Mathew's comments - Latest Comments in Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

nathaly — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:51:52 -0000

thank you i noe wat you mean verizon cant get any stupider than this it is stupid stupid STUPID STUPID!!!!!!!!!

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Mathew Ingram — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:54:15 -0000

My thoughts are with you and your countrymen, Laurent. Merci pour votre comment.

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Laurent VERMOT-GAUCHY — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:15:39 -0000

Needless to say, Mathew, that France follows the same stupid way ... We also have a cartel with same private game preserve... Wanna help for another French Revolution ? ;-) I need each and every willing person.
Crickeely, LVG www.crickee.com

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Vera Bass — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:41:09 -0000

Mathew ...ya think?
The phone company doesn't know from free?
:)

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

howardlindzon — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:19:55 -0000

Some link love from Canada. Yessss.

I would prefer wallstrip but i will take it :)

78 degrees here in Phoenix. Almost cardigan weather.

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Mathew Ingram — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:41:56 -0000

Thanks Vera. That's a good question. I think they are afraid of losing the kind of control that has been a big part of their business models for so long.

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Vera Bass — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:12:32 -0000

Love this post, Mathew.

The telephone companies have an advantage to exploit in terms of delivery systems. Why are they futzing around with content models???

Vera

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Mathew Ingram — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:34:30 -0000

I couldn't agree more, Drums. It's a bit of a cartel here in Canada too, when you get right down to it. Reminds me of the Internet access business in the early days.

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

DrumsNWhistles — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:33:01 -0000

The whole wireless company structure is driving me nuts. I have Cingular, who tells you that you can access the Web with their Razr and then makes it so difficult that it's worthless, unless, of course, you want to shell out the 46 bucks a month for their EDGE/GSM services, which of course if you do, will also require that you upgrade to one of the Windows Mobile, Palm or Blackberries they have available, etc etc ad infinitum.

The cellular companies could benefit from a disruptive competitor who came in and shifted around the fee/rate structures, i think. Or at least, consumers might.

DnW

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

engtech — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:11:23 -0000

The cellphone industry has their head up their arses in an amazing way when it comes to everything.

Case in point: rogers.com still charged by the KILOBYTE for data usage. With EDGE phones.

Re: Verizon: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Rob Hyndman — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:00:15 -0000

But what do you really think? :)