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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch @DustinB3403
      last edited by Minion Queen

      @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

      @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

      @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

      @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

      @bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:

      I would guess you have an opportunity to mount on a building or tower for free since leasing space from a tower owner and engineers/permit fees haven't been brought up?

      Will be interested to see how you fair with UBNT.

      What city/zip/are is this in?

      I would need as close as I can get to the barrier highway and there are no towers close enough. Therefore, I'm going to need to drop about $50k just to get a tower site up just to get started and installing customers.

      Mabank, Texas 75147

      So a negative $50K just to start seems like a horrible investment strategy. . .

      Are you f***ing [moderated] stupid?

      Are you fing [moderated] stupid is the question if you think building a tower in the middle of a town is worth it. Fing [moderated] sign up for a lease on an existing building or water tower.

      Anything but building your own f***ing [moderated] tower.

      Dumb a** [moderated]!

      The point here is that 50 K investment is not large it all for somebody starting their own business in any industry.

      Your post said nothing about thinking it was bad enough just for a tower compared to renting or something like that.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
        last edited by gjacobse

        @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

        @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

        @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

        @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

        @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

        @bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:

        I would guess you have an opportunity to mount on a building or tower for free since leasing space from a tower owner and engineers/permit fees haven't been brought up?

        Will be interested to see how you fair with UBNT.

        What city/zip/are is this in?

        I would need as close as I can get to the barrier highway and there are no towers close enough. Therefore, I'm going to need to drop about $50k just to get a tower site up just to get started and installing customers.

        Mabank, Texas 75147

        So a negative $50K just to start seems like a horrible investment strategy. . .

        Are you f***ing stupid?

        Are you fing stupid is the question if you think building a tower in the middle of a town is worth it. Fing sign up for a lease on an existing building or water tower.

        Anything but building your own f***ing tower.

        Dumb ass!

        The point here is that 50 K investment is not large it all for somebody starting their own business in any industry.

        Your post said nothing about thinking it was bad enough just for a tower compared to renting or something like that.

        It was pretty f***[moderated] obvious based on the conversation. So rather than cherry picking my posts, read the topic and get an idea of the conversation.

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch @DustinB3403
          last edited by

          @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

          @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

          @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

          @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

          @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

          @tim_g said in I am going to start an ISP:

          Where will you get your WISP's internet feed from?

          Spectrum services the area, just not a reasonable enough area. . .

          They'd be an easy competitor as they are offering <1MB download speed services for $50/month in the area.

          But if their speeds are so awful, where are you expecting to get enough bandwidth for your WISP?

          WTF

          Again, this was before he stated he was using someone on the other side of town.

          And to that point @NerdyDad if there is another provider on the opposite site of town, are they just outside of the region you're looking to provide service to?

          This is in regards to you thinking that spectrum even involved in the picture they don't do that shit was not ever be possible

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @DustinB3403
            last edited by gjacobse

            @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

            @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

            @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

            @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

            @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

            @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

            @bigbear said in I am going to start an ISP:

            I would guess you have an opportunity to mount on a building or tower for free since leasing space from a tower owner and engineers/permit fees haven't been brought up?

            Will be interested to see how you fair with UBNT.

            What city/zip/are is this in?

            I would need as close as I can get to the barrier highway and there are no towers close enough. Therefore, I'm going to need to drop about $50k just to get a tower site up just to get started and installing customers.

            Mabank, Texas 75147

            So a negative $50K just to start seems like a horrible investment strategy. . .

            Are you f***ing stupid?

            Are you fing stupid is the question if you think building a tower in the middle of a town is worth it. Fing sign up for a lease on an existing building or water tower.

            Anything but building your own f***ing tower.

            Dumb ass!

            The point here is that 50 K investment is not large it all for somebody starting their own business in any industry.

            Your post said nothing about thinking it was bad enough just for a tower compared to renting or something like that.

            It was pretty f***ing obvious based on the conversation. So rather than cherry picking my posts, read the topic and get an idea of the conversation.

