You can ask them for a lower upfront cost without integration. Tell them you're a WISP and would like WISP pricing and they'll have a special deal for you.
We have over 1,300 routers in the field and love them to death. On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 4:01 PM Ryan Ray <ryan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Equipment availability is definitely a huge problem right now. Maybe less > so for operators that buy a years worth in advance which I think is how > Calix prefers. Shipping 50 at a time is not their style. > > The 15-20k will be integrations with your billing system and API, plus the > setup of the cloud and on boarding for your techs and support people. > > If you don’t plan on doing any integrations you can probably negotiate > that number down. > > The price is high but it’s high quality set and forget type > infrastructure. Our support calls went way down when we started getting > these routers in. > > > > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 1:06 PM Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: > >> Hey guys, >> >> >> >> I am trying to get started with them, but keep getting told them have no >> equipment that they can sell us at this time. Been going on for quite a >> while now. >> >> >> >> Looking for the Gigaspire U6’s and or U4’s. >> >> >> >> Have been through the presentation including where they told us it was >> about $ 15K to $ 20K to get onboarded and utilize their “success team” >> required. >> >> >> >> Just trying to get going with them, but having access to the equipment is >> kinda “a thing” >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of * Ryan Ray >> *Sent:* Friday, October 16, 2020 3:37 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Calix users >> >> >> >> We have about 700 844e and 100 804Mesh deployed so far since August 2019. >> What are you looking to know? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 8:06 AM Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: >> >> Is anybody here installing a lot of Calix routers for customers? >> >> >> >> If so, I would like to chat with you briefly! >> >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/658+Old+Dixie+Highway+%0D%0A+Vero+Beach,+FL+32962?entry=gmail&source=g> >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> *Paul McCall, President * >> >> *Florida Broadband / PDMNet* >> >> *658 Old Dixie Highway >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/658+Old+Dixie+Highway+%0D%0A+Vero+Beach,+FL+32962?entry=gmail&source=g>* >> >> *Vero Beach, FL 32962 >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/658+Old+Dixie+Highway+%0D%0A+Vero+Beach,+FL+32962?entry=gmail&source=g>* >> >> *772-564-6800 x110* >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
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