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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 85541"><p>I'd say they were trying to kill the competitors by getting more customers BEFORE unbundling comes into effect. Once unbundling happens then the other competitors can offer the same thing...the problem is most people would have already signed with Xtra and will see changing over for the same deal a waste of time. also the other competitors would have been weakened by having so many customers jump and will be in catch up mode....</p><p></p><p></p><p>...so yeah...this new deal is not a hoax...it is the real deal....the catch is on the other providers......they will suffer as they watch helplessly their customers jumping months before they are allowed to offer the same deal. Ideally Telecom wants to have as many customers with them as they can BEFORE things even out. If the other providers go bust then Telecom will slowly over time increase the charges...they will only lower it if the other providers try and undercut them which they can afford to fight that fight since they will be the ones on the front foot with the majority market share. Either way telecom wins and may eventually end up 6 years from now being the sole distributor again through greater shear resources. Then we will be back to square one, complaining about their high prices and wondering bemused at how they have a monopoly in an open market????</p><p></p><p>I would try and avoid Telecom and their greed if possible. Or if the temptation is too great then take the new telecom plan but tell them to go jump themselves when the other providers hands are freed up to offer the same. Be wary of any "fixed" term stuff telecom may be offering...especially the two year deals.</p><p></p><p>KEEP THE MARKET EVEN!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 85541"] I'd say they were trying to kill the competitors by getting more customers BEFORE unbundling comes into effect. Once unbundling happens then the other competitors can offer the same thing...the problem is most people would have already signed with Xtra and will see changing over for the same deal a waste of time. also the other competitors would have been weakened by having so many customers jump and will be in catch up mode.... ...so yeah...this new deal is not a hoax...it is the real deal....the catch is on the other providers......they will suffer as they watch helplessly their customers jumping months before they are allowed to offer the same deal. Ideally Telecom wants to have as many customers with them as they can BEFORE things even out. If the other providers go bust then Telecom will slowly over time increase the charges...they will only lower it if the other providers try and undercut them which they can afford to fight that fight since they will be the ones on the front foot with the majority market share. Either way telecom wins and may eventually end up 6 years from now being the sole distributor again through greater shear resources. Then we will be back to square one, complaining about their high prices and wondering bemused at how they have a monopoly in an open market???? I would try and avoid Telecom and their greed if possible. Or if the temptation is too great then take the new telecom plan but tell them to go jump themselves when the other providers hands are freed up to offer the same. Be wary of any "fixed" term stuff telecom may be offering...especially the two year deals. KEEP THE MARKET EVEN!!! [/QUOTE]
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