3 edits | reply to older dog
Re: Let's Look at the Numbers... The way I look at this is that AT&T is trying to force a decision on their dial up base to switch or be charged more than what it costs for their DSL service. AT&T hopes, that by using this tactic, that they will switch.
Now I can see the AT&T dial up folks who can get DSL service from AT&T make the switch. I know I would. It may be a small number, or a large number who may have this opportunity to do so. There is no way to tell how big this base is since there is no realistic measure of who can get DSL and who can't.
There is a third choice that will present itself for the AT&T dial up folks. The people who are stuck because they have to pay to have a internet connection, even if it is dial up, because despite the price hike it's still cheaper than satellite. This choice will be eventually all that is left of the AT&T dial up base. But expect this base to get smaller over time because the cheap dial up providers will add more access numbers. |
