ObiRadio
AlanB:
Once upon a time there was a very large radio station, WGOO, located in MajorMetropolis. WGOO had a transponder station located in a nearby MinorCity that was just outside the reach of WGOO. WGOO was very popular.
A few engineers figured out a way to make a device that could pick up the frequency of the transponder station anywhere in the country (and other parts of the world too). They marketed this device under the name ObiRadio.
People loved their ObiRadio because they could now listen to WGOO wherever they went. No more changing stations when they left MajorMetropolis. ObiRadio could pick up several other stations throughout the country as well, but most people preferred to listen to WGOO.
One day WGOO announced that in seven months they would be upgrading WGOO from analog to digital and boosting the signal. Thus, the transponder station would be shut down.
Unfortunately, ObiRadio couldn’t be reprogrammed to pick up the main WGOO station, just the transponder station.
Many ObiRadio owners cried foul. They were very upset with WGOO. They went on online forum after online forum asking when WGOO would change their mind. ObiRadio even suggested alternative radio stations for a reduced price, much cheaper than satellite radio. But, the people were still upset. Even though they had never paid a dime to WGOO, they felt it was their constitutional right to listen to WGOO anywhere they went.
They were also very mad at ObiRadio. Even though they had paid less than they might have spent on one meal at a restaurant, and enjoyed ObiRadio for a long time, the thought that they may now have to spend a little more seemed very unfair. They felt that they had been promised free WGOO on their ObiRadio for live.
Some ObiRadio listeners tried other stations, and many found that they even enjoyed these stations better than WGOO. Some still missed WGOO, but were willing to pay a fee to keep using their ObiRadio as they traveled. These listeners soon grew weary of the constant questions about whether WGOO would change their mind and what to do about it.
How does this story end?
vtsnaab:
For this appreciative WGOO user, it was always known that the 'free ride' could not possibly be forever.
As it stands, I got years of great phone services & usage for the cost of an Obi box.
No complaints. No griping here.
But:
I do want to keep my Obi box & phone working with new & inexpensive services to replace good 'ol WGOO.
I must also add that I did get very spoiled with a free number & great SMS, VM & email features all included.
Prior to this I used Skype with an adapter and it was not nearly as good in any way despite being a paid service - so I am very grateful to WGOO for the usage I got out of it !!!
That's my 2 cents on the matter...next ??
SteveInWA:
Quote from: AlanB on April 24, 2014, 05:26:23 pm
Once upon a time there was a very large radio station, WGOO, located in MajorMetropolis. WGOO had a transponder station located in a nearby MinorCity that was just outside the reach of WGOO. WGOO was very popular.
A few engineers figured out a way to make a device that could pick up the frequency of the transponder station anywhere in the country (and other parts of the world too). They marketed this device under the name ObiRadio.
People loved their ObiRadio because they could now listen to WGOO wherever they went. No more changing stations when they left MajorMetropolis. ObiRadio could pick up several other stations throughout the country as well, but most people preferred to listen to WGOO.
One day WGOO announced that in seven months they would be upgrading WGOO from analog to digital and boosting the signal. Thus, the transponder station would be shut down.
Unfortunately, ObiRadio couldn’t be reprogrammed to pick up the main WGOO station, just the transponder station.
Many ObiRadio owners cried foul. They were very upset with WGOO. They went on online forum after online forum asking when WGOO would change their mind. ObiRadio even suggested alternative radio stations for a reduced price, much cheaper than satellite radio. But, the people were still upset. Even though they had never paid a dime to WGOO, they felt it was their constitutional right to listen to WGOO anywhere they went.
They were also very mad at ObiRadio. Even though they had paid less than they might have spent on one meal at a restaurant, and enjoyed ObiRadio for a long time, the thought that they may now have to spend a little more seemed very unfair. They felt that they had been promised free WGOO on their ObiRadio for live.
Some ObiRadio listeners tried other stations, and many found that they even enjoyed these stations better than WGOO. Some still missed WGOO, but were willing to pay a fee to keep using their ObiRadio as they traveled. These listeners soon grew weary of the constant questions about whether WGOO would change their mind and what to do about it.
How does this story end?
+1 Love it!
At least, on the Google Voice Forum, we can mark posts as duplicates, which locks them and refers them to a thread where the question was already answered. I assume your story will end on May 15th, when the Obitalk forum crashes because the server catches on fire from overload.
Usetheforceobiwan:
Alternative Ending: Having ignored an effective means of outreach to their customers and the advertisers who "paid" for their ears, WGOO found that slowly but surely their market share eroded and dwindled to a previously unimaginable share. The competing radio stations that they had driven their customers to grew by the same proportion that WGOO had declined. In the end, with great sadness and a longing for the "old days", the WGOO studios were sold, the building demolished and a parking lot put in it's place. When the parking lot opened, you could hear "They Paved Paradise" in the background blaring from a radio playing the new #1 station in the region WWON, the one that had taken over the old transponder that WGOO had sold for scrap.
Mango:
At first, I was like:
But, then:
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