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Learning to Love the Cable Guy

An anonymous reader writes "The New York Times and C|Net are reporting on new good will gestures from big cable companies. As service monopolies increasingly became the norm, quality of service began to decline across the board. Now, though, with a number of alternatives cropping up, cable companies are beginning to realize the need to ensure customers say with the often imposing service companies." From the article: "[As] service has improved slowly as satellite providers, upstart phone carriers and cell phone companies have provided attractive alternatives. And now that cable and phone companies are starting to sell similar bundles of phone, broadband Internet and television products--known in the industry as a triple play--they risk losing subscribers forever if they do not keep them happy."

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  1. Re:How about just letting me buy what I want? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's a poor, bible-thumping redneck supposed to do?

    Ummm, I'm gonna guess it's something involving some beer, a pickup, and a gun?

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  2. obligatory by faolan_devyn_aodfin · · Score: 1, Funny

    GIT R DONE!

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  3. Re:How about just letting me buy what I want? by jafac · · Score: 4, Funny


    Ummm, I'm gonna guess it's something involving some beer, a pickup, and a gun?

    I was thinking more like a pig, some vaseline, and a pack of Marlboros.

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  4. Re:How about just letting me buy what I want? by Fear+the+Clam · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is perfectly legal under Hungarian law

    You sound pretty cool. Wouldn't you like a bridge named after Stephen Colbert to grace your country?