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"alex" <alex@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3a3ba22d.157987704@news1.on.sympatico.ca...
> There is no excuse for bad policies that places consumers at a
> disadvantage.  I know that some smart-ass will flame me about how it
> will increase the cost, etc. [...]

I'm not going to flame you, but I certainly disagree with you.  The actions
you propose are unethical and abuse policies that are very positive for
consumers.  If many people were to engage in these abuses, things like
30-day evaluation periods would disappear.  That would be horrible.  You're
right that there is no excuse for bad policies, and the appropriate response
is to take your business somewhere else.

> [...] I know that, but spite is very powerfull.

Spite is also base.


> Do boycotts do the same thing (increase costs), yes, so if that is a
> good thing (i.e. noble action...fighting for a cause), then what I am
> doing should be seen as the same thing.

Boycotts are not an action.  A boycott is a decision NOT to purchase a
product from a company with which one has some complaint.  The point here is
that there is nothing unethical about choosing not to purchase phones or
service from Fido; there is something unethical about abusing those services
that are there for the convenience of legitimate customers.