 nerdburgPremium
join:2009-08-20
Schuylkill Haven, PA
kudos:1 | Comcast raises rates because they can. Comcast does not need to raise your rates, they are making record profits -- about a $billion just last quarter. They raise the rates based on what they think the market can bear.
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | said by nerdburg: They raise the rates based on what they think the market can bear. .. and is that not the definition of capitalism? ... supply and demand?
I'm sorry to say, but SOOOOOooooo many people are forgetting the negative impact of competition... soooo much money is spent by providers to compete with each other, which goes into the price they charge for their services.. AND, sooooo many games, rules, terms, restrictions, etc. are thrown on the customer in the scheme of the entire "competition game" as well.
The moral: there's never any win-win for everyone.. there's always a downside to every green pasture.. just have to deal with all the cow-patties in the path I suppose. |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA | I was considering putting a extra mailbox Up one for just verizon and comcast. Between 10 and 15 mailings every dam week between just them 2. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | ANOTHER good example of supply and demand...
Their demand to mail you has increased your need to supply more mail boxes.  |
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 jhboricuaExMod 2000-01
join:2000-06-06
Minneapolis, MN | reply to fiberguy
said by fiberguy:... and is that not the definition of capitalism? ... supply and demand? That would assume that there is competition, which in this case anyone with common sense can see there is not.
I bet you that if any market was spared of this latest round of rate increases, it would be one of the few ones were Comcast ACTUALLY has to compete.
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA | Wrong , So far the rate increase has only been announced in the freedom region. Fios, comcast,dish and Direct are available in most of the freedom region. |
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said by fiberguy:said by nerdburg: They raise the rates based on what they think the market can bear. .. and is that not the definition of capitalism? ... supply and demand? No, that is the definition of an oligarchic pricing mechanism; little or no direct competiton, territorial exclusivity and price collusion.
said by fiberguy:I'm sorry to say, but SOOOOOooooo many people are forgetting the negative impact of competition... soooo much money is spent by providers to compete with each other, which goes into the price they charge for their services.. AND, sooooo many games, rules, terms, restrictions, etc. are thrown on the customer in the scheme of the entire "competition game" as well. What total bullshit. Competition drives down prices, encourages differentiation between providers and promotes value-added services and reasonable, competive pricing. The "many games, rules, terms, restrictions, etc... thrown on the customer in the scheme of the entire 'competition game'" are the result of a lack of competition, rapacious marketing strategies, and a blatant attempt to bamboozle customers. The LARGE PRINT giveth, and the small print taketh away. Cavet emptor!
said by fiberguy:The moral: there's never any win-win for everyone.. there's always a downside to every green pasture.. just have to deal with all the cow-patties in the path I suppose. If by "everyone" you meant consumers, then you are correct; i.e., the usual scenario is corporations win/consumers lose. Likening these obfuscating marketing tactics which prevent establishing a level playing field leading to a competitive market to "cow-patties in the path" is highly appropriate. |
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 MurdocPremium
join:2009-02-08
Manitowoc, WI
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said by fiberguy:said by nerdburg: They raise the rates based on what they think the market can bear. .. and is that not the definition of capitalism? ... supply and demand? Are they sending oil through coaxial cable now? I better not leave an end disconnected, that would be a heck of a mess.  Supply and demand and speculation are used for big oil, it has no place in cable tv, or Internet, or phone. Its not drilled for, or kept in a tank! |
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