NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA | I Wonder..........
How many people are gonna think that they need to buy a wireless phone from a cable company thats also selling them VOIP? That would be truly interesting! |
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JSRoman
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Callahan, FL | It is just one more service to keep you from switching services. The entire pie would be nice but sometimes just a slice will do. |
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Jonbo298
join:2004-01-12
Council Bluffs, IA
| reply to NPGMBR
For kids you can't trust with a cell phone quite yet because you KNOW they will go over the minutes or something. Just depends on the situation. Some people think its useless to have home and cell. Some people HAVE to have home service still due to various reasons. |
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VansHSI
join:2005-01-29
America | reply to NPGMBR
How many people buy a wireless phone who already have a home phone.....????
The answer: A LOT
Someone is not less likely to get a wireless phone just because they have VOIP through their cable provider. |
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odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | Sprint
it pretty much sucks here in Chicago |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
| more hype on the triple/quadruple play
as much as this gets hyped in the press and by the telcos and cablecos, the fact is apparently very few people actually sign up for all services from one company. Data shows that most people are taking one, or at most two, services.
Oh, and how about this comment:
Adds Rondelli: "Going into the price wars is not helping telcos or cable. Ultimately, they have to differentiate their product if they are going to win the market share."
sounds like our duopoly competition won't be bringing lower prices. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
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Re: I Wonder..........
I totally understand what your saying but my point is in a time of rising interest rates, credit card payments, mortgages, fuel, food and clothing, what average everyday working American can truly justify it unless they have cut back on other expenses to make it fit into their budget?
Fours years ago I chose to go strictly mobile because I wanted the savings on the landline to go towards my savings for a house. But that was my choice. I do understand that others might not think its a big deal. |
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VansHSI
join:2005-01-29
America | Agreed, but you don't have to get all 3 services with the cable co. to then get the wireless portion added on. You can have video and wireless as your only two products... or something similar to that. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
| Ok I guess I didn't make my point clear. The point of my post was that I myself don't think too many folks are gonna fall for getting a cell phone from a cable company when they already have VOIP or vice versa. I don't care about who they get it from I'm just saying that I belive more and more people are seeing two telephones as a luxury and not a necessity. |
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
Premium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX
clubs: | Well if they have all the services they would get discounts on there bill makeing it more affordable I think this is a great idea because my whole family uses sprint |
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LinuxJunkie
join:2005-01-19
Cyberspace | reply to odreian615
Re: Sprint
And everywhere else, from what I've heard. |
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steven s
Premium
join:2002-09-14
Dearborn, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
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Re: I Wonder..........
said by NPGMBR  :Ok I guess I didn't make my point clear. The point of my post was that I myself don't think too many folks are gonna fall for getting a cell phone from a cable company when they already have VOIP or vice versa. I don't care about who they get it from I'm just saying that I belive more and more people are seeing two telephones as a luxury and not a necessity. And yet the vast majority of people with a cell phone also have a landline, which makes your point invalid. Most people also don't know the difference between their Comcast phone service, or their old SBC phone service, so if you're going to make a point on the fact that it's VoIP, that's invalid as well. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
 ·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | reply to MysticGogeta
Comcast is paying me $30's a month (plus I don't have to pay Verizon $50's a month for my old line) for the next year to provide me with a landline. (digital voice whatever). So umm, yeah, it's affordable. Hoping that I'll be wired with fiber by the time the year is up so I can go to a similar deal Verizon will undoubtedly provide.
We also have two cell phones with a cingular family package. If comcast wants to offer me more money (take more money off my bill) to provide service to my cell phones as well, I'll be happy to sign up. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA | reply to steven s
So, according to what you said people are not smart enough to know that a telephone call via their cable provider or DSL provider is not the same?
Your assuming people are stupid? |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
·Verizon FIOS
2 edits | How am I supposed to call someone with my VOIP from my car when it is broken down on the side of the road?
How should someone call 911 from my house if I'm not home and I have my cell phone with me?
Both are needed, until you can have multiple phone's hooked up to the same cell service line. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
| 1) I never said you could. Thats why its good to have a nice cell phone! 
2) If you live alone (as do I) why would someone be calling you from your house? Unless of couse they have a cell phone!
3) I don't need both. And im sure many others (like my friends and family) don't either. |
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DeadSurvivor
Maestro Of Machismo
join:2006-07-24
Tampa, FL
| With The Introduction Of VoIP, I Believe It's Just A Matter Of Time Before Companies Are Offering Free CellPhones, Which Are Tied To The VoIP Number ... Likely Marketed As A Convenience Or Value Factor For "Mothers On The Go" ... A Slogan/Sales Pitch Like That With This Offer May Further VoIP.
As Far As Quadruple Play Goes, It'll Be Interesting To See What Spin Companies Could Use To Successfully Incorporate This.
Myself, I Still Use Copper Since VoIP Doesn't Seem To Have Matured Yet (Quality Sound w/Reliable Connection). I'll Wait It Out And See What Future Packages Hold. With Rumors (whether true or not) Of Services Like VoIP (or any telephone type service as we use to know it) Becoming Free In The Future, I'm In No Rush To Invest In Technology Today That May Be Free Tomorrow (not literally tomorrow but sometime in the future).
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Why Is Everyone Invading MySpace? |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to LinuxJunkie
Re: Sprint
Service in my area sucked as well. But slowly has improved. More towers, better phones. Service went from dropped calls and roaming in your home city to full bars clear calls. |
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Haplouo
join:2006-08-03 | reply to DeadSurvivor
Re: I Wonder..........
Why do people need a home and cell? That's like asking why do peeps need a desktop and laptop computer.
It's not about need, it's about want.
How many teenagers out there have cell phones because they truly need them... |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to NPGMBR
Most family's don't live alone by definition. Therefore you need both. If you're not home most of the time, then these businesses are not marketing their services to you. Most homeowners are also family's, because if you're single it's an awful lot of expense to own a home that is usually empty.
Therefore MANY others DO need both. Of course the world should probably just be tailored toward you, your friends, and apparently single family. |
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