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Your internet usage costs you provider $0.50 per gig downloaded.

So why is some of us paying $50/month.

Seems like a hugh profit margin.

Hopefully most of it goes to research and development and not CEO's
 
I have to wonder what is calculated into that per GB cost - are administrative fees, support costs, etc. all factored into there?
 
Originally posted by: biggiesmallz
So why is some of us paying $50/month.

Seems like a hugh profit margin.

Hopefully most of it goes to research and development and not CEO's
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Yeah right, just like every corporation, huh? 😉
 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I have to wonder what is calculated into that per GB cost - are administrative fees, support costs, etc. all factored into there?
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No way that includes everything, otherwise postage to mail your bill every month would account for 1/3 of their total costs.

This is equivalent to looking at the cost of pressing a CD + printing a retail box & bitching at Microsoft for charging $200 for Windows.

Viper GTS
 
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I have to wonder what is calculated into that per GB cost - are administrative fees, support costs, etc. all factored into there?
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No way that includes everything, otherwise postage to mail your bill every month would account for 1/3 of their total costs.

This is equivalent to looking at the cost of pressing a CD + printing a retail box & bitching at Microsoft for charging $200 for Windows.

Viper GTS
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And them getting taken to court and getting sued for millions... and losing

http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/400075p-338939c.html
 
Originally posted by: biggiesmallz
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I have to wonder what is calculated into that per GB cost - are administrative fees, support costs, etc. all factored into there?
Click to expand...

No way that includes everything, otherwise postage to mail your bill every month would account for 1/3 of their total costs.

This is equivalent to looking at the cost of pressing a CD + printing a retail box & bitching at Microsoft for charging $200 for Windows.

Viper GTS
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And them getting taken to court and getting sued for millions... and losing

http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/400075p-338939c.html
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:roll:
 
Originally posted by: Yossarian
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: Yossarian
yeah I consume a lot of bandwidth. you should see what I excrete.
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:Q
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ok I'm a little scared that I knew you were going to bold that and do the shocked guy.
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We're both running the same processor family Yossarian! 😛
 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I have to wonder what is calculated into that per GB cost - are administrative fees, support costs, etc. all factored into there?
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You have to pay for the cost of the lines too, it's expensive to run thousands of miles of cable accross a city and keep it maintained. But I am sure the profit margins are relitivly high, even though they gave me a free modem to use.
 
Originally posted by: acemcmac
I wish I had some good way to figure out how much bandwith I use
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Software does exist to monitor and record such data. Some routers will also monitor your usage too.
 
shens. other countries like canada/korea have broadband that makes ours look like dialup. because of massive cheap bandwidth south koreans have had stuff like video on demand for a while now. either they are taking massive losses or theres some bs going on
 
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