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Re: Yeah, Back when I was working full-time (in IT), not only was I willing to pay quite a bit for broadband, I was willing to pay for redundancy--Verizon DSL and Comcast HSI (worked at a hospital). Didn't care about TV; had Vonage and Verizon POTS/PSTN (along with the DSL--no such thing as a dry-loop around here back then... or now as far as I know). Now, I still don't care about TV; have gone cell-phone only for now (though I still have the Gizmo/Google Voice setup--for when Gizmo actually works); and FiOS (same plan/price I've had for several years, since I got it). $55 for fast FiOS is OK, but I wouldn't have a problem going back to $30 or so for DSL (dry-loop) at 3000/768... of course, I can't get that where I live anyway; so $50-55 is about the best price I can get for any kind of broadband (even dial-up would cost $40 or more, so no contest there). Now, if I could get 5/2 FiOS for $30 or $35? yeah, I'd get it; it's fast enough for anything I still use the Internet for, and I can find better uses for the money. I could get a good triple-play price (for a year, then maybe switch for another year, and keep doing it), but there's really no value in doing that for me--I'm already getting the things I value at a price I can live with... don't really need a higher price along with getting things I don't value and don't really want. |
