Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I think "pre-pay" is an invalid term for these customers, as even "post-pay"
>> customers pre-pay. They only post pay any monthly overage or feature changes
>
> Nope. Not with Cingular/AT&T, anyway. I paid AFTER the fact, for
> everything. I never paid anything up front. Two years ago I walked
> away with a couple of free phones and a contract that said I would pay
> so much for service, and my service was available immediately. The bill
> for that service was not generated until one month later.

I can't say with certainty that I wasn't charged for my first month of
service when I paid for the phones, now that I think about it.

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