 | | free marketing Everyone on their network already has free mobile to mobile calling. Alltel and T-mobile already have unlimited plans to a set number of people. This is just trying to get the 100 million people who uses their land lines to sign up for at&t wireless. having a land line is kind of redundant since you already have a cell phone. That's just my 2 cents anyway.. | |
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 | | | Re: free marketing ...and if you have VOIP, you have unlimited calls anywhere in U.S. and Canada to anybody using any carrier for a lot less than $60.
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| | | | Re: free marketing said by nasadude:...and if you have VOIP, you have unlimited calls anywhere in U.S. and Canada to anybody using any carrier for a lot less than $60. I hate cell phone carriers. I really hate "VOIP" carriers ala Vonage and its ilk. | |
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| Re: free marketing said by kyramilan:I really hate "VOIP" carriers ala Vonage and its ilk. have you had bad experiences with VOIP? I have vonage and have never had a single problem. I am lucky in that my comcast connection is very stable and very rarely has probs.
the reason I don't like cell phone carriers is the metered usage and the lock-in to contracts and devices. | |
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the reason I don't like cell phone carriers is the metered usage. One service: MetroPCS.  | |
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Everyone on their network already has free mobile to mobile calling. Alltel and T-mobile already have unlimited plans to a set number of people. This is just trying to get the 100 million people who uses their land lines to sign up for at&t wireless. having a land line is kind of redundant since you already have a cell phone. That's just my 2 cents anyway..
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join:2002-04-05
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kudos:1 | Re: free marketing said by toby:said by ertrgf54 :
Everyone on their network already has free mobile to mobile calling. Alltel and T-mobile already have unlimited plans to a set number of people. This is just trying to get the 100 million people who uses their land lines to sign up for at&t wireless. having a land line is kind of redundant since you already have a cell phone. That's just my 2 cents anyway..
All cell calls sound terrible, on all networks. It going to get worse, »www.cdmatech.com/technologies/4gv.jsp . | |
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| | But what about Business What will be interesting is if they offer it to Business, and if they are, at what price?? | |
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| Re: But what about Business said by mdlthomas:What will be interesting is if they offer it to Business, and if they are, at what price?? Eligibility
Q. Who is eligible for AT&T UnitySM Rate Plans?
A. AT&T UnitySM rate plans are available to new and existing consumers, small businesses and IRUs (Individual Responsible User) who meet eligibility requirements. | |
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| | Nothing new.... This is nothing new, when Embarq formed, they offered unlimited calling between and Embarq mobile phone to an Embarq landline.... | |
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| | | Re: Nothing new.... said by Fox McCloud:This is nothing new, when Embarq formed, they offered unlimited calling between and Embarq mobile phone to an Embarq landline.... Perhaps, but this is a totally different scale. It's definitely not for everyone, but for many out there this will be a good deal.
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| | Kind of OT: Cingular They better keep the RollOvers when they switch over... | |
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Chicago, IL | Re: Kind of OT: Cingular According to the terms and conditions all rollovers are expired and the at&t unity service has no rollover minutes! | |
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| |  fancydancerPerception is realityPremium
join:2002-08-28
Springfield, IL | Re: Kind of OT: Cingular I don't have a landline but even if I did I wouldn't switch. I like having my rollover minutes.
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Monterey, CA | Q. If I switch to an AT&T UnitySM rate plan, will I get to keep my accumulated Rollover minute balance?
A. No. AT&T UnitySM rate plans do not include Rollover minutes. If you switch from a non-AT&T UnitySM rate plan to an AT&T UnitySM rate plan, you will lose any Rollover minutes you may have accumulated.
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| | | | Re: Kind of OT: Cingular said by elkq:Q. If I switch to an AT&T UnitySM rate plan, will I get to keep my accumulated Rollover minute balance? A. No. AT&T UnitySM rate plans do not include Rollover minutes. If you switch from a non-AT&T UnitySM rate plan to an AT&T UnitySM rate plan, you will lose any Rollover minutes you may have accumulated. well nevermind then... I'll get flamed for this, but...
THANK GOODNESS. IT'S ABOUT TIME.
Now, if AT&T mandates a switch and turns Cingular and that damn rollover completely off, they'll be doing good.
Why do I say that?
Because I don't like seeing customers get screwed without even realizing it. That's why. I said it before. If you are able to roll minutes over, you're basically overpaying for whatever plan you are on, because clearly you didn't need that plan to begin with. It's a ripoff. And it needs to go away.
AT&T free cell-to-landline is huge. I don't know what's wrong with some of you. Yeah, T-mo has that MyFaves and Alltel has their Circle, and that's great and all, but one thing I didn't like about Cingular when they first formed is the fact that the cell and landline was never linked. Doing this creates great potential for the future.
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join:2002-08-28
Springfield, IL | Re: Kind of OT: Cingular Maybe I just don't talk enough, but I like rollover and I have been on the 450min plan for just over a year and have nearly 2000min of rollover. When I signed up I could have gone with the 29.99/mo plan which does not include rollover. It seems to me Cingular wanted everyone to sign up with the $39.99 (450min) plan, AT LEAST. Rollover is nice because your calling habits can change, like mine have. I use nearly all my minutes now, plus tons of my free nights/weekends and mobile-to-mobile minutes. Excuse the slogan quote, but they are my minutes, I should get to keep them.
