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IG-88:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on March 02, 2007, 08:27:52 pm ---
Here is a little piece of info the sales scumbags at any cell phone shop won't tell you. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO GET THEIR SERVICE. Sure, you may pay a little more per month, but you aren't locked in to crap! The sales scumbag told my wife 2 years was the minimum contract. Lying bastard. I wouldn't piss on a Cingular sales scum if they were on fire...
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Thats true for any cell phone service? WOW, I didn't know that. They pressured my wife into a 2 yr. with the promise of a certain low bill rate and BAM whatta you know it's $40 more than they quoted with all these extra fees they forgot to explain. Pecker heads.
ChadTower:
Your wife signed a two year contract in return for a free (or nearly free) cell phone. Not to get the service, to get a free phone. If you already have a compatible phone then you don't have to sign a contract. You don't have to sign a contract even if you don't have one, they just won't give you a discounted phone. When I got my wife's cell I signed a one year contract instead of the two year they were pushing on me. With the one year, the phone was $50 more, but it was better than a two year contract at the minimum service level the contract required.
Chris G:
Chad's got it right - you have to recognize how expensive most cell phones are. If it makes you feel any better, we employees don't get phones free any more, so I paid $200+ each for my wife's and my last ones.
And for the majority of the 13 years (and 3 name changes) I've worked for the company, it does suck. However, they give me 6 1/2 weeks vacation and my commute is 5 mins, so it's hard to justify leaving (most days). :D
On a marginally relevant note, I've been called about 5 times over the past week by my alma mater looking for donations. They practically won't let me off the phone. And I just sent them money in November! So if colleges are getting vicious, I can't imagine how bad cell phone salespeople are. Must just be the nature of the biz. >:D
EDIT: my apologies to any Cingular salespeople who might be reading. I got a great bonus this year, so keep up the great work! ;D
FrizzleFried:
Welp...I paid about $150 total for the 2 phones...
...anyone want 2 Cingular flip phones? Cheap!
SirPeale:
Cell phones will search for a tower by default. I've found several phones that were outdated models, and tossed out. These phones were never activated. But when powered up they got full signal. If I tried to make a call, however, I'd get a message stating I needed to activate service.
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