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Technology Stocks : InfoSpace (INSP): Where GNET went!
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To: sandintoes who wrote (8579)6/26/1999 7:53:00 PM
From: Dany Tremblay  Read Replies (2) of 28311
 
All this talk about DSL or cable hookup has got me thinking. My home connection goes through my phone line and I puttz along at 56k without too much inconvenience. It gets slow sometimes, but I can live with it. The reason I can live with it is that I pay $10/month for 40 hours and I've never used more than 20. I do spend a lot of time on the Net but 90% of the time I'm at the office using our ISDN line which yield fine speeds.

I've considered these fancier services, but it would quadruple my hookup cost of $120/year to $480/year. So, my point is the following: since recent surveys show much worker productivity is being lost every day due to Net surfing using high speed office connections, what will entice Internet users to pay high fees for home use?

I don't know if my point is coming across very well. What I'm trying to say is I get the impression the most wealthy Internet users use the Net during business hours. The masses use it at nigh and are already paying $20 a month for their typical unlimited 56k hookup. How many will want to double their hookup cost simply to get more speed? Will it be enough to make the big pipes viable? The ones that can afford these rates get speedy access for free during the day, no?

Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of big pipes, but until I retire from my day job, I don't need a big costly pipe for my home setup. I think big pipes will only really catch on once the price comes down to about $20/month.

Am I making Sense? Does anyone else see it like this?
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