Matt
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The recession isn't as dire as a lot of folks would have you believe. Most companies did have to trim their budgets and shore up their balance sheets, but aside from the financial industry and the car industry (that has always teetered on the brink of failure), the majority of other industries are doing just fine. This is further proof of that.
Historically, this recession is no worse than ones we've experienced throughout history. Although it is creeping toward being one of the longest recessionary periods we've had, it's nowhere near being one of the deepest. |
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baineschile
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| How many articles are you reading on MSN and CNN on how to "trim the bills in this economic crunch"? One thing that is always on the list is cutting down, or out in some cases, Television. Kudos to UVerse, FiOS, and now Comcast for proving that people WANT TV and Internet, and are willing to cut out other amenities in their life. |
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bn1221
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Cortland, NY | reply to Matt
It might be that people have nothing else to do than watch TV since they have no jobs. I have a job so I trim my costs. If I was unemployed I'd bump up my channel lineup. |
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sturmvogel
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said by baineschile  :How many articles are you reading on MSN and CNN on how to "trim the bills in this economic crunch"? One thing that is always on the list is cutting down, or out in some cases, Television. Kudos to UVerse, FiOS, and now Comcast for proving that people WANT TV and Internet, and are willing to cut out other amenities in their life. People do NOT want what CC provides, people have NO CHOICE and settle for the stuff that is available.
Many people, including me, cannot get FiOS or DSL, so we have to use CC. No, I do not WANT it, but I have no choice for the Internet access that I need.
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sturmvogel
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said by Matt :but aside from the financial industry and the car industry (that has always teetered on the brink of failure), the majority of other industries are doing just fine. This is further proof of that. Historically, this recession is no worse than ones we've experienced throughout history. Although it is creeping toward being one of the longest recessionary periods we've had, it's nowhere near being one of the deepest. Yes, since the financial industry not being too important, the fact that is just one that is not doing too well is not of concern. Hey, don't let a heart attack stop you, it is just one organ and all the others are doing fine separately. That leg twitching there looks really healthy and those teeth are blindingly white and shiny scattered all over the floor when we fell due to that small heart attack.
Yes, this recession is not worse than others. Maybe as it gets worse, we will hear is not at bad as the 1929 one, then as we pass that level, hey we are cool, we survived the 1929 one, so it is not that bad...
I still remember idiotic articles wondering in 2008 if we were really in a recession while most people were struggling.
Does disconnection from reality and short sightedness mean anything in your world ?
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Matt
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| said by sturmvogel :Yes, since the financial industry not being too important, the fact that is just one that is not doing too well is not of concern. Hey, don't let a heart attack stop you, it is just one organ and all the others are doing fine separately. Yes, this recession is not worse than others. Maybe as it gets worse, we will hear is not at bad as the 1929 one, then as we pass that level, hey we are cool, we survived the 1929 one, so it is not that bad... I still remember idiotic articles wondering in 2008 if we were really in a recession while most people were struggling. Does disconnection from reality and short sightedness mean anything in your world ? FYI, I work in the financial industry. |
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sturmvogel
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| said by Matt :said by sturmvogel :Yes, since the financial industry not being too important, the fact that is just one that is not doing too well is not of concern. Hey, don't let a heart attack stop you, it is just one organ and all the others are doing fine separately. Yes, this recession is not worse than others. Maybe as it gets worse, we will hear is not at bad as the 1929 one, then as we pass that level, hey we are cool, we survived the 1929 one, so it is not that bad... I still remember idiotic articles wondering in 2008 if we were really in a recession while most people were struggling. Does disconnection from reality and short sightedness mean anything in your world ? FYI, I work in the financial industry. Heh, if you think it is no big deal that it is in such shambles makes me wonder if you are in a leadership position ? How's that bonus ? Six figures ? Cool, all's well then !
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S_engineer
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I'm sure your right to a certain percentage. It would truly be an interesting study as to what people are using HSI for. A part of that question should be "are you actually the one paying for it?".
