RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to xsiddalx
Re: Nasty
I love reading what you write. It's probably the clearest analysis/argument posted in this thread.
Just a little data point for your cable contracts: Offering a rebate at the third and sixth months is the equivalent of requiring a three or six month contract to get a discounted rate. While they claim "no contracts" the reality is you pay rack rate without pretending you are in one.
--
Toolmaster of La Grange. |
|
xsiddalx
join:2005-03-11
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Yahoo
·AT&T DSL Service
| said by RadioDoc  :Just a little data point for your cable contracts: Offering a rebate at the third and sixth months is the equivalent of requiring a three or six month contract to get a discounted rate. While they claim "no contracts" the reality is you pay rack rate without pretending you are in one. Good point. I just go off what my 80+ grandmother's sister tells me about her comcast phone service, and lack of ability to change, and what I read on the billboards & tv adverts.
Semantics suck....
Contracts are contracts.
Rebates are rebates.
Coupons are coupons.
Mixing the three makes for interesting discussion.
Never thought I'd see the day that my grandparents would no PIC their LD (and get charged to do so at the benefit of the telco).
I'm satellite, telco, cellco. Separate and cheaper. |
|
RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
edit:
January 26th, @02:03AM
| said by xsiddalx :I'm satellite, telco, cellco. Separate and cheaper. Indeed, me too. If bundling didn't make the providers more money they would not offer it.
--
Toolmaster of La Grange. |
|
fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc :Just a little data point for your cable contracts: Offering a rebate at the third and sixth months is the equivalent of requiring a three or six month contract to get a discounted rate. While they claim "no contracts" the reality is you pay rack rate without pretending you are in one. You REALLY love stretching things and spinning, don't you? |
|
RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL | Evidently not as much as you love mindless arguing.
--
Toolmaster of La Grange. |
|
