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In article <314594DE.3F97@lawgate.byu.edu>, Paul Holmes Masters
<mastersp@lawgate.byu.edu> wrote:

[Reasons why he continues to be soaked by the "big three".]

Shall we examine these?

> 'Cause I never heard of the other 150 people?

So if you have never heard of them, they CAN'T be any good, right? The
five pages in the Yellow Pages of long distance carriers never got your
attention, eh? Do you EVER shop anywhere or buy anything that does not do
saturation advertising? You might be surprised how much more cheaply goods
and services can cost without the overhead of major advertising.

> 'Cause the one company that did call me that wasn't one of the big 3 had 
> worse rates than I was being charged by one of the big 3?

Well, that is certainly a thorough approach. Unless the company crawls to
you, you cannot be bothered, right. And since ONE company had higher rates
than the Big Three, that is Proof Positive that there are no better deals
to be had, anywhere. I got it.

> 'Cause the others don't send me $80 checks to get me to switch?

Well, either you don't spend enough on long distance to even be worth
having this discussion, or you don't mind being soaked when someone waves
a token enticement in front of you. The difference EACH MONTH between the
carriers I use and AT&T's "best plan" is more than $80/month. (Oh, yes,
that is part of the secret: you use different carriers depending upon the
time of day and the place you are calling. You see, they do internal
subsidies and you figure out what they are and then you beat them at their
own game.)

> 'Cause the others don't offer frequent mile credits to my airline for 
> using the phone?

Well, you got me there. I'm one of these kinda guys that when he buys a
product, he likes to get the best deal FOR THAT PRODUCT, rather than get
suckered into a confusing shell game of unrelated discounts and cross
bonuses.

Guess it is just a difference in style.

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