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Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI | Nothing new for existing triple play subscribers  | |
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obeythelaw
Premium
join:2003-04-16
Bayonne, NJ | i just signed up and opted for the 3 services for price of 2 plus free installation. | |
| tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| discount options pick your discount on Verizon's overpriced service:
Get *$150 BACK,
Or, 3 services for the price of 2. As low as $79.99/mo. for the first 6 mos. when $20/mo. savings is applied. ($99.99/mo. for months 7-12),
Or, $10/mo. OFF for 12 months. As low as $89.99/mo. for 1 year.
These kinds of discounts require a 1-year lockin.
Only want 2 services.. you'll pay just about the same for 2 services but get a $5 discount. Not very aggressive or generous at all. | |
| JonHB
join:2007-09-18
Huntington Beach, CA
1 edit | No bundle for me - I get screwed on the deal. I spend nearly $400/mo for FIOS phone, internet & TV and get ZERO discount!! They screw you if your internet is not bundled into it and they won't bundle it in if you get the business internet with static IP's. | |
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jaakobi
@rpi.edu | geesh hey Verizon, why not make the permanent cost lower? That would be way more tempting than forcing people to get a bundle (which they often don't want). These promotions suck. | |
| jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
3 edits | Meh I don't like gift cards. Give me a check in the mail. I gave you a check! Why is every company going this route now-a-days? at&t did this and many of the rebate companies are doing this too. What is the reason that these companies want to go the gift card route? Do people not use the entire balances on these Visa "gift cards" in time or what? Are there transaction fees? What's the deal...
It's irritating and difficult to use all of a gift card balance. If you try to get gas on them, you have to go inside. If you go out to it, it's not for the exact amount of the card. It's hard to keep track of and not worth it. I just want the cash so I can spend it where I want and when I want without any strings attached...
Oh, and I don't always want to bundle... I'll NEVER get a triple play. Double play with TV and internet is the most I'll do. I don't want contracts either. Forget that! | |
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brianmcd
join:2000-09-06
Norristown, PA
clubs: | Re: Meh I just take the gift cards and apply then in full to my Verizon FIOS Account. Nothing to remember and since I send them a smaller check it's as close as I can get to receiving cash. | |
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lew_b
join:2003-05-11
Poughkeepsie, NY | I just took the gift card to my credit union and they 'cashed' it for me.  | |
| | | jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
| Re: Meh said by lew_b  :I just took the gift card to my credit union and they 'cashed' it for me. That's a great idea if there are no fees. Thanks! | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| said by jjeffeory :I don't like gift cards. Give me a check in the mail. I gave you a check! Why is every company going this route now-a-days? at&t did this and many of the rebate companies are doing this too. What is the reason that these companies want to go the gift card route? Do people not use the entire balances on these Visa "gift cards" in time or what? Are there transaction fees? What's the deal all the crap fees you get with prepaid credit cards!
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aaronwt
Premium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Re: Meh said by dvd536 :said by jjeffeory :I don't like gift cards. Give me a check in the mail. I gave you a check! Why is every company going this route now-a-days? at&t did this and many of the rebate companies are doing this too. What is the reason that these companies want to go the gift card route? Do people not use the entire balances on these Visa "gift cards" in time or what? Are there transaction fees? What's the deal all the crap fees you get with prepaid credit cards! the card that Verizon gave me a couple of years ago didn't have any fees. If there were any they must have been after 12 or 24 months. I used it all in a few months. | |
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FastiBook
join:2003-01-08
Newtown, PA | Looks very tempting.... Might just be worth it to axe comcrap once and for all.....
- A
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LETS GO METS! | |
| | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Re: Looks very tempting.... You mean you're using Comcast when FiOS s available? Teh h0rr0r! | |
| Eek2121
Lovin Verizon FIOS
join:2002-10-12
Flanders, NJ | Misleading article Umm, the gift cards verizon gives ARE the same as cash. You can take them to the bank and cash them in or you can use them at any store. When i made a large purchase i used mine and it automatically deducted the entire amount of the gift card. | |
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abob
@comcast.net
| $$$$ many people view gift cards as money in the bank, as a result they tend to put them aside for another day, The only problem is that, the other day has an expiration date and the companys that issue these types of rebates/refunds hope that you will forget and thus they have actually never give you a rebate at all, Corporate america at its best.. | |
| | tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| Re: $$$$ said by abob :
many people view gift cards as money in the bank, as a result they tend to put them aside for another day, The only problem is that, the other day has an expiration date and the companys that issue these types of rebates/refunds hope that you will forget and thus they have actually never give you a rebate at all, Corporate america at its best..
If I remember correctly, there was some regulatory correction about gift cards that ended up changing... full fee and expriation date disclosure must be made to the end consumer EVEN IF delivered by a 3rd party. Also, many of these cards, if they are through a bank that took government money are supposed to play by a whole new set of consumer friendly rules, such as having NO EXPIRATION date on these kinds of gift cards. Store gift cards are a whole 'nother deal, because if the store goes bankrupt.. well, say adios. Keep that in mind if you do any of those christmas savings club things with the likes of Kmart/Sears this holiday season and they go belly up.
How does Comcast compete in the same footprint as Verizon with FIOS deployed? On the one hand, you pay 10-15% less just to be slapped in the face with a 250gb cap.. many customers will probably just pay the higher fee not to end up dealing with an inconsiderate corporate policy. The cap is like going to the mall, but they have no place to park your car. | |
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PGHammer
join:2003-06-09
Accokeek, MD
clubs:
 ·Comcast
| Re: $$$$ said by tmc8080 :said by abob :
many people view gift cards as money in the bank, as a result they tend to put them aside for another day, The only problem is that, the other day has an expiration date and the companys that issue these types of rebates/refunds hope that you will forget and thus they have actually never give you a rebate at all, Corporate america at its best..
If I remember correctly, there was some regulatory correction about gift cards that ended up changing... full fee and expriation date disclosure must be made to the end consumer EVEN IF delivered by a 3rd party. Also, many of these cards, if they are through a bank that took government money are supposed to play by a whole new set of consumer friendly rules, such as having NO EXPIRATION date on these kinds of gift cards. Store gift cards are a whole 'nother deal, because if the store goes bankrupt.. well, say adios. Keep that in mind if you do any of those christmas savings club things with the likes of Kmart/Sears this holiday season and they go belly up. How does Comcast compete in the same footprint as Verizon with FIOS deployed? On the one hand, you pay 10-15% less just to be slapped in the face with a 250gb cap.. many customers will probably just pay the higher fee not to end up dealing with an inconsiderate corporate policy. The cap is like going to the mall, but they have no place to park your car. Comcast competes by currently offering things that FIOS doesn't (such as slowing the spectrum-reclamation plan in FIOS areas; that way those that actually have TVs that have ClearQAM don't need STBs if they have Digital Starter or less, in most cases). Not needing STBs is very big in some households, especially given the lease fees that both Comcast and VZ charge on a per-TV basis; while VZ charges less for programming, you get whacked with not just higher STB lease fees, you need an STB on every TV. In quite a few Comcast systems in FIOS areas, digital-reclamation has not taken effect yet (I live in Prince George's County, in Maryland, and we have DOCSIS 3.0, but though we went ADS prior to FIOS getting deployed, there has been no analog-spectrum reclamation yet). With Comcast, we have just two STBs (one full-sized DCT-22xx, and one DCT-7xx). Cap-busting happens; however, usually there are reasons WHY it happens that go beyond the pale for a residential service. | |
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Verizon Again Tinkers With FiOS, DSL Promotions