Bit
Premium
join:2009-02-19
00000 | Corp exec retirement fund contribution fee?
WTF? They really don't want to sell this tier do they? |
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dbmaven
There's no shortage
Premium,Mod
join:1999-10-26
Sty in Sky
clubs: | Activation Fee
In fairness, the 'activation fee' raises the price to $125/mo. for the first 12 months - not in perpetuity.
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SLD
Premium
join:2002-04-17 | reply to Bit
Re: Corp exec retirement fund contribution fee?
Probably they don't have actual capacity to sell to their entire usebase, but this gives them bragging rights without offering a viable product. |
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UofMiamiGrad
Premium
join:2001-02-03
Great Neck, NY | reply to Bit
More along the lines, it cost $750/sub to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.0 according to Cablevision. So hit up the subs wanting DOCSIS 3.0 with a $300 upfront fee, recoup some of the costs. |
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Bit
Premium
join:2009-02-19
00000 | How much did it cost to upgrade VZ subs with FiOS? |
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PolakPolak
join:2001-12-17
Thornwood, NY |  ROFL
There is always a catch, but i didn't expect this from OOL. They r getting be like others, like my cell provider AT&T.  |
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MxxCon
join:1999-11-19
Brooklyn, NY
clubs:  | reply to SLD
Re: Corp exec retirement fund contribution fee?
at $99/month it's not intended for their "entire userbase". |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | reply to Bit
$700 per house passed, then $700 per installation/subscription. |
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Bit
Premium
join:2009-02-19
00000 | So there goes that CV excuse. |
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Bit
Premium
join:2009-02-19
00000 | reply to UofMiamiGrad
VZ spends several hundred per sub for FiOS and they don't have $340 install/activation fees. |
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rayyung
join:2003-02-22
White Plains, NY | Insane
$300 activation fee for residential service, are they insane!!? |
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jammmin
join:2000-12-14
Upper Marlboro, MD | outrageous fee
What they should do is to waive the $300 fee if the subscriber signs a two year contract. That way, the subscriber won't jump ship for now when FIOS ups the ante with speeds in excess of 100 megs by summer. |
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chef255
join:2004-07-15
Buchanan, NY | reply to Bit
Re: Corp exec retirement fund contribution fee?
Of course they really want a lot of people to order this, it would kill their network |
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Bobcat
Premium
join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Cablevision is for the rich
Some cable operators have lower-priced tiers, but the cheapest tier Cablevision has is $45 per month. They have higher tiers at $60 and $99 per month, but no lower-priced tier. Cablevision keeps adding higher-priced tiers, but they don't care about people who can't afford to shell-out $540 per year.
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000
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Re: Corp exec retirement fund contribution fee?
It's the early adopter tax. Just the same as how most other things are really expensive at first, LCD TVs, CD Players, DVD Players etc. The people who want bragging rights will pay it and go on. Then when they are ready for mass market it will go away. |
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majortom1029
join:2006-10-19
Lindenhurst, NY
| hmm.
I am guessing they are doing this for a couple of reasons.
1. they will prob be running a seperate drop to the docsis 3 modem. I am pretty sure cablevision normally charges to do this .
Also they are prob doing it to make sure people dont order it for a month then drop back down to boost or regular.
Cablevision states this service is mainly for small businesses and people who really need it at home.
The $300 activation fee makes sure of that. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs: | Wow
There is a sucker born every second. |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to dbmaven
Re: Activation Fee
said by dbmaven  :In fairness, the 'activation fee' raises the price to $125/mo. for the first 12 months - not in perpetuity. These prices are quoted as month-to-month and can be changed at any time according to the terms of service. So to be fair, we should probably just add the $300 + installation charge for the total price each month, as we have no idea if Cablevision will charge customers $500 the second month of their service. I jest. 
I did wonder about this statement made by Cablevision: "Due to configuration of available equipment, Static IP customers will experience speed performance limitations."
Are they talking about the 1Mbps over 100? Does anyone know what the limitations might be? |
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Hpower
Roflmao
join:2000-06-08
Glendale, CA
 ·Charter Pipeline
| Bleh
Wow that's a pretty hefty activation fee but what the heck, if you want that bandwidth, you might as well have the pockets 
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TheWiseGuy
Dog And Butterfly
Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-04
Yonkers, NY
| reply to Bit
Re: Corp exec retirement fund contribution fee?
A $300 fee on top of a $99/month cost will not keep anyone that needs this level of service from getting it. It works out to 129/month if it is kept a year. What is does is keep someone who wants to just try it out short term from jumping in and out.
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