John Galt
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Re: ROI
Spreadsheet and discussion...
»www.wispreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=56
»www.cwlab.com/financial/WISP-Fin···tail.xls
This is from a few years ago, but is still valid. The equipment costs have changed a bit...
I reworked this spreadsheet many times, and cut it "to-the-bone" for a four tower system servicing 400 subs.
It still requires $80,000 capitalization plus a $120,000 credit line. This is for 900 MHz gear ($500 CPE/install cost) in a tree-dense area and presumes that I get all 400 subs on-line in four months. That's why I made the comment about "40 hour days"...
$99 installs...we own the gear.
And it requires that I have a truck/van, all the tools, paid for and no burden to the company other than gas/insurance.
The CPE costs are the killer...
As bcbuie pointed out there are ways to manipulate this, but expect to pay with a "firehose" and get your returns with an "eyedropper". This isn't a business for the faint-of-heart. It isn't a question of "throw up some gear" and wait for the big checks to start rolling in...The good news is that you can recover your initial capitalization in about 36 months and start making a real profit.
Check out the spreadsheets...
YMMV...!
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