What Flock Actually Costs Cities Across the Country

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWired went through contracts from over two dozen cities and towns to figure out what Flock, the camera company, actually charges, and how its pricing and business model stack up against its competitors.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOver two dozen contracts. Just to learn a price.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's called transparency, Dale. Somebody finally read the paperwork so your town didn't have to.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWhen a company's price takes a magazine investigation to find, it's not a price, it's a rumor.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou wouldn't sign up for a gym like that, and the gym at least tells you it's twenty dollars.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr a phone plan. Every city gets a slightly different deal and everybody assumes theirs is the good one.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd it's your tax money paying the bill, so you're the subscriber who never clicked agree. Free trial included.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, that one's good. At least it's cheaper than my streaming bundle.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou don't know that, Vera. Nobody does.