Comcast has done well by bundling all three services at a semi-fair price. Their HSI itself works great, it's when you have to have service to that HSI that turns out to be frustrating! |
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Matt
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said by sturmvogel :Heh, if you think it is no big deal that it is in such shambles makes me wonder if you are in a leadership position ? How's that bonus ? Six figures ? Cool, all's well then ! We lost several customers, but gained several more back. As I said, the recession is not as bad as most would have you believe. It is a bad recession, but depression-comparison worthy it is not. |
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said by sturmvogel :said by baineschile :How many articles are you reading on MSN and CNN on how to "trim the bills in this economic crunch"? One thing that is always on the list is cutting down, or out in some cases, Television. Kudos to UVerse, FiOS, and now Comcast for proving that people WANT TV and Internet, and are willing to cut out other amenities in their life. People do NOT want what CC provides, people have NO CHOICE and settle for the stuff that is available. Many people, including me, cannot get FiOS or DSL, so we have to use CC. No, I do not WANT it, but I have no choice for the Internet access that I need. You are truly a stupid person. No wonder you have an Obama picutre |
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captain456
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said by sturmvogel :said by Matt :but aside from the financial industry and the car industry (that has always teetered on the brink of failure), the majority of other industries are doing just fine. This is further proof of that. Historically, this recession is no worse than ones we've experienced throughout history. Although it is creeping toward being one of the longest recessionary periods we've had, it's nowhere near being one of the deepest. Yes, since the financial industry not being too important, the fact that is just one that is not doing too well is not of concern. Hey, don't let a heart attack stop you, it is just one organ and all the others are doing fine separately. That leg twitching there looks really healthy and those teeth are blindingly white and shiny scattered all over the floor when we fell due to that small heart attack. Yes, this recession is not worse than others. Maybe as it gets worse, we will hear is not at bad as the 1929 one, then as we pass that level, hey we are cool, we survived the 1929 one, so it is not that bad... I still remember idiotic articles wondering in 2008 if we were really in a recession while most people were struggling. Does disconnection from reality and short sightedness mean anything in your world ? Maybe you're the idiot for not understanding that you can't know you are in a recession until you have already been in one for a minimum of 6 months. Maybe those articles aren't so idiotic for wondering something that was IMPOSSIBLE to know at the time. |
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sturmvogel
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| said by captain456 :said by sturmvogel :said by Matt :but aside from the financial industry and the car industry (that has always teetered on the brink of failure), the majority of other industries are doing just fine. This is further proof of that. Historically, this recession is no worse than ones we've experienced throughout history. Although it is creeping toward being one of the longest recessionary periods we've had, it's nowhere near being one of the deepest. Yes, since the financial industry not being too important, the fact that is just one that is not doing too well is not of concern. Hey, don't let a heart attack stop you, it is just one organ and all the others are doing fine separately. That leg twitching there looks really healthy and those teeth are blindingly white and shiny scattered all over the floor when we fell due to that small heart attack. Yes, this recession is not worse than others. Maybe as it gets worse, we will hear is not at bad as the 1929 one, then as we pass that level, hey we are cool, we survived the 1929 one, so it is not that bad... I still remember idiotic articles wondering in 2008 if we were really in a recession while most people were struggling. Does disconnection from reality and short sightedness mean anything in your world ? Maybe you're the idiot for not understanding that you can't know you are in a recession until you have already been in one for a minimum of 6 months. Maybe those articles aren't so idiotic for wondering something that was IMPOSSIBLE to know at the time. I do happen to know what the DEFINITION of a recession is. However, trying to create questions for POLITICAL reasons regarding something that was obvious at the time given the RATE of financial collapse is hilarious.
Are we in a nosedive in this plane ?? Not at all, the definition of nosedive is 75 degrees for 2 minutes and we have been at 73 for only 110 seconds, what kind of idiotic question is that ???
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sturmvogel
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said by captain456 :
You are truly a stupid person. No wonder you have an Obama picutre
Thank you for the kind words. I should consider myself fortunate that the message was not more garbled by the misspelling while you were calling me names.
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JPL
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Except for one thing. Comcast LOST 78,000 video customers last quarter. They added alot of voice and HSI customers, and a healthy number of their customers went digital. However, they still continue to lose video customers - although at 78,000 the bleeding has definitely slowed for them (the lost over 400,000 video customers in the second half of 2008).
I think this all points to one trend - bundling sells. People really like having that option - which is why they added all those voip and hsi customers.
As for the comment about TV doing well in a recession because more people are home (due to lost jobs) and are therefore watching more TV... I think that misses the boat, to be honest. People substitute when times get tough. When times are good, they go out to dinner and a movie, or a play, a few times a month. That gets pricey (especially with a family - and as a father of 4 - soon to be 5 - I can't take my kids out to a movie without procuring financing first). As a result, people substitute. Instead of going to the movies, they rent... or they sign up for cable. I think that's what you're seeing. And I think the bundling really makes that an attractive option. |
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said by sturmvogel :People do NOT want what CC provides, people have NO CHOICE and settle for the stuff that is available. Many people, including me, cannot get FiOS or DSL, so we have to use CC. No, I do not WANT it, but I have no choice for the Internet access that I need. I can get DSL, but I WANT Comcast HSI.
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