AbBaZaBbA
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Wildomar, CA
 ·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | it'll never happen
becuase they control what they offer, not us. Sure maybe 10% of users would take advantage of it. But those 10% are most likely so dependent on the internet that they have no choice but pay what the company is asking for all the extras.
And of course, companies have no incentive to make less money. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| Many of us would use it for connecting into corporate networks over a VPN connection. Use corporate email and corporate services. Since my work pays for my connection (as well as many others), I'm sure they would love a really basic, but decently high speed (and reliable at that!) connection. |
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graysonf
Premium,MVM
join:1999-07-16
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| reply to AbBaZaBbA
Well, it has happened, but it's not prone to success.
I used to use an ISP that offered packet travel and DNS only. No mail, now newsgroups, no web space, no nothing.
All the support they provided was whatever you needed for your connection, and that was very straight forward. They sold routed or bridged service only, so there wasn't much to support.
It was also business type service, so you could run your own servers.
And it was cheaper than what the ILEC and others sold that allowed servers. They could do it at a lower price since they didn't have to have a big support staff like the ILECs and others have. They have to deal with the clueless folks who can't support themselves.
But, they didn't last. Just not enough demand for such exclusive service. |
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Gargoyle8
join:2001-01-14
Downers Grove, IL
| I remember a dial-up provided who offered this kind of naked service here in the Chicago area, but I've never seen anyone offering broadband this way.
The dial-up provider - whose name I've long forgotten - was brutal in their terms of service. They basically said: "If you have to ask any questions then you're too stupid to be our customer and we don't want you and we'll cancel your contract."
That really is not much of an exaggeration either.
They didn't last long. However I don't think that it was their abrupt customer support that was their undoing. Rather, there just doesn't seem to be enough of a market for this kind of service. |
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