08-13-2004, 09:00 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 15,171
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InfoWorld: Everybody Wants A Piece Of My Paycheck
Ephraim Schwartz over at InfoWorld was tempted by a new subscription that Blockbuster was offering:
"The latest news from Blockbuster announcing the launch of its online DVD rental service has me ecstatic. For $19.95 per month I will be sent any three videos of my choosing on DVD, with no return date. Of course I can't rent three more till I return the other three. For $29.95 I could get five DVDs at a time. But looking for more ways to stay tuned into my PC/DVD player rather than going outside, I took the top of the line offer, eight DVDs for a mere $39.95. The only trouble is that when I went online to check my bank account this week it looked rather anemic, so I ran a high end enterprise variance analytics program which measures expected paycheck against actual."
He goes on to discover he's got 8 technology-related subscriptions, for a total of $413.85/month. 8O I was going to laugh at it, but then I started wondering how many subscriptions have... and... I don't know exactly! I'll have to go dig it out. I'm pretty sure I'm not spending $400/month, but the things are certainly proliferating. What about you?
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08-13-2004, 09:05 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 533
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I was just wondering about this myself the other day. Lets see.....
High Speed ISP (cable), cell phone, hosted exchange solution, DirecTV, two land phone lines (each with gobs of features), basic cable (for local channels).....
I'm sure there are more than those that I'm forgetting, and I'm actually considering an online backup soltuion which would be yet another subscription. If you don't watch them, they can add up.
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08-13-2004, 09:11 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,734
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Does electricity count? :lol: I'm just glad PPCThoughts is included in one of my subs.
Surur
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08-13-2004, 09:13 PM
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Editorial Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,411
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It's bad when even your watch has a subscription :wink:
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08-13-2004, 09:14 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,202
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I guess it depends on what you consider technology...
Cell Phone with Data - $70.00
DSL - $45
Direct TV ~ $120. (with NFL season Ticket)
Land Lines - $75.00
Netflix - $23.00
Various Technology Magazine Supscriptions - $10.00
Having to explain it all to your wife for the 80th time - Priceless :rotfl:
It adds up pretty quickly - and this doesn't include the ongoing hardware & software purchases. I often wonder how many years earlier I'd be able to retire if I never acquired my gadget addiction. :twisted:
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08-13-2004, 09:23 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 15,171
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Sven
It's bad when even your watch has a subscription :wink:
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Darn. I forgot about including that one in my mental list. I know I have a bunch of annual ones.
--janak
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08-13-2004, 09:29 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 830
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phone: $112 (landline)
cellphone: $55 (nextel)
cable internet: $55 (comcast 3mbps)
DirecTV: $120+ (totalchoice plus with locals, hbo, max, starz, showtime, TMC, 4 sat boxes, HDTV pack, protection plan, PPV)
http://DI.FM: $4 (basic service)
Sat radio: $10 (XM)
Realone superpass: $10 give or take
Tech magazines: $35+
Web host: $??
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08-13-2004, 09:37 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 333
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Dish Network $100
2 landlines $80
my cell phone free (company pays)
my cell family plan $70
Sprint Broadband internet $45
I got to $300 real easy, and probably forgot some things.
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08-13-2004, 09:39 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,911
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I've got a few, not too much though. PPCT used to be on the list but I switched to a Life Member.
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08-13-2004, 09:45 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 67
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Blockbuster sucks. Buy Netflix.
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