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Originally Posted by BenJSmyth

Everyone always goes for a better deal. I for one will try and haggle for things. Be it a house, a car, or a better deal with a provider. Thankfully we live in a society of competition which allows us to do this and this should be the way it is.

My folks live in France. They have a choice of France Telecom for internet/phone or Orange (owned by France Telecom). They pay around £50 a month for a 5mb internet connection and landline service. Because of the lack of competition the prices remain high and if they receive poor service they never get a quick response for a fix.

Thankfully, we have many providers who frequently compete to keep new customers and pull new customers away from other providers. It is a customers right to try and do better on price to keep a competitive market going. If a customer wants to haggle for a better deal then they should do, although being realistic with it is always a good idea!

it seems Masque is outnumbered on this issue.