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We know what it costs to buy internet-only: you can buy internet from AT&T for $30/month if you get DSL. So it's unlikely that many people will opt into $145/mo
by emmett 16y ago
We know what it costs to buy internet-only: you can buy internet from AT&T for $30/month if you get DSL. So it's unlikely that many people will opt into $145/month internet-only cable.
Will the pricing go from $150/month to $10/month? Almost certainly not. Will pricing go from $150/month to $70/month? It seems quite possible - because internet access is a commodity, unlike cable tv.
- mrshoe 16y agoRight you are. The $145/month was a bit of hyperbole. I think expecting this market to allow 50% of its revenues to dry up is pretty optimistic. 93% (as the article suggested) is just very naive. They'll find a way to extract our money.
- binarysoul 16y agoIt really depends where you live. I'm in South Florida... $42 AT&T DSL doesn't even stay connect all the time and maxes out at 400kb/s. Whereas $62.50 comcast internet stays connected a little more reliably and maxes out between 200kb/s and 1mb/s depending on their whims. Its ridiculous that aside from moving or paying multiple hundreds of dollars per month I can't get quality internet service