We saw 90% GPON take rates in some subdivisions to replace CenturyLink or MediaCom, and we were a factor to several factors more expensive.
CenturyLink and MediaCom service here are terrible, to the point that it goes out when it rains because the amps flood. On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > I wouldn't believe that for a minute. I've got a couple areas that we are > doing marketing testing in, much smaller sample, and I'm getting a hard > lesson in what you have to do to get people to switch. > > You can be the fastest by a factor of 10, the only option in the area is > 4Mbps DSL and that's when it works and definitely not at 7pm at night, and > you can be the cheapest and it still takes a massive marketing effort to get > 50% to switch. > > Rory > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 7:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google Fiber information > > I personally know one of their original engineers for Kansas City. I have > heard they have many areas with 85%+ take rate, and that the original > free/low-cost tier is a very small percentage in these areas. > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I would like to know what their take rate is in percentage for a given >> area(s). >> >> >> >> That number they report is meaningless. >> >> >> >> I bet their take in Provo is very high. >> >> >> >> Also, it just doesn’t take a lot of employees to run fiber once it’s >> installed correctly. >> >> The layoff may not actually be indicative of anything other than the >> job is done and now they maintain. >> >> >> >> I call BS on this article. >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rory Conaway >> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 12:19 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [AFMUG] Google Fiber information >> >> >> >> https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Report-Google-Fiber-to-Cut-Staff-A >> fter-User-Totals-Disappoint-137750 >> >> >> >> Rory Conaway • Triad Wireless • CEO >> >> 4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040 >> >> 602-426-0542 >> >> [email protected] >> >> www.triadwireless.net >> >> >> >> “Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is >> only a hole in Arizona”. - George Frederick Will >> >> >> >>
