That is area dependent though. Yes, their customer service is atrocious, but their network is solid enough that you rarely have to speak with anyone - at least around here. They would be tough to compete with.
On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > Unless the main competitor is Comcast. Many people will take equal or even > lower Mbps to get away from them. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 8/26/2016 9:31 AM, Rory Conaway 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >
