kv5e
Ride Free
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join:2001-12-04
Mesquite, TX | Package
Put it an attractive enough container....and you can sell... |
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jchambers106
join:2004-12-10
Kansas City, MO | I would like to have one with no contract |
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Bobcat
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join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| My services
Here are my services:
Video - Cablevision (no contract)
Phone - Verizon (no contract)
Internet - Verizon (no contract)
Wireless - Verizon Wireless (no contract)
Note the lack of contracts. I can change any service at any time with no penalties.
Since Verizon and Verizon Wireless are basically separate companies, I'm getting four services from three companies. (The wireless service is not bundled with the other two Verizon services.)
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
|  2 piece bundles doing OK
If I am like many users, a 2 piece bundle is pretty standard. I get internet and video from cable in a pkg. And I get land line and cell phone access from a telco. Both have discounted bundled packages. But I don't see any special deals out there that would make me want to combine all 4 into 1 pkg.
Comcast offered to add their CDV for $33/mo for only a year(going to $40 at end of 1 yr), but that is no discount at all off what I am paying as part of a landline/cell pkg from the telco.
Besides, by keeping 1 foot in each camp(telco,cable), I can leverage them against each other when angling for a better deal on the 2 way pkgs.
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major marco
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join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
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| Therein Lies the Rub
Bundling is, in part, an effort by providers to obfuscate the real price of services, clouding the consumer's ability to directly compare single-service prices. Once a customer has switched to a single-provider, they're frequently greeted by unexpected fees, and the cost-savings they expected are nowhere to be found. If more consumers were aware of this bait-and-switch tactic, the sum total of one of P.T. Barnum's own would not be quite so high as it currently is. But since Internet content is headed the way of cable thanks to gullible, weak minded sheep who believe the telcos, consumers better get used to getting shafted in yet another financial orifice.
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Pz_
join:2001-03-31
Brownsburg, IN
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Re: 2 piece bundles doing OK
I have internet and CATV from Comcast, even though I don't use the TV part. I have DTV for television. However, the penalty for having internet without cable tv is $2.00 more per month than the basic cable offering.
So yeah, I guess I have a bundle, even though I don't want/use it. |
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spamd
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join:2001-04-22
Rockford, IL
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Re: My services
said by Bobcat  :Video - Cablevision (no contract) Phone - Verizon (no contract) Internet - Verizon (no contract) Wireless - Verizon Wireless (no contract) Note the lack of contracts. I can change any service at any time with no penalties. This will never happen. Big businesses starving for cash like contract/penalties terrorism. Or they will promise you no-strings attached (for 6mo.) then you will be locked in or pay up to $500.00 to breach your contract. Cell phone co., Sat. tv, AOL, NetZero all have charges if you discontinue service.
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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| said by spamd :AOL, NetZero all have charges if you discontinue service. Cell phone and satellite companies, yes...but dialup ISPs???
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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| Wireless bundles don't make sense
Bundles of services for the home (home phone service whether POTS or VoIP, Internet, video) make sense, but to me, bundling wireless and other outside-the-home services doesn't make much sense, given that most people's choice of wireless carriers is driven by coverage, phones, and whether friends/family are on the same carrier, *not* strictly price.
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The Beer
I Love It When A Plan Comes Together
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join:2001-07-24
Omaha, NE
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| Strange....
No really I can't see how the triple play is not a win-win.
I WOULD SAVE MONEY with a bundle however I only have separate services because of stupidity at Qwest.
Qwest will not let you bundle DirecTV and stand alone DSL, and they will not let you have Static IP's with the DSL they offer in the bundle.
Yes the bundle would save me money, and I still have my services with Qwest, the idiots just will not bundle the advanced feature set. |
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retrogame
join:2003-04-14
Auburn, MA | reply to roamer1
Re: My services
Read the fine print on the Netscape ISP ads, 12 month contract required. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
| Not cheap enough...
People aren't interested because it's often not a good deal. There is typically once service that's a rip. One that comes to mind is often cable or telco branded VOIP which is often 300% the price of some budget competitors. $5 off ain't gonna do it. |
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richardpor
Fur it up
join:2003-04-19
Portland, OR
| I do not get it.
I really do not get what is the issue is concerning bundling. Simple take the price of each individual compnent of the bundle add them together and compare to the bundle price then take the right action. I do not think people are that stupid. Then again, these people are the product of our public education system. A school system that is more concern with political correctness teaching math. |
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Bobcat
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join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ | reply to spamd
Re: My services
As I said in my original post, I have no contracts for video, phone, Internet, or wireless services. I'm on month-to-month for all of them. There are no cancellation penalties. |
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tsu9
join:2001-08-17
Wheeling, IL | New theory
New theory: People like paying less money for more things. |
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AdamD
join:2002-01-09
Maspeth, NY | I read somewhere, and I agree somewhat, that in large part it's "psychological": it appears to be easier to pay three or four $40-70 bills than one $200-300 bill.
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Netbum
join:2002-04-08
Oakley, CA
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Re: 2 piece bundles doing OK
said by Pz_ :I have internet and CATV from Comcast, even though I don't use the TV part. I have DTV for television. However, the penalty for having internet without cable tv is $2.00 more per month than the basic cable offering. So yeah, I guess I have a bundle, even though I don't want/use it. Same exact scenario for me.
Although...cable Internet is straining the budget abit..well at least the WAF  |
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Jeffrey
too dark too early
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join:2002-12-24
Dix Hills,NY
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·Optimum Online
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Vonage
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Re: My services
I'm with you.
Vonage (Voice) - No Contract
Verizon Fios (Data) - No Contract
Verizon Wireless (Cell) - year-to-year contract
The Dish Network (Video) - no contract
Works out to be cheaper then if I did a Cablevision triple play, for example.
When FiosTV comes to me, that will be evaulated, but I have a feeling I might jump on that, which indeed, will make 3 out of my 4 services provided by Verizon. But, it's because I want that, not because of any deals offered. I'd rather pay seperately for 3 services I want and pay $15 more/month in total rather then [reluctantly] get a package deal for less money per month for services that I'm not all that thrilled with. |
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Dagda1175
join:2001-06-17
Goleta, CA | How is this bad?(double play)
I have tv and internet cable and I save ten dollars a month. I cant see why thats bad -- or confusing. |
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SDKiwi
VIP
join:2002-05-27
El Cajon, CA
| said by Dagda1175 :I have tv and internet cable and I save ten dollars a month. I cant see why thats bad -- or confusing. Despite the theme (and selected stats to support the claim) of this article, many customers have the same reaction and do indeed bundle up...but only if ISP service is good. |
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