 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | Absolutely It is absolutely false advertising. |
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| said by Matt:It is absolutely false advertising. All advertising is "false" to the extent that they play up the positives of the product and not the limitations. As long as they don't flat out lie, then the FTC isn't going to do anything about it.
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by fAcEtIOUs:said by Matt:It is absolutely false advertising. All advertising is "false" to the extent that they play up the positives of the product and not the limitations. As long as they don't flat out lie, then the FTC isn't going to do anything about it. I agree, but it's pretty obvious they are blatantly lying. Just because a portion of their network is fiber optic, doesn't mean it's fiber optic internet.
To be honest, regular users don't give a damn how they get their internet, so this probably only pisses us geeks off.
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to Matt
most customers cant tell a Motorola cable modem from a DSL Modem from a Linksys router. Fiber is the current catchphrase in marketing for data services. in another 10 years it might be lasers or subspace radio. trust me the marketing departments will find technobabble to throw at customers in TV ads.
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to fAcEtIOUs
Exactly... a gasoline burning car a 'zero emissions' car.
So they come up with a new name 'partial zero emissions' (how do you have partial zero?). Just another form of bending the truth/reality for sales purposes. Is it illegal? No
Is it misleading? Hell Yeah! Does it work ? You better believe it. They wouldn't do it if it didn't work.
Just because a portion of the network to the neighborhood uses fiber optics, they can claim that its 'fiber optic technology'. Is it FTTH? NO! They'd be sued selling FTTN as FTTH.
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| said by en102:Exactly... a gasoline burning car a 'zero emissions' car. So they come up with a new name 'partial zero emissions' (how do you have partial zero?). Ever see a 0% financing deal where it was actually 0.9%? It's not 1, so it must be 0! |
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en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to eyekahn
Re: Absolutely That would be 'pzev' financing... Partially zero 
Something pretending to be zero that isn't. Clean emissions != zero emissions.
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Definition: PZEV is an acronym for Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle. PZEVs are modern vehicles with advanced engines equipped with cutting-edge emissions controls. PZEVs run on gasoline, yet offer extremely clean emissions with zero evaporative emissions. However some PZEVs don't concurrently offer outstanding fuel mileage, with the majority of them falling in line with current model year averages.
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said by Matt:Just because a portion of their network is fiber optic, doesn't mean it's fiber optic internet. If you want to use that as the argument though, then FIOS isn't technically "fiber optic internet" either. Since the light is electrically turned into coax/ethernet/telephone and sent into the house. No fiber ever connects to customer equipment.
As long as no one is saying they have FTTH/P when they do not, they are not false advertising. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to Matt
keep in mind that marketing doesnt lie, they just "Enhance" the truth. yea it had to be said.
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said by nukscull :said by Matt:Just because a portion of their network is fiber optic, doesn't mean it's fiber optic internet. If you want to use that as the argument though, then FIOS isn't technically "fiber optic internet" either. Since the light is electrically turned into coax/ethernet/telephone and sent into the house. No fiber ever connects to customer equipment. As long as no one is saying they have FTTH/P when they do not, they are not false advertising. dial up is fiber optic internet cause it goes over fiber someware along the line |
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