mrgeek
Premium
join:2002-12-13
Dundee, IL
clubs:
| kudos to SBC
With the change of Ameritech to SBC, the migration to SBC/Yahoo (if you choose) and the fact new DSL accounts at SBC end in @sbcglobal.net, SBC could have told us old @ameritech.net people to change our email to @sbcglobal.net, but they didn't. We all know what a pain it is to change, and for SBC to leave things be....thanks. |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
Premium
join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX | Your e-mail address remains @ameritech.net. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
 ·AT&T Midwest
| I think that's what he's happy about. 
Netcom-Mindspring-Earthlink was smart enough to do that too throughout all those mergers and acquisitions. All of the old domains are still active. |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
Premium
join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
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I wasn't paying attention, and the post appeared to be sarcastic.
"SBC could have told us old @ameritech.net people to change our email to @sbcglobal.net"
as in, geesh, they could have told us that they were taking away our e-mail addresses. Anyhow, oops! I had just read a post from Eak, so I guess I was expecting something else. Sorry about that, Senor Geek!
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Xsk8er
join:2001-01-02
Columbus, OH
 ·AT&T U-Verse
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@home, ATT.NET, Media one now Comcast cable is known to do this... "oooh sorry customers, but we are making you change your email address yet again.."
Glad SBC isnt as dumb.... Looks like Earthlink in the past has been simular in "we bought you but we'll let u keep your address as long as your a customer". |
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dostech$
join:2002-11-12 | Changing Email addresses can be a lot worse than an inconvenience. If you have it on your business cards, literature and stationary, it can get down right expensive. |
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mrgeek
Premium
join:2002-12-13
Dundee, IL
clubs: | reply to AmeritecTech
I wasn't being sarcastic at all. Was looking at the ATT-Comcast-Excite situation and thought SBC deserved some mention. That's all. |
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oddstar
DSLR member for 6 years
Premium
join:2002-04-14
Spring, TX | reply to mrgeek
I've read about the attbi situation...What a mess! |
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH | reply to mrgeek
I guess the $25/year it costs to maintain the domain is too cost-prohibitive !!
Or, and more likely, the company wants a "unified" name.
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jeffmoss26
join:2002-07-22
Beachwood, OH | reply to mrgeek
changing those logos is pretty expensive. My dad works for an SBC Distributor/telecom interconnect and now they have to change all their business cards, trucks, and ads to say SBC. What a pain. |
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