Jmartz
join:2000-07-20
Tenafly, NJ
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Re: Maiella
said by Attack Gypsy  :They get the basics. TV (Gold package) , Internet (15/2 tier), and Phone, for free. Anything above that they pay for. They pay for PPV, the 30/5 tier, 2 phone line, as well as boxes and taxes on the account. I had 3 boxes, 1 a DVR, the 30/5 tier, and the basics, and paid about 40 some off bucks a month. Someone in my family worked for clearview for a while and he got 2 boxes for free, io gold, playboy, optimum online and optimum voice. No taxes, no franchise fees, or anything were paid. The bill was $0. The boxes would not work with VOD... the free stuff would not work and interactive channels would not work. But everything was free. |
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n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
 ·Optimum Online
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Re: bad
said by HydroponiK :Need more competition....can't wait til FIOS is available in my area, then I'm dropping CV like it's hot. FiOS is in my area and there is no bargain. You can play them off of each other by switching yearly but expect to pay about the same no matter who you choose. Also, be prepared to pay more for FiOS voice service because they still tack on all of the standard telco fees such as the "FCC Line Charge".
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Attack Gypsy
join:2007-05-10
Bridgeport, CT
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·Optimum Online
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Re: Maiella
said by Jmartz :Maiella doesn't care that it's below the rate of inflation... considering he gets all three services for FREE. As a matter of fact, nobody at Cablevision pays for their cable... not even people who work for Clearview.. it's a free ride all around for everyone. I used to work for CV. That statement is not quite true.
They get the basics. TV (Gold package) , Internet (15/2 tier), and Phone, for free. Anything above that they pay for. They pay for PPV, the 30/5 tier, 2 phone line, as well as boxes and taxes on the account. I had 3 boxes, 1 a DVR, the 30/5 tier, and the basics, and paid about 40 some off bucks a month.
Please note, this is an industry standard benefit. Many of these companies offer it as a benefit. It's an employee retainer that really doesn't cost them anything.
Not quite a free ride. More like a highly discounted one. Now I'm paying almost 200 bucks a month for what I had. So, about 20%. |
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
Premium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs:
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said by SLD :If that is true, why do they keep pointing to programming costs from networks as the driving force behind the price increases? It costs the company virtually nothing as the benefit in having the product in the employee homes and giving them hands on experience outweighs the programming costs.
Hob
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SLD
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join:2002-04-17 | reply to hobgoblin
If that is true, why do they keep pointing to programming costs from networks as the driving force behind the price increases? |
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
Premium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs:
| reply to Jmartz
said by Jmartz :Maiella doesn't care that it's below the rate of inflation... considering he gets all three services for FREE. As a matter of fact, nobody at Cablevision pays for their cable... not even people who work for Clearview.. it's a free ride all around for everyone. Its called a benefit for working for a company. Nothing wrong with that. It costs the company virtually nothing.
Hob
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"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
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Jmartz
join:2000-07-20
Tenafly, NJ
| reply to HydroponiK
Maiella doesn't care that it's below the rate of inflation... considering he gets all three services for FREE. As a matter of fact, nobody at Cablevision pays for their cable... not even people who work for Clearview.. it's a free ride all around for everyone. |
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HydroponiK
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Premium
join:2001-08-03
New Jersey | bad
Need more competition....can't wait til FIOS is available in my area, then I'm dropping CV like it's hot.
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