That's an interesting veiwpoint, Mitch, but I wouldn't totally agree with it.
Here in Tampa the primary cable/internet provider is BrightHouse
(Time/Warner). Within the last 3-4 years, Verizon's FIOS service has started
to become available in many areas, and people were jumping ship like rats from
a flaming - well, ship. Interestingly, there wasn't a price war in all of this
- the prices for comparable services are relatively the same - but what has
happened is that BH is marketing their services as month-to-month rather than
an annual contract, which Verizon uses, and it's working to their advantage
quite well.
When FIOS was first available in my neighborhood I signed up for it, then
called BH (my current provider) and asked them what kind of a deal they would
give me to stay with them. They weren't the least bit moved by this, and only
warned me about some of the predatory pricing that Verizon used and their use
of annual contracts. That didn't sway me, but the FIOS guys coming out and
cutting all of my services during the install did, so I stayed with BH.
Glad I did, as Verizon (FIOS) was the subject of a front page series of
articles in the Tampa paper a few months ago over their crappy support,
customer service, and predatory pricing. No doubt they took a major hit for
this, and as you might expect, BH amplified it as much as they could to bring
people back to the fold.
We're lucky in Tampa in that BH has used this market as a test bed for a lot
of new products. We were one of the first systems in the country with
interactive cable, HD, etc., which has been nice. I'm not excited about what I
pay for the services, but they do a very good job and their support is top
notch, at least it has been for me.
I just feel sorry for the folks in rural areas who are getting boned over the
lack of services and the inability to do anything about it. We need something
like South Korea where they have wired 99% of the country for high speed
access...
Dan
Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
LWB250 wrote:
> The comments about Comcast are interesting.
The whole system is broken when it comes to cable networks.
Gov't is paid by the cable providers to hold the consumer down while
the cable company rapes him. The cable company that gets the contract
is the one who is willing to pay the most to the gov't. The company
that is willing to pay the most is the one that does the most thorough
raping.
Mitch.
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