elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA
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 ·RoadRunner Cable
·Verizon Online DSL
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Re: Can you blame them?
said by DaveNJ  :Well if they lowered there price to one that was competitive , thats how they would win people back. In California, Verizon (GTE/Continental) didn't have a rate increase for the past 13 years. They didn't lose landline customers over rates. Many people just don't see the need for a landline when all calls are made on their (more expensive) cellphone(s).
Our Verizon landline is a tad over $17 a month. We keep it for full-duplex voice quality, call screening via answering machine, faxing, and reliable 911 service. It is no longer required for DSL, as the "naked" surchage is only $2/month.
Cableco has been very successful at wooing customers via triple-pay promotions, but those are temporary; telco will win customers back when the promotions expire and cableco refuses to negotiate similar discounts. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | Cable Co's will let you renew your deals and promotions. Have you heard of the Retention Department, they're there for a reason. |
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Corydon
Cultivant son jardin
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join:2008-02-18
Denver, CO
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·Comcast
| reply to elray
said by elray :Our Verizon landline is a tad over $17 a month. We keep it for full-duplex voice quality, call screening via answering machine, faxing, and reliable 911 service. It is no longer required for DSL, as the "naked" surchage is only $2/month. Don't know about other VoIP providers, but my Comcast line is full duplex, with better quality (even to UK mobile phones) than I ever remember getting with a landline. I prefer to use Comcast's (free) voicemail, but it works with answering machines too. And my fax. And 911 works just fine (yes, I've had to use it; yes everything came up perfectly on the other end). And it's never gone out in about 3 years. And if you want to screen your calls, caller ID is included as well.
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