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To: nascarnation
"Not to be snarky, but it sounds like capitalism."

If I sign up for a service and the terms are 50 Bucks unlimited usage and then the company decides to change it to 50 bucks but you only get x number of data its not Capitalism its fraud.

Try and get out of a contract early with one of these companies and they will make you pay to do so BUT they reserve the right to change the terms of the deal any time they want. They are crooks plain and simple. AND they've been caught many times censoring data flow (slowing down certain websites/services) and they try to hide such and then claim there is no law the prohibits them from doing so.

62 posted on 06/18/2014 12:42:08 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Mad Dawgg

But nobody is mandating that you use this service or provider.

If they changed the service but won’t let you terminate the contract, file a class action lawsuit.

Comcast is an incredible cash machine.

There will be a squadron of tort attorneys wanting to take your case.


67 posted on 06/18/2014 12:45:37 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: Mad Dawgg

These companies—which I agree are crooks in the vernacular sense—aren’t taking anything from you that you didn’t give them the right to take. You signed a contract that lets them change the terms of the deal. It’s all in the very fine print that hardly anyone reads.

If your proposed solution is for the government to get (more) involved, you are guaranteed to be heartbroken. You can cast your lot with liberals who want anti-monopoly laws enforced and net neutrality continued, and hate yourself for going against your conservative principles. Or you can let free market capitalism rule and pay higher prices, which includes paying for the army of lobbyists these companies use to make sure Congress keeps its hands off their business.

I’m not saying that the liberals have the right answer in this case, just that there is a price to be paid no matter which way this goes.


81 posted on 06/18/2014 1:31:35 PM PDT by drjimmy
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To: Mad Dawgg

“If I sign up for a service and the terms are 50 Bucks unlimited usage and then the company decides to change it to 50 bucks but you only get x number of data its not Capitalism its fraud.”

It’s not fraud if they don’t change in the middle of your contract.

Notice that all your utilities are free to change conditions of service.


122 posted on 06/18/2014 6:49:16 PM PDT by TexasGator
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