 DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | That's what happens when you take 30% increases Both AT&T and Verzion took HUGE increases on their budget DSL tiers, the tiers that were generating the record adds for them not too long ago.
People shop price. Raise the price = lower adds. Drop the price = higher adds.
Not exactly rocket science. |
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | said by Dogfather:Both AT&T and Verzion took HUGE increases on their budget DSL tiers, the tiers that were generating the record adds for them not too long ago. People shop price. Raise the price = lower adds. Drop the price = higher adds. Sort of. One of the big deals about Xtuple-Play deals is that it makes the customers much less likely to shop price. Switching TV providers requires a dish and/or new boxes. Switching telephone providers is painful. So for that $5-$10 discount, they also get some loyalty.
The Wii, McAfee, Rhapsody, etc. -- that's not just Comcast being nice (although those are nice things to have), they're also designed to keep you from jumping ship on a price shift.
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DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | I'm sorry I'm not following. It seems to be the X-play deals are all about price. But in the case of budget DSL, they were 1 year deals independent of x-play (at least Verizon and AT&T were). The only requirement was POTS which certainly the majority of people had/have.
And personally I don't think anyone stays with a company over Rhapsody or McAfee. They may sign up for a Wii (Comcast) or HDTV (Verizon). |
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | They are about price -- to get you initially. But once they've got you, you have to decide whether it is worth the hassle to switch it all again. With Internet, sure. With Cable and Phone -- that's a hassle. |
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