I wonder if this is part of the reason why Cox stopped listing their small business plans and prices online. And then there’s the “promotional discount” that expires after a year or two, requiring you to call back in and threaten to cancel your service before they’ll give you back the same price you were already paying. It helps if you actually have other ISP options.
Can confirm that’s by design, AT&T employs the exact same strategy with their business customers and forcing them into “All-for-less” bundle package.
Need a POTS line? $95 + taxes and fees per month, local service only, call features extra.
But get a POTS line and a $15 a month 250mb data plan on a tablet? Suddenly the POTS lime is $30 including long distance and all call features you normally take for granted included (call waiting, call forwarding, etc).
Of course, that price is guaranteed for a year and you’ll have to call billing (sales) to get it sorted out again.
Can confirm that’s by design, AT&T employs the exact same strategy with their business customers and forcing them into “All-for-less” bundle package.
Need a POTS line? $95 + taxes and fees per month, local service only, call features extra.
But get a POTS line and a $15 a month 250mb data plan on a tablet? Suddenly the POTS lime is $30 including long distance and all call features you normally take for granted included (call waiting, call forwarding, etc).
Of course, that price is guaranteed for a year and you’ll have to call billing (sales) to get it sorted out again.
We’ve let ISP’s get away with murder in the U.S.