Peter, at 06:27 on May 20 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> I'm afraid not Pete, and I shall now prove otherwise.  

PN> That proves nothing Bill, 

Not so.  It proved that Last Netcon will cost me MORE, not less.

PN> only that due to competition in the marketplace there are a whole variety 
PN> of savings plans available. 

Most of which are far MORE than the 5% offered by Last Netcon.

PN> I am able to offer you one of these through first Netcom at a 5% 
PN> flat discount on calls,

You mean 5% discount on all calls at the FULL rate.

PN> with OTHER things to be added as well, like electrivity, gas, Pay-TV etc in 
PN> the future.

So you say.  As they don't currently exist, I'm yet to be convinced.

BG> Yeah, it sure sounds like a good deal to me.  |-)

PN> I'm actually losing 2% on my flexi plan so I could join, 

Which is precisely what I said before.  A great scheme, I don't think.

PN> I've however been able to save others money off their calls,

Not if they've had to relinquish their flexi-plans to do so.

PN> and on other things in future, 

How can you save people money with discounts which don't yet exist?  Quite
aside from which, changing from quarterly to monthly billing will also cost
even more money by way of lost interest.

PN> and earn some income for myself which works out already well in advance of 
PN> the few dollars I lost at 2%. 8^). 

Which is my whole point, Pete.  YOU only actually make money from the
PYRAMID side of the scheme, not the discount.  Thanks for the verification.
 |-)

Regards, Bill
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