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That tells me there is a huge market waiting to be tapped by the right company. 20 years ago there were barely any cell companies and now people (and phone comp
by timmaah 17y ago
That tells me there is a huge market waiting to be tapped by the right company. 20 years ago there were barely any cell companies and now people (and phone companies) are dropping their land lines left and right.
Up here in Burlington VT there is about to be some heads rolling on how the gov handled the gov run phone/internet company.
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- trafficlight 17y agoBut I still hate my selection of cell companies. Just because people are dropping their land lines doesn't make the cell company selection any better.
- nuclear_eclipse 17y agoIt is also far less expensive to drop a few new cell towers (or lease space on competitors' towers) than to go through the gigantic, expensive process of laying new cable/fiber.
- Lammy 17y ago"[T]he right company" is basically guaranteed my money. I can't even imagine what 50MB must be like. The fastest connection I can get here in Georgia is 1.5MB ADSL that costs $35/month (plus phone service, no naked DSL offered) and stops working every time it rains.
- Kadin 17y agoThere are multiple competing cell networks because it's relatively inexpensive to set up a cell site, compared to running wires to everyone's house in the same area. If this wasn't the case, you'd have a dozen pairs of copper phone wires and as many cable TV coax lines running into your house, all by different companies -- those industries have existed for far longer than the Internet has, and have traditionally been ridiculously profitable. That you don't have more than one telephone line and one cable line is a strong indication that last-mile infrastructure is a natural monopoly. Whoever gets to your house first basically owns you.