antwanp
Beyond FM, Beyond AM, XM Satellite Radio
Premium
join:2002-05-14
Cedar Hill, TX
clubs: 
 ·T-Mobile US
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| You know...
I would literally murder someone to get symmetrical 50Mbps...
Just sayin'... 
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cajun4x4
join:2000-10-02
Baytown, TX
1 edit | Who will they get access from?
Would be interested to know who they are going with for Tier 1 access to the internet. At minimum they will need at least somewhere near 10Gbps to be able to supply everyone on the system the true speeds being advertised. Only time will tell.
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TSI Gabe
Premium,VIP
join:2007-01-03
Chatham, ON | reply to antwanp
Re: You know...
So are you going to kill me? 
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FiOS LIVE
So fast, it's LIVE
join:2008-11-25
Collegeville, PA
| Verizon's 50 mbps
That's 50/20 not 50/5. Just though I'd point that out even though it doesn't compare to 50/50.
Congrats to Lafayette for choosing to go with all symmetrical tiers. Symmetrical is the future of bandwidth especially for fully fiber networks that have the bandwidth to provide it. |
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JeepMatt
Delaware Fios
Premium
join:2001-12-28
Wilmington, DE | TV Lineup
The HD lineup is a little weak, but overall really impressive for a start-up!
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majortom1029
join:2006-10-19
Lindenhurst, NY | Can they sustain it
I dont see how they will be able to sustain the infrastructure with such low prices. |
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beaups
join:2003-08-11
Hilliard, OH | Awesome. Wonder if the pricing will stay low just long enough to lure people away from the competition...only to raise prices later. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| reply to majortom1029
said by majortom1029  :I dont see how they will be able to sustain the infrastructure with such low prices. Stop being so realistic will you?? There is no place for that here! |
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tshirt
Premium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA | reply to majortom1029
$125M in government backed bonding helps alot to keep prices down, as well as no profit motive.
at some point they may need to raise prices, but this is a pretty good Promo |
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AVonGauss
Premium,MVM
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | reply to majortom1029
Maybe the infrastructure does not cost as much as we all have been lead to believe? Even if they double their prices, it would seem that they would still be lower than any other large provider in the US. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
·BroadVoice
| reply to tshirt
said by tshirt : $125M in government backed bonding helps alot to keep prices down, as well as no profit motive. at some point they may need to raise prices, but this is a pretty good Promo The "no profit motive" is a bit of a misnomer. While they arent a 'for profit' company like Cox or ATT, they still need to make money. All that equipment, fiber, man hours, vehicle maintenance, etc, etc, etc, doesnt pay for itself. They still are technically making a decent profit as otherwise they would run out of money in no time. Now of course, (in theory) they are supposed to put that money right back into the network however.
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jadebangle
Premium
join:2007-05-22
Olathe, KS
 ·SureWest Internet
·AT&T Yahoo
·Comcast
| Only in japan, korea, sweeden, uk, australia................
well if most of us can get 10/10 for 28.94 a month vs att, comcast, cox, timewarner and the rest of the clown in this country of capital greed... we would be on our way to surfing happily. 30mbps for 44.95 vs verizon fios 20/20 64.95 or 50mbps vs verizon 50/20 would make verizon user jealous and wanting more from their provider. 
I thought that 10/10 for 54.00, 20/20 for 92.00 and 50/50 for 139.99 is a bit steep and I was quite right... if you are competing with att dsl and comcast cable internet even many user would be switching to this pricing scheme or offer. we would be able to do more with our connection that are symmetrical, no cap. bandwidth cap in my opinion is a hidden scam to hide the fact that dsl and cable is really much slower and congested then what they advertise.
Instead of providing more bandwidth to everyone a greedy company who interest is control and based on selfishness thrive on limitation using existing old and ancient technology that should be scrapped and thrown back in the trashcan where it really belong.
The truth is they do no want any competition namely ATT, Comcast, Cox, Timewarner all are owned by the same greedy few who have a monopoly on broadband in the usa.
This is what happen when the few own so much of what we need and the rest of us are just drooling for it. Want it? Pay up. Thats their motive and i find it absurd.
We know its possible to offer fastest speed, no cap and cheap broadband but the the few in control of broadband isn't too happy about that.
They want to sell us crappy slow broadband at high price so they can keep their investment as high as they can get it to give it to their wallstreet thief buddy.
Why should we let the few dictate what broadband we should get and who to provide us service?
I think everyone of us should vote with our opinion not with our wallet which is the reason why these monopoly can take place and we see little to no improvement on broadband connectivity or penetration. |
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woody7
Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA
·EarthLink
·DSL EXTREME
| hmmm....
wheres the telco fanboyz that usually post here? 
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Vamp9190
join:2002-02-11
Chantilly, VA
| lock in these prices
LUS offers standalone symmetrical 10Mbps for $28.95, 30Mbps for $44.95, and 50Mbps for $57.95. There's no caps, no contracts, and no installation fee.
Seriously? Wow. Now I am jealous. What's my municipality done for me lately?  |
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SuperWISP
join:2007-04-17
Laramie, WY | Government should not compete with private business
And if there are two private providers already, what excuse does government have to compete unfairly with private business, using taxpayer money? |
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cajun4x4
join:2000-10-02
Baytown, TX
1 edit | reply to jadebangle
Re: Only in japan, korea, sweeden, uk, australia................
So we should all be happy with the socialized policies being put into place including the now socialized PORN that will ride a Government ran infrastructure? |
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Vamp9190
join:2002-02-11
Chantilly, VA
| reply to JeepMatt
Re: TV Lineup
Where did you see the line-up, I did not see mention of that in the article.
Must be a fascinating process. They are basically running their own Cable company. Who is the 'broadcaster' they get the channel line-up from? Do they have to talk to each network individually, etc.
They should make a documentary about the whole process, or better yet a reality show. I would definately tune in to watch the behind the scenes of a fiber start-up. |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to majortom1029
Re: Can they sustain it
They are a government owned ISP. If they don't need to make a dime they can raise taxes rates as needed. |
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tshirt
Premium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
·Comcast
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That's not profit, all they pay is operating costs, debt service (should be pretty cheap right now) and a fairly small amount of pincipal. in the operating costs account the should be accumulating a reasonable reserve for repair/replacement, service expansion
somewhere down the line if they suffer massive,sudden, unanticipated plant damages (*(say a storm/earthquake/flood/ fire they'll need to borrow more for repair which will force a rise in customer prices.
That's alot different than have raised money on the open market, and paying investors a premium return to finance an overbuild (would be considered fairly risky for a private company), debt service could exceed 10% return before one inch of fiber was layed vs 2-3% gov't (homeowner) backed bonds |
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Creef412
join:2004-01-29
Oradell, NJ
| reply to TSI Gabe
Re: You know...
well you beat me, i'm going back into the corner with the 50/20.
(upload locked up durring test. actually gets the 20mbits up, i swear) |
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