denverco100
join:2006-07-22
Houston, TX
| DING DONG anyone home?!
Umm... this is just another tax on the already overtaxed americans....
If the companies didn't have to BUY the spectrum - they might offer the service at a lower rate............
But since they have to buy the spectrum - it means higher fees for the same service..... so just another tax! You don't really think the companies are going to eat this cost, do you?
However, an argument could be made that the companies would charge the same price - whether or not they had to buy the spectrum..... and you are probably right..... oh well! |
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amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
clubs:
| likely the sat. broadband will still be expensive, yes. To those companies (Echostar/DirecTV) it's still just part of the expense... they don't launch a bird for free either...
I think it's going to be costly either way denverco100...
heck, look how much sat. internet costs now, it's prohibitive for many many people... they see "ooh, look, $60/month, that's not toooo awful bad to pay for what city folk get!" ...then they see that it costs about $600 for equipment and even MORE per month for a more reliable package (pro/business level service) and don't give it a second thought "..nevermind honey, let's just keep that 22.1kbps dialup we got goin' down at the farm..."
On the other hand, if both companies do this right, the cost could actually be a little cheaper, offer faster service (latency will obviously still be high..) and sign up more new customers. ...That's probably what I'd want to do if I were Charlie Ergan. |
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Semi751
join:2006-01-03
Waddy, KY
| Latency decreases should be what makes people willing and wanting to sign up for this service. A decent wiMax setup should net sub 100 ms pings and truthfully sub 80 depending on distance and los. Definitely not cable but better than the limited options to date. |
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