I guess I'm the opposite. I have plans that currently range from 256 to
2048. Most customers pick the 2048, with 256 coming in second. There are
some on other plans, but they were the fastest at the time. Prices range
from $25 for 256 to $55 for 2048. Business accounts are 50% higher $ and
all picked the fastest at the time.
As the users get around the net more, they will use it more. It's a cycle.
Faster Internet causes more demanding applications causes faster Internet
causes.... Once I solve a pile of unrelated issues I have, I foresee
going to 3 megs, then 5, then 7.5, then 10. I should have that completed in
12 - 18 months. I only have 20 customers now, so its hard to upgrade
quickly. ;-)
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Tetherow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband Baloney? An FCC Commissioner's
takeon"Broadband"..
Peter R. wrote:
Mike Hammett wrote:
3 mbit is not fast. The US IS behind other countries, there's no point
in whining about it. Yes, there are very substantial reasons why our
numbers don't look as good as theirs, but there's no need to skew the
system to make us look better... just solve the problem.
Fixed wireless is broadband. WIFI hotspots, cell phones, etc. are not
broadband (maybe the cell broadband cards). The reason our numbers are
climbing is because this has been a problem for some time and we're
working on fixing it. It takes a lot to change things like that for the
third most populous country in the world.
Perhaps it should be measured per household and not per capita, I dunno.
The reason why there's less competition elsewhere is because what is
present is doing a good enough job! Their telcos have delivered 15 meg
DSL for years, while ours don't yet offer it. That's why cable is
taking on so well here. It surely isn't because anything connected to
Comcast has a good price point (DSL and satellite TV are both better
values).
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
If they change the definition to 1MB, EVDO won't count and neither will
IDSL and DSL Lite. The numbers of BB users in the stats will drop - the
telcos will look like they have very few BB subs since about 10-20% buy
Lite (depending who you believe). So the FCC will never voluntarily
change the definition.
BTW, in countries with deep BB penetration, the regulators are TOUGH - as
in the FCC Chairman does not have Ivan and Ed's hands up his butt so he
can talk like Charlie McCarthy.
But ALL of that is beside the point. End of the day, YOU guys have to
find, acquire and retain profitable customers. No matter what the
regulatory or competitive environment looks like.
- Peter @ RAD-INFO, Inc.
I know it has been brought up before, but I'll bring it up again, the
majority of my customers are plenty happy at <1mbit service. How do I
know this? The upgrade is only $10/month to go from 380K to 2M on my
system, but less than 10% of my customers have opted for the higher cost
plan ($40/mo instead of $30/mo). In fact if I remove business accounts
from the equation then less that 5% opt for the 2 meg plan.
What is even more telling is that 15% of my customer base is unwilling to
pay $5/month more to upgrade from 128K to 380K
Are we ranked so low because we actually only provide service that is
requested by our customers instead of over providing? I wonder of the 14
other countries above us if their consumers were given the ability to
halve their ISP bill for half the speed if they would be willing to still
pay the higher rate.
Sam Tetherow
Sandhills Wireless
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