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But honestly it has nothing to do with who pays my salary, it has to do with the facts!
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or more likely opinions...
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So the carrier holds a guy to your head and tells you to sign that long contract? I don't think so, I hate that mentallity that the phone companies MAKE anyone do anything. They provide a service and you CHOOSE to use it at the cost they see fit. If you think those prices are unfair then don't pay them and wait til the market changes.
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If the only choice is a 'get' or 'no get' situation, with no flexibility, then yes they do make you pay to get it. Obviously that's the way the market goes.. but there is also a Customer Friendly option - provide options at varying price points.
With the way the 'market' is, especially with Rogers, you'll be waiting for a heck of a long time. They're finally getting it a bit more with their data plans, and flex packs (etc), but they are still way out of whack compared to the rest of the Canadian market (forgetting the rest of the world).
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You look down in the States even at the largest carrier there is Verizon who has over 67,000,000 customers when the largest carier in Canada is Rogers with a customer base of only 7,500,000 (11% of the consumer base of Verizon). So now tell me who you think can afford to give their customers a better rate?
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If Rogers wanted to have more of a customer base, they easily could. I don't think it's THAT important to them.
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Its like going to a mom and pops corner store and complaing they charge more for chips than Costco does.
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Except when Costco is 100 KM away, you really don't have an option. Complaining doesn't do anything, much like with Rogers.