comatetion in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21399795 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:08:24 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:08:24 EDT Re: comatetion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21401283 NormanS :
said by jchambers28 See Profile :

Does not surprise me at all. The way that dsl has its distance limitations and lack of avalabilaty cable will out every time when there is no dsl.
DSL could have been a contender, if the telcos had been more aggressive in at least deploying FTTN, if not FTTP. FTTN can overcome the distance restriction of DSL, but is expensive to deploy. Unlike the telcos, which did not start with an extensive FTTN plant, the cable operators had FTTN already in place.

The sad part of it is that some cable operators are afraid to take on the "low end" customer market. Comcast only offers one sub $40 tier, and it is slower than most DSL loops.
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Telco has it in few, and tacks on ~$11-13 in taxes because of POTS.

Eg. Los Angeles
TWC: All the Best 1 year promo: $89.95 = ~99 after fees
VoIP, Digital TV, 6Mbps

AT&T ADSL: 3Mbps + POTS unlimited = $84/month after fees, no TV

Uverse attempts to offer a $90/month triple play,
VoIP, U100, 3Mbps
However, there's no VoIP available in Los Angeles on AT&T.
Even if AT&T honored POTS unlimited for $30, that would still add on at least $13/month onto the bill, assuming no other fees.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21400304 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:14:57 EDT comatetion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21399795 jchambers28 : Does not surprise me at all. The way that dsl has its distance limitations and lack of avalabilaty cable will out every time when there is no dsl.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21399795 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:59:12 EDT