 ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN
1 edit | My thoughts And the bandwidth cap boogeyman is hiding behind your cable modem.
Seriously..Comcast just needs to do away with their cap if their going to be going to these much higher speed tiers. Leave the caps for the smaller speed tiers.
I myself would be very happy with a 20/20 speed tier with no bandwidth cap. I believe that is the sweet spot for speeds (for right now)
You really don't need speeds faster than that unless you have a family of 4 or more downloading at the same time, but most family's only the younger people in the family do constant downloading.
So to sum it up Comcast..give us 20/20 speeds with no cap and a monthly price of $50-60. I'm sure this is doable on the current network where Docsis 3 is already deployed. |
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 bentand IngaPremium
join:2004-10-04
Loveland, CO
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| said by ztmike:So to sum it up Comcast..give us 20/20 speeds with no cap and a monthly price of $50-60. I'm sure this is doable on the current network where Docsis 3 is already deployed. Why should they? Unless they are up against Verizon FIOS, AT&T UVERSE, or muni-fiber they have no real competition incentive to provide anything better than 10/2 for ~$60/mo.
I think Comcast is kind of stuck in a hard place price-wise. On one hand, they must be under pressure from shareholders to recoup the cost of the infrastructure upgrades, and on the other hand if they continue charging the prices they currently are for the D3 speeds they aren't going to have much uptake.
The solution I believe is to recognize that the future is now. Do away with the D2-limited speeds altogether and make the standard tier 20/10 or 30/10 for $50-60/mo and go up from there.
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| said by bent:said by ztmike:So to sum it up Comcast..give us 20/20 speeds with no cap and a monthly price of $50-60. I'm sure this is doable on the current network where Docsis 3 is already deployed. Why should they? Unless they are up against Verizon FIOS, AT&T UVERSE, or muni-fiber they have no real competition incentive to provide anything better than 10/2 for ~$60/mo. I think Comcast is kind of stuck in a hard place price-wise. On one hand, they must be under pressure from shareholders to recoup the cost of the infrastructure upgrades, and on the other hand if they continue charging the prices they currently are for the D3 speeds they aren't going to have much uptake. The solution I believe is to recognize that the future is now. Do away with the D2-limited speeds altogether and make the standard tier 20/10 or 30/10 for $50-60/mo and go up from there. You do realize the D3 upgrade costs were minimal, right? They cost Comcast almost nothing. There's very little to "recoup". |
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bentand IngaPremium
join:2004-10-04
Loveland, CO Reviews:
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| said by sonicmerlin:said by bent:said by ztmike:So to sum it up Comcast..give us 20/20 speeds with no cap and a monthly price of $50-60. I'm sure this is doable on the current network where Docsis 3 is already deployed. Why should they? Unless they are up against Verizon FIOS, AT&T UVERSE, or muni-fiber they have no real competition incentive to provide anything better than 10/2 for ~$60/mo. I think Comcast is kind of stuck in a hard place price-wise. On one hand, they must be under pressure from shareholders to recoup the cost of the infrastructure upgrades, and on the other hand if they continue charging the prices they currently are for the D3 speeds they aren't going to have much uptake. The solution I believe is to recognize that the future is now. Do away with the D2-limited speeds altogether and make the standard tier 20/10 or 30/10 for $50-60/mo and go up from there. You do realize the D3 upgrade costs were minimal, right? They cost Comcast almost nothing. There's very little to "recoup". Define "almost nothing?" Shareholders hate any expenditures that aren't absolutely necessary.
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by bent:Define "almost nothing?" Shareholders hate any expenditures that aren't absolutely necessary. So are CEO bonuses absolutely necessary? (not refering to CC) |
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 Augustus IIIIf Only Rome Could See Us Now....
join:2001-01-25
Gainesville, GA | reply to bent
said by bent:Define "almost nothing?" Shareholders hate any expenditures that aren't absolutely necessary. like multimillion bonuses when your company defaulted? mmyeha, they hate those don't they |
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