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more on Locked In a Cell: How Cell Phone Early Terminati on Fees Hurt Consumers
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:35:12 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: david.e.young () verizon com Date: October 12, 2005 8:11:47 AM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] more on Locked In a Cell: How Cell Phone Early Terminati on Fees Hurt Consumers
Dave, > > 3. Cingular just says, "no free phone." When you point out you can > go to another carrier and now take your number with (!), they just > shrug. >FWIW, Verizon Wireless has a program called "New Every Two" which allows existing subscribers to upgrade their phone every two years. So you don't necessarily have to switch carriers every two years to get the deals. More info at - http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/ splash/upgrade/vision.jsp
-David -------------------------------- David E. Young VP, Federal Regulatory Affairs Verizon Communications 1300 I Street NW, Suite 400W Washington, DC 20005 +1 202-515-2517 <Office> +1 202-365-4755 <Mobile> david.e.young () verizon com "David Farber" <dave () farber net> wrote on 10/12/2005 05:27:03 AM: > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: John Shoch <shoch () alloyventures com> > Date: October 11, 2005 9:09:09 PM EDT > To: dave () farber net > Cc: John Shoch <shoch () alloyventures com> > Subject: RE: [IP] more on Locked In a Cell: How Cell Phone Early > Terminati on Fees Hurt Consumers > > > Dave, > > It is hard to deciper the approach to pricing used by the large > cellular carriers, and we all have stories of insane behavior. Some > of this is a hold-over from the time when your carrier could hold > your phone number hostage, and not give very good discounts on a > renewal. My recent experience: > > 1. Had an old AT&T TDMA phone, which got lost. Tried to replace it > at Cingular, but they no longer sell TDMA phones [you can buy a used > one on eBay]. I could buy a new GSM phone, but that requires a new > plan. > > 2. So, since I was interested in a new phone, I went on-line and > found some great specials. BUT, I was then ineligible for them > because I was trying to go from a Cingular account to Cingualar, and> the bargain deals don't apply. The deals are only provided to the re-
> sellers from bringing in a new customer. > > 3. Cingular just says, "no free phone." When you point out you can > go to another carrier and now take your number with (!), they just > shrug. > > 4. But in this process I did discover some great deals on-line: you > can actually get a free phone plus a REFUND/REBATE of $100-150> dollars if you sign up for a new phone and plan on a different carrier.
> http://www.intelenetwireless.com/ > http://www.cellularchoices.net/carrier/cingular/phones/> http://www4.letstalk.com/landing/vsearch2.htm? landId=1&mulService=1
> > 5. Given this insane behavior, the only thing that makes sense is to > shift to a new carrier every 2 years, get a new phone, throw out the> old one, bring your number over, and pocket $100-150 cash each time.....
> > How did we ever end up here? > > John Shoch > Alloy Ventures > > ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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