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| | | | | | Re: Kind of OT: Cingular exactly, and for some that use the cell phone as their main telephone number, some months yo dont use it as much, but then rond holidays/big events you can bur through alot of those rollover minutes. i allways use my cell when i know i have to call tech support and be on hold for a long time. | |
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| | | | | | | Re: Kind of OT: Cingular said by RIRWIN1983:exactly, and for some that use the cell phone as their main telephone number, some months yo dont use it as much, but then rond holidays/big events you can bur through alot of those rollover minutes. i allways use my cell when i know i have to call tech support and be on hold for a long time. Some of you need to cruise over to HowardForums. There was a debate some time ago about usage, and one customer who actually got a letter from T-mo talking about "excessive" usage. Turns out he had over 19,000 Night and Weekend minutes he'd used. His reason? 'Well, there are some times when I really need to use the phone a lot more than I usually would, like during holidays, so I just wait until the weekends/after hours and make my calls then'.
Trust me. I understand the thought process, Cingular customers. Sometimes you need more than your plan allows. But that's why there are Night and Weekend free times. You can make your calls at that time without paying more for your plan than you normally would need to. The problem is most people are impatient and want things now-now-now instead of just waiting until their offpeak to make the majority of their calls. Business customers probably don't have that luxury, but they should really be on a business class plan in that case. | |
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| | | | | | | | Re: Kind of OT: Cingular seeing how im on the 39.99 plan (actualy 32.82 w/my discount at school) for 450 minutes w/rollover, 5000 night/weekend, i think its a good deal. | |
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join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | Earth to dumbass....it doesnt work that way.
I have the lowest plan offered by Stingular and I STILL have rollover. failure on my part? no, failure for Stingular to offer a lower plan at a lower price. And don't say "well you need GoPhone" GoPhone is for idiots and people with bad credit.
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| | Unlimited local/LD plan needed When you consider that you also have to have an at&t landline with unlimited local and long distance minutes, this turns into a pretty expensive proposition. At least the deals from Alltel and T-Mobile don't require expensive extras. | |
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| | So where's the value? To get the promo, it says you need to be a subscriber to an unlimited local and LD landline plan. If my calls are unlimited anyhow, what is the big deal? Other than not counting my cell minutes to calls to AT&T/Cingular clients, what's the big deal?
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join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL |  So It Begins
It may take a while because this company has deep pockets, but it will eventually make enough consumers and regulators upset and the combined outcry will some day reach the critical mass needed for something to be done.
It's almost poetic...everyone at AT&T is celebrating all the recent successes but it's destiny has already been decided. AT&T will either go out of business, sold piecemeal, or broken up by the regulators - again.
This new "free calling" is half marketing and half abuse of de facto monopoly status. | |
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join:2001-05-17
Glen Carbon, IL | Re: So It Begins
Ha you make me laugh. So you’re the new Nostradamus for the modern age huh.
So how many predictions have you ever got right Nostra? Whats your track record? | |
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| | | Other than the consumer figuring out who they are calling is covered, how is it abuse?
Personally, I like the Alltel & T-Mobile idea better, but cell is the future anyway.
Kinda funny a lot of Europe has been doing this for years. | |
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join:2006-02-25
Pittsburgh, PA | Re: So It Begins Kinda funny that MCI and a bunch of LD companies used to have a similar thing back in the 90s. You had to make sure who you were calling had the right carrier. A bunch of work. It's all just marketing.... | |
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| | | you're absolutley right. i mean, why offer another service that people can choose. monopoly statements tend to get a little old after awhile. please look in your crystal ball and tell us why other packages are bad for consumers. i don't see them forcing their hand on anyone | |
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| | This feature is nothing new... ...just new to at&t. Qwest has been doing this for years. And if anyone cares about my $.02, I hate having conversations on cell phones. Delay, echo, quality, the phone battery getting hot during a conversation, dropped calls aren't worth me dropping my land line. | |
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join:2002-01-22
00000 | why they keep calling?
is this why at&t keeps calling me? everyday there is an entry on my caller id that they have called. hopefully, it will stop soon. | |
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1 edit | The others What about the people that don't have the landline service because they are outside of the territory of AT&T? | |
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| | Why even bother with a land line? Wh yeven bother with a land line? I have cingular and something like 8000 roll over minutes.
Why would people even need a landline in the first place. Especially in areas like I live where I get coverage pretty much everywhere that I go. | |
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| | | Re: Why even bother with a land line? for security sytems, in sever storms, there are still neds/uses for landlines | |
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join:2002-04-05
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kudos:1 | Re: Why even bother with a land line? said by RIRWIN1983:for security sytems, in sever storms, there are still neds/uses for landlines But are you going to need unlimited service on your landline "just" for emergencys? | |
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| | | | | Re: Why even bother with a land line? no, but your question was why does anyone need a land line, and i gave u reasons, most people can get just the bare bones line for 7-14/month. | |
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Tulsa, OK | i guess you have never heard of DSL.
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join:2004-05-26
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kudos:1 | Free? I know it is probably my age or some failure in my education...but how in the heck do the ad mongers justify calling something that you pay for "free"?
Isn't that like the cashier at the grocery telling me my total is $136.27 then telling me to enjoy my free dinners?
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| | | RE:all cell calls sound..... Well Verizon..Has A Good Network There Calls Sound Good.. | |
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