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Brad Mitchell · 06-04-2004, 07:32 AM

After much correspondance, here's our last communications... if you think you can help the guy, please do! I've given him this URL to watch.

Him:

In order for our program to work we need the boxes to be capped at one meg each with no overages,windows licenses included month to month and windows based at 80 bucks per machine or lower.We will do 5 machines or more at this price.(no set up fees).

Me:

So basically what you're telling me is this:

Build 5 servers at a cost of around $750 each. Buy 5 windows 2003 licenses at $700 each. So, spend $7250 on setup to sell you 5 servers at $80 each or $400/month for an annual gross of $4800... to also give you 5 megabit per month of bandwidth for a whole year plus fully support and manage the servers while also eating the cost of power and rack space? That, and your sale is supposed to contribute supporting our entire network infrastructure?

I appreciate the time you've taken to communicate with me, but that's absurd. Especially when you're not going to pay setup or sign a contract.. all this and I'm supposed to take a leap of faith on your a business model that seems obvious to me that you don't have empiracle data that says even makes money. Topping this all off, there's no room for growth since you have asked all the servers be capped.

The math is simple and to provide what you're asking for I'd have to steal the servers off the back of a truck and steal a connection from another host's upstream provider. I think any host that would even entertain such an offer would have to be an absolute idiot. I understand that the economics of your business 'might' need this kind of pricing to work and wish you luck finding a host to do this for you.

For your benefit, I'm posting your request in a thread so that if there IS a host out there willing to give you what you're looking for that you have a better chance of finding them. Also, if some other host thinks *I'm* crazy you can laugh at me with them. LOL

Best of luck,

Brad

06-04-2004, 07:32 AM
Brad Mitchell Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southfield, MI Posts: 9,812	ATTN: Hosts! Spam this guy with your offer if you want him... I'm passing! After much correspondance, here's our last communications... if you think you can help the guy, please do! I've given him this URL to watch. Him: In order for our program to work we need the boxes to be capped at one meg each with no overages,windows licenses included month to month and windows based at 80 bucks per machine or lower.We will do 5 machines or more at this price.(no set up fees). Me: So basically what you're telling me is this: Build 5 servers at a cost of around $750 each. Buy 5 windows 2003 licenses at $700 each. So, spend $7250 on setup to sell you 5 servers at $80 each or $400/month for an annual gross of $4800... to also give you 5 megabit per month of bandwidth for a whole year plus fully support and manage the servers while also eating the cost of power and rack space? That, and your sale is supposed to contribute supporting our entire network infrastructure? I appreciate the time you've taken to communicate with me, but that's absurd. Especially when you're not going to pay setup or sign a contract.. all this and I'm supposed to take a leap of faith on your a business model that seems obvious to me that you don't have empiracle data that says even makes money. Topping this all off, there's no room for growth since you have asked all the servers be capped. The math is simple and to provide what you're asking for I'd have to steal the servers off the back of a truck and steal a connection from another host's upstream provider. I think any host that would even entertain such an offer would have to be an absolute idiot. I understand that the economics of your business 'might' need this kind of pricing to work and wish you luck finding a host to do this for you. For your benefit, I'm posting your request in a thread so that if there IS a host out there willing to give you what you're looking for that you have a better chance of finding them. Also, if some other host thinks I'm crazy you can laugh at me with them. LOL Best of luck, Brad __________________ President at MojoHost \| brad at mojohost dot com \| Skype MojoHostBrad 71 industry awards for hosting and professional excellence since 1999