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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / ATT Wireless / April 2004help me
i want to get att wireless but i don't want to pay 50 dollars a month plus the phone and ending up not being able to use does anyone know if att has good (gsm) coverage in cedar rapids, iowa Even if someone tells you "yes" you won't know how well it work for you. You do have a trial perod to test it. From:alan aream2000@earthlink.net > i want to get att wireless but i don't want to pay 50 dollars a month > plus the phone and ending up not being able to use does anyone know > if att has good (gsm) coverage in cedar rapids, iowa > Even if someone tells you "yes" you won't know how well it work for you. > You do have a trial perod to test it. But with Activation and being charged for a full month, such "Free Trials" typically cost around 4100. If you reread my post you'll note I didn't say it was a FREE trial only that there is a trial period. Who told you that there's a free trial? I haven't seen that offered either in their stores or online. Was it an independent dealer that offered you a free trial? Everyone I've seen is a trial period where you can cancel your contract but still have to pay for the trial period monthly and usage charges. From:Robert M. rmarkoff@msn.com >> Even if someone tells you "yes" you won't know how well it work for >> you. You do have a trial perod to test it. > > But with Activation and being charged for a full month, such "Free > Trials" typically cost around 4100. > If you reread my post you'll note I didn't say it was a FREE trial only > that there is a trial period. Fine, but the OP should know that it will likely cost around $100. You'd rather keep that a secret? No secret. I guess I just thought the guy might actually read and understand what he's doing when he signs up and not expect something for nothing. From:Robert M. rmarkoff@msn.com >> If you reread my post you'll note I didn't say it was a FREE trial >> only that there is a trial period. > > Fine, but the OP should know that it will likely cost around $100. > > You'd rather keep that a secret? > No secret. I guess I just thought the guy might actually read and > understand what he's doing when he signs up and not expect something for > nothing. Most folks expect a charge, few read all the microtype and fully comprehend that the trial period will likely cost them around $100. And I don't think its reasonable to tell people to "go test it you get a trial period", as that doen't tell the full story, and you are being totally disingenuous in your response, about trials. You're certainly entitled to your opinion. I just made the point that trials are availble from carriers as something the OP could investigate. I suppose I could have asked for their address, driven over, picked them up and taken them to a carrier and read the terms aloud to them, but the fact that they posted here led me to believe they were reasonably intelligent and didn't need that level of handholding. From:Robert M. rmarkoff@msn.com >> No secret. I guess I just thought the guy might actually read and >> understand what he's doing when he signs up and not expect something [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > get a trial period", as that doen't tell the full story, and you are > being totally disingenuous in your response, about trials. > You're certainly entitled to your opinion. I just made the point that > trials are availble from carriers as something the OP could investigate. > I suppose I could have asked for their address, driven over, picked them > up and taken them to a carrier and read the terms aloud to them, but the > fact that they posted here led me to believe they were reasonably > intelligent and didn't need that level of handholding. Its not a matter of ahand holding, and you are entirely disingenuous to say that. Most folks are shocked to learn that they will be charged a full months service for a 4 day trial, on top of an activation fee. So it adds up to ~ $100. And its trivial to mention that in passing. Convienient not to mention it, isn't it. Convenient for whom? I couldn't care less whether ATT makes a dime or not. I don't work for them, own their stock or receive any remuneration from them in any way, shape or form. From:Robert M. rmarkoff@msn.com >> You're certainly entitled to your opinion. I just made the point that >> trials are availble from carriers as something the OP could [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > So it adds up to ~ $100. And its trivial to mention that in passing. > Convienient not to mention it, isn't it. > Convenient for whom? I couldn't care less whether ATT makes a dime or > not. I don't work for them, own their stock or receive any remuneration > from them in any way, shape or form. Then quit telling people how easy it is to "test" out an AT&T phone without mentioning it'll cost them upwards of $100. or least quit bellyaching if I fill in the details you omit. never bellyached... never said it was free... never even said it was easy... just an available option. Who on earth would expect something to be free? BTW, I have to say that I really do enjoy our banter. Thank you! From:Robert M. rmarkoff@msn.com >> Convenient for whom? I couldn't care less whether ATT makes a dime or >> not. I don't work for them, own their stock or receive any [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > without mentioning it'll cost them upwards of $100. or least quit > bellyaching if I fill in the details you omit. > never bellyached... never said it was free... never even said it was > easy... just an available option. Who on earth would expect something > to be free? > > BTW, I have to say that I really do enjoy our banter. Thank you! You're welcome, I appreciate discussion with someone who doesn't resort to insults. A lot of apologists are like that at the Sprint PCS group, who quickly resort to 4 letter words. > > Even if someone tells you "yes" you won't know how well it work for you. > > You do have a trial perod to test it. > > But with Activation and being charged for a full month, such "Free > Trials" typically cost around 4100. Where are they advertised as "free"? The closest I've seen is a 'no obligation' trial. Not even the CTIA Consumer Code mentions a free trial, but does say that the customer could be responsible for usage charges. <i want to get att wireless but i don't want to pay 50 dollars a month plus the phone and ending up not being able to use does anyone know if att has good (gsm) coverage in cedar rapids, iowa> I understand how you feel. I was thinking of switching to T-Mobile and didn't want to spend $100 either. So I went to their store and was able to "borrow" a loaner phone after giving them some personal information and a credit card number. I went to the manager to do this. I took the phone home and checked out the signal strength on it and made a call and discovered the reception was fine. I then took the phone back (went with AT&T instead anyhow). Another suggestion is you can buy a cheap used gsm AT&T phone off eBay and don't activate the service - just check out the signal strength and make a couple 611 calls (at least Cincinnati Bell Wireless lets you call 611 for free) - then just resell the phone on eBay to recoup your loss or keep as a spare and get whatever free phone AT&T gives you when you sign up. You could also sell the more expensive phone on eBay and make yourself a couple bucks! Kind of a hassle tho. DonnaB |
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