[LINK] Bigpond ad -- bad maths

[Barrie Hall]

Yes it's a half price promo for the first 12 months...a good deal.

> Took me about 30 seconds to find
> http://www.promo.bigpond.com/broadband/ADSL2PLUS2/index_html.php which has
> details of their current $29.97/month-for-the-first-12-months deal.
>
> $29.97 * 12 = $359.64, which is - last I checked - less than $1/day.
>
> So either their fine print is simply wrong, or you're misreading it and 
> it's
> showing the "normal" price which applies after the 12 month mark.
>
>  Scott.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Jan Whitaker <jwhit at janwhitaker.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> I am just seeing an ad on tv for Bigpond Under $1/day for first 12
>> months on 24 month plan for eligible customers. BUT the fine print
>> across the bottom of the screen says the cost is $59.95/month. As far
>> as I know, months still have 30 or 31 days, except for February. So
>> how do they figure "Under $1/day"?
>>
>> [Channel 10, Melbourne, 12:23, Thursday, 30 July 2009]
>>
>> I've sent a complaint to the ACCC. If anyone else wants to, their
>> hard-to-find online complaint page is at:
>>
>> http://www.accc.gov.au/content/maintain/create/index.phtml?contentTypeItemId=9133&informationSpaceItemId=268347&inPop=1&returnUrl=.&type=Other
>>
>> [It's a mess in terms of its function. No tracking number; reset of
>> fields if an initial submit is incomplete; no way to return to the
>> website upon completion. But they did send me a copy via email of
>> what I sent. Pity they don't tell you they are going to. They could
>> use some help.]
>>
>> Jan
>>
>>
>> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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>>
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