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shorthair:
I guess that's the straight definition. Still, to me it's fraudulent what Qwest is doing.

On that last, instead of explaining what that implies, I'll ask instead what you mean by it. ?

pointdablame:

--- Quote from: shorthair on May 18, 2007, 03:28:04 pm ---See, now, here's an example of a 'legitimate' and well-known company. Qwest is a local media provider, and I got a letter saying I could get this internet price!...for life! It'll be fixed, get it? Meanwhile, the price is going to go down on larger services, as it has even with them as they're now offering 1.5 mbp for the same price 256k was a year or so ago. Scam.

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So when that same price gets you a connection that is much faster 5 years in the future... just cancel the service.  If you (or anyone) is dumb enough to keep the service, that is your own fault.  That is not a scam.. it's marketing.  They are advertising a price for life, and they will most likely give you that price.

It is completely irrelevant that 3 years from now, the price you are paying may be worse than you could get elsewhere.  That's why the free market allows you to drop Qwest and get service from another provider.

I agree its sort of shady, but its not a scam.

AtomSmasher:
I don't think Qwest is doing anything wrong.  Most DSL and cable internet providers (around here at least) advertise how low their prices are, when in fact they are actually advertising their "introductory rate."  After 3-12 months (depending on the company) they jack up the rate, which is sometimes more then double the original rate.

If anything I think Qwest seems to be more honest then most high speed internet providers I know.

shorthair:
They're all contra, as far as I'm concerned, but perhaps in the posting of this thread I'm being a nit.

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