Gandalf4503
join:2002-06-27
Las Vegas, NV | Uh..
Great if you don't download anything? I can't see much of a purpose behind it with strict caps like that. If you stream media or download large files, you're screwed. |
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hescominsoon
join:2003-02-18
Brunswick, MD
 ·Comcast
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| said by Gandalf4503  :Great if you don't download anything? I can't see much of a purpose behind it with strict caps like that. If you stream media or download large files, you're screwed. my podcasts alone would kill that in less than a month. |
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mrbandwith
join:2001-02-15
Kent, WA | $415.18 a month - Such a deal! Hahahahah  |
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gatorkram
Spelling and Grammer impared
Premium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs: | I think having all that speed, and those caps, would make me cry.
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
·Charter Pipeline
·AT&T Southwest
| reply to mrbandwith
said by mrbandwith :$415.18 a month - Such a deal! Hahahahah that has to be a mistake, right? that's like 2.5 times what i pay now. |
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mumixam
join:2004-08-10 | .
and also 5 times more bandwidth |
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justmesqui
Just-
Premium
join:2004-05-14
BH9 2RJ | reply to mrbandwith
Re: Uh..
huh sound a bit expensive the deal for me
only 40G
that is more expensive dollar per gig then a hard disk |
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Sysadmin
NoBama
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-07
Sacramento, CA | reply to morbo
What should it cost for 50 Mbps speed?
Said by Surewest's news release: The 50 Mbps product is valued at $259.95 per month.
I just wonder if they really would get someone to pay $415.18 a month for the bundled service? |
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SlicSix85
@newwavecomm.net | HAH
Who the hell is running Surewest, who ever it is needs to be fired, running a business where u offer 50Mbps and capping it to 40GB a month will cause them to have to close thier doors, cause frankly who the hell will get it? |
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bi0tech
join:2003-06-19
|  thats a spicy meatball
Assuming you can maximize all that pretty bandwidth for your 415$ a month.
rough math...
50Mbps = 6.25 MBps
40000 MB (40GB) / 6.25 = 6400 s
6400s / 60 = 106.67 m
106.67m / 60 = 1.78 h
So for your monthly fee you can use your service at full speed for almost 2 hours. What a deal. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs: | reply to Sysadmin
Re: Uh..
i don't know. hopefully, something that people will pay so that it becomes more common. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs: | reply to bi0tech
Re: thats a spicy meatball
nice math. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
1 edit | Uhm...
Y'all are missing something... that includes(per month) - A cell phone, TV, VoIP, and a 50/50 pipe for $415.18(per month).
It's not just the services, but the upkeep on all the HW as well.
It's a fiber pipe with 50/50 for your computer + digital TV’s highest-end package, Full Color Multiplex, which features over 250 channels and includes every premium channel(plus the STBs) + VoIP(plus VoIP HW).
Add into that the cost(and upkeep(like maybe replacements ever needed)) of a cell.
Who else is throwing 50/50 fiber?
For ANY price? Uh huh...
Surewest's 20/20 would do me fine! Hell! The 10/10 would be acceptable!!!
Caps? *FOR ME*, 40G wouldn't be a problem - seeing as I rarely go over 30G now. 
So far, the 40G cap is speculation.
Yeah, this looks terrible, huh?
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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 Sysadmin
Re: Uh..
said by Sysadmin :What should it cost for 50 Mbps speed? Said by Surewest's news release: The 50 Mbps product is valued at $259.95 per month. I just wonder if they really would get someone to pay $415.18 a month for the bundled service? In all honesty its not that bad of a price. I currently pay $130 for my cell phone, $170 for my cable TV plus internet, $20 for my VoIP line, and another $50 for my landline. So my total starts at about $370 per month, and goes up depending on usage and PPV. So $415 is really no big deal, and you are getting so much more on the internet side. As for the caps, I never go anywhere near 40GB (not even 10GB!) so that seems more than fair to me.
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
| reply to mrbandwith
They have other more reasonable deals:
»www.surewest.com/corpbook/index.php
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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
| I would JUMP at the chance to buy the $168 plan that includes TV, unlimited phone, unlimited cell phone, and 10m symmetrical service. Hell, I even think the $415 plan is worth it, so the $168 plan is a dream come true!
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kpfx
join:2005-10-28
Kerrville, TX
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to dadkins
Re: Uhm...
From my perspective that’s over $100 per service (not counting taxes, fees, etc…): much higher than the normal non-bundled rates from other providers.
I can get a fully loaded digital cable or satellite pack with every premium & DVR for slightly less than $100/mo. Phone service with unlimited long distance will cost anywhere from $30-60. Add another $60/mo for a cell phone and that leaves me with about $220/mo for their internet, awfully close to their unbundled valued price. Don’t see much of a savings there.
Yeah, 50x50 is impressive… and excessive for the vast majority of the market. The only reason somebody would justify this services is if they’re doing a lot of downloading or had a lot of users in the household. Of course you’ll now slam into that nice 40 Gig cap faster! |
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Asmodeus
join:2004-05-26
Spring Valley, CA | what is the point...
of offering these high speeds with the lousiest and smallest caps possible...? this is just sheer stupidity... you don't give someone 3 wishes and then tell them that they can't use them... idiots... |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: Uh..
Doesn't matter, someone will still complain. 
I'd kill for that $168 plan!
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Fatal Vector
join:2005-11-26 | reply to mrbandwith
"$415.18 a month - Such a deal! Hahahahah"
Crazy is more like it. |
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