[sllug-members]: Bad UTOPIA news - let's do something about it

[warrenw at xmission.com]

I managed to wack a default setting in my mail client and accidentally  
posted from an unsubbed addy, so forgive the possible dupe post that  
may slip through later.

Quoting Allen Schultz <allen.schultz at gmail.com>:
> What kind of prices/speed is UTOPIA getting/giving?

Our current basic residential service is 50 Mbps bidirectional and  
includes 500 GB of data for $50/mo.

MStar is offering 50 Mbps with 100 GB for $40/mo.  I don't believe  
Nuvont has adopted the 50 Mbps service yet, and are still selling 15  
Mbps exclusively (also $40/mo).

ATT pulled out a couple weeks ago.  Veracity is business service only.

I think all residential VoIP service is floating around the Vonage  
price range, without the additional "taxes and fees" (which are  
neither taxes nor fees, for the most part).  I know our target price  
is $30 before promotions and bundling (which should be in public beta  
later this month).

A number of the questions raised in this discussion are covered in the  
op-ed we have submitted to the Tribune in response to this week's  
publications.  If they are not accepted, I'd be happy to send it out  
here

Quoting Adam Barrett <dragen at gmail.com>:

> Give the guys at Xmission a call, let them know you are interested.
> They will be able to tell you if your specific location is within
> reach of Utopia's current installations.

No need, UTOPIA is not in Salt Lake.  Rocky and the City Council  
killed it years ago.  The new mayor is more UTOPIA friendly, but it  
looks like the political discourse is shifting in such a way that I  
wouldn't expect them to jump on board anytime soon.

>> On Jan 3, 2008 1:55 PM, Adam Barrett <dragen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I should also mention there are other providers as well, mStar,
>> > iProvo, Veracitycom.

iProvo has nothing whatsoever to do with UTOPIA.  It is a completely  
different municipal fiber network owned and operated by the city of  
Provo.



Warren S. N. Woodward
Director, Broadband Services
XMission Internet
warrenw at xmission.com
(801) 303-0819
(877) XMISSION  ext 119