Lawsuit accuses Cingular of deceiving former AT&T customers
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By GENE JOHNSON
AP LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
SEATTLE -- Cingular Wireless Corp. promised to provide uninterrupted service to AT&T Wireless customers when it acquired that company in 2004, but instead it nickel-and-dimed them and degraded their reception in an effort to persuade them to sign new contracts, a federal lawsuit said Thursday.
The lawsuit, which alleges breach of contract and violations of consumer protection laws, seeks class-action status on behalf of the more than 20 million customers AT&T Wireless had at the time of the merger. Many paid $18 "transfer" fees to switch to Cingular plans and were required to buy new phones or pay other fees, said the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
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By GENE JOHNSON
AP LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
SEATTLE -- Cingular Wireless Corp. promised to provide uninterrupted service to AT&T Wireless customers when it acquired that company in 2004, but instead it nickel-and-dimed them and degraded their reception in an effort to persuade them to sign new contracts, a federal lawsuit said Thursday.
The lawsuit, which alleges breach of contract and violations of consumer protection laws, seeks class-action status on behalf of the more than 20 million customers AT&T Wireless had at the time of the merger. Many paid $18 "transfer" fees to switch to Cingular plans and were required to buy new phones or pay other fees, said the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
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Sorry, but you werent the first one to this story, see the other post, but going over the story that you posted, there are so many things that just seem utterly ridiculous that i find it hard to believe, for example:
1: "but instead it nickel-and-dimed them and degraded their reception in an effort to persuade them to sign new contracts, a federal lawsuit said Thursday."
Theres a difference between degrading a network, and not adding on to a network. I seriously doubt Cingular degraded their network in the area, more than likely what happened, is they stopped building/expanding TDMA towers, and focused more on the GSM side of the integration.
2: "Many paid $18 "transfer" fees to switch to Cingular plans and were required to buy new...
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1: "but instead it nickel-and-dimed them and degraded their reception in an effort to persuade them to sign new contracts, a federal lawsuit said Thursday."
Theres a difference between degrading a network, and not adding on to a network. I seriously doubt Cingular degraded their network in the area, more than likely what happened, is they stopped building/expanding TDMA towers, and focused more on the GSM side of the integration.
2: "Many paid $18 "transfer" fees to switch to Cingular plans and were required to buy new...
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