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Supermarket VOIP
chuckT writes "Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, has announced plans to sell a VOIP handset and connection through their stores. Given that one out of every eight pounds, spent on shopping in the UK goes to Tesco, and the UK has one of the highest broadband takeup rates around, is this the end for the classic telecoms providers like BT?"
just wish these companies would be required to be friendlier and unlock the hardware after the "contract" is up.
You want to pass a law to do this? Make it criminal because you don't want to read the contract and deny making the free market decision to walk away from a bad contract?
You sign one bad contract -- stupid you. You sign more than one -- you're the problem, not the other company. I don't sign any stock contracts anymore for anything, even my cell phone company accepted my changes to their contract -- I just had to deal with customer retention department to get the modifications accepted.
Cellphone companies do thew same crap. I had to threaten to sue AT&T wireless because they locked my personal phone to their service. I purchased an unlocked phone myself used their service and their scumbag service rep locked my phone. these companies really need to learn what customer service is and that the customer's property needs to be released to them at the end of thwe contract.
Lovely. You signed the contract. Don't buy the phone at a $100-$200 discount if you don't like the contract.
I can't believe you'd want the law to protect your plain irresponsibility in singing things before reading them.