First, you have to realize that many servers on the Internet have a rate limit,
so that
a few users don't hog the bulk of the server capacity. So you will seldom
actually see
that 50 Mbps down.
Secondly, how much is increased speed worth? I currently have 3.0 Mbps ADSL for
$24.95 per month (see
https://www.dslextreme.com/Services/Internet/DSL/Default.aspx ).
I can easily afford the 6.0 Mbps tier for only $5 more, but I don't need it.
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
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From: DSinc
So I've now looked at the dollars about this potential conversion.
I do this because many on our List are dollar conscience.
Yes, I am leaning toward FIOS. I figure it this way:
Present xDSL service (1.5M down / 512K up)
$32.95/mo $395.40/yr
Pending FIOS service (15M down / 15M up)
$57.99/mo $695.88/yr
Seems to me like ~2x dollars for ~10x speed.
Am I close?
Or, am I looking dollars the wrong way? Yes, I know Sux2BMe because I do
NOT live in a HUGE Internet Node. OK. My bad.
