Re: Target unit pricing - Here's the real point

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 sarge137 <rbooth9858@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Absolutely right!  But, another example of a feel good law with no
> real intention of enforcement. Take a look at some of the discussions
> of the National Do Not Call Registry you can find in the groups.

The DNC registry seems to have worked pretty well for me.  When it went 
into effect, the number of sales calls I received went WAY down.  Now 
the only unsolicited calls I receive are:

1. Politicians.

2. Charities.

3. DirectTV.  I was a subscriber.  I was happy with their service, but 
switched to Comcast because I was switching from DSL to cable for 
internet (I was NOT happy with Sprint, my DSL provider--about once every 
3 months, the latency to the gateway would jump to 3000 ms, and it would 
take several days to get them to admit it was their problem and fix it) 
(And yes, I could prove it was their problem).  And since the only 
reason I had Sprint for phone service was to get their DSL, I switched 
that to Comcast, too.  By switching TV, I could get a good deal on the 
bundle, and I was curious to try HDTV (my view of the DirectTV HDTV 
satellite was blocked).  So, they are allowed to try to call me--and 
they might even succeed in getting me back, as Comcast's DVR is really 
pissing me off now! :-)

4. Wrong numbers.  Mostly collection agencies looking for people who had 
my number long before me, or people who had my address long before me.

So I'd have to say DNC has been very successful.

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--Tim Smith