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Re:1Gbps fiber for $70—in America? Yup. by chopsueyar on Saturday June 11, 2011 @10:13AM (#2643943)
For 199.99, it has to be the best there is. Why else would it be the most expensive?

Maybe they run dedicated coax from the head-end to your home's groundblock?

Business Fios sustained 35Mbps up/35Mbps down w/ fixed IP is only $130/month.

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Re:1Gbps fiber for $70—in America? Yup. by devicenull on Saturday June 11, 2011 @10:28AM (#2643971)
I can't tell if you are serious enough.. there's no way Comcast is going to run a dedicated line for you for $200/mo. The only reason I can see for the increased price is it means they can fit less people per node, so they end up needing more.
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Re:1Gbps fiber for $70—in America? Yup. by chopsueyar on Saturday June 11, 2011 @10:39AM (#2643999)
I was joking.

There is no rational explanation. Some people perceive the highest price as being the best.

Relevant discussion here:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2640685

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