Darin,
We charge a $300 one time install charge to cover our costs on the 1G
service (which can be paid out at $25/mo if you can't afford $300 all at
once).
The area we serve is mainly lower and lower-middle-class income with an
80% transient population. Seven years ago, when "digital divide" and
"digital literacy" were the buzz words, we instituted our "free" 1G
service in an effort to level the playing field for the population who,
otherwise, can't afford internet at all, let alone at that speed. Until
recently we didn't charge for residential service at any tier. Rather
than putting in "income tiers", making people fill out applications for
assistance, etc. we just made it free for everyone. We also provide
free 100G service to the local school district as well as free service
to local government, police, fire stations (Firemen (and women) had to
pay for their own internet to use while they were on duty before us),
library, churches and other non-profits.
That's the why. The how is that we control a LOT of fiber in the metro
area that is in use by a lot of very large providers that everyone's
heard of. We make enough money doing that so we don't feel the need to
charge the residences for a basic level of service.
Aaron
On 12/26/2020 12:48 PM, Darin Steffl wrote:
Aaron,
One simple question. Why on earth would you offer free internet
service? How and why? Your site show 1 Gig symmetrical for free when
you should be a minimum of $65 per month to be competitive.
On Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 12:31 PM Aaron Wendel
<aa...@wholesaleinternet.net <mailto:aa...@wholesaleinternet.net>> wrote:
We run MikroTik RB4011s for residential speeds between 1G and 10G
or just supply a media converter. For residential 40G and 100G we
just drop in Arista or Extreme switches. SMBs are normally just a
media converter or direct fiber handoff.
https://mikrotik.com/product/rb4011igs_5hacq2hnd_in
<https://mikrotik.com/product/rb4011igs_5hacq2hnd_in>
There are not a lot of options for good, off the shelf 10G CPE
equipment. The handful of 10G residential customers we have seem
to be happy with the tik. The couple that don’t use it have
rolled their own solution.
Like anything, I’m sure once the major home broadband providers
start to catch up with us smaller guys the vendors will catch up
as well.
https://www.kcfiber.com/residential
<https://www.kcfiber.com/residential>
Aaron
On Dec 26, 2020, at 11:53 AM, Mel Beckman <m...@beckman.org
<mailto:m...@beckman.org>> wrote:
i really don't get what the problem is. it's like they're being
deliberately obtuse.
Michael,
If vendors saw a 10GbE CPE market, they would serve it. Obviously
they don’t see a market. Why don’t people insisting vendors build
their hobby horse see that? It’s like they’re being deliberately
obtuse :)
-mel via cell
On Dec 26, 2020, at 9:16 AM, Michael Thomas <m...@mtcc.com
<mailto:m...@mtcc.com>> wrote:
On 12/26/20 8:00 AM, Valdis Klētnieks wrote:
Anybody got a feel for what percent of the third-party gear
currently sold to
consumers has sane bufferbloat support in 2020, when we've
*known* that
de-bufferbloated gear is a viable differentiatior if marketed
right (consider the
percent of families that have at least one gamer who cares)?
I don't know percentages, but just trying to find cpe that
support it in their specs is depressingly small. considering
that they're all using linux and queuing discipline software is
ages old, i really don't get what the problem is. it's like
they're being deliberately obtuse. given all of the zoom'ing
happening now you think that somebody would hit them with the
clue-bat that this is a marketing opportunity.
Mike
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