en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| It would come down to the bottom line for me...
Bottom line for me...
- What's it going to cost me
- What do I get for it
- Is it reliable
I don't need 50Mbps (unless its being sold to me for ~$30-40 /month as part of a decent priced bundle).
Here's what I would want/need:
~$100/month price
-TV service on 3 sets (SD currently)
-VoIP unlimited including Canada
-Internet at +6Mbps/1Mbps
Currently I have this package on TWC (10/1Mbps) - I do not wish to pay more. |
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aaronwt
Premium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| That is too slow. I had 5mbs/1mbs back in 1997. This is 2009.
said by en102  :Bottom line for me... - What's it going to cost me - What do I get for it - Is it reliable I don't need 50Mbps (unless its being sold to me for ~$30-40 /month as part of a decent priced bundle). Here's what I would want/need: ~$100/month price -TV service on 3 sets (SD currently) -VoIP unlimited including Canada -Internet at +6Mbps/1Mbps Currently I have this package on TWC (10/1Mbps) - I do not wish to pay more. |
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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
| reply to en102
said by en102 :Bottom line for me... - What's it going to cost me - What do I get for it - Is it reliable Yep, even as a life long tech "geek" I only got FiOS because I got a better deal. Sure, I really wanted it and would have probably chosen it even if it was the same price as TWC, but at the end of the day they quoted me a price roughly $50 less per month than I was paying. The notion thrown around these forums that "its over" if a carrier provides FTTP is misplaced at best.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to aaronwt
For many... 1.5Mbps/384kbps is even fine.
I do remote work (over SSH/VPN) and have used 3Mbps/512kbps up until recently (POTS got too expensive - TWC made a good deal)
Consider the following:
1.5Mbps/384bkps - $25
6Mbps/512kbps - $40
10Mbps/1Mbps - $55
20Mbps/2Mbps (or 18/1.5Mbps on AT&T) $65
Which would you pick and why ?
I personally would pick the 6Mbps/512kbps - if I didn't have to work remotely - I'd probably hit the 1.5Mbps/384kbps.
Now... lets add some modern economics to this:
5GB cap 1.5Mbps/384bkps - $25
40GB cap 6Mbps/512kbps - $40
150GB cap 10Mbps/1Mbps - $55
300GB cap 20Mbps/2Mbps (or 18/1.5Mbps on AT&T) $65
I'd be in the 10Mbps/1Mbps... just by volume of data.
This is the 'new incentive' for higher speed/pricing.
Not everyone needs (or better yet wants) to pay for higher speed. |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to aaronwt
said by aaronwt :That is too slow. I had 5mbs/1mbs back in 1997. This is 2009. Makes no difference to me. Internet for $25 to $30 per month, regardless of the speed. If you can't deliver 100 mb/s for $30 a month, I can live without it.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum |
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