johnh123
join:2002-11-19
Chicago, IL
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Re: Begining of the 2 tier network access plan?
said by Camelot One  :What I meant was that "preferred providers" would continue to pull at the current everyone package speed, but with no decrease in price, everyone else would be capped at a lower rate. I don't see them uncapping anything, just finding another way to charge a premium from certain providers just to give the consumer the same speed we are getting now. I think you'll see pigs fly before you see that happen. The goal is for them to get more customers and revenue, not less. They've already as much as said that they would offer higher/uncapped speeds to the preferred providers.
They have been offering higher speeds at a lower price lately...this would allow them to have an even better offering, but with some revenue attached to it. And everybody is happy- customer gets a better product, 3rd party gets a customer, and AT&T gets more revenue. |
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Camelot One
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What I meant was that "preferred providers" would continue to pull at the curent everyone package speed, but with no decrease in price, everyone else would be capped at a lower rate. I don't see them uncapping anything, just finding another way to charge a premium from certain providers just to give the consumer the same speed we are getting now.
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johnh123
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Chicago, IL
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said by Camelot One :I think you'll see no change in prices, but caps placed on everything but "preferred providers". Sure; that is another way of saying the same thing. Preferred providers are speed uncapped, the rest stay like they have always been. So there is a net benefit to the consumer. |
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Camelot One
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I think you'll see no change in prices, but caps placed on everything but "preferred providers". |
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johnh123
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Chicago, IL
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said by Camelot One :I can see this being ATTs alternative to the whole net neutrality debate. Sell your DSL connection at a given speed (say, 6/1) but users only get those speeds on the ATT network. Anything that requires true internet access is only 1/3rd the speed. It will be the other way around. They'll sell the dsl for $15/1.5, and if you are getting something from a preferred provider, they'll uncap it. Not a bad deal. |
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