 | | I Live in texas and... Never heard of them, lol, but at least they are upgrading just like Suddenlink has done. Although there prices seem a bit steep for the speeds | |
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| |  wesmPremium
join:1999-07-29
Redmond, WA | Re: I Live in texas and... In Texas, as in every other place that allows forming cooperatives, the co-op charges its operating cost plus a small reserve. Anything above that amount (and the reserve is usually set by the bylaws, which can be modified by a vote of the members) must be returned to the members either as cash or a credit against the member's bill.
It's not so much "fair market" as it is "where you live costs more to serve but we're not making a mint off of you, either."
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| nOv1c3
join:2006-11-08
Whitney, TX | Prices don't seem bad , I was paying $75 for 1.5x768 DSL | |
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BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH | Prices Are there any normal price points (i.e. $50)? If there aren't that is just bound to be a failure, or have very limited subscribers. I guess it also depends on the competition. | |
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|  MooJohn
join:2005-12-18
Milledgeville, GA | Re: Prices GVTC's ISP side has been around a long time. I worked for one of their backend providers in 1998 doing tech support during the Golden Era of Dialup.
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| | | said by BiggA:Are there any normal price points (i.e. $50)? If there aren't that is just bound to be a failure, or have very limited subscribers. I guess it also depends on the competition.
From what I can tell, this is pretty much a company built to serve those who can't get service anywhere else. (at least that was the original plan, they have probably expanded since) Their pricing would be high in most major cities, but they are doing this in places where no one else will even run the line. Those higher costs have to get paid somehow. And with that in mind, the prices seem pretty reasonable.
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Yes. 12M down, 1.5M up for that price. Not blow-your-mind speedy, but not bad either. | |
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| | BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH | Re: Prices Well, I guess if there's no other option paying $75-$100/mo for a sweet fiber line would be a lot better than not having another option. Still can't match Verizon's FIOS bundle that has 43/35 internet in it. | |
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|  alchav
join:2002-05-17
Palm Desert, CA | said by BiggA:Are there any normal price points (i.e. $50)? If there aren't that is just bound to be a failure, or have very limited subscribers. I guess it also depends on the competition.
You guys think High Speed Broadband should be way below $50, but the truth is the latest Technology is expensive. If you want FTTH you are going to have to pay for it! | |
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| | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Prices They have cheaper options. They're just lower-speed. e.g. you can get 768/128 for $30 per month standalone, $20 per month as part o a triple play. 1.5/384, 5/512 and 8/1 are each $5 more than the next lowest tier. | |
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| |  dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by alchav:said by BiggA:Are there any normal price points (i.e. $50)? If there aren't that is just bound to be a failure, or have very limited subscribers. I guess it also depends on the competition.
You guys think High Speed Broadband should be way below $50, but the truth is the latest Technology is expensive. If you want FTTH you are going to have to pay for it! I want FTTH and am willing to pay for it but wait! NOBODY offers it here!
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join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | Oh Texas Always need to have the biggest of everything. Meanwhile, in densely populated Washington DC, 1Mbps is the highest upload speed I can buy on a connection. | |
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join:1999-12-20
Arlington, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| GVTC... Nowhere but Texas. Nothing like starting your day out with plenty of fiber while over-looking the Guadalupe River. Heaven on earth. | |
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| | | Re: GVTC... Nowhere but Texas. said by GNH:Nothing like starting your day out with plenty of fiber while over-looking the Guadalupe River. Heaven on earth.
Heaven On Earth in Texas?? LOL... | |
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| | GNHTesla RecoiledPremium
join:1999-12-20
Arlington, TX | Re: GVTC... Nowhere but Texas. Fewer liberals per square mile. LOL... | |
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·Optimum Online
·Verizon FiOS
| above average pricing once you get beyond 50 megabits.. the price should be around $1 per megabit. instead this is $2.50+ per mbit
as a monopoly that's what you get for having no competition, but if there's a cable or other telco overlapping, these prices can come down cause I know verizon's FIOS price per mbit is somewhat lower than that | |
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·Verizon Online DSL
·Comcast
| Re: above average pricing TWC competes with GVTC in some areas. TWC 50/5 is $100, same as GVTC's 40/10. TWC doesn't have anything above 50/5.
Yes, Verizon has faster speeds and lower prices than GVTC, however Verizon only offers DSL in areas GVTC serves. They've given up on rural areas from a wireline perspective, so the premium over VZ's product is worth it since, you know, you can actually get FTTH in the area where you want it, versus otherwise. | |
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| |  BoogeymanDrive it like you stole itPremium
join:2002-12-17
Panama City, FL
·Comcast
| Re: above average pricing I have Suddenlink in Texas and I pay $65 a month for phone and internet at 10mb down/1mb up. The prices you listed for the new service are way higher in comparison. I can jump a tier to the higher download speeds for just $10 more each tier.
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: above average pricing Does Suddenlink lay cable in rural areas where you are? | |
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 ·DigitalPath
| Speed... even if... Even if they achieve the speeds that they are aiming at, the US will still be back in about the fifth row somewhere where internet speed and availability are currently sitting on the world stage. The only answer to this difficiancy will be to borrow some more money from China. | |
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| Who cares about speeds - what about caps? Who cares about speeds anymore? There's nothing here about unlimited caps for this service, so I bet that all this 80/20 service does is allow you to hit the cap faster.
The 12/2 service I have is the lowest price that Comcast charges, and it's fast enough for almost most current Internet applications. The killer app for me would be online backup, and that does require a higher connections speed. I would subscribe to a higher service plan, but there's no point in paying for their "extreme" 100Mbps package when you just hit their caps faster - and you can't use online backup with caps.
Raise the caps, and I'll pay for 80/20 service or whatever these ISPs are willing to offer. Otherwise, these sort of press releases are garbage to me. | |
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| Dylan1
join:2010-11-27
Mill Spring, NC | Re: Who cares about speeds - what about caps? In the original post it says, "According to the company, these tiers come without usage caps." | |
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