rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO
 ·Charter Pipeline
| $25, $40, $55
Look at the speeds you get for these three prices:
$25 256/256
$40 4M/512
$55 5M/768
What's the deal with the $25 tier? Isn't it about time that this tier gets respectable download speeds? Do they fear that making the $25 too good won't get $40/month out of subscribers? Odds are that they are right. 5M is great but if they offered 1Mbps for $25/month, it's more than most need. Perhaps they can glue some fins or exhaust headers onto the cable modem to make it look faster... |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02
Host:
Road Runner
PC gaming GAMES
PC gaming Tech
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Do they fear that making the $25 too good won't get $40/month out of subscribers?
That's exactly what they fear, and I think it's a big reason many companies like TWC haven't rolled out "lite" tiers yet.... |
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SquareSlinky
Premium
join:2004-05-25
Tampa, FL
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·ViaTalk
2 edits | TWC has a light teir in many areas, they just don't tell anybody about it.
I love the guys that come into these forums and tell everybody that X speed is all that anybody needs. Well some people have different needs, you might like a skateboard to get to work and I prefer a car.
Those packages are a pretty good price (with the exception of the light one). Hopefully RR will follow, but it doesn't look like it. |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | I know. Right now they're using it as a "catch" tier, offered to users who think they're paying too much and are threatening to cancel service.... |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to SquareSlinky
No. I recognize when a company is trying to hide the insane profits by adding more of the same instead of just lowering the price. Didn't Microsoft corner the market on this strategy? |
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