I just talked to someone at Verizon and they said that these articles were a "misprint." They told me that they will be offering naked dsl in 3-6 months(not exactly the same as 'starting today'), but it sounds like you'll probably have to subscribe to their VoIP services, which pretty much defeats the purpose since this is more expensive than just having the most basic phone services. Argh, frustration.
Exactly what I was just thinking. I wonder what the profit margin for selling a CD in a store is compared to mp3s from iTunes. Especially if the "album" is fifteen or more songs, I imagine the record companies are making a killing off of mp3s. After all, you take away the costs of producing and distributing a physical object with iTunes, etc.
How about transistor radio kits. I got one when I was a kid and still wish I had actually made it. I think I broke something, then gave up. Or if you're REALLY cool, you can get a Russian transistor radio kit: http://www.tompolk.com/radios/russian.html Cool
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I just talked to someone at Verizon and they said that these articles were a "misprint." They told me that they will be offering naked dsl in 3-6 months(not exactly the same as 'starting today'), but it sounds like you'll probably have to subscribe to their VoIP services, which pretty much defeats the purpose since this is more expensive than just having the most basic phone services. Argh, frustration.
Exactly what I was just thinking. I wonder what the profit margin for selling a CD in a store is compared to mp3s from iTunes. Especially if the "album" is fifteen or more songs, I imagine the record companies are making a killing off of mp3s. After all, you take away the costs of producing and distributing a physical object with iTunes, etc.
How about transistor radio kits. I got one when I was a kid and still wish I had actually made it. I think I broke something, then gave up. Or if you're REALLY cool, you can get a Russian transistor radio kit: http://www.tompolk.com/radios/russian.html
Cool