[Asterisk-Users] unlimited iax termination

[Ronald Wiplinger]

Rich Adamson wrote:

>>Serves you right for offering a bait and switch deal. If you are selling
>>"unlimited" that's what it should be. Why would you be surprised if someone
>>wants to use the unlimited feature?
>>What's wrong with selling a "1000 minutes for $10" plan? I guess you are
>>afraid someone will then offer an "unlimited" plan and take all the
>>business! So you all offer unlimited, even though you can't deliver it and
>>hide the real details in the fine print. So much for truth in marketing.
>>There's laws to protect us from this kind of marketing, it's a shame they
>>aren't used more often.
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>Unfortunately, the marketing profession (world wide) has gotten to the
>point of "how can we stretch the wording to influence a buy decision 
>without outright lying". I'd swear a prereq for filling any marketing
>position is for one to have experience selling used cars.
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>Read the fine print for...
> - satellite TV (HD, first months different rate, termination fee)
> - car leases (front-end and back-end fees, milage limits)
> - telephone company (home vs business line cost)
> - breakfast food
> - cisco phones (actual cost for a new working legal "sip" phone)
> - cellular usage plans
> - attorney's fees
> - TV ads (the first 100 callers get two for the price of one)
> - stock brokers (influenced by back door commissions)
> - unlimited voip plans (411 & 1-900 costs, international calls)
>
>It's become common practice to state one thing and place limits (or
>conditions) on that statement within the fine print. And, our legal 
>system(s) seem to support that fine-print approach.
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Can we make a list of what is the limit for each provider?

>The unlimited plans (regardless of which itsp) are no different. 
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>Technical folks are educated to define things in a clear & concise
>manner, black or white, if... then..., spend time to find and
>remove "exceptions" to any spec, works or doesn't work, etc.  
>Marketing is almost the complete opposite, and none of us (as 
>individuals) can change that with the exception of individually 
>electing not to buy. Your line drawn in the sand will likely be 
>at a different location then the next person's. So, it's simply 
>buyer be ware!
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