Jeepers, Creepers Check These Rates!

Found this on HotAir and thought it would be of interest to our readers. Ed Morrisary formerly Blogged at Captain’s Quarters is now part of the Hot Air team. He is tagged to go to the RNC Convention. His press packet included some interesting data from QWest who is providing the data transport for the whole affair. –

Qwest will provide the customer with a RJ45 plug for each 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps service and a fiber optic SC/PC connector for each 1 Gbps service. The service does not provide any hardware or cabling beyond the plug. The RJ45 cabling provided will be approximately 6ft in length.

* 10 Mbps (Dedicated) - $850.00
* 100 Mbps (Dedicated) - $7,650.00
* 1 Gbps (Dedicated) - $53,550.00

That rate plan is for FOUR DAYS! Now granted QWest is treating this as a single point cost structure. So they have to cover all the costs up front. But still, something is very wrong if in this century we can’t assemble a DS3 or better cheaper and better for these types of events something is wrong. This convention center is not a field called Woodstock.

Ed, do yourself a favor. Buy two EVDO cards and pocket about $500.

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