 morboComplete Your Transaction
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morbo
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2008-Mar-14 10:47 am
hilarious"anytime after 3 years Charter will not offer any refunds"?!
at the current bid (near $15k), that would mean the monthly cost is more than $400! who in their right mind would consider this? |
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 StefaniaJezu Chryste, Kubi
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join:2003-03-17
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Stefania
Premium Member
2008-Mar-14 10:50 am
That's on top of considering the worst fact of all... you'd be using Charter. |
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 S_engineer
Premium Member
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL |
Why not...at $14000 a pop, charter only needs 1,357,143 of these fools to get out of debt! |
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 MrMoodyFree range slave
Premium Member
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
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MrMoody
Premium Member
2008-Mar-14 11:01 am
BidiotsJust goes to show what bidding fever does to certain people. I wonder how many of them seriously intend to pay. |
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Re: hilariousOh hell. They should have etched an image of the Virgin Mary into a cable modem and sold it on eBay. They'd have bids easily an order of magnitude above that...
Apparently the sucker birth rate has accelerated considerably above one per minute. |
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 pokesphIt Is Almost Fast
Premium Member
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA |
pokesph
Premium Member
2008-Mar-14 11:08 am
bids.Umm, uhh... I.. think.. I'll.. bid $1.00 Bob.. ..err Drew. |
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 Air WAV
join:2000-09-16
Saint Louis, MO |
Air WAV
Member
2008-Mar-14 11:08 am
LOL...Charter needs to pay me $14k to use their service! |
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kd6caeP2p Shouldn't Be A Crime
join:2001-08-27
Pittsfield, MA |
kd6cae
Member
2008-Mar-14 11:24 am
Wy is Charter is so much debt?I don't understand Charter. Here in Riverside, the network has been rock solid for the 2 years I've been on it, with only two outages in that entire time. Yet some of their other areas, such as nearby mountain communities, they won't upgrade their cable plant to even support modern high speed internet? then there's this claimed upgrade to 16/2, well where is it, and why haven't any of their markets here in Southern California certainly, seen this claimed new tier?
Could these be just some of the reasons they're so far in debt? |
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morboComplete Your Transaction
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morbo
Member
2008-Mar-14 11:27 am
those are symptoms of being so far in debt.
the cause: stupidly acquiring other companies/cable locations that they couldn't afford. |
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cahiatt
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join:2001-03-21
Smyrna, GA
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Re: Bidiots Petoskey, MI $25.00 3/12/2008 12:22 PM CDT
That's smart money right there.... |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
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What a bad idea.....I sincerely hope that nobody actually gets stuck paying for this "service". I wont even renew my cell phone contract (I have been month to month for years), let alone commit $15k to my cable company. If they offered some assurance that the winning bid would be honored even if they were bought then it might be a better deal, but capping it at 3 years is terrible. Some jerk is going to win and go take out a loan, then when Charter (is sold/imploads/etc) they (dumb consumer) will be stuck paying the bank a few hundred dollars a month for service they no longer have. |
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88615298 (banned)
join:2004-07-28
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Re: hilarioussaid by Stefania:That's on top of considering the worst fact of all... you'd be using Charter. Well in my area it's Charter or at&t and it's whopping 6 Mbps/512 kbps tier for $48( without phone service, $43 with ) or for $50 I can get 10 Mbps/1Mbps with Charter. |
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 DHRacerTech Monkey
join:2000-10-10
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to kd6cae
Re: Wy is Charter is so much debt?Not totally sure what you mean by "nearby mtn communities" but up here I've got 10/1 and it has been rock solid and working as expected. Now their TV plant is for sh!t up here (I miss DTV) but so far the Internet at least works and is fast. I've only had one major outage and that was for 1.5 months, though it was caused by the mountain fires not Charter. I'm still hoping Time Warner buys them. It would get cheaper and better.
No way this area ever gets 16/2, but frankly I'm just thankful it has 10/1. |
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deadzoned
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join:2005-04-13
Cypress, TX |
deadzoned
Premium Member
2008-Mar-14 12:30 pm
**Devil's always in the details isn't it? Wow, someone is going to get screwed hard when they win that auction for "Free service" for life.  |
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rid0617
Member
2008-Mar-14 12:48 pm
"Devil's always in the details isn't it? Wow, someone is going to get screwed hard when they win that auction for "Free service" for life"
And then announce they just sold the company |
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outofbounds
Anon
2008-Mar-14 12:49 pm
wowIf you are the winning bidder and outside the service area, will Charter build out to you to fufill the contract? If so, the $15K may be just right for someone that can't get BB. |
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 jester121
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join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL |
heheThat's like me optioning futures on my liver (available after I die of cirrhosis). |
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Re: wowsaid by outofbounds :
If you are the winning bidder and outside the service area, will Charter build out to you to fufill the contract? If so, the $15K may be just right for someone that can't get BB.
