JasonOD
@comcast.net
| reply to benc
Re: Text Messages Cost $1,342,177.28 per GB
You don't have to text BTW. This is a value add and it would be bad business if they didn't try to obtain maximum revenue. It also provides some cash-flow stability. If there is a competitive or market driven reason for them to not charge so much, they won't. And it's not like other industries don't do this. Ink is a major cash cow for the printer industry. Overages may be the next cash cow for the Telco's and Cableco's as well. |
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canesfan2001
join:2003-02-04
Hialeah, FL | You don't have to text, but for those of us who know we're getting ripped off, educating others can help lower our costs.
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james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| reply to JasonOD
said by JasonOD :
it would be bad business if they didn't try to obtain maximum revenue. That's exactly the short-sighted attitude that has caused long respected companies to lose loyal customers who have bought their products for decades.
Yeah, it makes sense for the CEO and shareholders who will bail out in 2 years, but the company is completely screwed after those 2 years when the once loyal customers decide to shop elsewhere.
Would you rather rip me off for $50 right now and never see me again, or would you rather I give you $10 a week for the rest of my life? |
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DonLibes
Premium,ExMod 2001
join:2003-01-19
| said by james  :said by JasonOD :
it would be bad business if they didn't try to obtain maximum revenue. That's exactly the short-sighted attitude that has caused long respected companies to lose loyal customers who have bought their products for decades. Yeah, it makes sense for the CEO and shareholders who will bail out in 2 years, but the company is completely screwed after those 2 years when the once loyal customers decide to shop elsewhere. Would you rather rip me off for $50 right now and never see me again, or would you rather I give you $10 a week for the rest of my life? How can you call such customers "loyal" if they leave over anything above rock-bottom prices? Or do you really mean "lazy" or "illogical" customers who knowingly pay more than they have to under some bizarre belief that the company will treat long-time customers better than brand-new customers? |
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