eco
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Wilmington, DE
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Re: NEW ~ FiOS INTERNET PREMIUM SPEED PACKAGES
If you can actually give me a reason why it costs more to deliver bandwidth to Penns Grove, NJ than to New Castle, DE across the river, I'll believe you. But just saying it costs more doesn't actually make it true. Otherwise it's nothing more than price gouging because my market it less competitive. |
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deblin
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Middletown, DE
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*shrug* Don't upgrade then. I for one am salivating in preparation for the upstream increase, assuming I can get it for not much more than what I pay now for 15/2 business. I don't care what NY has, because guess what? I don't live in NY.
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DoRight
join:2007-07-20
Mechanicsburg, PA | reply to Yeabuddy
Hey neighbor... Give my Mechanicsburg location a call on Monday.. 717-790-9028... Tell them Brad told you to call..  |
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eco
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Wilmington, DE
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said by DoRight  :Please name one other company right now that keeps offering more speeds so often across the USA... Who said anything about that? We're talking about Verizon charging me the same for less service than my neighbor just because they can. |
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Raven313
join:2001-12-17
Crofton, MD | reply to DoRight
fiosguys,
Any word on when the 15/2 areas get upped to 20/5? Just trying to figure out what the decision is here before signing any contracts. Thanks for the posts! |
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deblin
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said by eco :said by DoRight :Please name one other company right now that keeps offering more speeds so often across the USA... Who said anything about that? We're talking about Verizon charging me the same for less service than my neighbor just because they can. Your "neighbor", that happens to be in a more densely populated and better connected location... 
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KenAF
join:2006-01-23
Arlington, VA
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said by Raven313 :fiosguys, Any word on when the 15/2 areas get upped to 20/5? Just trying to figure out what the decision is here before signing any contracts. Thanks for the posts! Not until sometime in 2008.
Many customers in VA already have 30/5 for $55/mo so for them this may not be the greatest deal. You pay $10/mo more for half the downstream and 3x the upstream.
Just be aware that you won't see that full 15Mbps upstream outside of your region. When transferring files across the country (east coast to west), you'll rarely see more than 5Mbps. |
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DoRight
join:2007-07-20
Mechanicsburg, PA | reply to eco
Just remember your in the good old USA and you can do whatever you want. Change or not change.. I am not going to debate this.. I am just here to let everyone know what is coming.. |
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deblin
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said by eco :If you can actually give me a reason why it costs more to deliver bandwidth to Penns Grove, NJ than to New Castle, DE across the river, I'll believe you. But just saying it costs more doesn't actually make it true. Otherwise it's nothing more than price gouging because my market it less competitive. Because datacenters and connectivity between peering points is cheaper in those areas. What do you think is cheaper, running multiple 100s of miles of fiber, or <10 miles?
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eco
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Wilmington, DE
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Really? I had no idea all of NJ was more densely populated than all of DE.
If that's the case why isn't my neighborhood in Wilmington getting charged less than they are charging people in Angola in southern DE? We're much more densely populated, surely we should be charged less or get more speed, right? |
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DoRight
join:2007-07-20
Mechanicsburg, PA | reply to Raven313
Nothing yet... Sorry sir.. |
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Raven313
join:2001-12-17
Crofton, MD | reply to eco
OMG... 15Mb symmetrical Internet for $65/mo is "price gouging"?? That's the most outrageous statement ever. |
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deblin
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said by DoRight :Just remember your in the good old USA and you can do whatever you want. Change or not change.. I am not going to debate this.. I am just here to let everyone know what is coming.. Exactly. Unfortunately this thread has been polluted with the arguments over the 15/15 vs. 20/20 thing, which I myself am guilty of being dragged into.
Let's keep it on topic here. Thanks again for posting the heads up DoRight !
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KenAF
join:2006-01-23
Arlington, VA
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said by eco :Really? I had no idea all of NJ was more densely populated than all of DE. If that's the case why isn't my neighborhood in Wilmington getting charged less than they are charging people in Angola in southern DE? We're much more densely populated, surely we should be charged less or get more speed, right? New Jersey has the highest population density in the U.S. at 1,138 people per square mile. New York state is #6 at 402 (26403 for NYC area) and Delaware is #7 at 401 people per square mile. |
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eco
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Wilmington, DE
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said by Raven313 :OMG... 15Mb symmetrical Internet for $65/mo is "price gouging"?? That's the most outrageous statement ever. They're charging me more than my neighbor because my state is less competitive. What do you call it?
I never said $65 dollars for 15/15 isn't awesome. It's just not as awesome as my neighbors across the river who are getting 5/5 more for the same price.. |
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deblin
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| said by eco :said by Raven313 :OMG... 15Mb symmetrical Internet for $65/mo is "price gouging"?? That's the most outrageous statement ever. They're charging me more than my neighbor because my state is less competitive. What do you call it? There is a special forum for you. Go post there. I'm sure you'll get tons of sympathy from the people who have Cable, DSL or Dial-up.
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Raven313
join:2001-12-17
Crofton, MD | reply to eco
How about free-market economics?
Besides... no one is stopping you from moving to NY to get 20/20. |
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deblin
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| said by Raven313 :How about free-market economics? Besides... no one is stopping you from moving to NY to get 20/20. But then he'd *gasp* have to pay like 4x the cost of living!
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eco
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Wilmington, DE
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said by Raven313 :How about free-market economics? Besides... no one is stopping you from moving to NY to get 20/20. No where did I say they shouldn't be allowed to charge me the same for less service. I'm just saying it's not fair when there is no real reason for it. |
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Raven313
join:2001-12-17
Crofton, MD | reply to eco
Wow... it's an awesome price but it's price gouging at the same time. This just gets more interesting by the minute. |
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