fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | Very simple solution... ... don't buy the phone. And, anyone who does is a sucker, fool, ignorant, and any other term that can describe them.
The way you teach these people a lesson is to not patronize them.. pure and simple. But, don't take the offer knowing the strings attached and then whine about it.
Government doesn't need to get involved.. this is purely a easy fix.. as soon as they realize no one would buy into this kinda thing, they will change their own tune.
However, in their defense.. if the phone TRULY is $530 outright and people want to take the $179 price, the ETF, if they state it up front, should not exceed the cost of the phone's outright price. Does that also mean people should be able to say "well, the phone is 6 months old, this isn't fair..."...? No! WHO used the phone and depreciated it? .. the end user.
Again.. if people don't like this, simply turn away from it and give your business to someone that you feel is being fair and a provider that makes you happy.. but, as I sit here and read this and all.. it just makes me think back to everyone that complained when a cable operator used the FBI to stop a modem hacker.. no one can sit here that got upset over a FBI/Cable modem issue calling it a "waste of resources" while supporting any government intervention, INCLUDING THE FCC, when that alone costs money - and no one is holding a gun to anyone's head to buy this. |
