Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20354667 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:32:31 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:32:31 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20359032 morbo :
said by insomniac84 See Profile :

Barely, since they set a minimum charge of 1 dollar per each day you use the phone.
t-mobile prepaid is as low as 10 cents a minute. if you buy $100 (1000 minutes) and attain "gold" status, your number and minutes do not expire for 1 year.

prepaid works if you use the right provider. at&t prepaid doesn't make sense.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20359032 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:25:37 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20358772 disc :
said by patcat88 See Profile :

»www.cellguru.net/prepaid_compare.htm

A couple $5 or less per month no usage plans.
Great web page. I used that one recently in deciding to get my daughter set up with AirVoice.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20358772 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:12:43 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20358720 tc1uscg :
What was Sprint ION?

What were its useful features?
What was ION? Here's some good links

»telephonyonline.com/mag/telecom_···nts_ion/
»www.networkworld.com/archive/200···001.html
and
»findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m···53592903
:huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20358720 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:02:28 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20358136 Camelot One :
said by insomniac84 See Profile :

Barely, since they set a minimum charge of 1 dollar per each day you use the phone. So one call a day, that may be 30-60 minutes a month of calling will at minimum cost you 30 bucks. It was was actually per minute that same amount of calling would cost only 7.50-15 a month at 25 cents a minute. So prepaid doesn't work for anything but 100% emergency usage.
Oddly enough, it's only AT&T's prepaid wireless that has that stupid per day access charge. I'm on VirginMobile, if I wanted to I could buy the $90 minute pack once a year, and pay 18c a minute. They have other options as well, it's certainly not $30 a month just to HAVE the phone.
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»www.cellguru.net/prepaid_compare.htm

A couple $5 or less per month no usage plans.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20358105 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:40:35 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20356839 insomniac84 : Barely, since they set a minimum charge of 1 dollar per each day you use the phone. So one call a day, that may be 30-60 minutes a month of calling will at minimum cost you 30 bucks. It was was actually per minute that same amount of calling would cost only 7.50-15 a month at 25 cents a minute. So prepaid doesn't work for anything but 100% emergency usage.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20356839 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:43:43 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20355990 Ulmo :
said by tc1uscg See Profile :

Yep.. you would think someone would have been paying attention when Sprints ION died before it left the ground. No, they DID see it through. Yes, they had turned up a few customers. Yes, it was installed nationwide in over 200 major pop's.
What was Sprint ION?

What were its useful features?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20355990 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:25:39 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20355549 tc1uscg :
said by alchav See Profile :

Just because you have a Copper Line doesn't mean you have "Plain Old Telephone Service." What AT&T is doing, is squeezing everything it can from it's Copper Infrastructure. I think this was a bad decision on AT&T's part. FTTH is the way of the Future!
Yep.. you would think someone would have been paying attention when Sprints ION died before it left the ground. No, they DID see it through. Yes, they had turned up a few customers. Yes, it was installed nationwide in over 200 major pop's. Then 2bil in the hole. BANG! Pull the plug and it was all down hill from there. Now gotta wonder, if WiMAX will be Wireless's ION? Bottom line, you can get only so much water from a sponge. Think AT&T was a little late to the party on this one. :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20355549 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:31:23 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20354723 alchav : Just because you have a Copper Line doesn't mean you have "Plain Old Telephone Service." What AT&T is doing, is squeezing everything it can from it's Copper Infrastructure. I think this was a bad decision on AT&T's part. FTTH is the way of the Future!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20354723 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:57:00 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20354667 patcat88 : Yes. America, home of $10/mo Caller ID. Remember a prepaid cellphone can be cheaper than $10/mo based on usage.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20354667 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:41:54 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20354447 morbo :
said by pandora See Profile :

Does AT&T expect to just milk POTS users forever with high prices and poor service?
simply put: yes. they will continue the milking until the cow is dry.

i recommend you leave for greener pastures (voip or wireless only). ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20354447 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:31:36 EDT Re: Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20353535 decifal : Well.. Its worked so far no? ;-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20353535 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:02:59 EDT Is AT&T is milking POTS users? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20353149 pandora : I've got POTS service, and feel AT&T is squeezing me. It'd be less expensive to move my POTS lines to wireless. Does AT&T expect to just milk POTS users forever with high prices and poor service?
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