soothsayer15
join:2002-03-01
Irving, TX
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Re: Pricing
said by Rob A  :said by furlonium :said by Rob A :$80/month? Wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to much. And I doubt you get anywhere near 16Mbps anyway. I pay $72/month for 20/2 from RCN. Is that wayyyyyyyyyyy too much? No really, is it? haha! I don't mind paying. I say it is. My DSL is only 3Mbps/768K but it's only $24.99/month. And when fios becomes available I can get it for $29.99/month for 10Mbps/2Mbps. On top of that, FIOS is $30 dollars cheaper for standalone for 15/2. I'm not sure how Charter sees that as competing. |
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Rob A
Same Old Jets
Premium
join:2005-01-17
Pompton Plains, NJ | I will never understand cable companies pricings, it's like they don't even want to be competative. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by Rob A :I will never understand cable companies pricings, it's like they don't even want to be competative. if you're the only game in town you don't have to be competitive. |
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benc
Premium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL
 ·Charter Pipeline
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 ·AT&T Midwest
| I mostly agree with that.
Where I live, Charter is the only option that costs less than $100.
I have Charter Business Internet for $67 and it's not very reliable. But, I can't expect them to because of a lack of an uptime guarantee. However it's bad enough that I have a dial-up account with Copper.net just in case Charter goes out. The dial-up as backup is good enough because while I don't *always* need fast downloads, I do like to be able to do basic things no matter what.
Truth be told, there are ALWAYS other options. T1 and higher is always an option, albeit a pricey one. The question is, are there other options in the sub-$100/mo. bracket?
If Charter charged $400/mo., then I'd just go for T1, and that's probably what everyone else would do, or just not get fast Internet (among those who don't consider it important).
All I know is that when my apartment lease expires, I'm making sure I can get DSL at the next apartment. Anyone else interested in the same thing can look at whitefence.com, which can tell you what you can get based on street address. |
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Rob A
Same Old Jets
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join:2005-01-17
Pompton Plains, NJ
| reply to BF69
said by BF69 :said by Rob A :I will never understand cable companies pricings, it's like they don't even want to be competative. if you're the only game in town you don't have to be competitive. I feel bad for you guys. So mostly charter is just taking advantage of you guys because their is no one to challenge them and make them give reasonable prices. |
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