[asterisk-biz] Foip solution

[Alex Balashov]

On 03/31/2010 01:13 AM, Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 00:47 -0400, James Sharp wrote:
>> Alex Balashov wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting.  I'd be curious to know how much that kind of access costs
>>> at sea.
>>
>> I want to say that the 1mbps/1mbps service was about $1300/mo, but don't
>> quote me on that (as I no longer work for the company in question, we
>> parted on not-so-good terms).  The ocean going vessels also required an
>> auto-tracking gyro-stabilized Ku-band dish package that was (again,
>> don't quote me) about $30K.  But we had reports that one particular
>> vessel never lost a single phone call or fax call even when taking
>> 16-18ft seas.
>>
>>
>
> For reference gyro stabilized tracking systems suitable for marine use
> are about $6k retail, transceiver dish arrays (LNBs that you stick on a
> suitable dish) are $1-2k depending on what you get.  If they are doing
> 24GHz systems for $30k they are ripping people off.

What?  Specialty, niche hardware and services have a huge price range 
and are frequently subject to enormous markup?  :-)

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