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	<title>Comments on: &#8216;Unlimited&#8217; EVDO ends up costing Verizon $1 million</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Michael Mortimer</title>
		<link>http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/24/unlimited-evdo-ends-up-costing-verizon-1-million/#comment-495002</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mortimer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, at least a company got slapped and was forced to change its false advertising.

I don't like advertising that is limited by fine print [that no one reads.]

It's just like when carriers advertise great plans, but by the time we are done with add on taxes, fees and what not, the price of a plan goes up $10 to $15 monthly.  The only reason we tolerate it now is that everyone knows to add those amounts to the plan total.

And don't even get me started on the lottery.  They advertise $100 million, but deduct present value and taxes, the winner gets $25 million.  I digress, forgive me.

But I liked this post.  Must have really frosted Verizon on principle [since $1 million is probably 5 minutes profit.]   

But like I said, the bigger benefit is that the Company will stop advertising "unlimited" plans.

I'm tired of seeing this kind of false advertising out there.  And while the fine print may take out the "false" in the term, it's still "shifty."</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, at least a company got slapped and was forced to change its false advertising.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t like advertising that is limited by fine print [that no one reads.]</p>
<p>It&#8217;s just like when carriers advertise great plans, but by the time we are done with add on taxes, fees and what not, the price of a plan goes up $10 to $15 monthly.  The only reason we tolerate it now is that everyone knows to add those amounts to the plan total.</p>
<p>And don&#8217;t even get me started on the lottery.  They advertise $100 million, but deduct present value and taxes, the winner gets $25 million.  I digress, forgive me.</p>
<p>But I liked this post.  Must have really frosted Verizon on principle [since $1 million is probably 5 minutes profit.]   </p>
<p>But like I said, the bigger benefit is that the Company will stop advertising &#8220;unlimited&#8221; plans.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m tired of seeing this kind of false advertising out there.  And while the fine print may take out the &#8220;false&#8221; in the term, it&#8217;s still &#8220;shifty.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: NW Guy</title>
		<link>http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/24/unlimited-evdo-ends-up-costing-verizon-1-million/#comment-493583</link>
		<dc:creator>NW Guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WHAT??  That only comes out to $80/subscriber; which is a major rip-off for early service termination.  How about Verizon reimburse them for a new phone and 1 month of service (for the frustration of changing carriers the first time) at the Carrier of their choice.

Oh yes, Verizon should also send them a check equivilant to what each subscriber's early termination charge would have been.

That provides decent compensation; then if they want to add a penalty to that...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHAT??  That only comes out to $80/subscriber; which is a major rip-off for early service termination.  How about Verizon reimburse them for a new phone and 1 month of service (for the frustration of changing carriers the first time) at the Carrier of their choice.</p>
<p>Oh yes, Verizon should also send them a check equivilant to what each subscriber&#8217;s early termination charge would have been.</p>
<p>That provides decent compensation; then if they want to add a penalty to that&#8230;</p>
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