Re: [aclug-L] Cable Modems

["Jeremy Johnstone" <wizdem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a dual channel dialup ISDN and I only pay $135 a month and had to pay
no installation fee to SWB.
I think I will probably stick to ISDN.

Jeremy

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Deep <bobd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 1998 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [aclug-L] Cable Modems


>Greg House wrote:
>>
>> >In all this excitement over cable modems, has anyone stopped to consider
>> >that this is _Multimedia Cablevision_ we're talking about here?
>> >
>> >Like, the chances those greedy buggers are going to offer a reduced rate
>> for
>> >Cable Modems are about as great as the chances they'll offer cheap cable
TV
>> >service. Snowballs in July, that is.
>>
>> I have to agree.  I've been real suspicious of the cable modem thing, at
>> least as far as Multimedia's implementation of it. They have no
competition
>> in this marketplace and they've clearly been soaking us for cable TV
service
>> because of it.  Some of my friends have been real excited about it, but
I'd
>> rather wait and see.
>>
>> Besides that, generally anything that sounds too good to be true, is.
>
>$45 per month plus having a cable bill too is kinda steap...Not to
>mention the almost $100 install charge... That's a chunck of change for
>the first year ($640 total costs plus the $240 you'd spend for cable).
>If you are like me, and don't have cable to start with, that's almost
>$900! Ouch!
>
>You know they are making a lot of dough at that rate...  1st they
>already have the connection inside your house paid for through the bill
>for TV service... 2nd they don't have much more overhead than say,
>Netcom, who's price for the level of service described is somewhat
>lower, (About $30/month).  I'd say that they are looking at about
>$20/per user/per month more profit than Netcom because they don't have
>the phone line expense and you are paying them $5/month for the modem...
>
>What would an ISDN line cost?  Say $400 to install then $200 per month
>for single chanel dial up access and line charges? For a total of just
>under $3,000 the first year.  It would be slower too.
>
>-= Bob =-
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