On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:55:22 GMT, "jeremy" <jeremy@nospam.com> wrote in
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>"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
>news:462d0e1c$0$27189$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net.. .
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>> That's not an accurate portrayal. Cingular did away with the low cost
>> plans that AT&T Wireless was desperately offering to survive. Cingular
>> figured that a large percentage of AT&T customers would switch to Cingular
>> rather than leave, and the ones that left over price weren't worth keeping
>> if it meant offering the lower prices to the entire AT&T customer base.
>
>You ignore the fact that AT&T/CINGULAR promised their customers that nothing
>would change. I have the notice, signed by both presidents.

It's not a forever promise. It kept the promise that was actually made.

>AT&T made much of "lifetime" perks, as long as the customer remained on his
>plan and paid the bill each month.

ATTWS is now gone, in part because of bad deals.

>Cingular, as successor, had a moral and,
>I believe, a legal obligation to uphold ATTWS' commitments.

Actually neither.

>I left--for Sprint--and couldn't have been happier. It's been 14 months
>now, and I have had no surprises and no fine print.

If Sprint coverage is good in your area, then do indeed consider Sprint.
Unfortunately for me, Sprint is worse than AT&T/Cingular in this area.

>It was pointless to argue with Cingular. Millions of us left, rather than
>have our arms twisted, and we're better off for it.

Nonsense.

>In the end, competition
>was what ruled.

That part at least is true.

>Cingular COULD have turned us former ATTWS customers into boosters, instead
>of detractors.

Cingular actually did a very good job of retaining ATTWS customers.

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>