JTR
join:2012-05-19
Carbondale, IL Reviews:
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Re: :O Yep, people get all excited about Gfiber, but the reality of this is that it's just a small deployment of cheap gigabit (and they aren't going to be profitable). FiOS is much more impressive, the only issue is the price. FiOS covers way more homes, and they're actually profitable (at least compared to Google). |
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| said by JTR: FiOS covers way more homes, and they're actually profitable (at least compared to Google).
No question, FiOS covers more home....today.
No question, Verizon is profitable.
But is FiOS itself profitable, and if so what are the margins? |
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pandoraPremium
join:2001-06-01
Outland
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| said by MaynardKrebs:said by JTR: FiOS covers way more homes, and they're actually profitable (at least compared to Google).
No question, FiOS covers more home....today. No question, Verizon is profitable. But is FiOS itself profitable, and if so what are the margins? IIRC Karl was just about wetting his pants over a small area covered by an ISP in Hong Kong. The link to Karl's happy tale of the wonderful world in Hong Kong can be found here - »1 Gbps Symmetrical For $26 Sound Good To You? .
If a few districts in Hong Kong make Karl drool, he should be excited about this experiment in Kansas City.
Apparently selecting your neighborhood, is only a net positive to Karl outside the U.S.
Assuming Google has done some demographic work, and can examine the results of this Kansas City experiment over time, other cities may follow.
The fine print of the Hong Kong service can be found here - »apply.hkbn.net/orp/eng/1000fh.jsp
Lets see what whetted Karl's whistle back in 2010 ... from the site - 24 month contract required, non-refundable deposit of $310, service costs $199 per month, plus a mandatory $890 installation fee.
Out of 43 districts listed, I could only find 3 that had service.
Ohh Karl, they discriminate. Karl they are expensive. Karl they have high upfront fees. But Karl, they aren't in the U.S. so all is wonderful, eh?
Personally I like the idea of Google trying to offer something new, and hope it works for Google and any city that they can justify putting service into.
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| @pandora
Those are HK dollar prices.
100.00 HKD = 12.8960 USD
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1 US dollar gets you 7.75437 HKD
Now be a good boy and go do the math......if you know how. |
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