Well, what I was talking about was a radio in a NEMA box w/ karlnet for
around $200. If you could get it down lower...I think you would be the envy
of all.
But, I'm sure you already know this.
-Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Support" <support@karlnet.com>
To: <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] Re: [Orinoco] KN CPE cost...
> Who says were not looking at WET11? :)
>
> Doug
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: karlnet-admin@WISPNotes.com [mailto:karlnet-admin@WISPNotes.com]On
> > Behalf Of Bob Hrbek
> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:50 PM
> > To: Orinoco@part-15.org; karlnet@WISPNotes.com
> > Subject: [Karlnet] Re: [Orinoco] KN CPE cost...
> >
> >
> > I'm with ya Norm. The WET11 is just lurking in the back of my mind and
> > killing me. I think Karlnet could really clean-up if they had a better
> > solution of everything in one and at a decent (**hack**
> > affordable) price.
> >
> >
> > I've even been looking at the trango stuff. They just lowered
> > their prices.
> > $495 for the 3-mile SU from trango and it's 8MB!!! with polling
> > and cir/mir
> > settings...all kinds of goodies with the standard PoE and all.
> > only 3 miles
> > though :( The 10-mile su is a big bigger and I think it was 595.
> >
> > -Bob
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Norm Young" <npyoung@applegator.org>
> > To: <Orinoco@part-15.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:06 PM
> > Subject: [Orinoco] KN CPE cost...
> >
> >
> > > I'm charging $400 for a KN CPE installation, and while I had an
initial
> > > burst of signups (the hard core enthusiasts), that has now
> > faded away. I
> > > am, however, gettting calls from people that say they'd love to have
our
> > > service, they just can't swallow that $400 install. Of that $400, the
> > > biggest elements are; 1- $135 for the RG-1100, 2-$70 for the
> > 24dB antenna
> > > (all our shots are over 5 mi.), and $65 for KN SOHO (SR-4000).
> > Recently,
> > > by getting pigtails from Allcom, and some reductions in cost on
> > some other
> > > elements, I've been able to get my cost for equipment for a typical
> > install
> > > down in the $350 region. I'd like to see it go further. My goal is
to
> > be
> > > able to offer a $299 install. On another mailist, a member has been
> > saying
> > > that he's designing a board to replace the RG-1100 for around $80
> > > (Bluewire).
> > >
> > > It would be nice if KN would reduce their price on the
> > SR-4000, realizing
> > > that at least in my case, I'm using it to go after resi/SOHO
> > clients that
> > > are quite price sensitative. Since the product is software that is
> > > electronically delivered, say, a halving of the price would, in my
> > opinion,
> > > lead to more than a doubling in demand, and since there is no
> > incremental
> > > cost to doing this, the result would be more profit for KN.
> > Consider the
> > > alternatives. More and more WISPs are looking at complete
> > solutions like
> > > Motorola's Canopy system with a CPE cost of $515 in one-off prices.
On
> > the
> > > low-end, there seem to be a number of WISPs using Starlink or other AP
> > > software, and the Linksys WET11 ($105) in a plain-jane 802.11b
network.
> > > (total 802.11b CPE cost for us: $260)
> > >
> > > My choice is to sit here, wait for Verizon to come in with DSL
> > (and a free
> > > CPE) while waiting for KN CPE prices to decline, or take action, and
go
> > with
> > > 802.11b right now, and get the customers while the getting is good.
> > >
> > >
> >
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