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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I have to second this one,
having used Comcast and qwest. I look for the small guy, they have something to
loss if I drop them and switch. I also like that I can drive down to there
office and sit on someone's desk if I am not getting the service I
want.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shaun</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-nanog@merit.edu on behalf of Adam
Jacob Muller<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 5/11/2005 12:33 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Matt
Bazan<BR><B>Cc:</B> nanog@nanog.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: what will all you who
work for private isp's be doing in a few years?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>It's simple,<BR>A DSL provider like speakeasy offers much more
to a technical user <BR>like myself than Comcast does, plus they have an
incentive to keep me <BR>happy, if i'm not i can leave and go with a
competitor, comcast does, <BR>and has on many occasions, simply told me to
go f*ck myself when i <BR>have service issues. (Sorry your modem died sir,
the next we can get <BR>a tech out to your place is 2 weeks, when i don't
need a tech I know <BR>what it means when a modem has a failure
code).<BR><BR>The fact is, DSL is a competitive market, Cable is not,
competitive <BR>markets keep customers happy, monopolies anger
people.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Adam<BR><BR><BR>On May 11, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Matt Bazan
wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>> why in the world would anyone want to purchase dsl
from a private<BR>> reseller when i can get 4mb down 384 up from comcast for
$25? <BR>> think you<BR>> dsl resellers out there are
doomed. in fact, just a matter of time<BR>> before most of you isps are
down the toilet. im reminded of the <BR>> mom and<BR>> pop
grocery store phenomenon that has now been replaced by the kohls,<BR>>
a&p, whole foods etc. of course there will always be niche
markets <BR>> but<BR>> this is less applicable for a pure commodity
like bandwidth. yeah, i<BR>> suppose you'll say something about value
added services and such <BR>> and you<BR>> may have a point but i
doubt that will keep the ship afloat for long.<BR>><BR>><BR>>
!DSPAM:42824b1926542573616784!<BR>><BR>><BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV>
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