Topic 'Re: It would come down to the bottom line for me...' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21827678 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:13:31 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:13:31 EDT Re: It would come down to the bottom line for me... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21829750 said by aaronwt:

That is too slow. I had 5mbs/1mbs back in 1997. This is 2009.
Makes no difference to me. Internet for $25 to $30 per month, regardless of the speed. If you can't deliver 100 mb/s for $30 a month, I can live without it.
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I do remote work (over SSH/VPN) and have used 3Mbps/512kbps up until recently (POTS got too expensive - TWC made a good deal)

Consider the following:

1.5Mbps/384bkps - $25
6Mbps/512kbps - $40
10Mbps/1Mbps - $55
20Mbps/2Mbps (or 18/1.5Mbps on AT&T) $65

Which would you pick and why ?
I personally would pick the 6Mbps/512kbps - if I didn't have to work remotely - I'd probably hit the 1.5Mbps/384kbps.

Now... lets add some modern economics to this:
5GB cap 1.5Mbps/384bkps - $25
40GB cap 6Mbps/512kbps - $40
150GB cap 10Mbps/1Mbps - $55
300GB cap 20Mbps/2Mbps (or 18/1.5Mbps on AT&T) $65

I'd be in the 10Mbps/1Mbps... just by volume of data.

This is the 'new incentive' for higher speed/pricing.
Not everyone needs (or better yet wants) to pay for higher speed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21828555 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:28:22 EDT Re: It would come down to the bottom line for me... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21827719 said by en102:

Bottom line for me...

- What's it going to cost me
- What do I get for it
- Is it reliable

Yep, even as a life long tech "geek" I only got FiOS because I got a better deal. Sure, I really wanted it and would have probably chosen it even if it was the same price as TWC, but at the end of the day they quoted me a price roughly $50 less per month than I was paying. The notion thrown around these forums that "its over" if a carrier provides FTTP is misplaced at best.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21827719 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:23:44 EDT Re: It would come down to the bottom line for me... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21827697
said by en102:

Bottom line for me...

- What's it going to cost me
- What do I get for it
- Is it reliable

I don't need 50Mbps (unless its being sold to me for ~$30-40 /month as part of a decent priced bundle).

Here's what I would want/need:
~$100/month price
-TV service on 3 sets (SD currently)
-VoIP unlimited including Canada
-Internet at +6Mbps/1Mbps

Currently I have this package on TWC (10/1Mbps) - I do not wish to pay more.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21827697 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:19:07 EDT It would come down to the bottom line for me... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21827678
- What's it going to cost me
- What do I get for it
- Is it reliable

I don't need 50Mbps (unless its being sold to me for ~$30-40 /month as part of a decent priced bundle).

Here's what I would want/need:
~$100/month price
-TV service on 3 sets (SD currently)
-VoIP unlimited including Canada
-Internet at +6Mbps/1Mbps

Currently I have this package on TWC (10/1Mbps) - I do not wish to pay more.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/It-would-come-down-to-the-bottom-line-for-me-21827678 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:17:10 EDT