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Setting up a virtual ISP

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  • 23-02-2007 9:03pm
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    ikoonman
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭


    Can anybody tell me how one would go about setting up a virtual ISP?

    TIA


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    ikoonman wrote:
    Can anybody tell me how one would go about setting up a virtual ISP?

    TIA


    setting up a what now ?


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    ikoonman
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭ikoonman


    jhegarty wrote:
    setting up a what now ?

    a Virtual Internet Service Provider, as in, sell broadband/dial-up services, but without the hassle of having the entire infrastructure.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    You're a Philanthropist!


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    ikoonman
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭ikoonman


    watty wrote:
    You're a Philanthropist!

    Non est mea culpa


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Like the GAA do.


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    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    ikoonman wrote:
    a Virtual Internet Service Provider, as in, sell broadband/dial-up services, but without the hassle of having the entire infrastructure.
    Isn't it a loss making business in this country?


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    TimTim
    Registered Users Posts: 804 ✭✭✭TimTim


    ikoonman wrote:
    Can anybody tell me how one would go about setting up a virtual ISP?

    TIA

    The closest you'll get to that for broadband is reselling bitstream but you'll still need quite a bit of physical and costly infastructure to support this.

    Unless you like throwing money away then stay away or donate to TimTim Inc instead.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    OfflerCrocGod wrote:
    Isn't it a loss making business in this country?
    Really the only ones anywhere making any money from BB are people with real infrastructure of their own.


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    watty wrote:
    Really the only ones anywhere making any money from BB are people with real infrastructure of their own.

    And even that is a costly affair. Requires a lot of endurance to get the infrastructure in place.

    To be honest, with the amount of infrastructure owning ISPs in Ireland, there is not enough competition to be fighting about customers, ie. there will not be margins to have another player between customer and provider.

    You could go in and just resell a product, but for example BT would charge you more for SDSL that you resell, then they charge their own retail customers.

    /Martin


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