Let's get a few things clear.
First, the video phone. The phone itself costs over $200 once you add in extra fees and will add additional cost to your phone bill. Also, what they don't tell you is that the video phone cannot be hooked up in all areas.
This is a very expensive alternative to webcam and internet options that do the exact same thing. Go to a yard sale and buy an 8-track if you want to spend money on obsolete technology, but don't drop 200 bucks on a phone for your house.
As for everything else, ACN is just a wholesaler.
CELL PHONES You'll get same AT&T plan from AT&T. The main difference is you'll save money with AT&T because they won't CHARGE you to ship phones like ACN. Also the insurance plan is MUCH better. Their insurance plan on cellphones requires you to mail phone to them where they fix it. The entire process takes about 3 weeks. WOW!!!
DIRECT TV Call Direct TV DIRECTLY, ACN doesn't have a special plan.
ACN actually discourages you from "investigating" the difference in their pricing and direct pricing because there is NO SAVINGS.
Why don't you tell the good folks what your meetings are like? I've never seen such blatant groupthink and peer pressure exerted on a meeting to get people to attend national company meetings or buy promotional material.
If you are going to respond, come with FACTS. Explain the pricing. Explain the cell phone insurance. Don't bring the same old-tired "I'm makin' mad money"bull that everyone in ACN says. The only check I ever saw was for a few hundred dollars, from ANYONE.
It's always a friend of a friend that is really successful isn't it?
ACN is a great company if you enjoy taking advantage of others and pressuring your family into "helping you out".
Do you guys still use Michael Jordan as a reference for everything good?