Comment Re:Alternate viewpoint (Score 1) 548
DSL isn't able to compete, either. At my apartment, I can get either ATT DSL at 3 (possibly 6 depending on signal strength) megs down and 512k up or, for about 2x the price of the 3 meg services I can get 22 mbit down, 2 mbit up service from the cable company. I've had DSL a few different times before at various places and they always seem to connect you at the maximum limits of your service, so if the line is just barely short enough to do 3 mbit under ideal conditions on a magically perfect day, they'll connect that to charge you as much as possible even tho you NEVER see more than half of that. Cable usually seems to pretty much always run at advertised speeds.
So, $15-20 a month for 1.5-3 mbit down or $35 a month for 22 mbit? Yeah, there's technically competition, but not really as you'd either be VERY cash-strapped to get dsl, not care about speed at all or just plain dumb.
So, $15-20 a month for 1.5-3 mbit down or $35 a month for 22 mbit? Yeah, there's technically competition, but not really as you'd either be VERY cash-strapped to get dsl, not care about speed at all or just plain dumb.