On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:08:37 -0600, Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote:

>SMS wrote:
>> jeremy wrote:
>>> AT&T announced that they will expand the ability of their wireless
>>> customers to make free calls. In addition to getting free m2m,
>>> wireless customers will be able to call AT&T landlines without
>>> incurring usage fees or using their wireless minutes.
>>>
>>> AT&T has 100 million landlines.
>>>
>>> Good marketing strategy.
>>>
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/bu...=1&oref=slogin
>>
>> Of those 100 million landlines, how many have AT&T unlimited long
>> distance at at least $40/month, and how many of the cellular lines have
>> $59.99/900 minutes. I guess it's aimed at businesses.
>
>
>To be sure, it's an aggressive marketing plan intended to nudge clients
>into a package focused on bundled service from at&t. Not that there's
>anything wrong with that.


It's called deceptive advertising. Making like they're giving you
something for nothing when in fact you're losing.

At the very least the monthly discount for combined billing.