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Qwest-MSN Subscription Switching: Unfair?
WallytheWalrus writes: "According to this article from today's Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Minnesota State Commerce Department is investigating the fairness of Qwest DSL subscribers being switched over to MSN (as a part of the two companies' new "friendly strategic alliance"). A group of DSL service competitors have alledged that it's unfair that Qwest subscribers aren't being told of other ISPs available, and that if they do switch to MSN, switching out is overly complex and expensive. Can you smell the legal precdent abrew?"
...and Verizon is the great white devil of telecommunications...
forget it.
Nah, no one modded me. I post at -1, and deservedly so.
Qwest customer memo:
We're sorry but your request to move your DSL line to an unauthorized provider has been declined. We really don't know what you were thinking, but moving elsewhere was simply a bad idea. Don't try it again or we'll tell your wife about those 900 calls last Thursday.
Qwest is pleased to offer you the leading services of MSN, combined with a variety of marketing services we're sure you will enjoy.
Sit back as we market your personal identity and tell our business partners about every phone call you've made, neatly matching up with your credit report. Never before has a company been able to reveal such interesting personal information, combining your credit profile with actual use data garnered from every phone call you've made.
We're certain you'll agree, although we won't offer you an opt-in to confirm it. Trust us as we take confidential information gleaned from years of tracking your phone calls and sell it off to the highest exploiter. Should you be one of those paranoid types that doesn't appreciate our plan, we'll make sure we lose your opt-out request and sign you up for our spam target program as a thank you.
Sincerely,
Your friends at Qwest
What a novel and non-corprate-drone way to follow the necessary procedure to protect trademark property.
- Peter
INsigNIFICANT
Until a few weeks ago, whenever someone would ask what our (Qwest Tech Support) number was, I would say 1 877 777 9569 (I think that is what I told them), instead of 1 888 777 9569.
So one day, I decided to call our number and play with the tech (note hatred towards most coworkers for their stupidity)...so I called...I immediately dropped the phone in horror...I had referred a couple hundred people to a gay porn number... =P
forget it.