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Old 06-23-2003, 04:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I thought DELL was honest!
While scoping Dells site for a good deal, I found this !

About 3/4 of the way down you will find this statement:

FREE 6 Months of AOL Internet Access
No ISP requested [subtract $79]
FREE 6 Months of EarthLink Internet Access


So according to DELL 6 months of free internet access means you MUST PAY $79.00 !!

I personally thought FREE meant FREE, NADA, ZILCH, ZERO. I do NOT think that "free" means "Pay 79.00".

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Old 06-23-2003, 04:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Actually I think it means that if you choose either of the ISPs, its free. But if you do not want to use their internet packages, you will have to pay.

Basically I believe it boils down to the rebates given by those 2 ISPs resulting in the lowered cost of the system.
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man,this really confused me...

I dont want your isp so I have to pay :?) ... it sounds they sell nothing and "free" to $79 and declare as a goof deal!!!!

wowww they are smart
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thx for the laugh, i needed that
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Old 06-23-2003, 05:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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NO it means that for no "free 6 months ISP" you SAVE 79.00. If you select NO ISP the cost is 79.00 less. If you get the "free 6 months" it will cost you $79.00.

I dont think that Dells definition of "free" is correct.
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This is true for lots of options. For example, sometimes they offer a free monitor or CD-RW upgrade, but if you take them out completely, you get a credit. Frankly, I've never seen an $80 credit for not taking AOL. If they had offered that when we bought our 4550, I'd have taken it.

It's like when they have a buy one, get one free sale, but they actually let you take the free one!!
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Dell - Honest
All my EX's live in Texas. Ex is employed @ Dell, took the kids, took the house, took the dog...how's that supposed to end??
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Old 06-23-2003, 10:19 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Damn them guys a dell

there is a conspiracy theory here some where

remember 2 or 3 years ago they dropped AMD

mkaes you say Hmm............
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What kind of marketing strategy is that???
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Old 06-24-2003, 02:14 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Sure the IPS thing is odd, but you can't bet the price of a Dell for a simple PC. Selling a nice system for $499.00 ($399.00AR) - there is nothing dishonest about that, IMO
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