phills_suck
join:2004-10-11
Burlington, NJ | Suprise Suprise?
Now that doesn't suprise me one bit.... |
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teleblender
join:2007-07-26 | so?
so what? if you had even a fraction of the lines the gvt does, say 15,000 with sprint, i bet they would let you add and drop lines as your needs changed without etf too. |
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs:   | I agree - large deals usually have specific rates, terms and SLA's, this isn't anything new. |
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HEDP
join:2008-04-27
Miami, FL | .
The more business you have with a certain company the more personal it becomes. |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17 | Businesses do custom contracts, big deal.
This isn't a big deal. Every company has custom contracts with vendors. The company I work with has very customized contracts with cell carriers. Why is this worth reporting? |
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rf_engineer
join:2003-08-04
USA | reply to PhoenixDown
Re: so?
Furthermore, if you're a taxpayer you would end up paying the ETFs anyway. If anything, this is a good thing.
Slow news day? |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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 ·Comcast
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said by PhoenixDown  :I agree - large deals usually have specific rates, terms and SLA's, this isn't anything new. You are right. The bigger the contract, the more likely will the telco be to make favorable conditions part of the deal. Of course this is std business practice for all contracts. The biggest businesses also get similar deals.
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putch
@myvzw.com
| they're not technically pro-rating ETFs
it seems like prorating because they fee does decrease over time. but prorating implies a proportional decrease over time. so if it was TRULY prorated than when you quit at 23 out of 24 months you should only pay 1/24th of the ETF. However, users at the 23rd month are paying closer to a 1/4 of the ETF.
yeah it's a step in a the right direction, but it's not prorated. |
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
Premium
join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA | reply to xenophon
Re: Businesses do custom contracts, big deal.
Another example of companies buying the government. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
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Re: so?
said by rf_engineer :Furthermore, if you're a taxpayer you would end up paying the ETFs anyway. If anything, this is a good thing. Slow news day? You have to keep the peanut gallery revved up by giving them their daily anti-corporate feeding.
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texans20
Weapons of Masturbation
Premium
join:2002-09-28
Texas!
clubs:
| DSLR's Biased Reporting
It's obvious the staff at dslreports.com are a bunch of ultra-liberal corporation hating hippies. One thing they don't remember is the fact the US Government is essentially the people. Sprint deciding not to charge ETFs to government lines is saving taxpayer dollar, though a very small drop in the bucket. I understand how Sprint would treat somebody paying $40 per month different than somebody essentially paying millions per month. Most business owners, big and small, treat their most valuable customers better than the average customer. I don't understand how this is front page news, unless there is a quota of X number of stories per day and it's just a really slow day.
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Broken Back
Premium
join:2002-05-19
Dallas, TX
| Mobile Phones
I work with a company in my business that had over 25,000 mobile phone. The company ask that they meet another mobile phone companies prices, which were not much lower but Sprint/Nextel refused so they jumped ship to the other mobile carrier.
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StanleyChan
join:2007-11-02
San Francisco, CA
| ETF Contract
I am not sure why this is such a big surprise. Many companies have customized contract with service vendors that contains different fee rates and service agreements. My company has waived ETF contracts with various cell phone company too. Our average cell phone expense per employee is over $100 each month, and I definitely think they can waive the ETF. |
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sprint sucks
@cox.net | cell phone etfs are evil
i mean the service is a ripoff with the 7 - 35% taxes and fees added on....then if u cancel even 1 day before the contract is up ur charged $175 or more |
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to hopeflicker
Re: Businesses do custom contracts, big deal.
With something that saves taxpayers money? Oh, please DO explain! |
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treetop1000
join:2003-11-07
Lexington, KY
| sure....
Oh yeah right, we're all corporate haters.
Got news for you, we hate anyone who takes money out of our pockets for un-fees and line item charges. Like banks charging you to make a deposit into your account, or doing business with a live teller. You know, charging the customer extra for normal business services.
Sprint just wants to keep the government happy, and not lose a significant portion of revenue because management screwed up and decided that it was good business to dog the
(major government contract holder)
customer with predatory price structuring. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
1 edit | Gov't double standard?
Say it ain't so!
In other news, the sky is blue and gas is expensive.
But then again, if I were as big as the US gov't, I'm sure I could dictate a few terms to my contractors like ditching the ETFs. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| Slow day for sure...
This isnt news. Any sizable corporation gets treated exactly the same way. Even if it wasnt standard practice, why would (some) people want the government to pay extra fees?? As has already been pointed out, WE would end up paying them! The last thing we need is to pay MORE taxes, what a joke.
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
 ·Embarq
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to hopeflicker
Re: Businesses do custom contracts, big deal.
said by hopeflicker :Another example of companies buying the government. What else can they do? Do you actually expect the government to send up smoke-signals to contact one another? 
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soothsayer15
join:2002-03-01
Irving, TX
| reply to treetop1000
Re: sure....
said by treetop1000 :Oh yeah right, we're all corporate haters. Got news for you, we hate anyone who takes money out of our pockets for un-fees and line item charges. Like banks charging you to make a deposit into your account, or doing business with a live teller. You know, charging the customer extra for normal business services. Sprint just wants to keep the government happy, and not lose a significant portion of revenue because management screwed up and decided that it was good business to dog the ( major government contract holder) customer with predatory price structuring. I've worked for a company that works with the government, and we didn't charge ETF's either. Accounts for government agencies and large businesses are RADICALLY different than accounts offered to consumers. It's stupid to even compare them. Government employees are not scared to run up a bill on the taxpayer's dime. Trust me on that. Telecom companies that work with the government are not losing by not collecting ETF's.
Not charging ETF's to the government is actually a good thing. It's one less way for corporations to raid taxpayer dollars. That Attorney General is a Grade A fool. |
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