🚀 go-pugleaf

larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:

>kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net (Michael P. Deignan) writes:

>>len@netsys.netsys.com (Len Rose) writes:

>>> The system consists of a 45 cm dish,small receiver, and modem....
>>.....
>>> will be increasing the price to 2100.00 within 30 days. 

>>Sounds awfully expensive for what appears to be a KU-band system. Similar
>>setups have been running about $500 (less the "modem").

>I was thinking the same thing -- there is lots of room for profit -
>too much in my opinion 

>I would rather spend the $2000 on phone calls -- since that way the 
>link will be bidirectional -- let alone the prospect of
>the uplink going out of business sticking endusers with some KU
>downlink gear with no service (which btw has happened with at least
>a dozen other DBS ventures)
>Larry Snyder                                    internet: larry@gator.rn.com
>keeper of the Gator                                  uucp: uunet!gator!larry

 Hi Larry..

 Since we know you have a vested interested in people picking up newsfeeds
 via phone, I won't complain if you don't complain about what I have to say.
 
 PageSat/ISS Engineering has been in the uplink business for over 10 years.
 They have been serving major paging customers for most of that time. We  
 have alot of bandwidth still available on our transponders, and we already  
 have the equipment. It's been used for our other commerical customers for
 years, with the exception of the modem, which is relatively new hardware..

 Our facilities in Palo Alto (right across the street from Sun), and 
 Mountain View, Ca.  cost us alot of money. We don't operate out of a 
 garage, or a basement like quite a few "commerical" service providers I 
 know of. Our transponders cost alot of money too.So does R&D and we spend 
 alot of money on that. So, add up the costs.. We are providing every single 
 newsgroup in the world (that we can obtain), all at 9600 bps,and it's
 reliable. We have generators, ups systems,24 hour staffing, and have to 
 operate that way since we have alot more at stake than just a newsfeed. 

 We are starting some major network operations here, and those too demand 
 staffing 24 hours a day. 

 I think we are being quite reasonable with the costs, and ultimately, I 
 hope we'll never charge for anything else. 

 I wish you could see our cost per system. Our accountants hate me because we 
 don't charge enough according to them.

 
-- 
len@netsys.com (rutgers!netsys!len) "What a long,strange trip it's been.."

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