Telcos Offering Free iPods If You Complain About Cable Companies
from the conflict-of-interest? dept
In the battle between telcos and cable companies, both sides like to look for "public opinion" that proves their point -- but unfortunately there are way too many cases where that "public opinion" is bought and paid for by the companies it benefits. We've seen this with Astroturf campaigns funded by one side or the other, and now Broadband Reports points out that a front organization funded by Verizon is handing out free iPods to people who complain about their cable provider.
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guilty by kingmanor on Dec 30th, 2005 @ 4:56pm
honestly, I'd complain about my cable company if you gave me a free iPod.
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Re: guilty by George on Dec 30th, 2005 @ 5:01pm
I woudn't, for the simple fact that my cable company has a monopoly in this market.
If I complain, I can expect to never get service from them again. Then I'll be forever stuck with the telcos and their crappy DSL.
No thanks, you can keep your iPod.
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No Subject Given by Anonymous Coward on Dec 30th, 2005 @ 5:14pm
shoot I complain about my cable company's crappy quality anyway. Where can I sign up for the iPod?
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No Subject Given by discojohnson on Dec 30th, 2005 @ 6:29pm
well it's not that great of a deal
(from the actual page)
"Submit your personal cable horror story for a chance to win an iPod Nano. Winners are chosen monthly"
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Re: No Subject Given by UberOberClocking on Dec 30th, 2005 @ 8:16pm
Ha, for one its a nano, u can get them for like 50$ if you try, and second, i have verizon DSL, till i get my cable, and my god is this the crapiest internet ive had. But then again, what do you expect for 20$ a month.
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Re: No Subject Given by DittoBox on Dec 30th, 2005 @ 8:23pm
50 bucks? Where?
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Re: guilty by Eric on Dec 30th, 2005 @ 11:43pm
for a free ipod? ill complain about them for one of them. shoot that'd be great. just because you complain about them doesnt mean they wont give you service anymore. and if they do just sue for discrimination (cuz everyone is so frikkin sue-happy now-a-days). another way is just get a friend to subscribe for it for you and pay him every month. simple. done.
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Cheap iPod Nano by Cheap iPod Nano on Dec 31st, 2005 @ 6:27am
I got mine here ... thanks Santa :)
Cheap iPod Nano
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Re: guilty by Anonymous Coward on Dec 31st, 2005 @ 10:38am
You dont get an ipod just for complaining. You get a CHANCE to win an ipod nano. It looks like they choose one (maybe several, but not many) person per month from all of the people who submit their cable horror stories and give them the nano. Its not like you can just go over there and give them some bogus story, pocket the ipod, then leave.
Personally though im quite happy with my cable internet. It does bug me that I have to pay for all these cable tv channels (and none of them are the ones I want) in order to be allowed to get internet, but the internet service itself is great.
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Re: guilty by Andrew Strasser on Dec 31st, 2005 @ 5:38pm
Hehe a good chuckle... Wonder if working for them you get stock options?
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Re: guilty by Andrew Strasser on Dec 31st, 2005 @ 5:41pm
Ine more thing a good place to check out how well your connection is is http://www.nibble.net/speedtest/speed.htm
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Re: guilty by thehunter on Dec 31st, 2005 @ 9:29pm
If all cable conpany's are like my cable Company, everyone needs to complain - and I do, and It's not for an iPod, It's an attempt for better cable service and viewing
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Guess I jumped the gun... by Howard on Jan 1st, 2006 @ 1:57pm
I've been complaining about the crappy "service" from Comcast for years. Finally switched to Verizon FIOS, and my broadband problems have pretty much vanished. So where's my IPod?
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Violins for sale
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Re: Guess I jumped the gun... by Andrew Strasser on Jan 1st, 2006 @ 4:40pm
You didn't check with your modem provider and make sure it was running in perfect phase. If you'd done that then you'd most likely be happy with your service from them.
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Re: Guess I jumped the gun... by jdragon on Jan 2nd, 2006 @ 9:24pm
The cable companies should counteract with their own free ipod program. I would about both of them and hence, get 2 iPods!
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Re: Guess I jumped the gun... by EldestHanson on Jan 3rd, 2006 @ 9:13am
> you'd most likely be happy with your service from them [sic]
Hahahahahahahahahaha! Robin Williams reads Techdirt!
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Slow Speeds by Sonny on Dec 2nd, 2006 @ 12:47pm
I have been complaining for several months about my slow speeds on cable(Media Com)..Regardless of a free anything..Its december and I still have slow speeds...Im paying almost 60 bucks a month and Im getting 500 kbps instead of the 5000 it advertises.
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