BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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| reply to vic102482
Re: Id pay 1K activation fee
you and I both the speeds alone would save me time on the road and the less time i spend driving the safer my life is... Especially with the way people drive around here.
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
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join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
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 ·AT&T Midwest
·Comcast
| reply to vic102482
said by vic102482  :
In a heartbeat for fiber to my house.
I am sure most broadband users here would drop that kind of money in a heartbeat. I know I would. However, would common broadband users? I can tell you that a majority of users out there who just surf a little and get their email wouldn't. Heck, they can't fathom paying more than $45 a month for their service. So yes, this is the reason why fiber isn't deployed everywhere. Not every area can afford it much the less pay for it. You will see this in rich suburbs where a majority of people would pay for the service before you will see it anywhere else.
That is the one drawback of fiber is the cost of equipment and last mile install. We ran 500 feet of fiber and the equipment and fiber costed us over $3,000. That is a heck of a lot of money. However, no signal depravation like you would see over 328 feet with ethernet.
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SanJoseNerd
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join:2002-07-24
San Jose, CA
1 edit | reply to vic102482
said by vic102482 :
I'd pay 1K activation fee
in a heartbeat for fiber to my house.
Me too. I actually paid $800 installation & equipment for DSL a few years ago, and was mighty glad to be able to get it at all.
Edit: And before that I paid over $1000 for ISDN. |
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techjoe
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join:2004-02-20
Schererville, IN
| reply to vic102482
said by vic102482 :
In a heartbeat for fiber to my house.
Amen.  |
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starstuff
Fly By Wire
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join:2001-12-05
Mcallen, TX | reply to vic102482
You bet! no problem here. |
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
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Not a bad idea actually. 1k is a bit high, but I would go for a sub $500 install fee and sign a 1 year agreement for a certain level of service.
However - I think people would have been more enthusiastic about this before cable started rolling out 3+ mbps connections.
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lesopp
join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL | reply to vic102482
I wouldn't!
There are installation costs associated with both sides of the dmarc and my guess most of that $1,000 is paying for the Verizon side. |
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vic102482
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join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD
| reply to teknikk
said by teknikk :
said by vic102482 :
In a heartbeat for fiber to my house.
Sure...
I sure as hell would.
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teknikk
Wi-Co, Inc.
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join:2003-01-22
Los Angeles, CA
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said by vic102482 :
In a heartbeat for fiber to my house.
Sure... |
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vic102482
Premium
join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD | In a heartbeat for fiber to my house. |
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