13-12-2004, 02:24
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How much are SACMs?
I've been pondering recently.
How much do SACMs cost NTL/Telewest to buy - how much for Samsung or Pace STBs?
Anybody got any answers, it'd be much appreciated! 
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13-12-2004, 02:33
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Re: How much are SACMs?
The NTL Ambit cable modems are said to cost only around a tenner for them to buy. Don't know about STBs.
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13-12-2004, 02:43
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Re: How much are SACMs?
Puts it all into perspective really when they're theoretically charging you £5 a month to rent one, doesn't it?
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13-12-2004, 03:24
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Re: How much are SACMs?
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Originally Posted by andygrif
Puts it all into perspective really when they're theoretically charging you £5 a month to rent one, doesn't it?
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I don't think that todays cost of a CM is relevant. Rental of a cable modem is included in the monthly charge nowadays but who is to say how much of the charge is attributable to rental of it. The £5 figure stems back to the days when cable modems cost well over £100 when they first started renting them instead of you having to buy your own.
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13-12-2004, 03:27
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Re: How much are SACMs?
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Originally Posted by ianathuth
I don't think that todays cost of a CM is relevant. Rental of a cable modem is included in the monthly charge nowadays but who is to say how much of the charge is attributable to rental of it. The £5 figure stems back to the days when cable modems cost well over £100 when they first started renting them instead of you having to buy your own.
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Spot on Ian.
From memory the option was to purchase the modem from Global Direct for £150 or take the option to rent for the additional £5 per month.
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13-12-2004, 10:35
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Re: How much are SACMs?
The cost of the engineer's time and motoring to get the modem to you and install it is a substantial portion of the install cost - the modems themselves are as cheap as any other mass-produced hardware these days. STBs are obviously more, they've got more bits and a smaller production run.
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13-12-2004, 12:14
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Re: How much are SACMs?
In your rental you are also paying for "insurance" for when/if you call out a fault engineer. I think the last time I heard a pace box was about £250 and a samsung was £512.:t u:
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13-12-2004, 12:45
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Re: How much are SACMs?
From the investor day brief it lists cable modems as £23.00 and STB's as £113. It doesn't differentiate between the models so may be a rough guideline.
http://www.ntl.com/locales/gb/en/inv...e-final-vr.pdf - Page 56
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13-12-2004, 12:48
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Re: How much are SACMs?
dezzo is closer than SLM 
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13-12-2004, 12:51
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Re: How much are SACMs?
We need to differentiate between costs ntl pay and costs customers pay for replacement.
Currently to customers SACMs are charged at £60, Set Top Boxes are charged at £150.
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13-12-2004, 13:02
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Re: How much are SACMs?
Why?
Why do you ponder this & want to know?
It's been discussed many times here too.
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13-12-2004, 14:07
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Re: How much are SACMs?
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Originally Posted by ianathuth
I don't think that todays cost of a CM is relevant. Rental of a cable modem is included in the monthly charge nowadays but who is to say how much of the charge is attributable to rental of it. The £5 figure stems back to the days when cable modems cost well over £100 when they first started renting them instead of you having to buy your own.
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I'd largely agree, aside from the fact that in real terms then the cost of BB has risen from £19 to £25 (if we're not talking about rental of kit).
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13-12-2004, 14:53
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Re: How much are SACMs?
And in real terms the speed has increased from 512k to 750k
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13-12-2004, 16:54
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Re: How much are SACMs?
And in pretend terms, what's the point anyway?
is this an attempt at setting up a rival SACM rental company... lol
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13-12-2004, 18:01
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Re: How much are SACMs?
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Originally Posted by BBKing
And in real terms the speed has increased from 512k to 750k |
Splitting hairs I know, but....
....that was supposed to be a free upgrade! Anyway, I'm still on blinking 600k!
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