ADSL lower prices = high uptake !!!

[clubbe]

Just checked some polish sites looking for info on ADSL.
Being ex "communist block" country Poland has started from a very low base of broadband internet users but has achieved VERY HIGH growth rates

http://www.tp-ir.pl/?page=financial_press_show&lang=en&idNews=1438&category=3

It has lately launched 6Mb service for all inclusive 206 PLN / month ( aprox R 400).

The take-off of TP's broadband Internet access services reached 888,000 (as at the end of the second quarter of 2005), i.e. 618,000 more than a year ago. By the end of 2005, we intend to increase this figure to 1.1 million
.. It just shows if Telkom were to drop prices...........they would still make a S%$# load of money beacuse of higher uptake

regards
clubbe

 

[Moederloos]

Yeah, but if we had 6MB lines, we could use our whole 3GB cap in about an hour.

 

[desraid]

1MB diginet from IS costs R130000.

what do u expect?

Edit: That's per month!

 

[Moederloos]

1MB diginet from IS costs R130000.

what do u expect?

Edit: That's per month!

Damn! Are you sure about those 4 zeroes?

Damn!

 

[clubbe]

Yeah, but if we had 6MB lines, we could use our whole 3GB cap in about an hour.

HeHe He

It comes with 50 Gb cap after which speed drops to 32kbs
SHAME only 50 GB

 

[doobiwan]

That 1MB Diginet cost makes a lot of sense -
50:1 contention ratio:
BusinessADSL512:

= R1300 per month . . .

Coincidence? I think not . . . .