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#280280 5-Dec-2020 22:01

After Hamilton father Graeme Blake saw ambulance workers save his six-day old daughter, he wanted to give something back.

The result is charity broadband provider YelloHalo, which will donate all its profits to frontline ambulance workers. The aim is to raise $1 million in its first year for more than 1200 of them.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/123540481/charity-broadband-yellohalo-donates-profits-to-ambulance-workers

https://www.yellohalo.co.nz/

100/20 $89
200/20 $99
900/450 $125

Devoli network. Profits donated to YelloHalo Ambos First Trust.

Kind of unusual business idea. Would you use it?

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#2616812 5-Dec-2020 22:16

Great idea profits for charity but at that cost for 900/450 $125 zero chance

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#2616815 5-Dec-2020 22:45

I do wonder how much is going into charity then to themselves for on going costs.

No mention of CG-NAT.

Also not a fan of the 200/20 or 950/450 prices.

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#2616816 5-Dec-2020 22:50

You can get gig for $89 from now so prices are no attractive

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#2616843 6-Dec-2020 08:02

Some people might be into the 100/20 package at that price...but how much of that $89 would go to the charity?

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#2616895 6-Dec-2020 11:56

Hi there, happy to answer questions.

To cover off on some of the comments so far, we don’t intend to be the cheapest as the philanthropic premise of the initiative is that we give Kiwi’s who care about their local Ambos a way to support them directly through a regular household spend.
The margin we expect to be able to return to the Trust (which is going through the registration process to become a charitable trust) is as follows:

$14.39/mo (100/20)
$13.09/mo (200/20)
$23.70/mo (900/450)
Plus there is margin in the modem and freight.

Anecdotal comments we’ve received so far have been that the pricing is ‘fair’ and as much as we can probably move our margin, that only impacts the amount we deliver back to the Ambos. It’s early days we may find that some fine tuning is required - open to your thoughts from a tech-centric POV.

We have put a lot of thought into how we can operate as lean as possible and to deliver on our commitment to frontline Ambos and Paramedics.

Yes there are ongoing business expenses that will need to be covered but all cost centres are contracted so there are no employee costs, no middle management costs, no holiday pay, no fleet vehicles and no CEO bonuses etc.

To date we have covered the costs of setting up which is sitting at around $130,000+/- so far but when we consider the good this may be able to achieve over the lifetime of the initiative we feel its worth it.

If there are any more questions feel free to ask:)

Graeme Blake

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#2616897 6-Dec-2020 12:00

Do you use CG-NAT if so do you offer Static IPs?

Also this is both a bold and a fantastic idea. Welcome to Geekzone! You may want to ask @freitasm for an official flair.

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#2616898 6-Dec-2020 12:05

Yellohalo: Hi there, happy to answer questions.

To cover off on some of the comments so far, we don’t intend to be the cheapest as the philanthropic premise of the initiative is that we give Kiwi’s who care about their local Ambos a way to support them directly through a regular household spend.
The margin we expect to be able to return to the Trust (which is going through the registration process to become a charitable trust) is as follows:

$14.39/mo (100/20)
$13.09/mo (200/20)
$23.70/mo (900/450)
Plus there is margin in the modem and freight.

Anecdotal comments we’ve received so far have been that the pricing is ‘fair’ and as much as we can probably move our margin, that only impacts the amount we deliver back to the Ambos. It’s early days we may find that some fine tuning is required - open to your thoughts from a tech-centric POV.

We have put a lot of thought into how we can operate as lean as possible and to deliver on our commitment to frontline Ambos and Paramedics.

Yes there are ongoing business expenses that will need to be covered but all cost centres are contracted so there are no employee costs, no middle management costs, no holiday pay, no fleet vehicles and no CEO bonuses etc.

To date we have covered the costs of setting up which is sitting at around $130,000+/- so far but when we consider the good this may be able to achieve over the lifetime of the initiative we feel its worth it.

If there are any more questions feel free to ask:)

Graeme Blake

Thanks for the breakdown, hope you can work with Devoli to get your wholesale rate down as your customer base grows.

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#2616902 6-Dec-2020 12:16

The available margin allows for a bunch of operating overhead including marketing (media and SEM), accounting, legal etc. Agree we would love to get all our costs down, we’ll be working on this as we go - we’ve had kind offers of tv commercials, production services and media advertising schedule already and we are only a week old. Devoli have been incredible to work with and have provided more value than we could have ever expected.

Let me know if there are any more questions or concerns:)

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#2616908 6-Dec-2020 12:43

Also saw this Glimp comparison site for the first time today and had to smile. Every single offer has an early termination fee whereas we’ve elected to be as simple and transparent as possible, sure the customer buys the modem but there is no contract beyond a 30 day cancellation notice period.

I guess I’m ok with where we sit in terms of our overall proposition.

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#2616910 6-Dec-2020 12:51

I’ll need to get back to you regarding the CGNAT question on Monday if that’s ok.

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#2616963 6-Dec-2020 13:23

@Yellohalo love that fact that the money will be going to frontline staff rather than to St John/WFA. I hope your trust shares the aroha around NZ, including the smaller volly stations. I work alongside frontline St John crews and have nothing but admiration for what they do (not so much for their management). Can you give any more specifics as to how your trust will operate? Will staff apply directly or will you have delegates that will identify opportunities? Unfortunately I'm in a HFC only area as I would have been keen to support you guys. Best of luck.

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#2616986 6-Dec-2020 13:51

@kingjj thanks - yes we’ve worked hard to make the structure available to as many front line ambos, casuals and paramedics as possible wherever they work. There will be criteria set of course, the Trust is newly formed and includes Ambos on the board so totally transparent and they get to guide the dollars to deliver the most benefit. We have set up the YelloHalo Ambos First Trust to have the potential to provide hardship grants, professional development subsidies / scholarships and the opportunity for ambos to spend their downtime at affordable (subsidised or fully funded) holiday accommodation. Of course while this is the intent, it only becomes a reality when the public ‘do the right thing’ and support YelloHalo by switching so feel free to give us a push on your channels:)

On behalf of over 1000 Ambos thanks for your support.

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#2616989 6-Dec-2020 13:59

Oh and @kingjj we offer an ADSL/VDSL service - see if your address comes up at https://www.yellohalo.co.nz/

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#2617090 6-Dec-2020 18:32

From memory, he lives in Pegasus, so only cable available there (sadly) - no DSL whatsoever.

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#2617106 6-Dec-2020 19:28

quickymart:
From memory, he lives in Pegasus, so only cable available there (sadly) - no DSL whatsoever.

Vodafone sadly has that area tied up in a pretty firm knot

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