nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD | oops
so much for that much vaunted competiton.
a duopoly by any other name is still a duopoly. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
1 edit | corporate retard jargon
his comments are full of corporate b.s. speak. i'm a little surprised he didn't include something on "synergy" and "paradigm". |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | competition doesnt make sense to them.
Welcome back to 1984. |
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inurenegade
join:2006-06-11
Wilmington, DE | gotta love it
gotta love this crap why fight other companies when we can screw customers equaly! |
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moko
join:2002-12-22
Fayetteville, GA | words
what the hell is "value equation"....boy...the spin words these idiots come up with  |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| reply to nasadude
Re: oops
Amen. From Kennard to Martin, those FCC Chairmen who consistently backpedaled from Reed Hunt's "all open" approach to competition must be happy with the paybacks from their duopolist friends.
The rest of us are just disappointed at how easily the incumbent telco and cable players used the FCC to gut competition.
calvoiper
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
1 edit | equation
value equation= extra unneeded service to pad their bottom line, keeping the speed increases(especially upload) slow to upgrade, increasing prices on a normal schedule while revenues are already high. Just a guess but anyone else agree
Just FYI att vdsl is slower than the cable company's internet int he area and priced about the same. the 6/1 tier from att is priced the same as the 12/1 cox cable tier in this area. |
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wicked_wifi
Are You Wifi Compatible
Premium
join:2003-11-04
Placentia, CA | My Hyundai Rocks
I guess i will keep driving my Hyundai(DSL) as it works for me |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ
 ·Sprint Broadband D..
| reply to calvoiper
Re: oops
I look forward to the followers of Ayn Rand and their usual responses, repleat with oft-repeated phrases about how deregulation will bring our prices down, market forces will come to bear, and invisible hands will stroke us all.
At which time, I will offer them the deed to a certain bridge in Brooklyn. |
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Enlightener
join:2006-01-28
Cedar Park, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| VDSL broadband will be slower then ADSL broadband
AT&T isn't really offering faster internet with VDSL, they are offering the same or slower speeds.
Take the Elite, sure 6/1 sounds great until you read:
"High Speed Internet maximum speed achieved depends on customer location, line condition, and concurrent use of other AT&T U-verse services."
That's right... we all know there is a bandwidth crunch in that 25mbps and when they start trying to jam that second HD stream in there your internet allocation is going to suffer. Of course the reverse isn't true.... they aren't bothering to let you have MORE then 6MB when you aren't using the full 25MB. |
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Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs:
| So, if they're not planning on competing on price what will
they compete on?
Their 6Mb uverse speeds versus my 18 ~ 20Mb Comcast powerboost ones?
Or, how about their 3 day..20 hour Uverse attempt at installs here in Ct. and it's still not working right?
»[info] It's Here! U-Verse
Just curious.
~Rick
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
 ·Embarq
| reply to calvoiper
Re: oops
said by calvoiper  :The rest of us are just disappointed at how easily the incumbent telco and cable players used the FCC to gut competition. What does anyone expect from unfettered capitalism? And this is a situation that's not likely to change in a nation of coprophagous consumer-bots with double-digit IQs .
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Tikker_LoS
join:2004-04-29
Regina, SK
·SaskTel Saskatchewan
| reply to moko
Re: words
said by moko :what the hell is "value equation"....boy...the spin words these idiots come up with He's basically saying that they're not offering identical services, so just comparing price isn't the real reason for customer churn
it's the same basic premise for paying more for HDTV compared to SDTV
HD is generally better, so commands a premium |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA | reply to Titus Pullo
So others don't have to look it up like I did....
"Coprophagous" means "dung eating."
calvoiper |
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idjk
@sprintlink.net | reply to inteller
Re: competition doesnt make sense to them.
Sounds like they both drink the same koolaid. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to TScheisskopf
Re: oops
said by TScheisskopf :...them the deed to a certain bridge in Brooklyn. Sir, I want to buy your bridge... 
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
·Embarq
| reply to calvoiper
Re: So others don't have to look it up like I did....
said by calvoiper :"Coprophagous" means "dung eating." calvoiper And is where cursory exposure to Latin pays dividends (pun intended). Copro: feces; phagous: eating.
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jimbo2150
join:2004-05-10
Youngstown, OH
| reply to inteller
Re: competition doesnt make sense to them.
said by inteller :Welcome back to 1984. SEE ALSO: Colbert, Steven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ZhxewK2aE
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL | 'Just doesn't make sense to us,'
'Just doesn't make sense to us,'..
that pretty much sums up AT&T. |
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Jim Gurd
Premium
join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI
1 edit | reply to nasadude
nevermind
nevermind |
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