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[comfortably_numb]

Even worse that almost 90% of internet fees is pure profit.

What do you suggest? Socialize the internet? Impose more regulations?

 

[Tony S]

Not to get you even more upset but i pay 65/month for Spectrum and get 200 down and 10 up.

I also have Spectrum (used to be Charter) and I pay $64.99 for 60mbps down and 6mbps up. I wonder why some folks get better deals than others?

 

[charlesrshell]

So for an extra $21.00 a month you get 200 mbps more speed than I do. What a racket the internet business is.

I was paying $124.99 per month to Spectrum for 120 Mbps down and 5 up until they recently changed prices. So I am a happy camper. Now getting more than double what I was getting and price went down. Now, I wonder if I could swing this kind of deal with DISH for my satellite service!

 

[ChadT41]

I am not recommending anything. I said that it is 90% profit. They have a business people are willing to pay. Waiting for the natural effect of supply and demand to kick in. No socialization.

 

[charlesrshell]

I also have Spectrum (used to be Charter) and I pay $64.99 for 60mbps down and 6mbps up. I wonder why some folks get better deals than others?

Call them up and check Tony S. I found out by accident. They sure as hell didn't call and tell me about the new prices. Also, I am sure Charter (Spectrum) probably have different prices for different areas. No telling.

 

[dare2be]

I am not recommending anything. I said that it is 90% profit. They have a business people are willing to pay. Waiting for the natural effect of supply and demand to kick in. No socialization.

There is no natural supply and demand, since most areas are controlled by a monopoly or oligarchy with little to no competition. That's where the 90% profit margin comes from.

 

[comfortably_numb]

There is no natural supply and demand

Not yet, but hopefully in the future. I look forward to free and open markets for internet access especially in rural areas. Of course, I'm probably dreaming.

 

[dare2be]

Yep, there are dreams, and then there's reality.

 

[Bruce]

So for an extra $21.00 a month you get 200 mbps more speed than I do. What a racket the internet business is.

To make you feel even better I pay Comcast $70 a month for 1G, had to agree to a 3 year contract to get that price but I had no problem with that.

 

[navychop]

Even worse that almost 90% of internet fees is pure profit.

Oh, come now. Got anything to back that up?

 

[ewindowman]

Fios is changing 39.99 for 100-100 . That’s not a bad price.

 

[dare2be]

Oh, come now. Got anything to back that up?

Here's one:

Time Warner Cable's 97 Percent Profit Margin on High-Speed Internet Service Exposed | HuffPost

 

[osu1991]

That internet profit is why Cox can discount internet 50% for the two play bundle when adding tv services.

 

[navychop]

Here's one:

Time Warner Cable's 97 Percent Profit Margin on High-Speed Internet Service Exposed | HuffPost

Well corn my pone and boll my weevil. That article may be a bit off, but the general point is made.

 

[Jim5506]

Cable internet speeds and prices are local deternined by the local contract, local equipment and what they can get by with.

Not surprised the prices are all over the place

 

[comfortably_numb]

Well corn my pone and boll my weevil. That article may be a bit off, but the general point is made.

Be careful to consider the source. Huffington Post is probably the most liberal or left-leaning "newspaper" in this country. He mentions "made up fees" at least 3 times. There's no research there to back that up. The author admits it would require an audit to find out. So TWC is profit-taking. So what? Once again, it's what the market will bear. Don't like it, don't buy it

 

[dare2be]

But it's easy enough to look past the slant and just crunch the numbers yourself. It's all presented in the article.

So, you're suggesting that if you don't like it, don't use internet if you have no other options?

 

[comfortably_numb]

So, you're suggesting that if you don't like it, don't use internet if you have no other options?

Yes, I am. If my DSL went sky high, I'd use the hotspot on my cell phone and cut back on streaming. I don't view internet access as a right or even a public utility like light, power and water.

My parents live in rural Ohio and live without internet access because my dad refuses to pay for Hughesnet. The world hasn't ended for them.

 

[dare2be]

I haven't seen hotspots or cell data usage be any cheaper...usually more expensive based on data usage.

No, we could do without, but as TV prices skyrocket and cord-cutting is suggested, then internet access becomes more prevalent and mainstream. Plus all the required day-to-day banking and management of bills and life.

Yes, I could be like my parents who never had internet and write checks, pay bills thru the mail, and run to the library or call one of their kids any time they need us to do something "internetty"

 

[comfortably_numb]

I haven't seen hotspots or cell data usage be any cheaper...usually more expensive based on data usage.

No, we could do without, but as TV prices skyrocket and cord-cutting is suggested, then internet access becomes more prevalent and mainstream. Plus all the required day-to-day banking and management of bills and life.

Yes, I could be like my parents who never had internet and write checks, pay bills thru the mail, and run to the library or call one of their kids any time they need us to do something "internetty"

I still see internet access as a luxury, just like TV. We don't need it to survive. If I needed really fast internet and it was really important to me, I'd move. This is one reason I don't see Dish going away completely. Some people, like me, are willing to forego the luxury of super-fast internet to live in rural areas.