Pricing

Brandon (Brandon@tomatoweb.com)
Fri, 06 Sep 1996 09:05:41 -0700

> That means ISPs can purchase a 2 PRI box fully loaded with 46 modems for
> $16,364 ($355 per port). The way I got to 46 modems was with 3 x 10 port
> cards, 2 x 8 port cards (remember each PRI is 23B + 1 D).

Maybe I am lost here, see I was never great at math and maybe I was dropped
on my head a few more times than the rest of you, but how is $355 per port a
good price? I sat around my small little ISP and dug up my numbers on what
my p.p.c. was when I bought the PM2e30 & 30 USR 33.6 Sports. I scratched my
head, recalculated the figures, looked back at the $355 and had a good laugh.

I re-evaluated my position and said to myself, well Brandon, those prices
were 6 months ago, your cost would be much higher today. So I dusted off
that ol' calculator again, got updated numbers from the marketplace, and
guess what I found?

With a PM2e30, 30 USR 33.6 sports, 30 modem cables, 30 phone cords, and TAX
(today) my per port cost was $272.41. Now am I missing something? My
calculator must have failed me again, just as it used to in school. But I
thought I remembered how to add...To all you out there that is $82.59 less.

Will one of you please help me with this?

thank you,
Brandon Miller
Tomato Web Online
1008 1/2 10th Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 441-2321