            I read the entire thread and went back just to post that

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
              last edited by Minion Queen

              @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

              @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

              @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

              @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

              @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

              @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

              @tim_g said in I am going to start an ISP:

              Where will you get your WISP's internet feed from?

              Spectrum services the area, just not a reasonable enough area. . .

              They'd be an easy competitor as they are offering <1MB download speed services for $50/month in the area.

              But if their speeds are so awful, where are you expecting to get enough bandwidth for your WISP?

              WTF

              Again, this was before he stated he was using someone on the other side of town.

              And to that point @NerdyDad if there is another provider on the opposite site of town, are they just outside of the region you're looking to provide service to?

              This is in regards to you thinking that spectrum even involved in the picture they don't do that shit was not ever be possible

              Drunk much?

              Holy f****[moderated]...

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @DustinB3403
                last edited by Minion Queen

                @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                @tim_g said in I am going to start an ISP:

                Where will you get your WISP's internet feed from?

                Spectrum services the area, just not a reasonable enough area. . .

                They'd be an easy competitor as they are offering <1MB download speed services for $50/month in the area.

                But if their speeds are so awful, where are you expecting to get enough bandwidth for your WISP?

                WTF

                Again, this was before he stated he was using someone on the other side of town.

                And to that point @NerdyDad if there is another provider on the opposite site of town, are they just outside of the region you're looking to provide service to?

                This is in regards to you thinking that spectrum even involved in the picture they don't do that shit was not ever be possible

                Drunk much?

                Holy f****[moderated]...

                Siri of course. I'll edit it when I am out of traffic

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
                  last edited by

                  @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  @tim_g said in I am going to start an ISP:

                  Where will you get your WISP's internet feed from?

                  Spectrum services the area, just not a reasonable enough area. . .

                  They'd be an easy competitor as they are offering <1MB download speed services for $50/month in the area.

                  But if their speeds are so awful, where are you expecting to get enough bandwidth for your WISP?

                  WTF

                  Again, this was before he stated he was using someone on the other side of town.

                  And to that point @NerdyDad if there is another provider on the opposite site of town, are they just outside of the region you're looking to provide service to?

                  This is in regards to you thinking that spectrum even involved in the picture they don't do that shit was not ever be possible

                  Drunk much?

                  Holy fuck...

                  Siri of course. I'll edit it when I am out of traffic

                  Oh I figured she was juggling your balls. ..

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @DustinB3403
                    last edited by

                    @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    @tim_g said in I am going to start an ISP:

                    Where will you get your WISP's internet feed from?

                    Spectrum services the area, just not a reasonable enough area. . .

                    They'd be an easy competitor as they are offering <1MB download speed services for $50/month in the area.

                    But if their speeds are so awful, where are you expecting to get enough bandwidth for your WISP?

                    WTF

                    Again, this was before he stated he was using someone on the other side of town.

                    And to that point @NerdyDad if there is another provider on the opposite site of town, are they just outside of the region you're looking to provide service to?

                    This is in regards to you thinking that spectrum even involved in the picture they don't do that shit was not ever be possible

                    Drunk much?

                    Holy fuck...

                    Siri of course. I'll edit it when I am out of traffic

                    Oh I figured she was juggling your balls. ..

                    It's not my problem that you don't understand business and how things work. And then I call you out on it.

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                    • DustinB3403D
                      DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
                      last edited by

                      @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @dustinb3403 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      @tim_g said in I am going to start an ISP:

                      Where will you get your WISP's internet feed from?

                      Spectrum services the area, just not a reasonable enough area. . .

                      They'd be an easy competitor as they are offering <1MB download speed services for $50/month in the area.

                      But if their speeds are so awful, where are you expecting to get enough bandwidth for your WISP?

                      WTF

                      Again, this was before he stated he was using someone on the other side of town.

                      And to that point @NerdyDad if there is another provider on the opposite site of town, are they just outside of the region you're looking to provide service to?

                      This is in regards to you thinking that spectrum even involved in the picture they don't do that shit was not ever be possible

                      Drunk much?

