 rchandraStargate Universe fanPremium
join:2000-11-09
14225-2105 | said by Gosh:
Don't get me wrong, I think it is great that it will provide service to millions of people who cannot get BB, but please don't entice people with such false statements and then turn around financially flog them.
IMHO, shady business practices abound in the high-tech world. Any entity that tells you your modem, router, or cell phone is "free" with a straight face is either slimy, stupid, or both. Of course these things aren't free. In fact, they have significant costs associated with them (it's not like they're giving out gumballs or something). I would much rather have them give me a lower monthly rate and tell me I'm going to be spending $100 on a modem, and put the costs exactly where they should be.
I remember this from years ago with cell phones. Once your initial contract was up, where the fees they have collected have paid for the electronics they gave you "for free," you think they're lowering the rates? HAH! yeah, right...not a chance. Or why don't the cell phone/DSL/cable companies do like Verizon (and probably others) do with establishment of new service, and offer a 12 month payment plan? Again, it shifts the costs to where they should be instead of perpetrating the falsehood that electronics are "free." I'd like to pay $10/month for a year rather than to pay a higher rate in perpetuity.
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