Spend Your Life on the Phone for $999

[TechZ]

- For customers who either love to plan ahead or hate monthly bills, a small Massachusetts telecommunications firm has launched a $999 offer of unlimited Internet-based telephone service for life. The deal includes unlimited calls within the United States, Canada and 20 countries, as well as an additional 21 foreign cities. Privately held RNK said the deal includes a two-month money-back guarantee, and that customers still unhappy after five years could get half their money back minus charges for some calls.
The $999 fee does not include taxes or surcharges.

[Archer]

Another life-and-death issue factored into the offer announced this week: What if the customer dies and the phone service provider doesn't find out? Would service remain available for years at the company's expense?

"I doubt that when someone dies, the last words on their lips will be, 'Tell RNK I died,' " Koch said.

RNK has agreed to make the service transferable to heirs. It also promises to switch customers over to any new technology that renders VoIP obsolete.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04344/423923.stm

[Tekboy]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04344/423923.stm

So basically, these guys are saying "Our spyware was there first!"

String 'em all up!

[WebHead]

Wow,.. talk about a "get rich quick" scheme!
Service for life? That is a lot to promise.

[Radical Dreamer]

Must mean the life of the company, not your life