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 ·Optimum Online
 ·Verizon FiOS
| a history of ftth.. g"P/A"ons can easily handle 200mbits up & down, though you need gigabit equipment to utilize the speed. I still can't see why the industry hasn't gotten down to $1 per megabit.. that's about where 2010 should be so that we could get 50mbits for $50, instead it's about $2+ per megabit. |
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 ·TELUS
·Shaw
| reply to tmc8080
said by tmc8080:g"P/A"ons can easily handle 200mbits up & down, though you need gigabit equipment to utilize the speed. I still can't see why the industry hasn't gotten down to $1 per megabit.. that's about where 2010 should be so that we could get 50mbits for $50, instead it's about $2+ per megabit. I wish it was only $2 per megabit. I'm paying $90/month bundled for 25X2. I'm getting bent over and taking it hard. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to tmc8080
Competition or lack thereof. OOL is below $1 per Mbit on the downstream side... |
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·Optimum Online
·Verizon FiOS
| said by iansltx:Competition or lack thereof. OOL is below $1 per Mbit on the downstream side... Even at $29.95 promo (for 1 year ONLY, when bundled for a minimum of 2 services, which is $59.90) it's still 15 megabits for about $30 so a hair off $2 per megbit. Upstream is pathetic from most cable companies (MSOs). Really.. 15 measly megabits for a 100+ megabit service? Plus a docsis 3 provisioning charge from most companies for this asymmetric docsis 3/2 service. That said, most cable isps are overdue for a revamping of their internet service offerings (AT BETTER PRICES PER MEGABIT--BOTH ON THE UPLOAD AS WELL AS THE DOWNLOAD).
15 x 2 = 30 on 100% of multiplication tables. If cablevision wasts to provide 15/2 for $15 a month.. sure, as a lite tier, then offer 30/15 for $29.95 & go up from there-- it's time to grab those dsl customers.. Verizon doesn't really want 'em.
Also, some would say that the NY Metro is the *most* competitive area around.. and yet Time Warner was trying to shove down consumer's throats a data cap in addition to poor node upgrading backhaul to subscriber ratios. Verizon is so confident in their FTTH build that they were able to $ RAISE $ rates and add a hefty ETF for a 2 year contract- then offer a $20 discount per month that wouldn't even cover the taxes, fees and set-top rentals from their triple play bundle.
On one thing I think 99% of consumers agree.. as a STAND-ALONE service (internet) there is really NO competition for customers. Even in the wireless industry the trend is to charge for unlimited calling plans, then BUNDLE text and data for an ADDITIONAL FEE (mainly on contract plans). |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| NOTE: To compete you have to offer service better than your competitors, or a lower price than your competitors, or both. Anything above that is gravy.
NOTE 2: DOCSIS 3 upstream channel bonding isn't available anywhere in North America at this point, limiting realistic per-channel upload speeds to about 15-20 Mbps for a single subscriber. This is why you aren't seeing symmetric cable packages.
NOTE 3: There IS competition for standalone internet. It's just crappy. Just because you can't get 100/100 for $100 per month (or $50) doesn't mean there's no competition. It just means that the competition hasn't had a speed and price war and/or doesn't have the technology in place to deliver those speeds. Companies aren't going to blow the doors off out of the goodness of their hears unless they're LUSFiber or the like. |
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16MBITS at $64.99 is a lot greater than $2 per megabit. |
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