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To: Steve Rolfe who wrote (2412)	7/9/1998 12:34:00 PM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

The contention was copper ISP vs ATHM, not one-way vs copper ISP. You pay $35/mo more for sporadic service, a floating IP address, unreliable channel lock, and other complications you will discover as you learn about extreme asymmetry over time. By productivity I assume you are spending less time doing whatever you're doing, but less time doesn't mean productivity unless what you're doing is something for money. When money is in the equation about the only economy of scale available so far comes when you have two-way megabit transfer speeds. An example would be graphic files exchanged from a remote home office. Even ATHM isn't targeting worker productivity as the main goal. They are pursuing multimedia where the dollar volume is greatest. ATHM's @Work division is exploring the productivity aspect, but the only advantage so far is in the low cost versus alternatives. The cost savings can't be realized unless you have a volume of internal hookups. Eventually I believe the cable will launch a revolution in telecommuting where the productivity of high speed can be realized. So far, the game is entertainment.

To: Steve Rolfe who wrote (2412)	7/9/1998 7:06:00 PM
From: Profi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Thanks for sharing your experience with your hybrid system. I am glad to hear that you are happy with your speed. ahhaha suggests waiting for the @HOME, but I think I will go ahead with the adelphia Power Link. In fact I am not sure what ahhaha has in mind when he made that comment (ahhaha, please respond if you are reading this msg). Would that involve another company purchasing adelphia, or would that mean adelphia would somehow make @HOME available to us. Why should adelphia share their profit with @HOME if they are making money with the service they are providing. I suspect most people would be interesdted in the speed rather then content. If adelphia does not provide @HOME and if @HOME or AT&T does not buy adelphia, I do not think anybody else would lay a new set of cables in my neighborhood.