20080243651 | Method for Acquiring and Maintaining High Quality Subscribers Using a Bifurcated Contract - A method to provide an enterprise with the ability to keep service contract subscribers for a longer period of time and the ability to retain subscribers during an initial period of time is presented. A bifurcated contract is used with the subscriber for the agreement. The bifurcated contract consists of a service portion and a financial installment portion to pay for the hardware, certain service costs and installation costs associated with the service. The financing portion allows the subscriber's credit rating to be affected and affords the enterprise greater collateral or security as well as potentially lower funding costs. The enterprise encourages the vendor that originated the contract to sell the contract by paying the vendor the vendor's cost and a portion of the typical vendor profit along with, in certain cases, a percentage of the monthly payments for those subscribers retaining the service beyond an initial term. | 10-02-2008 |