bamabrad
join:2006-01-27
Port Orange, FL | reply to Rick
Re: Why are there such bandwidth concerns?
Me thinks that they are just trying to get numbers ( of customers )first with as little investment as possible, then add, as needed,the infrastructure for future offerings ( and then rate increases-as much as possible) |
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markofmayhem
join:2004-04-08
Pittsburgh, PA
| I think there will be a lot of demand for U-Verse as is, if priced right. Telco's and Cable Co. love to hover around $85 for internet+phone packaging. If AT&T could break through at $20 less for non-promotional pricing, I hold the opinion that many, many people would pick it up. The TV situation is more complex, as the "average American" doesn't care much about internet speed when comparing 1.5 to 6.0, but the "average American" will absolutely notice what TV channels they can and can't receive. If they can offer HD content for sub-satellite pricing, then those in markets whose cable co's don't offer much HD will see a demand for U-Verse. If they can offer full packaging for slightly less than cable co's, then there would be a demand there as well. Where U-Verse may succeed over others, is the possibility of offering more choices over content, since they don't have to broadcast everything at once like sat and cable do. If they can stay on track with pricing, U-Verse has the ability to offer more tailored-to-the-consumer options than other companies. |
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Occasional
@swbell.net
| You got it... that's going to be what matters to the masses. Reliable service at a good price...guaranteed.
ATT is pretty good about the prior but not the latter. So it's going to be a tall order for them to get folks to believe that switching is going to be a "good move".
By the way, the switching isn't like flipping a switch...it's a reasonable retrofitting by any measure.
Folks aren't going to mess with it unless the price is good and guaranteed; e.g. no more of these promo prices with fine print that makes you worry like heck a year later that you're going to be paying 30% more for the same service. |
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