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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch @DustinB3403
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      @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
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        @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
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          @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
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            @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
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              Get along boys.....

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              • jt1001001J
                jt1001001
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                @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
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                  @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
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                    @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
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                      @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
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                        @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
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                          @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
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                            wispdojo?

                            I will see myself out, again

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                            • bigbearB
                              bigbear
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                              Big Bears Wireless?

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                              • gjacobseG
                                gjacobse
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                                Make the client buy their end point. Don't even give them a choice. That way when another vendor comes in to do work, and just so happens to remove it.. you aren't blamed for no service for two months..

                                Please,.. don't ask me about it... I just... wow...

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @gjacobse
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                                  @gjacobse for you...

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                                  • NerdyDadN
                                    NerdyDad @gjacobse
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                                    @gjacobse said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                    Make the client buy their end point. Don't even give them a choice. That way when another vendor comes in to do work, and just so happens to remove it.. you aren't blamed for no service for two months..

                                    Please,.. don't ask me about it... I just... wow...

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                                    That's been a discussion point for me and the family as well. Making them buying the product makes them responsible for taking care of their equipment. However, the price point of the CPE is kind of a turn off in comparison to the monthly prices. Therefore, we've considered payment plans for the CPE for 1 year. Want to disconnect service? Well now, the rest of the money for the CPE is due.

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                                    • coliverC
                                      coliver @gjacobse
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                                      @gjacobse said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                      Make the client buy their end point. Don't even give them a choice. That way when another vendor comes in to do work, and just so happens to remove it.. you aren't blamed for no service for two months..

                                      Please,.. don't ask me about it... I just... wow...

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                                      I'm of the opposite mind. "Rent" them the equipment. It won't often go bad so the monthly rental price will offset the few units that go down to lightning strikes. If units do go bad it won't be hard to just replace it and continue with the monthly rental.

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                                      • bigbearB
                                        bigbear
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                                        The CPE units from UBNT are so cheap now you could just call it an install/setup fee and still rent/own the equipment.

                                        @NerdyDad I am curious what speeds and prices the market will bare down in your area.

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                                        • gjacobseG
                                          gjacobse
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                                          @scottalanmiller @coliver @NerdyDad

                                          well, the reason behind the suggestion is that we just had CPE 'vanish' and things not work,.. so where is the CPE? Who removed it? and Where is it now?

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                                          • NerdyDadN
                                            NerdyDad @gjacobse
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                                            @gjacobse said in I am going to start an ISP:

                                            @scottalanmiller @coliver @NerdyDad

                                            well, the reason behind the suggestion is that we just had CPE 'vanish' and things not work,.. so where is the CPE? Who removed it? and Where is it now?

                                            Pictures would be needed after each install.

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