 GHz range, as there are still so many channels available with not a lot of interference from other devices, like there is in the 2.4 GHz range (microwaves, other wifi networks, etc.) Weather typically isn't going to be an issue, but visual line-of-site challenges can be, such as trees.
