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reply to fiberguy

Re: ATT naked dsl

I don't care about the majority.. really. It has nothing to do with majority... in the old days back when we hunted for food and drug our women around by the hair, the majority of people believed that fire came from the gods and that thunderstorms meant we did something wrong, but it didn't make it right. Closer to current time, the majority thought that putting a certain Texan into office, not once, but TWICE, was a good thing too. lol

And also, there's a reason why this country isn't a true democracy which is a majority rules.. NO ONE here would want that.. TRUST me.. no one would want that. It's why we have systems in place that protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority.

The moral is that the majority is not always right.
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"Complaining is the least path of resistance for the self-serving, the lazy, and I’m told it’s a woman’s prerogative..."

we are talking business here, where the majority and perception matter. in this area perception IS reality.

I know we're talking business here.

Well, I hate to disagree with you again, but in this case, you're still not on the mark. Are you're suffering from BBRidas in that what goes on here is a representation of the real world? :P This site is largely as liberal and socialist as you can get and what most people here believe or want isn't ever going to happen in this country..

You did happen to see subscriber growth numbers this quarter didn't you? Cable modem service is still growing and growing.

Around THIS site it may matter, but most people go by perceived value and not price alone. I'd rather spend $40 a month for something I feel I've got a better value on rather than $20.00 a month for something that's about a quarter of what I'm getting for $40.

Also, about perception.. there's other factors that I don't think you're taking into consideration.. one is that phone, or as I will call that industry, captain fees and contracts, loves to punish and control their customers.. that is a HUGE part of a problem they face and just don't get. Most people do NOT like contracts and fees and yet every day they seem to come out with a new one.

I'm going out on a ledge and making a simple guess.. you're younger, aren't you?? as in about 30'ish or about? maybe younger? I ask for a real reason.. MOST of the older generation 30 and above remember phone company actions of yesterday... many of us remember the crap phone pulled on the nation until cable came along and put the heat on them.. so as far as perception, you are right.. since cable is a luxury and phone is a necessity, I'll long remember how phone treated me on a necessity of life while cable gets a slight pass because I could have lived with out them. With phone, I had no choice.. so, in my mind, my perception is that they abuse their customers which has long been my perception which is why I was happy as snot to dump them.. their $20 DSL is of no value to me when it's forced on me.

Not everyone shops on price alone... it's much more complicated than you make it sound.
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"Complaining is the least path of resistance for the self-serving, the lazy, and I’m told it’s a woman’s prerogative..."

I agree with one of you and disagree with the other. But I'm not sure which one is which any more.