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[Coyo <coyo AT darkdna.net>]

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Although I don't have a lot of industry experience, I have a lot of
trusted friends who do, and depending on what is being provisioned,
the ratio of over-provisioning can be as much as 10:1.

Surprisingly enough, this is not merely due to corporate greed or
monopolistic power abuse. The equipment really is that expensive.

On 2/15/2014 5:52 PM, Jon Hebb wrote:
> Surprisingly, they are only seeking a 2-year or 3-year commitment.
> 
> Exact quotes were:
> 
> 24Month-$2,350 MRC  $5,000NRC
> 
> 36Month-$1,750 MRC  $1,750NRC
> 
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> That's a lot of overselling to push 14Mbps fixed wireless service,
> though I once read ISP's tend to use a 6:1 to ratio... I'm sure
> it's even greater now for Cable & DSL systems given the specs of
> DOCSIS 3 and DSLAM's
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> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Coyo <coyo AT darkdna.net> wrote:
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> That's about what you can expect from most national providers. The 
> problem isn't the bandwidth itself being that expensive, it's the
> fact that they have to bury 200ft of fiber to your location.
> 
> I'd imagine they'd try to lock you into a 5 year contract to ensure
> it gets paid off.
> 
> Not everyone is lucky enough to live or work in a building that
> has existing metro ethernet participation.
> 
> On 2/15/2014 5:40 PM, Jon Hebb wrote:
>>>> A national company (Zayo) quoted me like $1750/month (and
>>>> $1750 NRC) for dedicated 100Mbps service. Is that good or
>>>> bad? I feel like that's high based on what I pay to providers
>>>> for colocation or server leasing.
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