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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to priller
Re: well... said by priller:Unfortunately, the cable co's have managed to convince the general public that their $40/month service is actually a great deal! Unbelievable. Of course, Joe Consumer has no clue that it's VoIP .... it's "digital voice", right?  How old are you? Can't be that old to be honest. You've probably never seen a $50 to $250 phone bill in your life, huh?
With that in mind, I think THAT is how come people see $40 a month as not only a 'great deal' but a fabulously fantastic STEAL of a deal.
I also find a great deal wrong with your post period. Cable companies have managed to have a great deal for many reasons. For one, $40 is extremely cheap considering that telephone still can't touch that price point with copper, but players like AT&T will so long as they have television plans (uverse). Second, the cable companies didn't have to convince the public of anything.. the public isn't stupid and can figure it out on their own. $40 a month is a good deal considering we just came from an era of telephone charging a butt and arm for dial tone service with in this very decade. To this day, I can STILL pay MORE for the long distance side's base rate than the local dial-tone side at any major provider.
What I also find wrong is that people will still compare a service like Vonage to that of a managed phone provider like Cable or Telephone.. they are clearly in a different class.. and this comes from someone that has Qwest (1 line for stability + DSL), Comcast CDV (4 lines) and Vonage (2 lines)..
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priller
join:2000-10-20
Gainesville, VA
1 edit | said by fiberguy:said by priller:Unfortunately, the cable co's have managed to convince the general public that their $40/month service is actually a great deal! Unbelievable. Of course, Joe Consumer has no clue that it's VoIP .... it's "digital voice", right? How old are you? Can't be that old to be honest. You've probably never seen a $50 to $250 phone bill in your life, huh? Personal attacks, real nice.
If you must know, I'm over 50 and have paid those prices. That's why I would never pay the excessive cost of CDV. I only use PAYG VoIP providers. I can't remember when my monthly phone bill has been over $10.
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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kudos:3 | Asking you how old you are is not a personal attack. Being a little sensitive are you? .. or are you just not that good at separating emotion from a black and white text question?
I asked your age for a simple reason becuase most people that are YOUNGER do NOT understand or have ever seen a phone bill over $40 in their life, THAT'S why!
But anyway, if you are over 50 and have paid those kinds of bills before, I don't think you're being honest in calling a $40 service which includes both local and long distance as well as calling features that used to, alone, cost $40 excessive.
What I would call you is un-reasonable at best with that way of thinking. You're also trying to pass your $10 a month service off as normal when it's far from it; more of an exception to the 'norm'..
I'll accept your apology at anytime now for your inability to read a simple message and over react like so many do here. | | |
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I would be interested in knowing what service you have for less then $10 a month that provides free repairs, free equipment, had someone come out and install that equipment.
I'm guessing you have a lot of your own equipment and time in your "cheap" phone service. Most "joe consumers" as you named them, will have no idea how to install configure or fix it if something goes wrong.
You are being completely unrealistic trying to say "Joe Consumer" wants or has the capability to jump through the tech hoops you are willing to in order to save a few bucks.
BTW, do you have any children? I highly doubt it if your phone bills are so low.
Your ideals and pricing ideals are unrealistic IMHO for the average person/family.
said by priller:said by fiberguy:said by priller:Unfortunately, the cable co's have managed to convince the general public that their $40/month service is actually a great deal! Unbelievable. Of course, Joe Consumer has no clue that it's VoIP .... it's "digital voice", right? How old are you? Can't be that old to be honest. You've probably never seen a $50 to $250 phone bill in your life, huh? Personal attacks, real nice. If you must know, I'm over 50 and have paid those prices. That's why I would never pay the excessive cost of CDV. I only use PAYG VoIP providers. I can't remember when my monthly phone bill has been over $10. VoIP.ms Callcentric VoIPVoIP | |
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