micl
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Re: Riding the fence
said by coastdweller4  :
Economics
As soon as you state what your limit is, someone will undersell you for the sake of taking your business whether they can handle the added business or not. Today, everyone thinks they can be a broadband, webhosting, ISP, provider.
Comcast is obviously protecting their assets (Their customer base) yet allowing the customer to think there is no limit, and that friends is riding the fence.
Nothing wrong with it.
Whether they are protecting their assets or not, they can't just lie to their customers in the name of competition.
If any customers reasonably rely on their representation of unlimited bandwidth and then get disconnected for excercising their "unlimited bandwidth", then Comcast in running afoul of fair trade practices and should be held accountable.
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AthlGrond
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| said by micl :
..."unlimited bandwidth", then Comcast in running afoul of fair trade practices and should be held accountable. ...
They never said "unlimited bandwidth", they said an "unlimited connection". (or something equally vague) The running theory is that the claim is to the fact that you can stay connected as much as you like (unlike dialup).
And if you read the TOS you will see that the connection is most certainly limited. Although there isn't a clear bandwidth limit stated, there are plenty of other kinds of limits. (No servers for example.)
I don't think any legal action is going to work in this case. |
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micl
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| said by AthlGrond :
They never said "unlimited bandwidth", they said an "unlimited connection". (or something equally vague) The running theory is that the claim is to the fact that you can stay connected as much as you like (unlike dialup).
WTF does 'unlimited connection' mean? I would argue that using the term "unlimited" is an accepted term in the marketplace that means "unlimited bandwidth". If unlimited connection means "always on", then I think they would have used that term since that is the accepted terminology that most everyone else uses in the industry.
Splitting hairs is no defense.
[edit: clarity]
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AthlGrond
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| said by micl :
Splitting hairs is no defense.
LOL, tell that to Clinton.
Seriously, legally it is a defense.
Only morally is it a crime.
BTW they no longer use the term. I guess they decided they didn't offer unlimited service anymore. |
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tonytoca
join:2000-12-18
Gainesville, FL |  reply to micl
Touche !!!!...."Unlimited Connection" does not mean "fat pipe" does it? I was duped into thinkin unlimited connection meant "always-on" aka no fuzzy ack tones purring down my telephone line.
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