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jeffhambone
Peace, through superior firepower
join:2002-02-02
Manassas, VA
 ·Comcast
| Re: Base tier? said by Johkal  :Quote: "Given we can't see Comcast's internal numbers, it's hard to tell if more customers are dropping down to Comcast's base tier, or springing for Comcast's new 22Mbps/5Mbps tier and a new DOC 3.0 modem." Why would customers drop down to Comcast's base tier of 768/384?  I would consider it, at the right price point. I'm probably one of the few around here who is equally speed- and price-sensitive. In my area, I have a choice of 56k (with a good tailwind) dialup, satellite (with its attendant price/performance issues), or Comcast. Verizon is not going to bring FiOS to me anytime soon, and doesn't appear sufficiently motivated to extend DSL to my area. I suspect there are many other folks similarly situated.
768/384 at about $20/month would scratch my itch just fine given my Internet usage patterns. It wouldn't be that much of a performance hit from my current 6/1 that's currently provisioned at 4/384 (ref my posts on the Comcast help forums).
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Johkal
Cool Cat
Premium,MVM
join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
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1 edit | Re: Base tier? I think the average for that tier is about $24 to $29. Not too tempting. | |
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Sweden
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| Bandwidth I think 12Mbps/2Mbps is more than adequate for probably 80-90% of internet users nowadays.... I'd be quite happy with that myself, however it is always nice to have something a little faster for big downloads.... I don't think there is really any demand for a 50Mbps/10Mbps connection right now.... Of course, if you give people connections like that, they will eventually develop a widespread demand for bandwidth hungry applications.
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michaelp95
Premium
join:2001-08-23
Tucson, AZ
·Comcast
| Are you still required to carry basic cable for cheaper rate I have looked on line at the Comcast site, it used to be you had to have basic lifeline cable or the fee for the internet was like $10 higher, well after price increase after price increase, lifeline basic is now about $20. So can will comcast let you drop cable tv altogether without a premium fee to save some cash? | |
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OCP
Premium
join:2004-10-11
USA | Slower yet If there was a 8/2 or 6/2 for a little less money, I'd probably downgrade to one of those. Others have said similar things... | |
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Synbios
join:2002-05-18
Worcester, MA
·Charter Pipeline
| 16/2 is useless I would personally get the 22/5 plan. but if I were to get a cheaper tier I'd get the 14/2 plan over the 16/2. 16/2 for 10 bucks more? That's ridiculous and I can't imagine any educated people who are going to keep it, unless they don't realize their options. | |
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koitsu
Premium
join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
| Re: what's more appealing quote:
What's more appealing to you folks: 12Mbps/2Mbps for $42.95, 16Mbps/2Mbps for $52.95, 22Mbps/5Mbps for $62.95, or 50Mbps/10Mbps for $139.95?
The "sweet spot" for bandwidth-hungry people is obviously the 22mbit/5mbit plan, because after which the price suddenly doubles.
People downgrading from the 16/2 plan to the 12/2 plan makes sense, because quite honestly 4mbit isn't worth an extra US$120/year.
Recommendations for Comcast:
1) Drop the 12/2 plan entirely and give 16/2 to everyone for a slightly-increased price of US$47.95. That would make everyone happy, and simultaneously get them more money (from the previous 12/2 users).
2) Turn the 16/2 plan into 16/3 or 16/3.5. That would make the plan much more appealing, since what most of us want is an upstream increase!
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jkj860
The Final Frontier
join:2002-01-10
Valparaiso, IN
·Comcast
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| 12/2 Sounds good Four and a half years ago I signed up for 3/284 for $42.99/mo. from dial up 28k. Since then speeds have climbed to my current 16/2 with powerboost for which I pay 32.99/mo. promo for 12 months. My monthly price normally runs the same $42.99 a month except for when they give me promo pricing. I will probably go to the 12/2 tier when promo is over as this is more than enough speed for me. I monitor my monthly usage and average about 20 gigs. I'm not so concerned about any caps.
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ctceo
Premium
join:2001-04-26
South Bend, IN
clubs: | Lower yet What I can see people buying into is 6/1 for $22, or 3/512 for $11 | |
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BSD24
Tier 4
Premium
join:2008-04-30
Middleboro, MA
clubs: | Re: Lower yet Everyone is different, thats why there are different tiers. People who only care about speed, will pay more. People who could care less, will downgrade or stay at the lower tier. | |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
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| Re: Lower yet said by BSD24 :Everyone is different, thats why there are different tiers. People who only care about speed, will pay more. People who could care less, will downgrade or stay at the lower tier. They'll keep the spread as wide as possible on the dollar store tier or face mass cannibalization.
They've done the studies and know that anything much above a MB or two down for half the price will leave them with half the revenue.
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Movieman420
join:2007-08-28
Rivesville, WV
1 edit | Higher caps with upper tiers... Tho I'm not in a docsys 3 area  I wouldn't mind having a higher cap cuz I'm gonna get the fastest/highest tier avail regardless. It would however have to be a NICE cap to make me spring for the 50/10 tier if it were available in my area. If they keep the cap at 250 across the board, I think the 50/10 tier does warrant a higher cap for the price they're asking..without a doubt...esp when the fios competition has no caps!
And yeah...CC should have offered only 1.5Mb up with the 12Mb down, but I'm no marketing pro..lol | |
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