tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post3352493569997130420..comments2024-03-20T09:32:16.592-04:00Comments on Michael James on Money: Bell Makes Another OfferMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-86091452811612005512009-05-26T10:00:20.131-04:002009-05-26T10:00:20.131-04:00Trish and Patrick: I thought that one might come o...Trish and Patrick: I thought that one might come off as too cynical, but I went with it anyway.<br /><br />Astin: I've never been too sure how customized these offers are, but you're likely right that they are mostly boilerplate.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-59063297396891949682009-05-26T09:49:41.476-04:002009-05-26T09:49:41.476-04:00Bell's offered me "deals" time and again. I think...Bell's offered me "deals" time and again. I think they actually managed to save me about $7/month on the last one though.<br /><br />The long distance thing was one of my favourites. The marketer started her spiel, and I stopped her and asked her to check my long distance for the last month. It was $0.87, and that was a big month. She apologized and hung up.<br /><br />Whenever Bell claims anything about your "usage patterns", it's pure boilerplate. When they capped data on Sympatico years ago, they told my family that the 5 GB limit wouldn't affect us. It was the 7th of the month and we already had 4 GB downloaded. An average month had 15-20 GB. Oh how we laughed and looked for other providers.Astinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349033187012323688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-22869284111067864192009-05-26T09:30:05.818-04:002009-05-26T09:30:05.818-04:00"I guess the target market is people who look at t..."I guess the target market is people who look at two numbers and can’t figure out which is bigger."<br /><br />Nice.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816252455472704262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-86359388523344083822009-05-26T09:29:04.622-04:002009-05-26T09:29:04.622-04:00I just have to say that your last sentence made me...I just have to say that your last sentence made me burst into laughter. I love when someone's sense of humour is conveyed so well even though it's text on a page.<br /><br />... still laughing ...trishnoreply@blogger.com