The Cost of Downloading All Those Videos: the data behind metered billingbits.blogs.nytimes.com 15 pointsBarnabas17 years ago5 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−quoderat17yOf course it was all a scam to raise prices. When I can get a TB of month of download on a server for $20, that tells me they planned on overcharging massively.−chrisbolt17yConsumer broadband pricing has a lot more to do with last mile costs than in a datacenter.−JoelSutherland17yTrue, but last miles costs are primarily fixed, not marginal.−hack_edu17yAnd, in many places, come with established infrastructure or at least predictable project models.Not much risk involved.−nazgulnarsil17ylast mile costs are low. less than the cost of a single month of subscriber broadband.
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Of course it was all a scam to raise prices. When I can get a TB of month of download on a server for $20, that tells me they planned on overcharging massively.
Consumer broadband pricing has a lot more to do with last mile costs than in a datacenter.
True, but last miles costs are primarily fixed, not marginal.
And, in many places, come with established infrastructure or at least predictable project models.
Not much risk involved.
last mile costs are low. less than the cost of a single month of subscriber broadband.