Comments on: The AT&T/Verizon Duopoly (Infographic)

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:18:00 +0000

#65 Steve – Don’t feel bad, mine’s been there for three and a half days. No flaming, no profanity, just a Simple Goodbye. Perhaps I’ll just send an email straight to Trent instead. Unless of course, Nicole is handling his mail.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:36:13 +0000

I think this is great Nicole.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:41:20 +0000

24 hours later and still in ‘moderation’.

By: Joan

Joan — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:30:22 +0000

Nicole, if this is the sort of stuff you will be posting, I will be skipping all of your posts. Nothing against you, I’m just not into the infographics.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:37:28 +0000

Nicole, I know you’re just doing your job, but this is bad.

By: Ajay Devgan

Ajay Devgan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:31:46 +0000

“My name is Nicole” is a stupid introduction for a new blogger on a PF Site. List your credentials. What makes you worthy of TSD?

By: Ajay Devgan

Ajay Devgan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:27:11 +0000

Hey Nicole … Nice comparison. Hope you don’t find the comments too harsh. Because, you haven’t seen harsh yet. Post another article for harsh comments.

By: Marc J.

Marc J. — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:58:44 +0000

Infographic completely buries the lead – there’s nearly 200 cellphone companies out there competing for your business!

As a customer of one of the (larger) 180+ companies, I can say that generally the Customer Service side leaves a lot to be desired, but the cell phone works just as well has anyone elses.

Oh, and the technology means that calls/data/text run off the Sprint network for about half the price of a Sprint phone. Government market manipulation will not solve anything remotely close to what the author’s goal is – scariest phrase in the English language: ‘I’m from the Government and I’m here to help.’

By: T

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:53:15 +0000

Fine. I’ll bite.

To me, the point of an info graphic is to skillfully depict information in a way that words cannot. To me, this is not an infographic. It’s an essay illustrated with stars, colored boxes, and drawings.

By: Duane

Duane — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:45:14 +0000

I think the infographic represents an interesting change of pace for the site, especially since longtime readers are so familiar with Trent’s voice.
I usually just read the blog through email subscription but I felt compelled to post after visiting the site today.
I only hope that Trent recognizes that the negative commenters don’t represent me or the majority of readers. Unfortunately, being negative and critical to no point appears to be the way in a lot of comments’ sections.

By: socalgal

socalgal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:25:18 +0000

Wow. What the heck happened to this blog? I am outta here.

By: Evangeline

Evangeline — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:59:42 +0000

I hope Trent is enjoying his money, but he is losing what little audience is remaining.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:33:58 +0000

Okay, maybe the infographic helps SEO. So what, as long as the content is useful or interesting and appropriate to the site. That’s the way it’s supposed to work. The question becomes “is the content useful and interesting.” Info on what drives costs up seems appropriate for a site focused on frugality and cutting costs. It helps me choose my mobile provider and consider whether to make a change. Whenever there is guest content, though, an intro from the owner of the blog should explain the relevance and offer his take on the subject. That would maintain the personal touch.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:59:15 +0000

Can we get back to making our own laundry detergent now?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:58:29 +0000

While I appreciate that -opolies are bad and in the long term hike prices up, a lesson on long term global economics isn’t what I’m looking for when I come to this site.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:03:49 +0000

Did I click the wrong link and end up at the Consumerist?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:46:58 +0000

So when this was Trent’s show to run comments appeared instantly, now, the message “Your comment is awaiting moderation. Please be patient; it may take a few hours for your comment to be approved. This is merely to ensure that no material offensive to a general audience appears on The Simple Dollar” appeared when I hit “submit”. This tells me everything I need to know. The name of this blog should be changed to “Cut Media’s Simple Dollar”.

By: Misha

Misha — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:20:06 +0000

draonian = draconian, sorry

By: Misha

Misha — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:16:51 +0000

Freedom @ #44 – It’s not just this one post. It’s the culmination of a number of things that are pointing to a wrong direction, and this post is the final straw for some after months of lazy posts, bad information, and moderation that alterates between draonian and non-existent.

By: kc

kc — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:43:11 +0000

From Trent’s Cut Media announcement:

In terms of content, virtually nothing will change.