Seven years and over 3800 posts... this thread has gone from generally decrying the concept... to bragging about the low FCM offers obtained... to complaining about the escalating FCM costs.
It looks like Va Ave in not yet fully victorious. Close, but not all the way there yet.
As I predicted early on... the strategy would be to lure folks in with low introductory prices, make them dependent/addicted, then start escalating the prices.