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SAM Hunter$

join:2001-05-11
USA

Free is a four letter word.

There is no such thing as free. Is the Internet free? I pay $49.00 for my DSL ISP and $30.00 per month for the Telco just to access the "free" Internet. That is $79.00 per month. I soon will be dropping to a $12.95 dial up account but will be keeping the phone ONLY for the Internet connection. (I use cellular for everything else.) So that is $42.50 per month minimum there. That Sure doesn't sound like free Internet to me. (Please don't mention the library Internet access!) I pay something like $7.00 per month to pay everything electronically online directly from my bank account. So tack on $7.00 per month more for the free Internet. I also pay for an online Consumer Report's subscription.

Bottom line is if people want it or need it and can't get it for free OR conveniently they will pay--especially if it is affordable to them. It costs about $30.00 to have Jiffy Lube change your oil. You can easily do it yourself just for the cost of the oil, say $7.50. No special skills or tools required. So do most of you do it yourself for $7.50 or do you pay the $30.00? A no-brainer!
permalink · 2002-03-18 14:56:10 · Print · Reply to this
edwscott

join:2001-06-18
Englewood, CO

Re: Free is a four letter word.

The fact that we already pay for ISP's makes it even less likely that people will pay for sites as CNN.

If people are right that the lazy will pay, then they will lead the way for the rest of us to pay.

If very few people pay, the providers will need to rethink their business model. Provide less content, maybe, but not charge!
permalink · 2002-03-20 16:11:48 · Reply to this
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