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Re: Statistics are fun said by jester121:said by funchords:No, they're all overcharging. The last paragraph of the article linked above says, "However, prices in the U.S. have been relatively flat, which Johnson blames on local markets that are still monopolies or duopolies." Static prices while speeds increase = NOT FLAT PRICES (the entire story is about dollars per Mbps). If they were overcharging they'd be hemorraging customers, and they aren't. More accurate would be to say "They're charging more than Robb thinks is fair."  I disagree, I believe the reason they are not hemorrhaging customers is simple, and for two reasons: 1) There's no other place for said customers to go, and 2) Said customers don't even know how much they're being taken for. |
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| said by PapaMidnight:I disagree, I believe the reason they are not hemorrhaging customers is simple, and for two reasons: 1) There's no other place for said customers to go, and 2) Said customers don't even know how much they're being taken for. 1. Sure there is. All customers have a choice to no longer be customers.
2. Sure they do. It's on their monthly bill.
(Oh, did you mean "taken for" as in, "taken advantage of" or "hoodwinked"? Well that's a pretty subjective view isn't it?) |
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1 edit | In the UK 71% of people surveyed felt that broadband was as essential a need as food and water. In many cases people's livelihoods depend on their access to the internet. And even when it doesn't, the internet connects people to the rest of the world. Cutting a person off is akin to cutting off phone service. So no, they don't have the "option" to quit.
This is evidenced by the fact that EVEN DURING A RECESSION more and more people are signing up for broadband, even though they're constantly being gouged. |
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| said by sonicmerlin:In the UK 71% of people surveyed... Who was surveyed and how was it conducted?
For all we know it could've been an online survey done on the UK equivalent of DSLR. |
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kudos:5 | said by NSA_CIA :said by sonicmerlin:In the UK 71% of people surveyed... Who was surveyed and how was it conducted? Ofcom broadband report: not online is not included
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