DaMaGeINC
The Lan Man
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1 edit | How about.
How about make a ULTRA FAST TIER, like 10Mbps/1Mbps(not OOL, but for the rest of the country) And charge us $100. And see how maby people sign up for that. I would be first in line..
They think everyone wants lower prices, not true. Thier is alot of us that would pay for higher speeds. Not everyone is broke. |
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Frossty
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join:2003-07-06 | like 98% wnat lower prises and higher speeds i mean like who woudn't?? |
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Julio
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said by DaMaGeINC  :How about make a ULTRA FAST TIER, like 10Mbps/1Mbps(not OOL, but for the rest of the country) And charge us $100. And see how maby people sign up for that. I would be first in line.. They think everyone wants lower prices, not true. Thier is alot of us that would pay for higher speeds. Not everyone is broke. ditto 
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navalpatel
join:2003-07-28
Lubbock, TX | reply to DaMaGeINC
unless you are downloading multiple files at once all the time, I do not really see the benefit of having such high speeds... Japan has 100 mb and its useless to them. |
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Cheddah
join:2001-12-31
San Rafael, CA
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Yes, but you are the minority and not the majority which is why they're scared of lowering prices along with speeds. I would love to pay less for my cable modem service. 95% of my tmie online is browsing and email which does not justify the 3M download I have. I was getting along fine with my 1.5M and wouldn't mind going back to that speed if I could save $20/monthly which equates to $240 eyarly savings. Now comcast is going to increase my download speed to 4M next year? Pretty useless to me since I won't even notice the difference. Just my 2 cents. |
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batmanst
join:2003-12-23
Beverly Hills, CA
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Dude you're one in a million that can pay 100 a month for life. Why not 10/2 for 29.95 a month??? or 5/1 for 19.95 a month? Things should get cheaper, faster, not cost more.
Just like with computer. You're crazy if you think paying more is better. do you get paid more at a job then you do paying the not so useful broadband? you're being inconsiderate to others who do not agree with you. Just your one sided opinions I guess.
FYI:The less we pay the better our pocket money is even if they make less profit. What do they need so much money for??? Their rich already, its pointless.  |
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Jim_F
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Caldwell, NJ
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Who are the "they" that think everyone wants lower prices? If you're talking about the cablecos, why do they continuously raise rates? "They" think that people want more download. What they DON'T realize is that MOST people want lower prices (and faster upload). |
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imrf
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said by navalpatel : Japan has 100 mb and its useless to them. And you know that it's useless to the for a fact? If it was useless then they wouldn't buy it. |
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zoom314
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Yermo, CA
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No, Just not rich enough to pay for that $100.00 per month price tag. Me If they wanted an inexpensive tier, Just make one at like 256k/128k and charge $20.00 per month for It, As that is less than AOL as far as I know. About the only thing I dislike about cable is their Stupid(dare I say Idiotic?) Commercials, But I do have the mute button on the remote aimed and ready.  |
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DaMaGeINC
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Im not saying, they shouldn't make a "lite" tier. Im saying, they should also offer a faster tier, for the "1%" of us that want it and can afford it. They just seem to be lowering speeds and raising prices. I would NEVER pay $20 for 256/128 I would pull my hair out with that. But I guess theirs some (maby alot) who would. Ya know, if they offered an expensive tier, and people paid for it, they could then take the extra profits from that and it would help lower prices on non-expensive tiers.
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JPCass
join:2001-01-23
Denver, CO
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Plenty of people will pay for things they don't need, like cars that will do 160 mph, or go off road, when they never actually use them for that. The Japanese in particular are noted for being infatuated with spending huge amounts to have the latest gadgetry, regardless of its real productive use. That's marketing. |
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imrf
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Utica, MI | Yes, I know the Japanese love new technology. But making an assumption that those speeds are useless is asinine. Besides, they pay less for those speeds anyways, so why not have them anyways. |
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DaMaGeINC
The Lan Man
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Greenville, SC
clubs: | Im sure their "internet world" is alot more advanced than ours. They use Video phone's VOD, and alot more stuff that we haven't even begun to conceive. They are 30 years ahead of us. Plain and simple |
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DaMaGeINC
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| Just an example, go to Dlinks website, and go to one of thier International websites. And check out the products. That stuff blows my mind away. Here, they are just now getting into wi-fi and simple things. They are selling Video phone units and crap.
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Derch
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join:2004-10-16
Tulsa, OK | reply to navalpatel
How about the "Halo Effect":
»www.networkingpipeline.com/showA···55300023
That would solve some issues. |
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Jeffrey
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Re: How about....upload
They can make all the price adjustments they want...users need upload speed, not more and more download.
I have Optimum Online, and while it is true I do have a 10mb/1mb connection (for $49.95/month since I don't subscribe to a TV package), it is semi-rare that I actually see a full 10mb download. From some sites, an IE download will peak at ~1.2MB/sec or ~1.3MB/sec, but that's from a handful of sites. Uploads do top out at ~120KB/sec, but I'd love to have more.
To me, in this day and age, it's annoying to have to enable bandwith management on a fast cable connection, only because of 2 VoIP lines in the house and 3 heavily used PCs. (Nothing like uploading a 3mb file attachment and using a Vonage line and the same time, until I finally decided to give priority to the voice packets. ) |
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Goober
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Re: How about.
said by navalpatel :unless you are downloading multiple files at once all the time, I do not really see the benefit of having such high speeds... Japan has 100 mb and its useless to them. I didn't know that you were so familiar with the Japanese and their uses of broadband. Care to enlighten us further as to their broadband needs? |
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Goober
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1 edit | reply to JPCass
said by JPCass :Plenty of people will pay for things they don't need, like cars that will do 160 mph, or go off road, when they never actually use them for that. The Japanese in particular are noted for being infatuated with spending huge amounts to have the latest gadgetry, regardless of its real productive use. That's marketing. In that case it is a perceived need. There are many things that I don't actually need, but need for my sense of happiness. I don't actually need 4mbps/500kbps service (heck, I don't really even need broadband), but I want/need it because I perceive it as such.
Needs and wants are very fluidly interchangeable. |
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needforspeed59
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join:2001-05-02
Glendale, AZ
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said by batmanst :FYI:The less we pay the better our pocket money is even if they make less profit. What do they need so much money for??? Their rich already, its pointless. Dude, you need to go to college and take a basic business course. Start with ECON 101 and learn about what drives this economy. Take that basic course and you will have the answer to your question about why individuals and companies want to make more money.
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T_Hoffman
join:2002-11-10
Clovis, CA
1 edit | reply to batmanst
"you're being inconsiderate to others who do not agree with you. Just your one sided opinions I guess."
well i feel that your being inconsiderate to the opionions of the wealthy. cause i'd pay 100 dollars a month all day long for the right service and speeds. lowering prices dont mean jack to me but make me think of the dollar tree tactics. just cause its a dollar dont mean its worth it or your saving money.
for those who cant afford 40$ a month, that sucks. unfortunatly the USA population makes about 20-30grand a yr which doesn't fit a 40-60dollar a month internet bill into there agenda :/
so in some ways i can see where lower prices are good. IMO it dont mean jack SH*! though..
Your Throughput
Download = 17.002 Mbps
Upload = 5.819 Mbps
i could use some more upload speed to maybe a lil more download to |
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