Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20873352 en Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:55:35 EDT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:55:35 EDT Re: Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20874918 supergirl :
said by KrK See Profile :

No, they are smart and savvy shoppers.

People who research purchases and take extra time and effort to save money. They aren't bottom feeders, nor are they abusers. They're just smart.

If companies don't like bargain shoppers, then they should simply stop using misleading advertising and gimmicks like rebates.
I research every purchase. And, I HATE rebates. Rebates are a scam--many people will forget to send them in or it is a pain--wait 4-6 weeks. Comparison shopping is exactly what the Internet is for exactly. And, I can wait for the price drop--unlike idiots waiting a week in line for the new iPhone.

AT&T added a lot of DSL customers, at that $9.95 rate, when they jacked dial-up to $21.95. VZ justs seems to be changing DSL to FIOS. The other thing killing the Telcos is the cheap phone service from the Cable Cos--which can be up to $30 a month cheaper. Cable is selling on price points and the Telcos are selling on a technology few get (FIOS) or few understand (UVerse). Since it looks like a bleak future for the Telcos, especially AT&T, then it is certainly bleak for Indie Voip companies (ala Vonage).
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-Supergirl]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20874918 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:43:28 EDT Re: Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20874725 THX 1138 : I guess I'm a Bottom Feeder. I get Elite DSL, Long Distance, Local Calling, and Wireless for $77/month. These are stable month-to-month prices that aren't going to time out.

Granted, I pay what you pay for Elite DSL. My long distance is the Online One-Rate [or whatever it's called] and I have no friends to call anyway :-( , my local calling is Measured Rate without any bells and whistles, and my Wireless is an old company-sponsored plan that's grandfathered in and which my wireless provider is forever trying to entice me to "upgrade" out of.

I go for the deals and dump the crappy pricing. Bottom Feeding is just smart consumerism. I'd feel like a chump if I got any of these bundle "deals" that would bend me over a barrel for hundreds of dollars a month.

('Devil Shoppers'. I like that. I can use it as a negotiating tool with a phone rep; "Don't make me Devil Shop you!")

Bottom Feeders Unite!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20874725 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:06:45 EDT Re: Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20874032 guitarzan :
said by KrK See Profile :

No, they are smart and savvy shoppers.

People who research purchases and take extra time and effort to save money. They aren't bottom feeders, nor are they abusers. They're just smart.

If companies don't like bargain shoppers, then they should simply stop using misleading advertising and gimmicks like rebates
Including gimmicks such as wanting Google...etc to pay for content crossing their customers monthly paid for connection or billing per byte or gigabyte overage on a hi speed tier the con artists dreamed up in the first place, designed to rip off & shaft their own customers. F that bullshit, they have to be aware customers will hopefully sooner rather than later tell them where to jam it.

I'm surprised these corporate hors has not rolled out a price increase/tax on internet due to higher gasoline prices.
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With out religion your are more suceptable to manipulation. Look at china, they banned religion. It's much easier to manipulate people who don't have any religious convictions.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20874032 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:46:24 EDT Re: Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873878 KrK : No, they are smart and savvy shoppers.

People who research purchases and take extra time and effort to save money. They aren't bottom feeders, nor are they abusers. They're just smart.

If companies don't like bargain shoppers, then they should simply stop using misleading advertising and gimmicks like rebates.
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"Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873878 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:11:07 EDT Re: Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873864 ninjatutle : Yes, it is exactly what they are, bottom feeders. Probably the same ones fighting over each other the day after thanksgiving at Walmart over $20 DVD players or $300 notebooks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873864 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:07:52 EDT Re: Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873590 KrK :
said by ninjatutle See Profile :

This is going to happen as customers jump from one provider to the next with incentives year after year. These are the customers you don't want anyways. The frugal bottom feeders. Best Buy calls them devil shoppers.
Yeah, stupid customers who take advantage of sales, read the fine print, use incentives, rebates, etc

What losers.

Customers should just hand over their wallets and let Corporations decide what they are going to give them and when.
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"Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873590 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:11:32 EDT Re: Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873401 ninjatutle : »Comcast Makes Wii Give Away Promotion Official

But this is not really a deal. They're getting screwed in year #2]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873401 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:37:02 EDT Re: Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873373 SilverSurfer :
said by ninjatutle See Profile :

This is going to happen as customers jump from one provider to the next with incentives year after year.
And what "incentives" would those be? Caps? Throttling? Those aren't incentives, chum...they're disincentives. And the more onerous they get, the more people will decide they no longer need BB.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873373 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:32:15 EDT Next quarter: Cable Takes A Beating http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873352 ninjatutle : This is going to happen as customers jump from one provider to the next with incentives year after year. These are the customers you don't want anyways. The frugal bottom feeders. Best Buy calls them devil shoppers. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20873352 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:27:51 EDT