Current advertising by TelstraClear:
Now, some of this I can. Indeed, TC did rate highly in the main cities, and they do cite their results, so we can grant them that they were right... and the time.
However, their "Best Price" line comes out at the same time as their announced price hikes. Can I ask that their position be reevaluated? It's an interesting counter-effect of those who read that article, or are TC customers facing a rise (eg. me), versus those who see those adverts and think "oh, that sounds good". Spin, anyone?
Shopping around is always a good idea, and indeed TC might still be the best... but this does make me want to check that with independent sources...
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Thursday 19 June 2008
Best Cheek
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Yes, I was left feeling that the price rise was very cheeky! I now pay $12.99 extra month but that's okay because Telstra came out on top.
Don't get me wrong, I like Telstra cable but the price rise does make me wonder if I should dump Saturn TV...
I also wonder if they would have cranked their prices if they hadn't been voted no. 1!
Roll on more unbundling all over NZ and maybe we will see some better competition.
I'm paying more than I should given I'm not watching TV anymore...
Their price rise seemed to be more linked to what Telecom did, as opposed to other things. They're probably just taking advantage of the polls for their current ads, independently.
Just bad timing, really.
I am in the same boat as Foo: I think my broadband is going up to around $120. Right now they are giving me a $20 per month discount because of the outages happening in my area, but I am not looking forward to that discount ending.
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