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 I fucking hate cell phones.
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Giggles
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| August 6th, 2008 at 9:48 PM |
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Originally posted by ReKLeS_RiDeR
Two year contract. Two phones, 700 shared minutes, unlimited texting, picture messaging etc. Free nights and weekends, blah blah blah.
Is it not, then, entirely possible that the minutes have been depleted by another party?  I'd be makin' the other phone holder foot this bill, personally.
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| August 6th, 2008 at 10:46 PM |
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I used to work for AT&T wireless service, so I'll give you a few ideas here.
1. Typically most companies have a 1 year warranty on all phones, which covers manufacturer defects. So if it's doing that, call your provider and see about doing a warranty exchange.
2. If you went wayyyy over on your minutes one month, and no reason to explain it... Have them check to see if it's a billing issue, and double check to make sure you're not getting charged for mobile2mobile/night & weekend minutes.
3. Key to fucking a cell phone company *cough AT&T cough* is to tell them a store rep misinformed you of a situation. "Oh I didnt know I only had 700 minutes, the store rep told me I had 1400", ect... Last I knew, ATT was crediting all charges back for "misinformation".
4. Always get insurance if applicable. It'll save your ass in the end, and I can give you my full vote of confidence on that.
5. Poor service quality? Try exchanging sim cards (if your company does so) Try changing phones through warranty/insurance, ect... if all else fails, call the "cancellation department" ie, the "save team".
-Their sole job is to keep you with the company. Bitch at 'em long enough, and they'll give you damn near anything you want. (within reason)
Yeah I may be giving you more info then I should, but cell phone companies will fuck you if they can.
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| August 6th, 2008 at 10:50 PM |
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Yeah they have the Iphone, and it's the devil... dont buy it, unless you're prepared for the worst. (not in phone quality, but service problems)
Cell phone companies are all around, jerks. I should make a thread for AT&T customers, and let them know on ways to rape em. 
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Giggles
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| August 6th, 2008 at 10:52 PM |
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Fuck service problems! Just try GETTING one without a plan that rapes you, in Canada.
Minimum $35 voice, $30 data. Or, an iPhone specific plan, which starts at $60.
Then, system access fees, 911 fees...taxes...Ew.
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| August 6th, 2008 at 11:22 PM |
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In america, there's actually fee's for being able to call 911, and there's also fees to use the highway/interstate with your phone. Odd, huh?
I'm not FULLY saying the Iphone is bad, I'm just saying it's bad because of the distributor/provider.
Apple has to answer any tech questions you may have, and ATT is just too expensive for what you get... In my opinion that is.
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Giggles
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| August 6th, 2008 at 11:26 PM |
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Rogers is exactly the same. Minus the highways. 6.95 per month to access the system (so, you're paying to pay, effectively. Lawsuits may have this gone, soon), 50 cents for 911.
And, then, yeah. The $60 iPhone plan includes 150 weekday minutes, unlimited evenings/weekends (starting at 9), 400 megs of data. Visual voicemail is included, but texting is not.
Two packages are offered specially for the iPhone. One includes call display, call forwarding, mobile backup, and 2500 sent text, all for $15. The other's $20, and has the only major difference of 10,000 (TEN FUCKING THOUSAND) sent text messages.
You can, of course, get the usual value packs, but...really, when the normal value pack that gets you 2500 sent text is $20? Why waste your time?
BUT! You're only eligible for the $20 iPhone val-pack if you get an iPhone specific plan, which - as I said - begins at $60, and kinda sucks. The plans (specific ones, at least) cap at about $115.
So, let's do the ma... No. I'm afraid to do the math.
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