Comments on: Sick of not making money on VoIP hardware?

By: Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:52:00 +0000

You are certainly free to wonder and worry. Like a rocking chair they both give you something to do – neither will get you anywhere though so what good are they?

Since you didn’t reveal who you actually are I don’t know much about your background, but in the wireless VoIP space there are only a handful of options.

Regardless of brand they are all similar in features, functions, etc. One phone has greater profitability for channel folks – the QuickPhones.

Why sell a “big brand” solution and make 10 points of margin when you can sell the equivalent at 25 to 50 points? A smart business professional would take the 25 to 50 points all day long.

As an end user this product isn’t more expensive. If you do a comparison – which I have and continually look at – you will see that the QuickPhones unit is the least expensive currently supported wireless VoIP handset on the market.

So as an end user why are you paying more for the same? Do you like paying for some big company’s marketing?

As a business professional or channel partner why are you the one making the least amount of money? Why not make the lion share?

When it is all said and done I don’t see the ground on which you stand. Oh and why would I want to moderate your comment?

It gave me a great spot to showcase how great of an opportunity this truly is.

By: J

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:15:36 +0000

I just have to wonder if this is the right time for something like this – if this were a big name product you might get folks who are impressed by brand names to pay a premium price, but as it is this is just one in a sea of competing products with nothing that would induce an end user to pay a premium price. I understand that you’d LIKE to go back to the “good old days” before hardware became “commoditized” but aren’t you really trying to put the genie back in the bottle? The other “commoditized” hardware isn’t going away just because you’re offering this product and, no matter how great it may be, these are times when people are more price-conscious than ever. As an end user, why on earth would I want to pay more for this phone (obviously I’m not going to want to help you make more profit – I’d rather keep that money in my pocket)? That is the question you need to ask yourself (and if you can come up with a great answer, then maybe this will work).

Hmmm, I wonder if this comment will survive moderation…

By: Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:35:25 +0000

@Fred

I’ve never used it in this scenario. I can however take the phone to a Hotspot, try it out and let you know.

By: Fred Posner

Fred Posner — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:25:56 +0000

I love WiFi phones… my only hesitation on this one is use within Hotspots that require a logon or “click to accept.” Any thoughts of how this phone works in those situations?