Recently it has become apparent that salesmen are attempting to lock individuals into long-term contracts for services that may or may not be useful in the future. As technology advances and competition increases, prices fall. Before you buy a long-term contract, review the product and review the litiature about the product to ensure that you’re not buying what we call “ripe fruit.” Anytime the writing is on the wall indicating that a product is on it’s way out, be wary because unscrupulous salesmen will attempt to take advantage.

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