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Cingular Rate Plans probably won't get too much cheaper!

memillh06

Dec 11, 2004, 1:21 PM
Ok, so members of this board have told me in the past that eventually Cingular will have some better priced plans that would make the migration from ATTWS worth it. (right now I'd lose about half of my minutes)

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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greyrat

Dec 11, 2004, 1:26 PM
yep. customers are gonna get screwed on this.
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Mique

Dec 11, 2004, 1:45 PM
hmmmmm cheaper rate plans. well since i happen to have some info on this maybe i can clairfy. for starters, yes "blue" customers, (old aws) have some great deals. mainly because of various "promos" that theyve acumalted in exchange for your soul *cough* i mean contract extension... 😈 anyways. as a result some people have plans like a local 29.99 with a 450 min promo...nw and mtm...plus free months...and so on. awsome rate plan. however these promos were only offerd at certian times to certian people. making alot more hassles. "well bob has this why cant i!" "because you still have 5 months on contract thats why" and so on...im sure reps here know what i mean. and for customers, im sure a call to care has seen you told this or somet...
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wrath

Dec 11, 2004, 2:15 PM
I think you are shooting too far out of the water here. Why are you comparing the Cingular Nation plan to the ATTWS Digital One Rate. Why not compare apples to apples and compare it tot he GSM National Plan from ATTWS, which by default offered more for less.
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memillh06

Dec 11, 2004, 2:32 PM
I don't understand... so you're basically saying its better for EVERYONE to have less minutes equally than many people having previous plans with more minutes from ATTWS? I'm not talking about special charter plans that only a few have. I'm talking about the average customer.

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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AGENT DEBIT

Dec 11, 2004, 4:02 PM
i GOT NEWS FOR YOU, THIS WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE WITHIN AWS CUSTOMER CARE ON THE GSM SIDE.THE REASON ALL THOSEPROOS WERE OFFERED FOR 1 REASON CINGULAR BUYOUT, THEY HAD PRELIMINARY AND INFORMAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN BOTH VODAPHONE,AND CINGULAR FOR A BUYOUT/MERGER, THE PROBLEM WAS THEY (AWS) MISQUOTED TO THE OTHER COMPANNIES HOWMANY CUSTOMERS THEY HAD TO OTHERS BIDDERS SO THEY AGREED TO CINGULAR THAT BASED ON THE INFORMAL AGREEMENT 40 BILLION FROM VODAPHONE, THEN 41 BILLION FROM CINGULAR THEY COULD DELIVER "x" AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS AT TIME OF MERGER AGREEMENT- I DON'T MEAN DAY 1, I MEAN THE DAY FCC APPROVED , THATS WHY CUSTOMERS GET EVERY PROMOTION ADDED UNDER THE SUN TO THEIR ACCOUNT, IT GOT TO THE POINT, WHERE ARE TDMA CUSTOMERS GOT UNBELIEVABLE PR...
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memillh06

Dec 11, 2004, 4:39 PM
Again AGENT, as in other threads, you missed the point! I was NOT starting an ATT vs CING debate. And you're the same "insider" that quoted Cingular's REGIONAL ROLLOVER plans that don't exist.

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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megs72979

Dec 11, 2004, 6:05 PM
Cingular has only recently pulled the rollover regional plans about two months ago. The reason is that there big advertising campaign talks up the largest M2M calling area, and that is available with the nation plans only, so the nation plans are the only plans that make sense.

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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memillh06

Dec 11, 2004, 6:38 PM
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.
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megs72979

Dec 11, 2004, 7:20 PM
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.
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memillh06

Dec 11, 2004, 7:36 PM
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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kadenapanther

Dec 25, 2004, 1:25 PM
I totally agree with you!!!
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Mique

Dec 12, 2004, 4:21 AM
just a point of clarification. since i mainly work woth the blue side of things, all i see is people comparing there digital plans to the new gsm. therefore the dor plan and the gsm nation plans are what i compare to customers. what they can get now without a new phone, or what they can have with a new phone. as far as aws gsm plans, im not entirly sure...but yes i do think they have alot in common with the cingular plans. but basiclly i dont think your going to see a huge increase in plan pricing. if cingular did that then they would loose a huge subscriber base. ive met americans who will walk 25 extra blocks in freezing cold weather just to get a dollar off a burger and fries. if cingular/aws jacked prices people would cancel outright, ta...
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r2blue

Dec 23, 2004, 3:53 PM
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
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AGENT DEBIT

Dec 23, 2004, 4:30 PM
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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r2blue

Dec 23, 2004, 6:05 PM
At first they were pushing to get the min number needed, but they did get that number and were pushing to get the bonus's, just the same as any rep. And in our call center, PCR's - Proactive Contract Renewal's were the push, and I ABSOLUTEY
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r2blue

Dec 23, 2004, 6:07 PM
Opps, didnt mean to finish so quick, I agree with the promotions, hard to convince a cust on a 29.99 local plan who doesnt travel to switch when they have 1450 min, unlim N/W and M2M to boot and they do use those min
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AGENT DEBIT

Dec 23, 2004, 6:19 PM
USE YOUR HEAD, Do you think that Cingular is gonna let them keep it for a long time.Next time read the terms anc conditions that were updated just prior to merger.

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!!!!
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