said by jhudson2: Actually there is one more option available to disgruntled, gouged and dissatified consumers not expressed in your like-it-or-lump-it philosophy: use the forces of government to make AT&T offer unbundled products at competitive rates.
Yep and take away benefits used my many people to get more and pay less. Forcing unbundling just raises rates for everyone.
As much as bundling sucks for people who choose not to do it, this isn't isolated to cable television. You want to band 3 for a Dollar ads at grocery stores? You want to band loyalty rebates at car dealerships? You want to band coupons...seeing as those without coupons are unfairly charged more for the exact same item. And while we're there let us band rebates as surely someone won't have the correct coupon or made the deadline for sending it in.
Well crap...that means we have to ban all price increases since the person who buys the day after the price increase isn't charged the same amount as person who bought the day before.
The freedom of choice runs both ways. If you buy more goods and services from a company, you get the discount...if you don't...then you don't. It's simple and most every industry does it...and we would be pissed when they didn't.
Some are just pissed because THEY choose not to get the bundle and thus pay more. -- Made in America; tested in Japan.
