Nope. It's just business. Why spend a greater amount to pick up the equipment?
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:44 PM David Hannum <dhan...@mynewera.net> wrote: > Josh - I bet your nickname in school was Eeyore . . . > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: > >> $25 for a radio for $10 in gas to pick it up, $10 dealing with the >> customer, $10 in caulk/silicon, $10 hearing them complain about nothing, >> $10 in labor costs, $1000 in lost revenue because you wasted time picking >> up a $25 radio instead of hooking up a new customer >> >> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 10:01 AM David Hannum <dhan...@mynewera.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Like Adam, we keep tabs of where the gear is and when we are in the >>> area, we swing by and pick it up. But not sure why you'd not want to >>> rescue good radios. Folks like Wireless Units and Surplus Wireless will >>> purchase it off you, so don't just arbitrarily abandon it. $25 (or >>> whatever they give you) for a used SM is at least something for it. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 8:26 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> About the same. We kept a running list of "pickups" and it would be >>>> filler work for the field people. They'd remove the antenna and maybe the >>>> cable, but never worried about the POE. >>>> We usually got to them pretty quick because we left empty spaces in the >>>> schedule for service calls, and if there were no service calls we'd go do >>>> pickups. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] < >>>> j...@brazoswifi.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> We say: "we will grab it the next time we are in the area". >>>>> >>>>> No special trip. >>>>> >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>>> From: Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> >>>>> Date: 11/18/24 11:16 AM (GMT-06:00) >>>>> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] removal of WISP equipment >>>>> >>>>> We are starting to run into cases where customers cancel (most >>>>> commonly to get T-Mobile Home Internet) and while the CPE is still >>>>> perfectly functional we would not redeploy it. Like a Cambium 450 SM with >>>>> a reflector dish (as opposed to a 450b). So we don’t want it back, and >>>>> don’t want to send a tech out to remove it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sometimes customers insist they want us to take it off their house. >>>>> Is there some legal obligation for us to do this? I think if you >>>>> discontinue DISH or DirecTV and want the sat dish taken down, they don’t >>>>> come do it (unless maybe you pay to have it done). >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 >>> >> -- >> 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 >
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