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Mr Matt
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| Campaign contributions return many benifits to Telcos.  Obviously the Federal Legislative Branch will have no interest in passing a law providing full disclosure to customers, in simple english, as long as the Telecommunications Sector continues to pay off our government officials through generous campaign contributions. Under these circumstances the Legislative Branch will continue to pass legislation favorable to the telecommunications industry and unfavorable to the consumer.
By the way if you purchase an automobile with a navigational system your will have to sign an undisclosed shrink wrap contract before you will be able to use it. You will have to press a Radio Button on the Screen of a button on the dashboard accepting the terms of the contract before you can use the navigation system. I am sure at this rate drivers will have to take a written test, through their dashboard computer screen, each and every time they start their automobile. | |
| Wow, i can't believe some of the comments left here.
For those of you who are more than willing to do as you are told, you are my prime target in my future business. It is people like you that allow corporations such as Verizon, to continue to do as they please, and on top of it, profit massively from your lack of intuition or common sense.
Verizon is not offering anything new to the market. They are just offering a technology that has long existed, which we have been depraved of for far too long.
You people will be my target demographic... I like to call you "Lemmings" | |
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Heck, I just got FIOS a week ago and spent the 2 months before that trying to get ANYTHING in writing, particularly the terms I was agreeing to. I was unable to get any of that until the day of install when I did a quick read of both documents with the Verizon tech waiting for me to "sign here" so he could continue and then get the heck out. This was at the very end of the install.
I still don't know what my monthly bill will be as I was quoted one thing by the first tech I spoke to and have paperwork with 2 other numbers. I'm betting it'll be the highest number quoted ($109.95) + $5 for each of 3 STBs + taxes, so somewhere in the range of 150/month. Oh yeah, no mention of an installation/activation charge, tho I understand there WILL be one.
I think Verizon would still get the subscribers if they disclosed the terms in advance, and it would be much better for them PR wise to do so. As for arbitration, that's standard now in contracts. Legally binding is another question altogether. | | |
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 a333A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY | reply to Lemmings
oh god... even more anon posts...
dude, Verizon is, at the moment, the ONLY baby bell pouring billions of $$$'s and deploying FULL FTTH on a mass scale. Take your head out of the portfolio already...... | |
| reply to Lemmings
said by Lemmings :
Wow, i can't believe some of the comments left here.
For those of you who are more than willing to do as you are told, you are my prime target in my future business. It is people like you that allow corporations such as Verizon, to continue to do as they please, and on top of it, profit massively from your lack of intuition or common sense.
Verizon is not offering anything new to the market. They are just offering a technology that has long existed, which we have been depraved of for far too long.
You people will be my target demographic... I like to call you "Lemmings"
Gimme a break.
As much as I loathe our telephone monopolies intent, ignorance, and incompetence, to suggest that they are profiteering or scheming to "screw" their customers is ridiculous.
Verizon has taken the bait laid by the FCC and is undergoing a national forklift-upgrade of epic proportions to bring us fiber, for about $20 a month in potential additional revenue.
AT&T looked at the proposal and saw nothing but red ink - and I suspect they're right. Previous expeditions like FIOS made for a quick trip to bankruptcy court, with the shareholders taking it in the shorts.
Copper may be old, but its paid for, and it is capable of delivering incredibly high-speed services, if we desire to pay for them. | |
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