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kudos:5 | Promos are designed for an 8 mos school year These promos are designed for a college student during an 8 mos school year. School ends, they go home; promo ends. They return 4 months later and sign up for service and get a new 8 mos promo. What is wrong with that?
The promo isn't designed for a student living at home 12 mos of the year and commuting to a local college. It is for a student who goes away to college; signs up for internet service; and then terminates service and goes home for the summer.
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Yeah except that it states: "Available to new customers who continuously subscribe to Internet (x speed)" - in the fine print.
How much do think it will cost at the end of 8 months to get out? I guess Republicans don't read the fine print either.
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kudos:5 | said by AkFubar:Yeah except that it states: "Available to new customers who continuously subscribe to Internet (x speed)" - in the fine print.
How much do think it will cost at the end of 8 months to get out? I guess Republicans don't read the fine print either.
I read just fine. There is no mention of a termination fee and it specifically states it is for a month to month with no contract. And "continuously subscribe" doesn't mean forever. It just means you can't sign up; quit; re-signup; quit, etc during the 8 mos period to get the promo rates.
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It would mean continuously for the 8 months.
If someone went and changed rates, or cancelled, it would not be valid. |
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One of the problems is that Bell does not give you an opportunity to pay a higher price to keep the bandwidth. There is no fee you can pay to get 250GB added to your account, that maxes out at 125GB, if memory serves. Your only option is to pay the maxmium overage fee, and hope that Bell never removes it. They've done so in the past; the cap is currently $80, it used to be $50, and before that $30, and they've said during regulatory hearings that they intend to remove it entirely.
So, if your 8 months expires, or you're just a normal schmuck who wants more bandwidth, your bill goes from $34 per month up to $116 per month. That's insane, particularly when other companies will sell you the same speed of DSL service anywhere in Bell's territory for $40 or less.
It's also much less common for university students in Canada to "go away" to university. Six of the ten largest cities in Canada are in the two provinces that are Bell's serving area, and as a result the majority of Bell's customers are near a major university. Some of them in the larger cities, like McGill, are what you'd call an "Ivy League" school if such a thing existed here, despite what The Simpsons might say about it. It's certainly not unheard of for students to move away from home to go to university, but it's uncommon. Most of the students living in residence at Canadian universities (for those schools that even have residences) are from abroad.
As a result, it seems unlikely that Bell would be offering this sale targeting students living away from home for the school year; that's not the norm, certainly not in Quebec, unless you live in a rural area.
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so what college degree can you get for 8 months of school? It took me 21 months just to get my Associates. Also, does the account really "reset" after a few months off for summer vacation? or is it like most where you cant have to service for 6 months then you can get a "new" account?
Betting bell hopes the kids get into a habit of HUGE data usage, then when they get home to mom and dads 15gb Bell internet, bell gets a huge" graduation gift" from all the overages. |
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| said by Nightmare :so what college degree can you get for 8 months of school? It took me 21 months just to get my Associates. Also, does the account really "reset" after a few months off for summer vacation? or is it like most where you cant have to service for 6 months then you can get a "new" account?
Betting bell hopes the kids get into a habit of HUGE data usage, then when they get home to mom and dads 15gb Bell internet, bell gets a huge" graduation gift" from all the overages.
Both Bell and Rogers offer a similar promo. They offer increased Usage at no additional cost, no install fees, and NO CONTRACTS for 8 months.
It's designed for students who move away from home and live off campus. These students will sign up for these promos and then at then end of the eight months they will close their accounts and move home for the summer. As soon as September hits, they move back to their college town and start the cycle again. Obviously no one can get a degree in 8 months. Bell/Rogers are hoping the typical out of town student will repeat this cycle for four or five years.
Nothing deceptive here IMO, the terms and conditions are clearly stated. Great way to capitalize on the student segment who would otherwise camp out at libraries in order to get internet. They make it easy to set up by providing the equipment free of charge, whereas third party providers often require you to purchase a modem and pay an install/activation fee, provide increased usage so that most students won't have to worry about unexpected costs, and provide the service free of contracts to give students ultimate flexibility when the school year is over. |
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