Read the fine print.. |
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 netwire
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join:2001-04-27
Dallas, NC |
netwire
Premium Member
2008-Mar-14 2:24 pm
I'm lost...I do not understand how this is "free service for life" I mean, you are still paying for it! Any idiot that placed a bid and truly intends to pay... I have no pity for them. |
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 gatorkramNeed for Speed
Premium Member
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC |
Fun and SportPeople spend a heck of a lot more money than this, all the time, every day. Ever been to Vegas? |
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Re: hilariousI'd love to hear the call to the billing department for the guy with the lifetime service after the company get's bought.
"No, see I payed $15,000 for lifetime internet access in 2008. No its not the platinum package, its the free internet for life deal that they only gave to me because I paid them $15,000. Just look in your computer. I already told you its not the platinum package, its the super special prepaid lifetime package only offered in 2008 and I won it because I outbid everyone. Don't you understand? Im the winner. OK, I'll hold." |
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 greendragon
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join:2003-09-20
Stewartville, MN |
ROFL |
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zed2608
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Cleveland, TN |
zed2608
Premium Member
2008-Mar-14 5:34 pm
16k16k now |
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 Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA |
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Re: hilariousI love it - you quote: $48 price (without phone service) for DSL and claim $50 for 10mbps cable - BUT it's actually $60/month for 10mbps cable bundled with TV, or $70 without TV.
$48 isn't close to $70, sorry. |
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88615298 (banned)
join:2004-07-28
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88615298 (banned)
Member
2008-Mar-14 8:18 pm
said by Jerm:I love it - you quote: $48 price (without phone service) for DSL and claim $50 for 10mbps cable - BUT it's actually $60/month for 10mbps cable bundled with TV, or $70 without TV. $48 isn't close to $70, sorry. Sorry first of all 10 meg is $50 with TV $60 without. Try getting your facts straight. Trust me I know what the prices are in my area. Secondly I have no use for a at&t phone line thus I would have to pay the extra $5. I do have Charter cable. Thus I would only pay $50. So $48 is close to $50. Even if you want to compare $48 to $60 guess what it's 6 Mbps vs 10 mbps. 67% more speed for an extra $12 and double the upload. Um yeah I'll take that deal. |
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kherr
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join:2000-09-04
Collinsville, IL
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kherr
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2008-Mar-14 8:49 pm
And with Charter, how much of the time do you get full bandwidth. With ATT I can't remember a time when I was below my speed.
When my dad had Charter HSI he had muliple outages a week. So many that he gave up calling it in to get a credit. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium Member
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ |
to 88615298
said by 88615298:said by Stefania:That's on top of considering the worst fact of all... you'd be using Charter. Well in my area it's Charter or at&t and it's whopping 6 Mbps/512 kbps tier for $48( without phone service, $43 with ) or for $50 I can get 10 Mbps/1Mbps with Charter. so its currently 25 years before the bidder sees one dime of benefit! what idiots  |
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 ykronic
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join:2006-01-31
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ykronic
Premium Member
2008-Mar-14 10:25 pm
said by dvd536:said by 88615298:said by Stefania:That's on top of considering the worst fact of all... you'd be using Charter. Well in my area it's Charter or at&t and it's whopping 6 Mbps/512 kbps tier for $48( without phone service, $43 with ) or for $50 I can get 10 Mbps/1Mbps with Charter. so its currently 25 years before the bidder sees one dime of benefit! what idiots well, it is suppose to be 'for life'. 25 years is generally minimum for a life sentence in prison. |
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
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BF69 -
If I go to Charter.com and type in an address and zip for Camden TN the prices I am presented with are the ones I quoted (after the promo period). Try it.
From Charter's website:
$59.99/month for 10mbps + $10 fee (in fine print) for no CATV
I have nothing against you personally, I'm just quoting what WHAT THE CHARTER WEBSITE SAYS FOR YOUR ZIP. What one thinks is the price is irrelevant, go to the source. |
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 marigoldsGainfully employed, finally
MVM
join:2002-05-13
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Bidding on the WiiPeople are not bidding on the service. They are bidding on the Wii. You can -only- be entered to win the wii if you bid. As for the "winning bid": Once notified, the winner must make full payment to Charter within 48 hours of notification. If full payment is not received within this time period, the next highest bidder will be declared the winner and so on until the winning bid is paid in full. |
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