  Chris 313Come get somePremium
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Houma, LA | What??? People would pay 175 bucks to use a program you could get on this site for free?
Not me!
»/drtcp is all I need to get my speed up to spec and keep it there. 8.88/2200 constantly. | |
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japan | said by Chris 313:People would pay 175 bucks to use a program you could get on this site for free? Not me! » /drtcp is all I need to get my speed up to spec and keep it there. 8.88/2200 constantly. Yeah, but then the 175 pounds is basically the fee for the tech to come out and do all that crap. | |
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|  mrchrisOut and aroundPremium
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1 edit | Wow, BT surely has some nerve to pull this out of greed to dupe some poor idiots when it can be done for no charge here.
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| Re: What??? said by mrchris:Wow, BT surely has some nerve to pull this out of greed to dupe some poor idiots when it can be done for no charge here. Edit: 6,700th post. This kind of stuff has been around for ever.
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| | emptywigHuh? What?Premium
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Pasadena, TX | Yeah, they must really have some nerve to charge to come out and do something that the end-user want but is not willing or able to do themselves. 
Seriously, though, I'm no fan of telecoms in general, but 9 out of 10 end-users couldn't/wouldn't do this stuff themselves, so I see no problem in someone coming out to do it for them.
80% of the stuff IT techs do is stuff that the end-user could do themselves if they had the interest/knowledge/desire to do so. Fact is, most end-users don't want to sit down and page through tons of posts by geeks speaking in a language they don't understand, they just want their stuff to go faster.
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Cable can be just the opposite. In heavily built up areas, cable nodes are often oversubscribed and when prime time hits speeds can slow down for everyone. But in suburban areas where nodes are often sparsely populated full speeds are often maintained all the time.
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Three Rivers, MA | $175!!! Holy cow I only get $99 for that!!! | |
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| emptywigHuh? What?Premium
join:2002-08-05
Pasadena, TX | Re: $175!!! Yes, but we're not paying the crazy taxes that they pay over there, either.
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kudos:4 | said by emptywig:Yes, but we're not paying the crazy taxes that they pay over there, either. And we're not getting the free healthcare either!
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Bethlehem, PA | Re: $175!!! said by dvd536:said by emptywig:Yes, but we're not paying the crazy taxes that they pay over there, either. And we're not getting the free healthcare either! GOOD. Hopefully it stays that way.
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Glen Allen, VA | If BT can do it... More power to them... That's no different than Geek Squad charging $129 to come to your house and add a device to your existing wireless network.
1. Turn on laptop
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join:2001-12-07
Clearlake, CA | Pounds v Dollars I see some people posting the price as $175, but we are talking about 175 British Pounds, or roughly $340 in US dollars. That seems like a pretty serious rip-off to me.
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It says £90. Not £175. So yes, its only $175 American.
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Clearlake, CA | Re: Pounds v Dollars said by alanisrox69:said by Mortis:I see some people posting the price as $175, but we are talking about 175 British Pounds, or roughly $340 in US dollars. That seems like a pretty serious rip-off to me. No. Did you even read the article you silly sally? It says £90. Not £175. So yes, its only $175 American. -Derek- My bad!
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| | | | said by alanisrox69:said by Mortis:I see some people posting the price as $175, but we are talking about 175 British Pounds, or roughly $340 in US dollars. That seems like a pretty serious rip-off to me. No. Did you even read the article you silly sally? It says £90. Not £175. So yes, its only $175 American. -Derek- If you had read the article (or the same from other sources), you'd note that the fee includes work to rewire internal wiring (which BT already charge £90-ish for), or install what they call an "iplate", among other methods.
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Glen Allen, VA | said by Mortis:I see some people posting the price as $175, but we are talking about 175 British Pounds, or roughly $340 in US dollars. That seems like a pretty serious rip-off to me. To convert the currency is also not accurate since people there get paid in pounds, not dollars. | |
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Philadelphia, PA | Re: Pounds v Dollars said by R4M0N:To convert the currency is also not accurate since people there get paid in pounds, not dollars. exactly right. this would be closer to paying $90 for someone there then it would be to $175 | |
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join:2001-03-15
Smithtown, NY Reviews:
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1 edit | Re: Pounds v Dollars said by nipseyrussel:said by R4M0N:To convert the currency is also not accurate since people there get paid in pounds, not dollars. exactly right. this would be closer to paying $90 for someone there then it would be to $175 Or the equivalent of about 17 UK, (21 US) gallons of gas  | |
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Mechanicsburg, PA | Give me the Job! Let me do the job for them! I would love to get $175 for something that can be fixed in 10 minutes. | |
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|  MemphisPCGuySenior Systems EngineerPremium
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Memphis, TN
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| Re: Give me the Job! There in lies the rub... you could actively advertise the same service for half the cost or less and I wager BT will get 10-15 customers to your 1.
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1 edit | RWIN UK customers should tweak their own TCP RWIN for free instead of paying ridiculous 175 USD to let their own ISP to do adjust a RWIN | |
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