Deadpool
Go Sens Go
Premium,VIP
join:2001-03-29
Canada
 ·Bell Sympatico
| reply to HiVolt
Re: please provide constructive feedback- Bell CPE
said by HiVolt  :5+ years at $10/month is a $600+, that's just nuts if you ask me. At LEAST after 2-3 years they should stop charging, man, the modem is PAID for! By that logic, anyone who has been with their respective provider for long enough to have paid the costs of provisioning them, should stop!
Which I'm sure many would agree to that... 
But seriously though, it's like an insurance plan that you may never use, but it's nice to have if something goes wrong.
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HiVolt
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Premium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
clubs:
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
| That's fine Deadpool, they should still offer to rent modems, and that SHOULD be their default, but for christ sake, when a customer wants to, let them use their own modem, or purchase it from Bell.
Business customers have been able to use their modem for years. I don't see a point in forcing the residential people to pay rental, other than pure cash grab.
Most of us techsavvy people have a spare or two modems. I have 5, LOL).
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Cymbaline
join:2004-05-21
H0H0H0
| Quote:
Most of us techsavvy people have a spare or two modems. I have 5, LOL).
Endquote:
And where are these 5 modems coming from? Not only does the rental act as insurance if the modem ever dies, but it also covers theft.
Call your landlord up and tell him that because you've paid rent long enough to buy the appartment that you should no longer pay rent. |
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bylo
Premium
join:2004-05-04
Waterloo, ON
| said by Cymbaline :And where are these 5 modems coming from? Not only does the rental act as insurance if the modem ever dies, but it also covers theft. eBay lists 100s of DSL modems for as little as $20 each.
Call your landlord up and tell him that because you've paid rent long enough to buy the appartment that you should no longer pay rent. A better analogy: If you don't want to pay rent you can buy a home, in which case you're responsible for maintenance, repair, upgrades, etc. Bell offers no such option. |
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Billy-Bob
@drlogick.com
| bylo said it just in the words I would have. This topic is about feedback to Bell. This is feedback in my eyes that could be a good move in their part.
I never wanted to get off topic with Doctor Olds, as I have read alot of his posts with the Speedstream 5200 modem and he seems to have a lot of knowledge with them. Would I say purchase a modem from ebay, NO you don't know what your getting. I am just saying this is an option alot of people would like, and allot of people may switch providers because of this. Maybe not but I was one that did. Just do a DSL search and veiw the competitors that have this option avaliable. I would have to say over 50%.
Not to sure if the rental act covers theft but I will look it up. |
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Deadpool
Go Sens Go
Premium,VIP
join:2001-03-29
Canada
·Bell Sympatico
| said by Billy-Bob:
Not to sure if the rental act covers theft but I will look it up.
No it doesn't. Your home insurance covers theft.
Sympatico would charge you for the modem and also give you a letter for your insurance company.
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Billy-Bob
@drlogick.com | Thanks Deadpool
That is what I thought about theft. I just did not want to say someone was incorrect without the truth. |
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Pringlz
@cable.rogers
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whatever8
| reply to Billy-Bob
"bylo said it just in the words I would have. This topic is about feedback to Bell. This is feedback in my eyes that could be a good move in their part." So let me get this straight...
Instead of paying ~$45.00 a month for internet service, which covers the $10.00 modem rental, and is on par with some of bells competitors...
you would rather pay $35.00 a month with the modem rental removed just so you can buy your own modem, but to use the house analogy, you would pay for repairs and upgrades on your line when they happen?
I would pay to see the look on your face when you recieve a letter stating: "im sorry sir, but we will be charging you an additional fee of $25.00 on top of your $35.00 for a local outage that happened in your area earlier last month. thank you!"
how about if bell changes DSL platforms? Say for example Lucent comes out with something better than DSLAM? (think back to the old DBIC to DSLAM upgrade)
Or if they upgrade speeds in your area. Right now, they would be free (like the 1.5 to 3.0) but you dont mind paying that upgrade fee, do you?
face facts: the only reason bell says there is a $10 modem fee is so they can claim the actual service is only ~$35 a month instead of saying its $45. That extra $10 you pay is NOT going to modem towards the modem rental, its going towards your service.
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Billy-Bob
@drlogick.com
| Pringlz, you are missing the point. Regardless if I am a business man or not. It has nothing to do with how they choose to allocate their fees which I do know how to. E.g. Construction Company. One company handles excavation fees and the other handles the forming. And so on for taxes and otherthings. But this is not about me.
Service providers of equal speeds or greater are offering their service with no modem rental for 29.95 @ 3mbps and or 33.95 @ 4mbps.
So now ask would you pay 29.95/month for 3mbps with NO modem rental fee (They provide you with a modem) or pay 44.95/month for 3mbps knowing you are paying a modem rental?
This shows how little you have read. How about you just pay me some money now and I could show you the face with all the money I am saving. You must be a strong believer in leasing a car!
-Mike-
Yeah AND?
So does all services. So what is your point? I can just say this with switching from BELL I am saving as little as $80/month to a high of $120. Through Phone and Internet.
Again this is a topic of Feedback to Im Listening not myself. |
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