RE: Re: 3G radios/CDMA sunset

[Airdorn <a-i-r-d-o-r-n@xxxxxxxxxx-m>]

On=20Sun=20May=203=2014:40:15=202020=20Jim=20Davis=20=20wrote:
>=20On=20Sunday,=20May=203,=202020=20at=203:14:37=20PM=20UTC-4,=20=
Airdorn=20wrote:
>=20>=20On=20Fri=20Sep=206=2021:55:51=202019=20Hogan=20=20wrote:
>=20>=20>=20Hello=20everyone,
>=20>=20>
>=20>=20>=20Just=20wondering=20if=20anyone=20has=20a=20lot=20of=20=
slowly=20sunsetting=20communicators=20that=20they=20are=20worried=
=20about,=20and=20what=20steps=20or=20solutions=20that=20you=20may=
=20have=20taken=20or=20are=20contemplating=20as=20a=20solution.=20=
There=20is=20only=20about=20220=20million=20of=20them=20in=20the=
=20US.
>=20>=20>
>=20>=20>=20Hogan
>=20>
>=20>=20Hi=20there.=2032=20year=20tech=20here.
>=20>
>=20>=20We=20have=20around=203500=20more=20communicators=20we=20ne=
ed=20to=20replace=20by=20the=20sunset=20date,=20just=20about=20all=
=20by=20a=20single=20provider=20who=20is=20working=20with=20us=20o=
n=20the=20issue.=20We've=20already=20replaced=20about=20a=20thousa=
nd=20or=20so.
>=20>
>=20>=20We=20are=20replacing=20them=20daily=20any=20time=20we=20fi=
nd=20them=20during=20service=20calls=20for=20other=20problems.=20W=
e=20also=20replace=20them=20when=20installers=20come=20in=20early=
=20or=20have=20nothing=20to=20do=20for=20that=20day.
>=20>
>=20>=20To=20offset=20most=20of=20the=20costs,=20we=20added=20a=20=
small=20fee=20to=20each=20subscriber's=20bil=20land=20called=20it=
=20a=20technology=20assurance=20fee.=20We=20did=20this=20months=20=
ago=20and=20have=20only=20had=20a=20few=20customers=20complain=20a=
nd/or=20quit.
>
>=20I=20don't=20have=20nearly=20as=20many=20accounts=20but=20I'm=
=20using=20the=20Napco=20Starlink.=20I=20get=20a=20$100.00=20rebat=
e=20and=20charge=20anywhere=20from=20$150.00=20to=20$200.00=20for=
=20the=20up=20grade=20and=20in=20the=20process,=20if=20I=20can=20u=
pgrade=20them=20further=20to=20remote=20control=20features,=20I=20=
also=20increase=20my=20monthly=20recurring=20fee.
>
>=20If=20you're=20doing=20if=20for=20nothing,=20I=20think=20you're=
=20underestimating=20the=20resiliency=20of=20your=20account=20base=
=2E=20It's=20not=20your=20fault=20or=20the=20fault=20of=20your=20s=
upplier=20that=20there's=20a=20sunset=20occurring.=20Any=20account=
s=20that=20you=20lose=20will=20be=20made=20up=20for=20with=20the=
=20increased=20installation=20and=20recurring=20income.=20And=20be=
sides=20-----=20what=20are=20they=20going=20to=20do=20(?)=20go=20o=
ver=20to=20someone=20else=20that's=20going=20to=20charge=20them=20=
the=20same=20amount?
>
>=20The=20least=20you=20could=20do=20is=20start=20out=20with=20my=
=20above=20plan=20and=20if=20they=20take=20it,=20you're=20ahead.=
=20If=20they're=20a=20good=20customer=20and=20you=20don't=20want=
=20to=20lose=20them=20and=20they=20balk,=20=20you=20can=20always=
=20call=20them=20right=20back=20and=20say=20your=20just=20spoke=20=
to=20your=20boss=20and=20he=20said=20it=20was=20alright=20to=20com=
e=20down=20and=20offer=20them=20a=20"SPECIAL"=20at=20no=20charge=
=2E
>
>=20I=20can=20tell=20that=20your=20not=20from=20New=20York.=20:-)
>


Well,=20tanks=20for=20your=20info.=20We're=20doing=20fine=20though=
=2E