flycuban
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And they are happy about 100,000? |
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TKJunkMail
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Avalon, NJ
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1 edit |  No proof AT&T only picks rich neighborhoods
AT&T picks the most profitable neighborhoods for deployment Nice statement. But there is no proof offered or available that this is the case. And constant repetition doesn't make it true.
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n0n
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a Sak's 5th avenue in the hood? Oh that's right, they must be cherry picking. God forbid a company sell a service where their client base would actually be able to pay for it. |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
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Re: Woopie
Umm, since its in its infancy and just starting to roll out to major markets, yes- quite happy.
I hardly consider 5 thousand installs a week shabby since they've only been heavily marketing the service for 2 quarters, contrary to the FUD spreaders here who already declare the service "dead". |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: No proof AT&T only picks rich neighborhoods
Even if it is/was true, god forbid a company trying to obtain a ROI for initial buildouts... I don't see any laws being broken. Its called business. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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said by TKJunkMail :Nice statement. But there is no proof offered or available that this is the case. And constant repetition doesn't make it true. I think it is a mistake to try to refute this claim. Refuting it makes it sound like cherry-picking is a bad thing, which it isn't.
Companies don't have to apologize for avoiding activities which are eventual money pits.
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zzzzzzzzz
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Re: Why isn't there
I know, the whole cherry picking argument is quite old already. Its simply a smart business choice. To make money you need money. |
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ib50MbSoon
Formerly TwoKDialup
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join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI
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Re: Woopie
said by flycuban :And they are happy about 100,000? Hey, it's not easy selling a tv service with only 1 HD stream. In fact, I suspect that Mike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs film crew will soon be riding around with a U-Farse salesman filming just how nasty a job it really is. 
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Cabal
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join:2007-01-21
Boston, MA | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: No proof AT&T only picks rich neighborhoods
Shame on them for not picking the unprofitable neighborhoods for deployment! |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
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Re: Woopie
said by ib50MbSoon :Hey, it's not easy selling a tv service with only 1 HD stream. In fact, I suspect that Mike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs film crew will soon be riding around with a U-Farse salesman filming just how nasty a job it really is. Nice propaganda, coming from a poster who has a link in his sig to a Comcast owned and operated site. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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Re: No proof AT&T only picks rich neighborhoods
said by TKJunkMail :AT&T picks the most profitable neighborhoods for deployment Nice statement. But there is no proof offered or available that this is the case. And constant repetition doesn't make it true. Ok saying "AT&T picks the most profitable neighborhoods for deployment." Doesn't mean they are deploying in the RICHEST neighborhoods.
Take 2 areas, one has millionaires and has 200 residences, the other is a middle class area same size but has 3000. Which area is going to be "most profitable" for at&t? It's not the "rich" area. |
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milkman82
join:2006-06-19
North Olmsted, OH
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| Hey if their happy then it must be a good thing for them!
I think if their customer base increasing and they are happy with passing 100,000. Then they are on a good start. I know I'll be happy when the service is turned on in my area. The boxes have been sitting for a year. So I hope we will see U-verse service soon. I have been with 1.5Mbps for awhile which has been...ok. But the idea of 6Mbps with 1Mbps upload is sounding great! The best part will be the upload speed and tv service! |
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ib50MbSoon
Formerly TwoKDialup
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join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI
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Re: Woopie
said by Cod : Nice propaganda, coming from a poster who has a link in his sig to a Comcast owned and operated site. Yup, Comcast services have me spoiled rotten.
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morbo
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join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | reply to pnh102
Re: No proof AT&T only picks rich neighborhoods
if cherry picking was a GOOD thing, everyone outside of dense cities would have no phone service. so maybe you should qualify your statements...unless you are one of those "country folk should move to da city if 'n deys wants telephony!" |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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| said by morbo :unless you are one of those "country folk should move to da city if 'n deys wants telephony!" I am one of those people.
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etaadmin
join:2002-01-17
Dallas, TX
2 edits | Any numbers on...
cancellations and dropped IPTV customers?
It seems that the word is out that you can dump the IPTV portion and keep internet.
I'm sure AT&T is not giving us these statistics. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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Re: No proof AT&T only picks rich neighborhoods
you are ridiculous. |
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Richard B
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join:2007-06-22
Portland, OR
1 edit | reply to TKJunkMail
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."
Joseph Goebbels
How many times we heard about cherry picking. |
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Zerp
join:2004-02-05
Tinley Park, IL
1 edit | reply to ib50MbSoon
Re: Woopie
You must be in a good service area if you can say that... I had horrible service from Comcrapsticks. The HD signal was very poor. It would constantly freeze up and/or the audio would not be in sync and sometimes wouldn't play for half the program. The DVR they provided me would lock up all the time to the point that I'd have to unplug the box to get it to respond again... Oh, and during the last six months that I was with them they raised my rate by over $20 a month... I'm quite happy to be rid of them, and can't wait for U-verse to go live in my area. For now tho, I'm extremely happy with my AT&T DSL and AT&T Homezone w/ Dish Network. I get great inexpensive RELIABLE dsl and a TV service that has more HD than ANY provider (for now anyway) out there.  |
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hobgoblin
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
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Re: Any numbers on...
said by etaadmin :cancellations and dropped IPTV customers? It seems that the word is out that you can dump the IPTV portion and keep internet. I'm sure AT&T is not giving us these statistics. Any reason they should?
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