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XBL2009

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join:2001-01-03

Chicago, IL 34 recommendations XBL2009 Member Back to dialup then I can't afford $90 a month....that is just too damn expensive. Sigh...remember when capitalism used to work and the quality would go up and the price would go down, bring back real capitalism.

Simba7

I Void Warranties

join:2003-03-24

Fromberg, MT 26 recommendations Simba7 Member Screwed Hey, Comcast, are you supplying a tube of lube with each bill?

Economist

The economy, stupid

Premium Member

join:2015-07-10

united state ·AT&T FTTP

3 edits 18 recommendations Economist Premium Member Okay team, how can we ensure more customers cancel? I know, let's take another 3X inflation price increase! Not only can we get rid of the last of our linear TV customers, but we can start sending even more to mobile! When 5G comes along, then the real fun can begin!



T-Mo and other operators are already serving up 50GB in their unlimited plans. What happens when capacity grows and they can start offering 500GB or more, 2TB? Most users, even with streaming video services don't use much more than 500 or so GB and as wireless is getting better, so is compression technologies. Fixed wireless 10 years down the road can end up doing to the MSOs what the MSOs did to dial-up. 10 years is a VERY short time.



But you guys keep taking those price increases! Papageno

join:2011-01-26

Portland, OR 13 recommendations Papageno Member Underpriced?! Unbelievable, these people. It's like Wall Street types think they're entitled by birth to ever more of our money.

WHT

join:2010-03-26

Rosston, TX 10 recommendations WHT Member Test the Point of Dimishing Returns Consider the price of gas. In Texas the tripping point might be $5 per gallon (it varies by region in the country). Once it passes $5, people will buy less - a lost profit. Any more increase in cost will yield diminishing return of profits.



Previous sub-$90 (for example) per month was begrudgingly taken in stride; $90 is forcing subscribers to rethink the need; plus-$90 will force cutting back to meet more important priorities. Doubling the price is a deal breaker, much more when three times as much.



The argument "broadband is underpriced, given that pricing has barely increased over the past decade while broadband utility has exploded" is a selfish self-fulfilling prophecy of "hey, a can of soup is more expensive that it was". Given the upstream cost of internet egress has deflated faster than balloons and a kid's new BB gun.



Broadband executives (beholden to the short-term investors) dream of dollar signs and get all worked up like a teenage buck on prom night.

camper

just visiting this planet

Premium Member

join:2010-03-21

Bethel, CT 9 recommendations camper Premium Member Was Milton Friedman wrong?



Tudor Jones Tells CEOs Stop Focusing on Profits Above All Else

»www.bloomberg.com/news/a ··· friedman



Paul Tudor Jones says corporate chiefs have gone too far in embracing economist Milton Friedman’s profit-above-all-else ethic and they need to change how they do business.



Corporations have paid too much attention to prioritizing shareholders, said Jones, who’s backing a nonprofit called JUST Capital that will rank companies on how well they treat their employees, consumers, communities and investors. Tudor, who runs the $7 billion hedge fund firm Tudor Investment Corp., spoke Tuesday at the Forbes Under 30 summit in Boston.



Even Friedman would rethink his ideas if he could see how divided the U.S. has become in terms of wealth, said Jones, a billionaire.



“One of the key things that always ends up tearing down great civilizations and countries is wealth disparity. It’s not sustainable,” he said. “The way wealth disparity has been historically dealt with is either wars, revolution or taxes. My guess is in the future it’ll be one of those three in this country.”...



Fun stuff to read, but I doubt his ideas will gain any traction... Tudor Jones Tells CEOs Stop Focusing on Profits Above All ElsePaul Tudor Jones says corporate chiefs have gone too far in embracing economist Milton Friedman’s profit-above-all-else ethic and they need to change how they do business.Corporations have paid too much attention to prioritizing shareholders, said Jones, who’s backing a nonprofit called JUST Capital that will rank companies on how well they treat their employees, consumers, communities and investors. Tudor, who runs the $7 billion hedge fund firm Tudor Investment Corp., spoke Tuesday at the Forbes Under 30 summit in Boston.Even Friedman would rethink his ideas if he could see how divided the U.S. has become in terms of wealth, said Jones, a billionaire.“One of the key things that always ends up tearing down great civilizations and countries is wealth disparity. It’s not sustainable,” he said. “The way wealth disparity has been historically dealt with is either wars, revolution or taxes. My guess is in the future it’ll be one of those three in this country.”...Fun stuff to read, but I doubt his ideas will gain any traction...

Anon289a5

@comcast.net 8 recommendations Anon289a5 Anon Congrats They have completed their gestation from Humans into anthropomorphic investment accounts.

pclover

join:2008-08-02

Santa Cruz, CA 5 recommendations pclover Member Most users probably already give Comcast $90/month or more Comcast's max tier for blast pro is around $90/month without any pricing breaks.



I suppose 60% of Comcast subscribers already have a APRU of $90/month or more.

YukonHawk

join:2001-01-07

Patterson, NY 222.9 10.7

5 recommendations YukonHawk Member So I'm paying..... 205 per month......does that mean it's going to double to 410??? Ostracus

join:2011-09-05

Henderson, KY 4 recommendations Ostracus Member Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Wonder if "Wall Street" has a broadband connection at home? Maybe all that success will trickle out of their pockets and back to the companies they have investments in.

Kramer

Mod

join:2000-08-03

Richmond, VA 1 edit 2 recommendations Kramer Mod Hoping That they need to curb their enthusiasm. 5G fixed wireless isn't that far away and hopefully will live up to expectations. » www.fiercewireless.com/w ··· r-5g-ceo The nice thing about 5G fixed wireless is that you will have three or more companies providing it and competing with Comcast for the exact same market. Maybe it is a pipe dream, but I see Comcast's price hikes as being very short lived. More » www.fiercewireless.com/5 ··· -verizon videomatic3

join:2003-12-12

Pleasanton, CA 2 recommendations videomatic3 Member it takes wall street to come up with this but to the customer we can predict that every year

WHT

join:2010-03-26

Rosston, TX 2 recommendations WHT Member The Bundle Shell Game I may not have much dog in this fight as I haven't had TV cable, much less even a TV, since the first Regan Administration (early 80s).



The Shell Games - Keep moving the cost of internet under the shell of bundled plans.



Looking at CenturyLink in 2012, the cost of 10 Mbps DSL was the same regardless if it was stand-alone or bundled with POTS line. I think is was $99.



That meant one of two things was going on....



Either the cost of your internet was severally discounted when bundled with POTS (meaning their cost of internet was pretty low to begin with)...OR...your cost of stand-alone internet was severally increased (over their low cost) for no damn reason.



"Vanna -- I'll take no damn reason for $1,000" and contestant spins the wheel of fortune.