jmycknshk
...bring your green hat
join:2004-07-02
West Chester, PA | gee, ya think...
...it has anything to do with FIOS? |
|
Rickez
Goinginsane
join:2000-09-02
Three Rivers, MA | Current customers
Why can't these companies strive with current subscriptions to service?
--
Got a one way ticket, going the wrong way.... |
|
me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to jmycknshk
Re: gee, ya think...
I would not be surprised. |
|
me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to Rickez
Re: Current customers
They want more money. |
|
openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to Rickez
The only way to grow revenue doing so is to increase cost to the consumer. Are you interested in paying more per month? |
|
en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | reply to Rickez
While companies can 'survive' on current subscriptions - the reality is that no business is out there to merely survive.
If they don't beat the competition or grow on their own accord,
a) Competition will beat them (force them into BK)
b) Investors will pull their money and find a more attractive (higher profit making) company to invest in. |
|
JSRoman
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Callahan, FL
| reply to jmycknshk
Re: gee, ya think...
No it doesn't. If you haven't noticed people have been losing their jobs left and right for last couple of months and forclosures are up not down so not a lot of cable installs in brand new developements. Fios footprint is also miniscule compared to Comcast
No tv or radio in your house?
--
»www.seabee.navy.mil |
|
jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to Rickez
Re: Current customers
said by Rickez  :Why can't these companies strive with current subscriptions to service? Any publicly traded company has to grow, or promise to grow, in order to gain investment dollars to support their business. |
|
Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL | reply to jmycknshk
Re: gee, ya think...
said by jmycknshk :...it has anything to do with FIOS? No. |
|
Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
·PenTeleData
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·VOIPo
·Vonage
| reply to jmycknshk
said by jmycknshk :...it has anything to do with FIOS? You should pay attention and read:
"We’re really not seeing a surging of disconnects," notes Roberts. "We’re just not seeing a surging of orders,”
If it were FiOS, they'd be attributing the slowdown to an increase in disconnects. not a slowdown in orders. |
|
Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
·PenTeleData
·Future Nine Corpor..
·VOIPo
·Vonage
| reply to Rickez
Re: Current customers
said by Rickez :Why can't these companies strive with current subscriptions to service? Do you buy stock to have it stay the same value?
Absolutely not. You buy stock to have it appreciate in value.
The only way to have it appreciate in value is to grow. |
|
ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | reply to Eat Me
Re: gee, ya think...
While I doubt FIOS is the huge factor, I am sure it is not helping any as people move into the areas served by both. Aint competition grand? |
|
wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
·BroadVoice
| reply to jmycknshk
said by jmycknshk :...it has anything to do with FIOS? Nope.
--
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
-Ronald Reagan-
|
|
wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
·BroadVoice
| reply to Rickez
Re: Current customers
said by Rickez :Why can't these companies strive with current subscriptions to service? Its probably best if you re-think that statement....
--
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
-Ronald Reagan-
|
|
BlitzenZeus
Burnt Out Cynic
Premium,MVM
join:2000-01-13
Beaverton, OR
·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL
| Saturation
For the most part Comcast had most of the customers they were going to get, competition did play a part is this with areas offering, and how these carriers don't value current customers, so some went to another carriers to get better... everything. The economy was part of it also, people cutting back on luxuries.
Comcast got a ton of new customers for the $10 basic who didn't have service already with the digital conversion, but these customers won't bring them a ton of profit, just a little extra income, hoping they get one of their digital packages in the future.
The problem I see with all these companies is all of them try to sign you up with low prices, but after that is over you're paying full price per month, no breaks. So many people play leapfrog with services to get onto another promotional deal, but if one of these providers would just keep their prices as low as their promotional deals they would clean up, if they service quality was up to par.
--
My hourly rates:
$25 per hour.
$35 per hour if you want to watch.
$45 per hour if you want to help.
$75 per hour if you tried to fix it, and failed.
$125 per hour if you called tech support, and didn't fix the issue while making things worse |
|
baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
·Comcast
·magicjack.com
·Verizon Wireless B..
| reply to openbox9
Re: Current customers
said by openbox9 :The only way to grow revenue doing so is to increase cost to the consumer. Are you interested in paying more per month? Not true at all. You could decrease operating costs as well, while keeping prices steady. But most people WANT more HD and D3, which is why those costs havent gone down. |
|
kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| reply to jmn1207
said by jmn1207 :Any publicly traded company has to grow, or promise to grow, in order to gain investment dollars to support their business. Aah. The fundamental flaw in capitalism that we seem to gloss over all too often as we're busy blaming all the ills of this world on communism.
What goes up must come down, as they say...companies can't grow forever. Expecting them to do that is unrealistic....and it's those unrealistic expectations that have landed us in our current economic turmoil.
--
»www.Digium.com |
|
SLD
Premium
join:2002-04-17 | I'm glad that...
I'm glad that I cancelled my cable TV before the economic downturn, so they didn't confuse my disgust with necessity. |
|
S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
·Comcast
| reply to me1212
Re: Current customers
said by me1212 :They want more money. Hence the reason for the "cap and overcharge" argument put forth by the carriers.
--
BF69~~~Please stop suffocating gerbils! |
|
capitalist
@charter.com | reply to kapil
Free-market capitalism has nothing to do with our current economic situation. Crony-capitalism, mercantilism, and socialism are to blame. |
|
