Cingular Rate Plans probably won't get too much cheaper!
Well, with the new "merger" between Nextel and Sprint PCS, wireless analysts are saying different. These 3 major players will take advantage of this situation to charge what they really want to charge. So I wouldn't expect any Cingular plans with 1000 rollover, unl n&w, unl m2m for $39.99 any time soon as previoulsy speculated...
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Consumer activists say shrinking the number of national wireless service companies can only hurt consumers.
"We've seen in recent years that consumers are getting better and better deals," said Susanna Montezemolo, a policy analyst for Consumers Union, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group.
If regulators approve a Sprint-Nextel merger, "those great deals that consumers have come to expect and the ever-better packages will be a thing of the past," Montezemolo said.
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I activated my base plan earlier this year: $59.99/y 1000 anytime, unl m2m, unl n & w at 7p. It was a base plan that any customer could have requested or renewed to. Yes, I did get an extra 200 anytime on top per month through some strategic begging, but I'd sleep better with that plan than being comforted by the idead that everyone equally can get the 800 rollover now. (I can see how you CSR's could sleep better with every customer having the same options...I could...
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The original point was, with the mergers of ATT/Cing & Sprint/Nextel the major players are getting leverage now to raise rates. Less competition means less competitive rates and a reverse of what we've seen in the last few years. Updating to 3G is very expensive for all of these companies and I'm sure they've been waiting for a revenue boost through some channel. Why not base rates now that there is less competition? I'm talking about the long term -- not next month. You better believe someone will gobble up T-Mobile eventually too. They just announ...
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I don't see a problem with lessening the competitors out there, and these mergers are awesome. You know, because of the difference in technologies we will never have a monopoly like Microsoft, and the mergers will essentially give us more robust coverage all around.
Where else can any prices go but up! That is the nature of any service available. I don't see an issue with our pricing now, and in comparison to the competitors, we have GREAT pricing. With data ...
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megs72979 said:As long as i get the service i am paying for, I do not mind paying.
Wish I had funds like that! I do mind paying more. I know some have endless pockets, but in many aspects of my daily life, I mind paying more.
megs72979 said:
I don't mind paying for service i am getting, i mind paying for service i am not getting. read the whole post. but good job twisting one sentence from it, cheap idiot.
Whats up with the name calling? Get a life! I didnt twist your sentence, I quoted it verbatim. And I picked that sentence because that was the only one I had issue with. It means the same thing in context and out. You said nothing in the post about not getting service.
You mentioned not minding paying for it because of faster data speeds and how that is the industry norm to pay for more as techonology increases and coverage increases. I disagree, just because service becomes more efficient or faster doesn't directly mean a ...
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r2blue said:
Story's alittle differenr on the TDMA side of things. What we heard was that ATT promised a MIN number of customers under contract and that there were bonus' set for additional customers under contract. As for renewal promotions, not sure how it worked on GSM side of things. But renewals were being pushed, and bonus were being given out and alot of reps offered everything just to get them
Well 2 things friend
i am dual trained TDMA and GSM,they were offering special bonues to MIGRATE,not stay on TDMA, since Cingular got rid of their tdma plans and promos like 6-7 months ago.The renewal promotions for tdma were given out like candy, from care with extention or from CRM without renewal for...
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It specifically stated ,that a new service carrier can change your service, it just cancels out the contract.How long you think they are gonna let people who pay 39.99 for nationwide roam free, 1000 pk,unlim m2m for all customers for CING/ATT and n/w at 7pm. any thinks longer then 6 months is outta their minds!!!!