Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy in Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19100263 en Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:38:55 EDT Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:38:55 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19461441 roachware : I have the new service, and it is stable and rocks. Speakeasy support is still fantastic.

I thought the BestBuy thing was going to make for a lot of suck too, but Speakeasy proved me VERY wrong.

Speakeasy = awesome.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19461441 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:28:51 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19127169 Stacy : .....ZZZzzzzzzzzz....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19127169 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:59:22 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19100263 Endorphine : Not really a surprise from Speakeasy. I can't really see why the average consumer would stay with them any longer. Granted if you want to run servers and have open ports, I guess you could justify the outrageous pricing.

I left at the beginning of the year and save over 75$ a month. I don't run any servers, and my new ISP doesn't block any ports that effect anything I do.

Launching ADSL2+ won't change a thing for them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19100263 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:32:01 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19097164 CylonRed : Mainly it was referring to ADSL2+ service - to drop the prices to 'residential' prices would likely make them unprofitable and very possibly lose money.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19097164 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:42:25 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19097053 jofallon : At the prices Speakeasy charges residential customers, I can't imagine they're taking a loss. The "fees" alone should protect the profit margin.

I got a "business" class account from LB DSL for $30 a month less, 1/3 better speed, and better customer service. And Lightning is not the only good alternative.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19097053 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:22:17 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19077838 tdumaine :
said by russotto See Profile :

And Speakeasy's dedication to ignoring residential customers is official (as if there was any doubt). I especially love these parts:

If we do anything for residential, we're going to need to find a way to bundle voice in there, and potentially other things with our new parent Best Buy


Later, referring to Best Buy:
They're basically leaving us alone and letting us execute.


You can't lay the residential issue at BBs feet while claiming they're leaving you alone, Bruce...
So not taking a loss to give a business class offering to residential subscribers is ignoring them?

And yes, they've left us alone as far as i can see.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19077838 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:13:41 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19074355 Karl Bode : Correct.

This is really just resold Covad business class ADSL2+, so to justify taking the loss on offering it at a lower price to residential customers, he's saying they'd have to make up their money by bundling in other services....

It's definitely a much different company, but I'm not sure how much of their evolution toward small business was under their control. And this comes from a guy who used to play Counterstrike with Mike Apgar and Ed Bender, so I understand what's been lost.....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19074355 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:04:03 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19073195 CylonRed : I read it quite differently - residential means no to very little profit so they need to subsidize the residential fees with other services and naturally they would want to partner with BB. To me - it does not mean that BB is forcing them out of residential - I think they already knew and acknowledged that residential makes no to little money in the article...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19073195 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:48:33 EDT Re: Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19072677 russotto : And Speakeasy's dedication to ignoring residential customers is official (as if there was any doubt). I especially love these parts:

If we do anything for residential, we're going to need to find a way to bundle voice in there, and potentially other things with our new parent Best Buy


Later, referring to Best Buy:
They're basically leaving us alone and letting us execute.


You can't lay the residential issue at BBs feet while claiming they're leaving you alone, Bruce...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19072677 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:08:32 EDT Front Page Report on Speakeasy http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19069673 Karl Bode : We talked with the company's CEO and released details on their new ADSL2+ service:

»Speakeasy Launching ADSL2+ Service]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19069673 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:31:20 EDT