[55652] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: billing systems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard A Steenbergen)
Wed Feb 5 15:35:43 2003
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:35:07 -0500
From: Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net>
To: Richard Welty <rwelty@averillpark.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <E18gW2j-0003l0-00@skipper.averillpark.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 03:21:12PM -0500, Richard Welty wrote:
>
> Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net> wrote:
>
> >I prefer to pick a random number, then consult my Magic 8-Ball with the
> >question "Is this customer paying enough money?". If the answer is no, I
> >raise their bill by 10Mbit and try again.
>
> >Sometimes the billing department gets a little backed up when the results
> >are hazy, but other than that it's a great system.
>
> ISPs using a magic 8-ball based billing system may find that customizing
> the 8-ball is not only feasible but may make for better profit margins
> when the 8-ball is properly tuned:
Ah, but does "Chpt 11 appears imminent" fit?
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