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JimH

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Trends for lower prices in broadband
« on: December 05, 2003, 06:45:29 pm »
This article says phone companies are lowering prices to compete with cable companies.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&ncid=738&e=6&u=/ap/20031205/ap_on_hi_te/broadband_prices
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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2003, 07:00:24 pm »
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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2003, 07:02:17 pm »
I only went to broadband, last month.

Used a 'dial up' for 12 years  ?

I don't think I would ever go back.

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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2003, 09:22:43 pm »
You want evolution...

Last year I had to have a corporate 2 way sattelite solution installed to gain broad band... It was not very reliable.. It was 256/128 with only a 3GB per month allowance and then $25/GB over costs... It set me back about 175 basic and I often blew my 3GB. Plus there was a 800 USD install cost and equipment charge front loaded onto that.

This year ADSL entered my location... I pay 80 per month for unlimited downloads at only 128/64 though last week they announced a package with 4GB limit 256/128 for $55 and a 128/64 2GB for about $30... Not bad for a casual user.  Install is a neglibale $20 or so.

I read in the national paper that one of the communications authorities will have 256/128 unlimited at $25 early next year.

So in a 2 year period the service has improved immensely and become an 1/8th as expensive... This is all in a 3rd world country.
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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2003, 02:39:18 pm »
As far as broadband speed vs. price goes, I am glad to be in Canada. 3500/800 dsl for $49.95 (CDN) (20 gig down/20 gig up caps though)

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Now isn't this just typical of whereever this is?

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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2003, 03:55:43 pm »
I've had high speed for over 10 years now, and it's always cost around $40-$60 Cdn.

I'm not sure why Canada is the most net connected country in the world, but it is. I mean, Great! We get cheaper prices (or at least we did). But I always wondered why the phone and cable services created the infrastructure before demand. Forward thinking? Geeks with too much time on their hands in winter?  

I mean, you get high speed in remote areas here. We live out in the country, and couldn't believe a tiny upstart phone company offered high speed. It's great. It broke down one Sunday everning at 6pm (the ONLY time it broke down in 4 years), so we called the company. Turns out Marge, the tech, was having dinner with friends just a few roads down river, and she'd drop by to take a look at the line in an hour or two, after dessert.  I mean, geez! Does it get any better! Oh, and that's $40/Cdn for one DSL through a router that provides for  5 or 6 computers. It's the same cost as the cable high speed we have in Toronto (perhaps a bit cheaper) but try calling Rogers to see if Marge can come over Sunday after supper...
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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2003, 09:00:59 pm »
Broadband since 93 ? D@mn !!!

I thought broadband was only trialed in about 96 and only started consumer stuff 98 or later...
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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2003, 10:59:17 pm »
PP... yeah, you are probably right. It's probably closer to 6 years. I guess it was unlimited dial-up before that. It's hard to keep track... been "online" since '89 or '90 I guess. Anyone remember gopher? Veronica?  

Yeah, you are definitely right. If I was gophering in '90 (or at least a year or two before Mosaic came out, whenever that was) there's no way I had high speed 3 years later. Wow. Certainly feels like I've had it forever.
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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2003, 05:49:11 am »
Just read an article on the situation in Switzerland:

Biggest ADSL growth through Europe/last year, though broadband access became popular in Switzerland only 2-3 years ago; 17% of Switzerland's households using ADSL (34% of swiss Internet users)

Average products/prices: ranging from EUR 30.00 (300/50; ADSL/cable; unlimited capacity) to EUR 100.00 (3000/800; cable; unlimited) to EUR 300.00 (2048/512; ADSL; unlimited); http://www.allo.ch

But it looks like we're still behind Northern America users (especially regarding cost). You happy guys !
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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2003, 07:21:33 pm »
Well I live in Japan, and here we can get really fast broadband for very little.

This Japanese language link illustrates: http://bbpromo.yahoo.co.jp/promotion/service/45m/price.html

Use a conversion rate of about 110yen to the dollar, you'll see that 45mbps service is about US$37/month, 26mbps service is about  US$34/month, etc. Unfortunately speeds drop rather quickly once you get more than 1km away from a CO.

However, you can get 100mbps FTTH service from NTT for about US$55/month, and that does not degrade over distance...
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Re:Trends for lower prices in broadband
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2003, 09:34:11 am »
I'm still paying $49.99 per month for 1.5Mbps EarthLink DSL.  They lease their service through BellSouth.   BellSouth does offer DSL and better prices, but you have to have their top package to get it.  If it was up to me, I'd rather not have a landline phone.  I hate the cable company, so that's not an option.
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