elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA | Anti-Consumer? Not Much While sensational headlines may sell newspapers... there is nothing "Anti-Consumer" in raising ETF's, losing BTA, or capping usage/tethering.
ETFs are just a means to subsidize phones. Y'all seem to want expensive phones without paying up front for them ... thus, higher ETFs. No one is forcing you to sign such a contract.
Tethering caps, and other network management techniques benefit the consumer. Without some form of controls in place, of which caps are just one tool, the network can become unusable for the majority of subscribers, as is demonstrated with VMUSA. |
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| Sprint is raising the ETF because of the upcoming iPhone. Sprint will have to subsidize the iPhone more than Android phones. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to elray
said by elray:ETFs are just a means to subsidize phones. Y'all seem to want expensive phones without paying up front for them ... thus, higher ETFs. No one is forcing you to sign such a contract. ETFs are a way to make money off unhappy subs. you can bring your own handset and still get hit with ETF if you jump ship early.
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Oh YES! let me drop everything i'm doing regardless of who it affects to deal with your petty little problem! |
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elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA | said by dvd536:ETFs are a way to make money off unhappy subs. you can bring your own handset and still get hit with ETF if you jump ship early.
True, one doesn't have to get a phone subsidy to be subjected to an ETF, but if you're savvy enough to bring your own handset, why are you committing to a contract term? |
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