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Re: People in rural areas aren't getting screwed said by sharksfan3:said by tiger72:They chose to live out there where it costs far more to deliver EVERYTHING: food, fuel, and broadband. By your logic the largest cities in the country are the cheapest places to live... Let me rephrase then. The cost to the telco to set up a single tower for WiMax in a city is equal to the cost for a telco to set up single tower near some town out in rural Kansas. Because of population density, however, the number of potential subscribers in the city make it a worthwhile investment because they have exponentially higher odds of seeing a return on that investment.
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| said by tiger72:said by sharksfan3:said by tiger72:They chose to live out there where it costs far more to deliver EVERYTHING: food, fuel, and broadband. By your logic the largest cities in the country are the cheapest places to live... Let me rephrase then. The cost to the telco to set up a single tower for WiMax in a city is equal to the cost for a telco to set up single tower near some town out in rural Kansas. Because of population density, however, the number of potential subscribers in the city make it a worthwhile investment because they have exponentially higher odds of seeing a return on that investment. Thats better  |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | reply to tiger72
said by tiger72:Let me rephrase then. The cost to the telco to set up a single tower for WiMax in a city is equal to the cost for a telco to set up single tower near some town out in rural Kansas. Well, not really. The cost of the wireless equipment is the same, but nothing else is. In rural areas you can literally erect a 200 foot tower to put your equipment on. In cities, you need to negotiate roof rights with each building you want to place equipment on. Some buildings charge between a few hundred dollars per month, all the way up to to a few thousand dollars per month, for a 1 foot by 2 foot (if you are lucky!) space. Power costs are different, permit costs are different, bandwidth costs are different, its truly an apples to (Japanese) square watermelons comparison. Furthermore, you might not even use the same radios in an urban environment, meaning you cant even compare that.
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Ulmo
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San Jose, CA | Sure you can compare different radio types. |
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wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | said by Ulmo:Sure you can compare different radio types. Of course, but generally speaking a "comparison" is made between two (or more) things similar to one another. One could theoretically compare sushi and hamburgers, however that wouldnt be a very good comparison now would it!
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| Well... what qualifies it as not being a good comparision?
You are comparing two different types of food.. seems logical to me. |
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wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | said by BSchlinker:Well... what qualifies it as not being a good comparision? You are comparing two different types of food.. seems logical to me. But thats just the point. A comparison by definition is the examining of two similar things to determine how they differ. It wouldnt make sense to compare to completely different things such as sushi and steak given that there is no common ground.
said by Merriam Webster Dictionary :
a: the representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another b: an examination of two or more items to establish similarities
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