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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