Quake110
join:2003-12-20
Ottawa, ON
 ·Velcom
| Who uses their ISP's portal anyway...
Instead of the big internet ISPs purchasing some stupid social networking portal... start-up companies, why won't they just upgrade their infrastructure?!
There's nothing wrong with being a "dumb pipe", on the contrary, the customers will enjoy the extra "dumb pipe" service.
When I was with Rogers, I didn't use their portal. I'm now with a small ISP, smaller bills better service and higher bandwidth. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| said by Quake110  :There's nothing wrong with being a "dumb pipe", on the contrary, the customers will enjoy the extra "dumb pipe" service. As I mentioned to the other poster, while people who visit this site would certainly like a "dumb pipe" we are the minority. The overwhelming majority of users want/need ISP portals to navigate the web. Keep in mind that there are still literally millions of AOL users today, and those that recently switched dont feel comfortable using an "open" internet connection. These people tend to use the ISP portals as a homepage because it gives them all the information they need in one place. With many ISP portals including a Yahoo or Google search bar on the main page, their customers really dont need to go anyplace else.
Dont get me wrong, a dumb pipe would be great for me and many of the people I know. The reality however is that unless you find a really small "niche" ISP you arent going to get one. There is too much money, and too much demand for ISP's to provide ancillary services for this type of thing to ever go away. Frankly, this type of thing will only become more popular as time goes on so get used to it!
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
| Agreed. Dumb Pipe = Great. However, most people here are thinking above basic computers 101. We don't realize that there are tens of millions out there who still use dialup or don't understand computers. I actually did a master's research on this topic on a small scale a while back and wasn't amazed by what I found. I interviewed about 10 or 15 people regarding their computer usage (specific type of work) and found many weren't comfortable with them. The ages tended to be 40+. Some didn't even use or care to know about computers at all. Let's face it, the 40+ crowd still has a lot of users who are lucky to be able to turn on a computer. As you said and stated, those ISP web ports are then their godsend. |
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