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CylonRed
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reply to gatorkram

Re: *raises hand timidly*

said by gatorkram:

said by iansltx:

Priorities though...we only have $164 per customer to spread around.
If I lived in an area, that had no broadband access, I'd do everything within my power, including tossing money at someone, to fix the problem.

I think people need to be willing, to toss some of their own money at these problems, to get them fixed.

If they ran fiber in my back yard, and said it would cost $500 to get hooked up to it, I'd pay. Right now I guess no one wants my money.
But now running any amount of cable to areas does NOT cost $500 - it is more like several thousand and a certain number of people have to get the service an be locked into it for several years.

As an example - my father and some of his neighbors for TW to quote them the cost. Each house would be charges a couple GRAND just to run the cable down the street. Then another grand or so to run it to the house then it was going to be something like $200\month for a locked in period of 3 or so years.

Now - how much are you willing or can pay? After all - you can get service if you pay enough - just get yourself a T1 and pay several hundred per month.
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Brian

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