DaSneaky1D
one wall to block them all
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
The Lou | How can they fit pants?
'Cause this move takes some large ones!
In related news: Used Car Salesmen, ambulance chasing lawyers and OJ all agree...."that's dirty!"
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djm61
Out of Iraq NOW
join:2001-06-20
Simi Valley, CA
clubs: | Boycott!
Time to make them the last "Last Mile" wireless company.
Don't buy their products!
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MadDog3057
Ex Astris, Scientia
Premium
join:2002-02-26
Miami, FL | Well then...
I guess FON isn't looking so bad now eh? |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON | Unfair pricing?
Ever hear about introductory pricing on a beta product? Who ever heard of paying full market price for a beta product in its infancy?
Get over it. |
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Devanchya
Smile
Premium
join:2003-12-09
Ajax, ON
 ·Bell Sympatico
| But how else are they to stay open?
Always look at the business model.
they didn't really have one.
With out this, 2 years max, they would have been bankrupt and you would have all been screaming about how you spent money on a brick.
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bmn
? ? ?
Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
| Such a shame...
I was actually going to use their hardware in a project that was going to offer a hotel property-wide WIFI for their guests since they had the solar power kit (which would make deployment much easier without having to run power and cables).
Nice way for a company to shoot itself in the foot...
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | reply to DaSneaky1D
Re: How can they fit pants?
I would have loved to see the business model for this one. On the other hand, they obviously won't be around long enough for a second mention on BBR, hopefully!
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
| reply to LLigetfa
Re: Unfair pricing?
said by LLigetfa  :Ever hear about introductory pricing on a beta product? Who ever heard of paying full market price for a beta product in its infancy? Get over it. I think most would "get over it" if it was announced up front that it was a beta system and that sometime in the future the "real" prices would be advertised ahead of time. From what I am reading, it sounds like they just all of a sudden cut people off and raised rates without notice.
If I am wrong, please point me to where they previously told their customers ahead of time that this was an introductory offer or beta test and also where the future rates were advertised ahead of time.
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roadyoadyoady
| I was considering this...
but it doesn't make sense to pay overhead on equipment that I already own.
Sorry Meraki...no can do. |
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KSC519
join:2002-03-14
Chicago, IL
·Lightning Bolt DSL
| reply to Devanchya
Re: But how else are they to stay open?
Airlink, linksys, d-link, etc. sell routers for $20-$50 each. Personally, I never paid over $30 for a router until I purchased a few meraki units. I justified the additional cost because they were mesh networking units, not just routers. They pulled a bait-and-switch, plain and simple. Meraki customers were misled, the entire time we've been building networks for meraki, not for ourselves. The mandatory ad bar and tripled price tag really destroy any credibility they had. |
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serge666
join:2004-06-07
Little Falls, NJ | EVIL
forcing Ads on paying customers is EViL!!! >:/ |
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superht1
join:2001-02-22
Kennesaw, GA | said by serge666 :Placing ads on paying customers is BS! fixed |
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korym
Go Wisp's
ExMod 1999-03
join:1999-12-23
Richmond, VA
clubs:
| They really may have...
...killed the model. For those interested, here's the continuing thread on Meraki's own forum:
»forums.meraki.com/viewtopic.php?t=1841
There's an informal conference call this evening for those of us who have deployed their radios:
»forums.meraki.com/viewtopic.php?t=1916
I'm already looking at alternatives considering I have a city-wide project including two community neighborhood networks as well as a private developer network on the line.
Hope they wake up before they lose a too large of a number of their customers.
Regards,
Kory
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korym
Go Wisp's
ExMod 1999-03
join:1999-12-23
Richmond, VA
clubs:
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Re: Unfair pricing?
said by ropeguru :If I am wrong, please point me to where they previously told their customers ahead of time that this was an introductory offer or beta test and also where the future rates were advertised ahead of time. You're not wrong, ropeguru. This was never mentioned. LLigetfa is out of line with his comment. Sure hate to see someone yank his network out from under his feet.
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katylied
join:2003-10-15
Hot Springs National Park, AR
| People are shocked but . . .
Didn't Meraki begin with open source software on commodity hardware ?
Fon can't continue at current ROI levels either I'd guess.
Meraki has put alot of time and effort on top of these things towards making attractive and easy to use products and they want to make a profit.
Anyone who puts in a little time and effort can compete with these guys.
If few choose to compete, there may be a reason.
Does anyone really give warnings of price increases ? |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
1 edit |  The "free lunch" people got sucked in once again
Is this surprising?
All those poor saps who actually believe that they can get something for nothing are once again shocked that this isn't how the real world works.
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KSC519
join:2002-03-14
Chicago, IL | Oddly enough, I recall paying for my Meraki units... Suddenly being told that we have to pay 3x as much as before to expand AND that Meraki will retain control of the networks we build is a bit hard to swallow. |
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bmn
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Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus | You have to realize, TKJunkMail isn't interested in facts... |
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korym
Go Wisp's
ExMod 1999-03
join:1999-12-23
Richmond, VA
clubs: |  Meraki responds...
»forums.meraki.com/viewtopic.php?p=6945#6945
It's a good start, IMHO.
Regards,
Kory |
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kcblack
Premium
join:2000-09-11
Chicago, IL | reply to KSC519
Re: But how else are they to stay open?
if you flash some of the popular routers with the sveasoft firmware you can get the mesh feature as well.
Kevin |
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