Re: best value? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19524347 en Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:46:48 EDT Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:46:48 EDT Re: best value? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19550555 FixManTx : Exactly. Back almost 3 years ago when I was looking for non-cable broadband I went with Speakeasy because they didn't require a voice line. At the time it was $6/mo extra for a "dry" line but that's alot cheaper than $30+/mo. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19550555 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:34:25 EDT Re: best value? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19548922 anon : That may be, but the customer is the one who should be making this determination, not the seller of the service. This is typical monopoly-speak by AT$T... we know whats good for you, you will buy our DSL and you will also buy a phone service to go with it, we dont want people to realize that land lines really are outdated and useless for most consumers and a way we can gouge all of you a whole lot more that you want us to.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19548922 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:23:34 EDT Re: best value? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19524347 Camelot One :
said by swhitney2003 See Profile :

"a way to let customers know that buying several services at the same time is always the best value."

May not be better value if a customer does not need said other service....
If they didn't jack up the price of the "naked" service, that would be true. But when you can get DSL+basic phone for less than DSL alone, they are correct in stating that multiple services is the best value, even if you never use the phone line.
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May not be better value if a customer does not need said other service....

I have a cell phone, and it serves as a primary number for me. If I want DSL I shouldn't have to purchase a phone service also to get a cheaper rate. I won't benefit from the 'value' of this added service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19524266 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:18:15 EDT