[arachne] Re: arachne Digest V2 #94
- From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:54:12 +0930
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:39:55 -0500 (EST), Arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> No, I guess not. Here in the USA "local" phone calls have always
> been unlimited and unmetered. You paid a flat rate for local
> phone service and made as many calls as you wanted and stayed
> on the line for as long as you wanted. That was for residential
> service. Calls out of your "local" area were timed and you paid so
> much per minute.
Yeah, I knew about that. Our system is similar except that local
calls have a connection fee, but they are also untimed.
> There is now flat rate long distance available where you pay a
> fixed amount per month and can make unlimited calls all over the
AHA! There's the answer! You pay a fixed rate, whether you use it
or not! They've got a lot less accounting work, and they are
assured of a steady income.
Yes, almost everyone is into it... buy one family-sized pizza and
pay only $5 for a second one. It doesn't matter that you don't want
the second one, most people are suckered into it.
The sellers have more of the customer's money, which was the whole
idea anyway, and the customers have kidded themselves they are
getting a bargain.
Greg
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