hottboiinnc
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Re: really qwest...really?
Here Dry loop is more than the POS POTS only because DSL starts at $10 per month and you can have a phone line for about $6.75 before "taxes and fees" but are still paying $50+ for a shitting 2Wire or Mot DSL modem when you can have a better one had at BestBuy for the same price and never have to worry about the telco having remote access to it. |
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tubbynet
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Chandler, AZ | reply to hottboiinnc
order pots with my dsl and *boom!* my price exceeds that of dry-loop for a service i don't use (two mobiles plus skype-out).
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hottboiinnc
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Cleveland, OH | reply to tubbynet
AT&T pricing isnt much better for dry-loop. Actually roughly right around the same price then just find out that "can't" install it due to being too far away. Order POTS service along with it and BOOM! instant DSL. |
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tubbynet
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Chandler, AZ
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1 edit | before the halt to the fttn deployment, i would see qwest vehicles parked along one of the surface streets that i would take to school.
while i am a cox sub, i am glad that qwest is pushing *a little* as it is keeping cox *a little* more honest (in terms of speed, but not price). however, if qwest really wants to compete in markets with an mso, they really have to give something special on price, because their speeds aren't anything to really write home about (especially with their limited availability).
i was looking to see if i could cut down the cost of my internet service by going with qwests 1.5meg tier and was *shocked* at the price they wanted. details as follows
*qwest high speed internet with office basic
*1.5m/896k tier
*purchase a simple dsl modem
*no bundle with qwest pots (dry-loop dsl) or long-term contract
price per month: $55.50
one time cost: $69.98
granted, i know the price is inflated with the lack of pots or a contract, but seriously!
when looking at qwest, we always see that they are only spending $300 million to upgrade *a portion* of their subs, but to really see how big of a deal, that needs to be compared to the revenue stream that qwest is taking in. if we have a proportion like that and can compare that against numbers from att and verizon, we can really see who is taking more of a financial hurt.
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