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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: Robert T. Miller who wrote (3075)3/14/1999 4:17:00 PM
From: JMD  Read Replies (3) of 12823
 
Robert, thought I'd jump in here for a moment. I just installed DSL (384 kbs up and down)for a small office in Silicon Valley: five or six users on any given day. Service cost is $199/month + a one-time purchase of a router ($550); package waives installation/labor costs and comes with 8 IP addresses. The provider is Concentric/Covad and their service and admin people were very good to deal with, they came out as scheduled--mostly high marks (except that they're growing so fast you wind up getting 10 phone calls from different departments to double/triple confirm and follow-up but, hey, better too many calls than none at all!)
Next I contracted with USWEST to install their so-called 'Megabit' service (their word for DSL) for a very small satellite office in Denver (2 users). USWEST charges for $40/mo (192 kbs up and down) and will supply the router free and waive installation charges if you sign a 12 month contract. Their people are nice but clueless--first person I spoke to maintained they didn't provide DSL, only Megabit service. Supervisor straightened that out on the 2nd call. It is clear that the USWEST people are trying to get their arms around this new product, and that its a long way from mainstream. BUT, look at the pricing differential between Denver and Silicon Valley!
Have no idea what's going on unless Concentric/Covad just don't think they've got any competition to worry about in the business niche, and are content to let Pac Bell/SBC provide ADSL to the home market. Anybody have an idea? Regards, Mike Doyle
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