Why is wireless broadband so expensive in the US?
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From: John Navas on 13 Aug 2010 16:33 On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:31:28 -0300, in <fnab66t8sspdfdvfusruhb7e7t9cqlov20(a)4ax.com>, Shadow <Sh(a)dow.br> wrote: >On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:58:27 -0700 (PDT), Bill C ><mousepoop.com(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>AT&T recently cancelled their unlimited 3G service for the iPad. Now >>extra gigabytes cost $10. Verizon charges as much as $256 per gigabyte >>for their mobile broadband service. >> >>Does anyone know why it's so expensive here in the US? >> >>I was thinking about going with Datajack. They were advertising >>unlimited 3G for $39.99 per month, no contract, but they changed it to >>$49.99 per month for five gigabytes. No word on what additional >>gigabytes cost. >> >>Does anyone offer unlimited 3G for a reasonable price? If not, can I >>get additional gigabytes for less than $1 from anyone? >> >>Is this likely to change anytime soon? > Here in Brazil when the government threatened to step in and >offer unlimited access at 25 dollars , the services suddenly improved. >Lots of nice offers appeared. I finally got my broadband after a >two-year wait :) > Might work in US of A ? Too much in the public interest -- Republicans would undoubtedly block it on behalf of their wealthy corporate sponsors. -- John "Assumption is the mother of all screw ups." [Wethern�s Law of Suspended Judgement]
From: Bill C on 13 Aug 2010 17:59 On Aug 13, 1:22 pm, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:57:02 -0700 (PDT), in > <1946c2df-3bdc-4a8a-a60b-5e6a307a3...(a)m35g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, > > Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >On Aug 13, 11:12 am, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:58:27 -0700 (PDT), in > >> <95c12cae-5df5-4d73-81cc-da82f3b2b...(a)g21g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, > >> Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >Is this likely to change anytime soon? > > >> It's likely to get worse for consumers, not better. > >I thought WiMax was supposed to offer cheap wireless broadband. What > >happened to that? > > Big government and big corporations. ;) > > -- > John FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us> > FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi> > Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> > Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> Would it be possible for communities to get together to form their own wireless networks? Is there anything that could be put together that wouldn't cost more than say $200 per user that could scale up to a small city?
From: John Navas on 13 Aug 2010 18:21 On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:59:27 -0700 (PDT), in <cabb9864-893c-45bf-a7d5-f210df40901c(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, Bill C <mousepoop.com(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Aug 13, 1:22�pm, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >> On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:57:02 -0700 (PDT), in >> <1946c2df-3bdc-4a8a-a60b-5e6a307a3...(a)m35g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, >> >> Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >On Aug 13, 11:12�am, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >> >> On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:58:27 -0700 (PDT), in >> >> <95c12cae-5df5-4d73-81cc-da82f3b2b...(a)g21g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, >> >> Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >Is this likely to change anytime soon? >> >> >> It's likely to get worse for consumers, not better. >> >I thought WiMax was supposed to offer cheap wireless broadband. What >> >happened to that? >> >> Big government and big corporations. �;) >Would it be possible for communities to get together to form their own >wireless networks? Is there anything that could be put together that >wouldn't cost more than say $200 per user that could scale up to a >small city? Sure -- I know of groups of rural users who have done that, but it's a big hassle for whoever gets stuck with the operation. Small ISP is another possibility -- see <http://sonic.net/solutions/home/internet/pogowave/> -- John FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us> FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
From: Bill C on 13 Aug 2010 19:36 On Aug 13, 3:21 pm, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:59:27 -0700 (PDT), in > <cabb9864-893c-45bf-a7d5-f210df409...(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > > > > > Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >On Aug 13, 1:22 pm, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:57:02 -0700 (PDT), in > >> <1946c2df-3bdc-4a8a-a60b-5e6a307a3...(a)m35g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, > > >> Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >On Aug 13, 11:12 am, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >> >> On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:58:27 -0700 (PDT), in > >> >> <95c12cae-5df5-4d73-81cc-da82f3b2b...(a)g21g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, > >> >> Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >Is this likely to change anytime soon? > > >> >> It's likely to get worse for consumers, not better. > >> >I thought WiMax was supposed to offer cheap wireless broadband. What > >> >happened to that? > > >> Big government and big corporations. ;) > >Would it be possible for communities to get together to form their own > >wireless networks? Is there anything that could be put together that > >wouldn't cost more than say $200 per user that could scale up to a > >small city? > > Sure -- I know of groups of rural users who have done that, but it's a > big hassle for whoever gets stuck with the operation. > Small ISP is another possibility -- see > <http://sonic.net/solutions/home/internet/pogowave/> > > -- > John FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us> > FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi> > Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> > Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> Sonic.net looks interesting, but they're not in my area.
From: NotMe on 13 Aug 2010 20:57
"Bill C" <mousepoop.com(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:cabb9864-893c-45bf-a7d5-f210df40901c(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups.com... On Aug 13, 1:22 pm, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:57:02 -0700 (PDT), in > <1946c2df-3bdc-4a8a-a60b-5e6a307a3...(a)m35g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, > > Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >On Aug 13, 11:12 am, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:58:27 -0700 (PDT), in > >> <95c12cae-5df5-4d73-81cc-da82f3b2b...(a)g21g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, > >> Bill C <mousepoop....(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >Is this likely to change anytime soon? > > >> It's likely to get worse for consumers, not better. > >I thought WiMax was supposed to offer cheap wireless broadband. What > >happened to that? > > Big government and big corporations. ;) > > -- > John FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us> > FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi> > Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> > Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> Would it be possible for communities to get together to form their own wireless networks? Is there anything that could be put together that wouldn't cost more than say $200 per user that could scale up to a small city? {{ In NC TWC has or is trying to push through legislation that would prohibit municipal supported systems. |