[ale] A bit of a bandwidth/services/price rant..

Jerald Sheets questy at gmail.com
Mon Feb 19 11:06:42 EST 2007


SpeedFactory
49.95/mo
3M Down
384k Up
Never a downtime that isn't BellSouth's fault.
Geeks on staff.
Never in my hair.

--j

On Feb 19, 2007, at 10:33 AM, Alex LeDonne wrote:

> On 2/19/07, Mike Harrison <meuon at geeklabs.com> wrote:
>> My point is, the people on this list are either IT professionals
>> and/or their technology addiction is a major factor in their lives.
>> None of us are stupid (compared to the average person), and should
>> be gainfully employed or self-employed (students being, of course, an
>> exception). Most of us are saving lots of cash using FOSS software  
>> and
>> OS's..
>>
>>    So why are we so cheap when it comes to internet services?
>>
>
> Well, I was on Charter and became frustrated both with QOS and TOS, so
> I moved to more expensive but more permissive TOS of Speakeasy DSL.
> QOS has turned out to be much better as well. So I personally am not
> so cheap when it comes to my internet service.
>
> But what frustrates me (and, I think others) is that as far away as
> Korea and as close to home as Boston, fiber to the curb is real. I pay
> $55/mo for 1.5M/384K (maybe 768K up, I'd have to double-check) DSL,
> but a metro area Verizon customer can get 15M/2M FiOS for $50/mo.
> BellSouth hasn't demonstrated a business plan that includes
> wide-ranging fiber rollouts, and the current telco environment doesn't
> support a competitor doing so.
>
> I know I just want to pay for bandwidth, and have the provider stay
> out of my hair (unless or until something untoward happens on my
> bandwidth). I don't know what the premium is for business class FiOS,
> but I know I'd probably pay it.
>
> -A
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