1 edit | ugh This just proves there are idiots out there that will buy anything even if it costs way more... even 50 years of service at $50 a month is only $30,000 | |
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 |  NightfallMy Goal Is To Deny YoursPremium,MVM
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| Re: ugh said by neufuse:This just proves there are idiots out there that will buy anything even if it costs way more... even 50 years of service at $50 a month is only $30,000 Last I checked, there was such a thing as philanthropy. | |
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| | | | Re: ugh At no point (unless they change it today) has the website, FAQ or fine print ever noted that the winnings would be donated to charity.... | |
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| | | NightfallMy Goal Is To Deny YoursPremium,MVM
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| Re: ugh said by Karl Bode:At no point (unless they change it today) has the website, FAQ or fine print ever noted that the winnings would be donated to charity.... I just went to the front page of the auction site and it says it is for Habitat for Humanity right in the middle of the page. | |
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| | | | | | Re: ugh That was just added like an hour ago after three weeks of people bidding tens of thousands of dollars. | |
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| Re: ugh said by Karl Bode:That was just added like an hour ago after three weeks of people bidding tens of thousands of dollars. Ok, if thats the case then I am surprised. I thought people weren't that dumb, but obviously they are to bid that high on unlimited broadband.
Actually, when this article was posted, I checked out the site and I easily found the habitat for humanity link so I was wondering what was going on. | |
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| Re: ugh Gotcha, yeah I've been watching it for weeks, and as of this morning when I wrote it the link wasn't there...it was added with a link to today's press release sometime after my article went up.
I think they might have noticed the hits coming from our site making light of the auction...and realized that they need to shore up on the PR front. | |
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join:2000-05-11 | The PR nightmare this will become is worse than their stock price. Pull up a chair, pop some corn, chill your favorite beverage and enjoy the show.
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| | |  ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
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kudos:4 | It does now. | |
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| | | | | said by Karl Bode:At no point (unless they change it today) has the website, FAQ or fine print ever noted that the winnings would be donated to charity.... It was known internally from day 1. We just got a good chuckle watching you Karl, jump to conclusions, as usual. | |
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join:2000-05-11 | Re: ugh said by employ33 :said by Karl Bode:At no point (unless they change it today) has the website, FAQ or fine print ever noted that the winnings would be donated to charity.... It was known internally from day 1. We just got a good chuckle watching you Karl, jump to conclusions, as usual. That would be a lot more believable if it were true.
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| | | | | | | Re: ugh Just the response I expected from you Doc. We all know you're a bell employee. Believe what you want, and say what you want. Your word is not the end all and be all of the broadband world. | |
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join:2000-05-11 | Re: ugh Man, either you are so ill-informed that you can't help posting absolute rubbish, or you are one of the resident cable employees who are paid to come here and post absolute rubbish.
Either way it's absolute rubbish.
I am not, nor have I ever been an employee of any 'bell'. Not even a Taco Bell.
Although I do occasionally frequent one.
Nice try, Mr. Anon Troll.
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| | | $71,000!!! I pay $58 a month (too much!) for internet only, that's 102 years of service. | |
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| | Thanks for playing. Charters free publicity for life game. | |
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| | Will Qwest be next ? Qwest should give this a try.  | |
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| | 70 years? Can this be passed on to your kids?
That said, I love Habitat and I think it is great they are getting this money. | |
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| | | Re: 70 years? Sadly, they'll never collect. Charter gets all of this publicity (and Karl, you know this was not a charity auction at the outset), the "winner" disappears without paying, and HFH gets nothing.
Million dollar Jesus toast, anyone? | |
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | ha ha ha So the winner gives Charter $40,000+. Charter gives it to Habitat for Humanity and takes the tax deduction.
Meanwhile the winner has a $40,000+ Internet Connection that is "only" good for at least 3 years. | |
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join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Re: ha ha ha and the winner pays tax on that $40,000 too.
If you can afford the $40,000, you can afford $50/mo... | |
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1 edit | Re: ha ha ha they should get a T1 instead, at 500/month, $40,000 will pay for 6.6 years of T1 service. Which would be more dependable than Charter's cable service, IMO. | |
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|  dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by Rob:So the winner gives Charter $40,000+. Charter gives it to Habitat for Humanity and takes the tax deduction. Meanwhile the winner has a $40,000+ Internet Connection that is "only" good for at least 3 years. Isn't business in america great!
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join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA | Needs to read "The participation and awareness generated by this auction has far surpassed our expectations and we are astounded by the enthusiasm stupidity it is attracting."
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1 edit | heck comcast has offered 42 dollars a month for life on there internet
to match that price youed have to have 70 years worth of service
and thats not taking into account if you adjust for inflation on the 40k since it will buy less later on if you ad in inflation | |
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 yuutomoThe Wonder KitterPremium
join:2001-08-27
Missoula, MT | baa baaa baaa boy those people are sheep, and stupid ones at that. to trust a cable company to keep their end of their bargain, while they are bankrupt. | |
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join:2006-02-04
Seattle, WA | Why the donation? The Habitat for Humanity donation is so their shareholders will have housing for the rest of their lives. | |
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|  r81984Fair and BalancedPremium
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Katy, TX | Re: Why the donation? lol | |
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Brooklyn, NY
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| Re: Why the donation? If the company is teetering on the brink, perhaps they should consider this strange model as an offering for all of its customers. Instead of an auction, perhaps blocks of 5, 10, 15 and 20 years of service for however many thousands of dollars that make sense to the market. Sure is a quick way to generate an infusion of cash. After all is said and done, I'm sure a significant portion of their customers would remain monthly subscribers, thereby supplying monthly income along with a huge influx of immediate capital.
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| | ...And The Winner Is... Not necessarily the idiot -- or plant -- bidding 42K.
"Once notified, the winner must make full payment to Charter within 48 hours of notification. If full payment is not received within this time period, the next highest bidder will be declared the winner and so on until the winning bid is paid in full."
I bid $1 | |
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| Re: ...And The Winner Is... i'll be the first tosay that at least the top half of the bidders will be spent in under a month. Down to that 14,000 levels as thats the norm limit on credit cards these days.
BTW Twiligght i bid 1.01 so u have to wait 48 hrs for me to find 101 pennies to pay them with. | |
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Cleveland, TN
kudos:1 | 59 dollors a month for 100 years is what it would be to brake even if prices stay same on there service | |
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