henkk: August 2008 Archives
I got this email from Miro Distributors today:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Miro distribution <distributors@miro.co.za>
Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Subject: WHY TAKE THE RISK ? (note the caps)
DID YOU KNOW....
EVEN IF YOU BUY EXACTLY THE SAME PRODUCT SOMEWHERE ELSE - IT IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL TO USE IT IN SOUTH AFRICA?
Take the Ubiquity Nanostations and XR5 cards as an example - if you buy these products from Miro, you may legally use them in SA, however, if you buy the same product anywhere else, it is most probably illegal for use in SA and ICASA WILL confiscate your equipment!
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A few notes for Miro Distributors:
1. I didn't know what an XR5 board was, until your email. You could perhaps have focused your message a bit more around this.
2. I did gather that the XR5 board is probably interesting enough for you to have bothered to get Type Approval for it.
3. Because of your email, I gather I can get XR5 boards elsewhere for much less than what you are selling them for!
4. It's probably not a good idea to threaten me with ICASA removing my equipment. I get the impression that you are personally going to phone ICASA to rat on me if I buy elsewhere. All of a sudden I don't really trust you and am much more reluctant to buy from you.
5. I assume you already phoned ICASA to rat on your competitors, and that they flatly ignored you, or perhaps that your competitors have already applied for type approval.
6. It's probably an even worse idea to tell me about a product that I wasn't going to buy, letting me know that I can get it cheaper elsewhere AND threatening me with ICASA.
In conclusion:
You could have been smart. You could have told me about your products and highlighted the fact that they are ICASA type approved. You could have told me why ICASA type approval is a good thing for my business. You could talk about how well your staff are trained (?) and how they can help me solve wireless problems. You could offer your products at competitive prices.
Best of luck!
Henk
p.s. You misspelled Ubiquiti. Your ICASA type approval is therefore probably not valid.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Miro distribution <distributors@miro.co.za>
Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Subject: WHY TAKE THE RISK ? (note the caps)
DID YOU KNOW....
EVEN IF YOU BUY EXACTLY THE SAME PRODUCT SOMEWHERE ELSE - IT IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL TO USE IT IN SOUTH AFRICA?
Take the Ubiquity Nanostations and XR5 cards as an example - if you buy these products from Miro, you may legally use them in SA, however, if you buy the same product anywhere else, it is most probably illegal for use in SA and ICASA WILL confiscate your equipment!
...
A few notes for Miro Distributors:
1. I didn't know what an XR5 board was, until your email. You could perhaps have focused your message a bit more around this.
2. I did gather that the XR5 board is probably interesting enough for you to have bothered to get Type Approval for it.
3. Because of your email, I gather I can get XR5 boards elsewhere for much less than what you are selling them for!
4. It's probably not a good idea to threaten me with ICASA removing my equipment. I get the impression that you are personally going to phone ICASA to rat on me if I buy elsewhere. All of a sudden I don't really trust you and am much more reluctant to buy from you.
5. I assume you already phoned ICASA to rat on your competitors, and that they flatly ignored you, or perhaps that your competitors have already applied for type approval.
6. It's probably an even worse idea to tell me about a product that I wasn't going to buy, letting me know that I can get it cheaper elsewhere AND threatening me with ICASA.
In conclusion:
You could have been smart. You could have told me about your products and highlighted the fact that they are ICASA type approved. You could have told me why ICASA type approval is a good thing for my business. You could talk about how well your staff are trained (?) and how they can help me solve wireless problems. You could offer your products at competitive prices.
Best of luck!
Henk
p.s. You misspelled Ubiquiti. Your ICASA type approval is therefore probably not valid.
I had the great pleasure of meeting David Carman today, the man behind the Scarborough Wireless Users Group (SWUG).
It's fantastic to see communities using the power of WiFi to connect with each other and to share internet access.
Check it out here
It's fantastic to see communities using the power of WiFi to connect with each other and to share internet access.
Check it out here
