fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| reply to nutcr0cker
Re: Qwest and lower prices!
said by nutcr0cker  :What the hell are they talking about the new tiers are only;y applicable if you have their bloated expensive crap aka the landline that cost about 24$ a month additional so for getting 14.99 for 1.5 mbps you pay 14.99+23.47 = 38.44. I would not call this a lower price exactly It's called "becuase they can't run a major telecom on everyone buying a $14.95 per month product!" ... it's a reality check that most people here don't get!
DSL is not a money maker at $14.95. Well, at least in the case of Verizon it was becuase when the service has issues, and it does, getting them to fix it is worse than pulling teeth on a bangle tiger. One service call and that customer is a loss - doesn't anyone see this?
The rate drop is a lost leader.. its a way to get attention. The UPPER tiers are where the price reductions should have been all along. The lower price tiers are already reasonably priced for the product at hand.
What people want, here at least, is to be able to buy a product at dirt cheap prices.. get the bundle or loyal prices that are meant for marketing purposes or loyal customers who spend more and not have to commit to the company elsewhere other than their tiny $14 a month. At that price, it's okay for many becuase they expect others to subsidize that "bloated crap" so the rest can have the cheap services. |
