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dvarona

join:1999-11-29
Richmond Hill, NY
·Speakeasy

reply to en102
Re: TANSTAAFL

said by en102 See Profile :

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Basically - for those who have been stating that FiOS and Comcast are cheap....well, investors want to recoup on their investment.
I don't have a problem with businesses expecting to have their costs meet their expenses. However, I DO have a problem with companies talking out of both sides of their mouths: "we won't raise prices" to municipalities, and then raising their rates anyway. They want the best of both worlds without having to pay for it.


en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
·DSL EXTREME

The problem with that take is their 'legal' answer to that.

'We've lowered the cost on service the the per channel or per megabit level so you're getting more "value".'

We've added extra included cr@p (an extra HD channel or 2, tons of specialty programming like the knitting channel or the watching paint dry channel... So now, instead ot having 180 channels for $44.95, you have 220 channels for $52.. isn't that such a deal!?! We're not breaking any promises.
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Canada = Hollywood North


tc1uscg

join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
·VoiceEclipse

reply to dvarona
said by dvarona See Profile :

said by en102 See Profile :

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Basically - for those who have been stating that FiOS and Comcast are cheap....well, investors want to recoup on their investment.
I don't have a problem with businesses expecting to have their costs meet their expenses. However, I DO have a problem with companies talking out of both sides of their mouths: "we won't raise prices" to municipalities, and then raising their rates anyway. They want the best of both worlds without having to pay for it.
Now come on people.. get a clue.. How else to you expect them to pay for ALL those people you see in the commercial? However, I would be really worried if it took that MANY people just for one persons service. VZ is expensive in all areas of communications. Pay up or shut up. Money talks so if you don't like the price, go some where else. That will send a message to VZ. If you have no one else to turn to, sucks to be you.
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