                      Holy fuck...

                      Siri of course. I'll edit it when I am out of traffic

                      Oh I figured she was juggling your balls. ..

                      It's not my problem that you don't understand business and how things work. And then I call you out on it.

                      Clearly there is a misunderstanding here.

                      Any investment that can be avoided is a good thing. Wasting 50K or more for a tower of your own is a horrible investment. @NerdyDad is in a town, with plenty of buildings around. I'm sure plenty of which would be willing to lease their roofs to him.

                      Which would remove a shit ton of paperwork and cost from him starting his own business. If you can't see that as an obvious fact I have no way to help you understand business.

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @DustinB3403
                        last edited by

                        @dustinb3403 buildings come with their own host of issues that can potentially make a tower a much better investment.

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                        • DustinB3403D
                          DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
                          last edited by

                          @jaredbusch said in I am going to start an ISP:

                          @dustinb3403 buildings come with their own host of issues that can potentially make a tower a much better investment.

                          And that is easily explained rather that calling me insane.

                          Yes a lease of the outside of a building could be more costly, but explain your stance. Rather than jumping down my throat.

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                          • Minion QueenM
                            Minion Queen Banned
                            last edited by

                            Get along boys.....

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                            • jt1001001J
                              jt1001001
                              last edited by

                              @NerdyDad Check and see if Cogent can come to your area. They have been very helpful with our Internet setup (we have an AS number and still had to pry-out of Verizon's hands our owned IP addresses). Also if Telia can get out there (have a PoP in Dallas) they have dirt cheap Tier-1 bandwidth. Wasn't someone on here doing a fiber mapping site as well that you could check?

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                              • QuixoticJeremyQ
                                QuixoticJeremy
                                last edited by

                                @NerdyDad Keep us posted on how this goes. I'm actually really interested in this. (Not knowledgeable whatsoever but interested!)

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                                • coliverC
                                  coliver @jt1001001
                                  last edited by

                                  @jt1001001 said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                  @NerdyDad Check and see if Cogent can come to your area. They have been very helpful with our Internet setup (we have an AS number and still had to pry-out of Verizon's hands our owned IP addresses). Also if Telia can get out there (have a PoP in Dallas) they have dirt cheap Tier-1 bandwidth. Wasn't someone on here doing a fiber mapping site as well that you could check?

                                  Tier 2 and Tier 1 ISPs are what you'd be looking at. If you have any datacenters or large business/school campuses near you they are probably being serviced by an ISP in one of these tiers. Definitely worth asking them who they go through.

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                                  • NerdyDadN
                                    NerdyDad @QuixoticJeremy
                                    last edited by

                                    @quixoticjeremy said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                    @NerdyDad Keep us posted on how this goes. I'm actually really interested in this. (Not knowledgeable whatsoever but interested!)

                                    Actually, one thing that I am really struggling with is a name for this company. Anybody have any ideas?

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                                    • travisdh1T
                                      travisdh1 @NerdyDad
                                      last edited by

                                      @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                      @quixoticjeremy said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                      @NerdyDad Keep us posted on how this goes. I'm actually really interested in this. (Not knowledgeable whatsoever but interested!)

                                      Actually, one thing that I am really struggling with is a name for this company. Anybody have any ideas?

                                      NerdyDad's Internets.......

                                      Sorry, @computering's bad influence 😛

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                                      • coliverC
                                        coliver @NerdyDad
                                        last edited by

                                        @nerdydad said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                        @quixoticjeremy said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                        @NerdyDad Keep us posted on how this goes. I'm actually really interested in this. (Not knowledgeable whatsoever but interested!)

                                        Actually, one thing that I am really struggling with is a name for this company. Anybody have any ideas?

                                        Something professional that is also probably a pun on what you do.

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                                        • bigbearB
                                          bigbear
                                          last edited by

                                          wispdojo?

                                          I will see myself out, again

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                                          • bigbearB
                                            bigbear
                                            last edited by

                                            Big Bears Wireless?

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