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It's not a good problem, it means they are over-charging you for internet, which feels very shady and exploitative.
by Retra 11y ago
It's not a good problem, it means they are over-charging you for internet, which feels very shady and exploitative.
- Zelphyr 11y agoThey are over-charging us for Internet. Comcast's margins on Internet alone are 90%[1]. [1] My brother-in-law works there. He also confirmed that they actually have the capacity to deliver several hundred megabit to most households. They just don't because they can get away with delivering 50 megabit for $70/month since their competitors are the telco's which have significantly more regulation than Comcast.
- woobar 11y agoGood examples are Google Fiber cities. Once Google announced the _intention_ to come to our city, Time Warner promised to increase our speeds 5-10 times w/o price change within a few months.
- freehunter 11y agoYes, but if it's going to cost $50/mo no matter what, I'll take the package where it only costs me $45/mo. It's not like I have the ability to say "your Internet prices are too high, can you lower them?" So I'm stuck with whatever pricing they offer me, and lower is better no matter what.