Mike Has MS
Technology Stuff
A couple of weeks ago, I signed up for alerts on Verizon’s site so they’d let me know when FIOS was available in my neighborhood. Today, I got an e-mail from them offering me a great deal on FIOS if I signed up. I was all over it… only for their site to tell me that FIOS wasn’t available in my neighborhood yet. Why the hell would a company offer me a deal on a service that isn’t available yet? Honestly, I’m not sure I’m going to go with FIOS just yet, but it would give me a way to bargain with Comcast on reducing my cable bill. I’ve read that Comcast will negotiate to keep you as a customer. This could be fun.
On the flipside of that bad technology thing, US Airways impressed me the other day. When I got the airport at 2:00, I used a kiosk to check in. I had a ticket for the 4:00 flight. The kiosk asked me if I wanted to take the 3:00 flight instead of the 4:00 flight at no additional charge. How cool is that? Granted, I had a full-fare ticket, so there is no change fee anyway, and getting me off one of their fullest flights works to the airline’s advantage. Still, it’s cool that the kiosk prompted me for that. After that, it offered me an upgrade for $50. Um…. $50 for a 45 minute flight? No, thank you.
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