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But everything is not currently fine on price or performance. Most places don't even really have a duopoly. It's a single cable TV/internet operator and a singl
by maccam94 8y ago
But everything is not currently fine on price or performance. Most places don't even really have a duopoly. It's a single cable TV/internet operator and a single DSL operator, the DSL is way slower than the cable and both are overpriced. If you add SpaceX service to the mix I think you'll quickly see major price drops and equipment upgrades from most major terrestrial ISPs.
- FractalParadigm 8y agoSee: Google Fiber. When they started rolling it out, ISPs were folding themselves backwards trying to convince people not to switch. Anecdotal, but I remember someone on Reddit from Kansas City mentioning that Time Warner had offered them something silly like 100M/10M down/up for more money than the incoming Google Fiber was going to be (for 1Gbps synchronous). I have no idea what the situation is like now, but I'd imagine it's gotten better. They aren't going to sit around wasting money when infinitely better tech is knocking on their front door.