HardOCP News
[H] News
- Joined
- Dec 31, 1969
- Messages
- 0
$300 a month with installation fees of up to $500 and a $500 activation fee? What a bargain!
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Considering the amount of ramp up I've seen in just my area, and the talk of much more availability by the end of next year, it's not really a publicity stunt.
That's really not that bad for 2Gbps - here in Charter territory, a 1Gbps fiber link will run several thousand per month, and multiple 200Mbps coax lines run $169/ea per month.
I know the install seems steep, but you can always speak to engineering beforehand - if that cost includes installing the endpoint, that's right about what Charter charges for a business fiber install (or more depending on how long the run is).
Who the fuck needs 2Gb internet anyways? You can't even utilize that. Even if you download porn from 10 computers simultaneously, theres no way in hell you are even getting close to 2Gb.
It all depends on the web servers you are connecting to.
The key is this isn't for business customers, it's for residential customers. Once again showing why ISP monopolies are bad for consumers. I thought AT&T was gouging everyone not living in Austin, but comcast is taking it to a whole new level.
How many multi-gig service providers are there for price comparison ... if they all charge in that vicinity then I don't see any issue with it ... I pay about $50/month (give or take since it is part of a double play deal) for 50 MB service ... that service is 40 times faster at 6 times the cost ... doesn't seem that unreasonable (if you need that much speed)
Who the fuck needs 2Gb internet anyways? You can't even utilize that. Even if you download porn from 10 computers simultaneously, theres no way in hell you are even getting close to 2Gb.
It all depends on the web servers you are connecting to.
I will bet you that they will take a loss on laying the fiber, installing the endpoints, and doing customer installations even at those fee levels.
Price out a decent fiber demarc and you'll most likely be stunned. Then, add the cost of physical installation, inside conversion... on and on.
I think I've made my point, though. It's useless for everyone except those that can actually utilize it. For all other intents and purposes, it's a publicity stunt...
This is always the general argument... "Who the hell needs over 640k!?"
I assure you that you can easily max out any WAN speed given the right peering and co-location. Our servers are all homed on 10Gbit-40Gbit datacenter outbounds, and can fulfill 500Mbit/s per port connection without breaking a sweat (as long as you have the storage I/O to back the multiple requests - SSD RAID-60 is a wonderful thing). 2Gbps can be achieved up or down using only 4 sockets/connections.
Not all bandwidth is used for piracy or porn. If you're thinking of this in terms of HTTP, you're not the target consumer for this product.
I will bet you that they will take a loss on laying the fiber, installing the endpoints, and doing customer installations even at those fee levels.
Price out a decent fiber demarc and you'll most likely be stunned. Then, add the cost of physical installation, inside conversion... on and on.
I think I've made my point, though. It's useless for everyone except those that can actually utilize it. For all other intents and purposes, it's a publicity stunt...
considering we pay over $3000/month for a 1gig fiber from comcast that's a bargain
Well you're talking about a business that runs servers. This is Comcast Internet for HOME USERS. Not businesses with datacenters.
Using 1GB as the model (because almost nobody needs 1GB, much less 2, unless it's for business...and Comcast specifies residential.
Google $70.00/month (no installation fee with a commitment)
Chattanooga: $70.00 month (they to 100mb for $58)
Charter (Columbia/Jefferson City MO, Denver CO, La Crosse WI , Las Vegas NV,
Minneapolis/St. Paul MN, Omaha NE, Orlando FL, Platteville WI,
Portland OR, Salt Lake City UT, Seattle WA
)
Aw screw it here's a link to a list of places from 2013 http://arstechnica.com/business/201...er-home-internet-move-to-one-of-these-cities/
Prices start at 70 buck
Emily: Hi, I am a live Comcast product specialist. What questions can I answer for you today?
Emily: How may I help you today?
You: I'd like to find out if the 2Gbit "Multi-Gig" service is available at my address, and if so, what the cost would be for it.
Emily: The vast majority - more than 99% - of our customers will not be impacted by a 300 GB monthly data usage threshold.
Emily: I'd be happy to assist you in finding the best plan that may suit your needs and guide you throughout the order process.
Emily: Do you mind if I ask a few questions to make sure we get the ideal service that best suits your needs?
You: You're not answering my question.
You: http://www.xfinity.com/multi-gig-offers
You: I want to know if the above linked service is available at my address
You: Can you help me with that?
Emily: I recommend calling our Customer Service Team.
2Gbps and throttled at the 250gb cap. Haha
That's really not that bad for 2Gbps - here in Charter territory, a 1Gbps fiber link will run several thousand per month, and multiple 200Mbps coax lines run $169/ea per month.
I know the install seems steep, but you can always speak to engineering beforehand - if that cost includes installing the endpoint, that's right about what Charter charges for a business fiber install (or more depending on how long the run is).
Competition is amazing here in Kansas City.
I have Google Fiber and I also just dropped my cell phone carrier for Google Project Fi which is only $20 to $30 a month all fees / taxes included.
I get stuff weekly from Time Warner, Sprint, Verizon, ATT basically begging me to come back.
I pay $70 a month for 1gbit and as I said, on average $23 a month for phone service as long as I don't use data outside the home. I'm at home 24/7 but do go out a few times a week and on the weekends. My average data is 250meg a month and that's for GPS / Web when I need to price match at Best Buy or Microcenter or check movie times.