techoncall$
join:2001-09-18
Charter-WI
| reply to titanium
Re: hand made...
Think about this. If you lose a movie from a video store you have to pay the 89.95 suggested retail cost.
If you lose a book from the library you have to pay the suggested retail cost.
You could go to a discount store and buy these items cheaper. This is how companies ensure that they will get their return on their investment if a customer loses or breaks it.
Just my 2 Cents--Flame Away 
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The views expressed may not directly reflect those of my employer, Charter Communications |
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cybermud
join:2000-08-25
Chicago, IL
| I agree with you wholeheartedly, but often times, AT&T specifies that it is their responsibility to pick up the modem. If they never do, then are you liable?
I also understand that most people aren't home during the day when tech's are out installing new modems and collecting old ones, so this is kind of a grey area.... |
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too lazy to register
@direcpc.com | reply to techoncall$
may or may not be handmade
but just like you said, you must pay the original price of a missing movie from a movie store
because they have a special license
im sure these modems have some sort of fcc license |
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JakCrow
join:2001-12-06
Palo Alto, CA | Actually, these Shark Fin modems are discontinued units from 3Com that you could by in the store for $150 to $199 dollars, so no, at&t has no grounds for charging $650 for it. |
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orgaz
join:2002-02-03
Edmonton, AB
|  reply to techoncall$
they also charge 49.95 for a network card that may or may not be brand-new out-of-the-box. Their justification is that they're also delivering this nic to your door, even though a tech is coming out anyways to install your service(which they're charging 49.95 for anyways; assuming its not a promo). |
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hsdguy
join:2001-06-17
Plymouth, MA | reply to JakCrow
AT&T can charge whatever they want.... Because they can! |
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