Bezeq just called..
Marc Gottlieb
They want to up me from 2MB to 4MB, same price that I'm paying now. The catch is a 2 year contract obligation. Coming fresh from the States as it were, this isn't a big deal, as this is SOP for cell phone contracts, Internet contracts, house alarm contracts, general service contracts, etc. But since this is a country where the concept of a contract is like a stop sign in Long Beach (i.e. don't believe everything you read) I was wondering what some of the more settled members of our list thought about what seems to be a very good offer from Bezeq.
Also, it's been a year since we started this list. I want to make it public on the other lists, basically inviting the yishuv to barrage us with their computer questions. Are we all okay with this? I would like responses from everyone who reads this, since it is going to have the effect of increased email traffic.
Le me know..
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Arie Addi
but expect questions in Hebrew!
I usually sign with Bezeq on a 1 year contract and they have been
giving me better deals as well or upping my speed (not that I notice a
difference!) They do it for one reason: good old competition. They are
concerned, or they get wind that the competition like HOT is calling
their customers giving them cheaper rates. When we first came here 5
years ago they offered nothing besides a lower rental rate for the
modem (the bezeq store had no idea I could hook it up to a router or
even to a PC that wasn't windows)! I do feel more comfortable with a 1
year contract though. Is this the land line side or the PPPOE side?
-Arie
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Reuven Steinberg
I just enquired about upping my speed with Bezeq today. Synchronicity? The
difference in price for a one year contract versus a two year contract was
NIS 5 per month. I prefer one year contracts also. This industry changes too
quickly.
Why not open the list up. I don't know about the Hebrew, personally.
Reuven Steinberg