Update on my HOTWIRE "OPEN" - A Pub Landlords View
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:14 am
Hi everyone.........
Not been around for most of the year - I stopped posting the top 10's on my machine as some posters said the thread title was leading.
The quizzer has performed dreadfully this year............took only £4 last week !
Sent FATSPANNER an email last week as that take does not even cover what I pay on a monthly basis to them for the HOTWIRE to remain connected to their network - add in the electricity it uses and I'm on a loser with it - and don't even mention HMRC In january.
The falloff has been dramatic - yet the fruit machines have remained stable this year.
Customer footfall is slightly down (people staying at home to watch olympics - and having zero summer) - but still trading well.
To FATSPANNERS credit they replied to my email saying a major update is due at end of this week.
This is their plus point - always very helpful and respond to queries and offer help even though I am not a multi site operator - I just have the one machine.
Will I be keeping the HOTWIRE?
Well that all depends on the cashbox over the next few months - the whole MENU system needs a complete overhaul as well as a raft of new games and licenses - hoping for THE CHASE on this new update.
As some of you will know the lack of "official" licenses on the OPEN's was a main gripe of mine - and as soon as MONOPOLY & BULLSEYE games were added in last update they became top 2 or 3 games since - along with Sport Quizzes.
However that was 6 months ago - nothing since - it would be good if I could get new decals for the machine to make it look different with every update - along with a new menu system this would make it look like we have a new quizzer.
FATSPANNER now do a credit based system - which I will look at moving over to - its got to be more economical than my current outlay - although not too sure how it works at the moment.
Just to clarify before I go - the machine has taken £70 - £80 per week some weeks - just not very often - I have access to a weekly average over the past 9 months or so and its at £20 approx per week - so not brilliant.
I get the impression that HOTWIRE/OPEN are not top of their priority list anymore - the only new license I heard of them acquiring is ROLAND RAT - which seems completely bizzare............kind of sums it all up.
Hope everyone on here is keeping well.
Dave
Not been around for most of the year - I stopped posting the top 10's on my machine as some posters said the thread title was leading.
The quizzer has performed dreadfully this year............took only £4 last week !
Sent FATSPANNER an email last week as that take does not even cover what I pay on a monthly basis to them for the HOTWIRE to remain connected to their network - add in the electricity it uses and I'm on a loser with it - and don't even mention HMRC In january.
The falloff has been dramatic - yet the fruit machines have remained stable this year.
Customer footfall is slightly down (people staying at home to watch olympics - and having zero summer) - but still trading well.
To FATSPANNERS credit they replied to my email saying a major update is due at end of this week.
This is their plus point - always very helpful and respond to queries and offer help even though I am not a multi site operator - I just have the one machine.
Will I be keeping the HOTWIRE?
Well that all depends on the cashbox over the next few months - the whole MENU system needs a complete overhaul as well as a raft of new games and licenses - hoping for THE CHASE on this new update.
As some of you will know the lack of "official" licenses on the OPEN's was a main gripe of mine - and as soon as MONOPOLY & BULLSEYE games were added in last update they became top 2 or 3 games since - along with Sport Quizzes.
However that was 6 months ago - nothing since - it would be good if I could get new decals for the machine to make it look different with every update - along with a new menu system this would make it look like we have a new quizzer.
FATSPANNER now do a credit based system - which I will look at moving over to - its got to be more economical than my current outlay - although not too sure how it works at the moment.
Just to clarify before I go - the machine has taken £70 - £80 per week some weeks - just not very often - I have access to a weekly average over the past 9 months or so and its at £20 approx per week - so not brilliant.
I get the impression that HOTWIRE/OPEN are not top of their priority list anymore - the only new license I heard of them acquiring is ROLAND RAT - which seems completely bizzare............kind of sums it all up.
Hope everyone on here is keeping well.
Dave