[olug] OT: wow

[DYNATRON tech]

yeah?...right on! hopefully i have the same luck with verizon if the persist
with these fictitious roaming charges. i recorded all of my verbal
interactions with these jerk-offs, so i suppose i have a fighting chance if
they come after me for it. thanks for the bit of positive inspiration.

yeah, i agree. they all treat customers like cattle, no matter who you go
with.

i would have to disagree with the "throw-away" statement, because i am one
of the many people that believe in the value of not being in debt to a
dishonest company. that is priceless in my frame of mind, even if i
*am*subsidising your phone. ;-)

i like the way T-mobile operates, and i've been impressed by the nexus
phone, so that may be a positive avenue for me to investigate.

thanks for the feedback, TJ.

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 1:53 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>wrote:

> If they breach the contract, or alter the terms of the contract, you get
> out
> of it for free.
>
> I know two individuals that got out of contracts without paying termination
> fees. Not to mention most companies have largely the same terms. The
> industry is what it is, and you're not going to get vastly different
> treatment from AT&T as you'll get from Verizon, Sprint, etc.
>
> And you can have a no-contract service, but then you're basically throwing
> money away. You're paying the same money as I am to subsidize a phone, but
> not getting the benefit.
>
> T-Mobile is the exception. If you purchase the Nexus One at full price,
> then
> you can sign up for a cheaper plan since you're not subsidizing the phone,
> and there is no contract. If I'm paying tons of money per month either way,
> I might as well benefit financially by getting a nicer phone with
> additional
> functionality.
>
> -- T. J.
>
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 1:46 PM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > many phone companies offer no-contract services, but like i said before,
> > all
> > cellular companies seem to act in a dishonest manner in my experience, so
> > seems to be a losing situation no matter how you go about it.
> >
> > if you can avoid being in debt to the company (which is what the contract
> > is), then yes, i think it is worth it to a point, even if you don't get
> the
> > shiny new phone.
> >
> > say you come across a disagreement with the company under contract, you
> are
> > obligated to continue giving money to a company involved in perceived
> > dishonest actions.
> >
> > if that doesn't make sense to you, i must be speaking spanish.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Craig Wolf <CJWolf at mpsomaha.org> wrote:
> >
> > > That brings them in line with Verizon ETF so this is nothing new that I
> > > see...
> > >
> > > Craig Wolf
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >>> Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> 5/23/2010 >>>
> > > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 11:55 PM, Charles Bird <cbird.omaha at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > ATT is on its deathbed. no joke, i dont know what to think of that.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Recently, Omaha's Public Record had at least 2 entries for AT&T trying
> > > to put more and taller towers up in Omaha.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 12:13 AM, Chad Homan <choman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.betanews.com/article/ATT-to-raise-twoyear-termination-fee-by-86-on-iPhones-smartphones/1274479769
> > > > >
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