<karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> 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.


I agree that this will not be beneficial to everybody, but . . .

Those customers that meet the requirements will see their total number of
free calling numbers increase by a factor of 4 (I think that Cingular had
about 25 million m2m, and they now are adding 100m landlines).

I hope that my own carrier, Sprint, offers something similar to its
customers.

With all the stagnation in innovative discount plans lately, it is good to
see "something" new.

I am quite happy with Sprint. $30/month per line, 7 PM N/W, free roaming,
even local calls will hop onto Verizon if there is no Sprint tower,
unlimited M2M (I use that a lot), Free long distance. C'mon, where can I go
and get a deal that is much better than that? And, unlike my experience
with Cingular, after they took control of my ATTWS service, my calls go
through on the first try, and I rarely get a dropped call.

All I want to do is to be able to make and receive calls. No need for
anything else. Just have my phone connect when I need it. I was happier
with my old Motorola handset, back in the analog days, than I was with
Cingular. My daughter, on the other hand, uses them and loves them. Go
figure.