Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Wed, 10 Apr 91 14:34:10 EDT From: ROMANSKI@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Cellular Phones for $29 Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 279, Message 6 of 12 Lines: 34 Speaking of scraping for customers; here in west central Florida, we have a price war going on between some "trunkers" for phone jack installs. I've been following this saga in our local paper for a few months now. (Abbreviated classified ads): Trunker 1: jacks= $25.00. Next day; Trunker 2 enters picture: jacks= $24.95. Two weeks later; Trunker 1: jacks=$20.00. Trunker 2: jacks= $19.95. One month later; Trunker 3 enters picture: jacks= $20.00, catv outlets= $30.00 and up. Trunkers 1 & 2: remain the same. Two days later; Trunker 1: jacks= $19.00, catv= $30.00. Trunker 2: jacks= $19.95, catv= $30.00. Trunker 3 remains the same. One week later; Trunker 1 remains the same. Trunker 2: jacks= $15.00, catv= $30.00. Trunker 3 remains the same. What are other Trunker prices like in other parts of the country? I have lots of IBM type II cable outlets to be installed here. I'm thinking of calling the $15.00 per jack guy! Or, maybe I should wait until the prices drop more? BTW, our definition of a Trunker down here is generally someone who went to a certain "un-named" electronics chain, bought their book on "HOW TO INSTALL YOUR OWN PHONES", and works out of the trunk of his bomber. This guy will on occasion try to add jacks to Key Systems and hose everything up. ** BEWARE OF THE TRUNKER, HE'S EVERYWHERE!!!! ** PS: Hope I haven't offended any of you on the net. (Disclaimer)