On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 04:40:50PM -0700, JT Moree wrote:
>
> I just signed up for phone, dsl, and wireless. being new in town I have
> none of these yet (locally). I got the 21.99 for life package for 24
> months and beyond. They say it will remain that way forever but I
> haven't seen any fine print yet.
There seems to be some skepticism about "21.99 for life" that is
misplaced if you think about it. $21.99 wouldn't have been out of the
ballpark for premium dial-up service 10 years ago. And that's in 1996
dollars. It's Moore's Law, slightly modified. They're not going to lose
money on you down the road.
This is like mobile phones. I'm with T-Mobile. A while back they called
me and offered to upgrade my contract. More minutes for less money. I
asked various questions, like would I have to extend my contract? Nope.
Similar questions were answered the same way. I accepted and it
all turned out to be true. I pay less and get more. The mobile phone
market is fiercly competitive, and they merely offered me the going
rates to keep me as a happy customer. The alternative is to keep gouging
me (as of today, not 2 years ago) and risk losing me when I switch to
another carrier.
--
Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group
dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/
http://www.stilyagin.com/ |
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