KenAF
join:2006-01-23
Arlington, VA | reply to Vamp
Re: Best ISP in the US, but...
Services cannot be provided equally because costs are not equal across regions. Bandwidth costs Verizon far less in the NYC area as compared to Maryland (and most other states).
It's like buying gas in Saudia Arabia vs. the US. |
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davoice
join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| said by KenAF  :It's like buying gas in Saudi Arabia vs. the US. Bad analogy. Refined gasoline is actually very expensive on a comparative wholesale basis in Saudi Arabia b/c much of the gasoline refinement capacity is outside of their area.
Prices are set by the government run monopoly to keep the king looking good and thus consumer fossil fuels are often sold without profit or at a loss. (Remember, SA has a monarch not a president.)
»www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j···677.html
The cheapest gas is actually in Venezuela. Price in last 2006 survey results was $0.12/gallon.
»money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/···ice.html
}Davoice |
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jester121
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
 ·ViaTalk
| said by davoice :Prices are set by the government run monopoly to keep the king looking good and thus consumer fossil fuels are often sold without profit or at a loss. (Remember, SA has a monarch not a president.) Since he's a monarch, what the hell does he care about "looking good"?  |
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davoice
join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by jester121 :Since he's a monarch, what the hell does he care about "looking good"? Something to do w/ someone else feeling empowered by Allah to be the new king and being brave enough to kill him. Kings who don't keep some level of good will w/ their subjects tend to eventually end up dead. (Unless you're a tyrant and rule by fear... insert Bush/Cheney joke here.)
}Davoice |
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Budd Lake, NJ
·Optimum Online
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said by KenAF :It's like buying gas in Saudia Arabia vs. the US. Not really. VZ owns MCI/UUNet. |
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