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Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years?
From: "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve () telecomplete co uk>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 21:12:00 +0100 (BST)
On Wed, 11 May 2005, Matt Bazan wrote:
why in the world would anyone want to purchase dsl from a private reseller when i can get 4mb down 384 up from comcast for $25? think you dsl resellers out there are doomed. in fact, just a matter of time before most of you isps are down the toilet. im reminded of the mom and pop grocery store phenomenon that has now been replaced by the kohls, a&p, whole foods etc. of course there will always be niche markets but this is less applicable for a pure commodity like bandwidth. yeah, i suppose you'll say something about value added services and such and you may have a point but i doubt that will keep the ship afloat for long.
Matt, first whats your affiliation and experience in this arena? That these markets exist and more profitably so than the large carriers suggest the problems you are raising dont exist. What is your theory based on, you only cite your personal preference to buy from Comcast which cannot be said to be indicative of the market. Grocery stores are not comparable, this is a different industry and different market. Also bandwidth is not a pure commodity, and DSL is not pure bandwidth. I think your argument is at best uninformed, at worst non-existent.. you need to provide some references, examples, figures, whatever.. else this is little more than trolling. Steve
Current thread:
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years?, (continued)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Crist Clark (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Bob Martin (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Gary E. Miller (May 11)
- RE: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Shane Owens (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Brian Russo (May 12)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Joe Maimon (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Bob Martin (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Chip Mefford (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Jerry Pasker (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Valdis . Kletnieks (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Stephen J. Wilcox (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? JC Dill (May 11)
- RE: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Mark D. Bodley (May 11)
- what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Douglas Otis (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Simon Waters (May 12)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Randy Bush (May 21)
- RE: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Shaun Bryant (May 11)
- RE: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Jim Popovitch (May 11)
- FW: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Matt Bazan (May 11)
- RE: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Matt Bazan (May 11)
- Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years? Valdis . Kletnieks (May 11)
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