aTmFan
join:2003-01-20
Knoxville, TN
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Re: Watchdogs: Cable gouges broadband users
Quick question.....
How is Comcast or any other cable company any different than say SBC or McDonald's or any other for-profit company for that matter? They all charge a lower rate/price if you BUNDLE services/products. So why doesn't anyone bitch and moan about the tremendous difference in getting a Big Mac at $3.29 or whatever the hell it costs nowadays or $3.99 with a fries and a drink??(Someone probably has written Micky D's about this I'm sure! Is there a Hamburgerreports.com???)I can see it now!
McDonald's Price Gouging the Big Mac only people!!
"This is some kind of scam. I want my Big Mac to be just a cheap if I only want that one thing. Who cares if I can get fries and a drink for .70 more. I want fair pricing, damn that Hamburglar! Ripping me and the other Big Mac only people off...I am writing the Hamburger Franchising Authority!! This is illegal. Burger King has the Whopper on sale, how come I can't buy a Whopper on this side of the road.......IT'S A DAMN BURGER MONOPOLY!!!"
Why doesn't anyone cry about SBC or any other phone service charging more for a DSL connection if you don't have phone service through them?
sorry..... [getting off soapbox] 
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RONADYCKS
@attbi.com | THE POINT IS,
YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN A BIG MAC OR A WHOPPER.
I CAN ONLY GET THE BIG MAC AND THEY F*CK ME KNOWING THAT.
SO YOU SEE, AT LEAST YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHICH HAMBURGER YOU WANT..
COMPRENDE'? |
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halfband
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join:2002-06-01
Huntsville, AL
| said by RONADYCKS:
THE POINT IS,
YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN A BIG MAC OR A WHOPPER.
I CAN ONLY GET THE BIG MAC AND THEY F*CK ME KNOWING THAT.
SO YOU SEE, AT LEAST YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHICH HAMBURGER YOU WANT..
COMPRENDE'?
Yes, But your gonna hate this:
They are not charging you more for your Big Mac in places where you cant get a whopper, so how are you being treated different than someone in an area with a burger king.
and
Shouldn't you be complaining to burger king that you cant get a whopper in your area and not complaining that mickyD built near you and that they are able to sell you a big mac?
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triske
join:2002-02-15 |  reply to aTmFan
Help me Please????? can I order a White Casle with no Bun Please?? |
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dvd536
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
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[RANT]I dont know about TN but here in AZ it was on sale for .99 01/01/03 to 02/28/03. IMHO they arent worth anymore than that and REFUSE to pay more than 99 cents for a burger when theres at most 50 cents worth of ingredients in them. also notice how 'small' the big mac has gotten? its like the size of a kiddie burger now[/RANT]
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK
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There's a difference.
In your example, people get a price break for buying more.
In the Comcast example, people get penalized and charged a higher rate for daring to use the competition.
It's not 'bundling discount' but "Charge anyone who uses a competitor double"
The simple solution is to not ban bundling but allow the consumer to designate which service is the primary or secondary service to then, and the low price is always on the primary.
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