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Goodbye AT&T
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Thats why chose to stand in line instead of preordering. Somehow i knew that att was gonna screw up some pre orders.
With comments and beliefs like that on behalf of hard working americans GOOD RIDDENS
wish you would have just bought a Samsung while you are at it
Then he wasn't paying attention. They need to READ what they are agreeing to on any upgrade. It's also been widely advertized for the last year that any upgrades on a smartphone and you lose your unlimited data.
You were late at 445am-period.I finally got through at 435am and got Oct 5. Immediantely after,I got through on the Apple Store and als got Oct 5.Buck up man.Go to an AT&T or apple store and buy one,plain and simple.I ordered at a Radio Shack on MONDAY morning and cancelled both orders.I got my phone yesterday morning at 902am.Again,go to Apple or AT&T store and quit whining.
I had started to order through AT&T and then I thought better of it and went through Apple. Not sure why I changed my mind, but I did....
Just because there have been a few isolated incident, doesn't mean AT&T service as a whole sucks. In fact when I upgraded to a smart phone, they were super helpful.
So for me AT&T service rocks
With comments and beliefs like that on behalf of hard working americans GOOD RIDDENS
Unions . . . lol
It's amazing how inconsistent they can be. I tried to get them to waive my upgrade fee, so I could upgrade 2 phones. One was already eligible.
They wouldn't do that, so I tried to get a $50 credit b/c that was the difference between my termination fee and upgrade fee. Nope.. I'd been there 15 years but will check out Verizon now since that was the less expensive path.
If you switch to Verizon, you'll pay $199 for a Verizon iPhone + $200-something to AT&T (for ETF).
Next year, it will cost you $649+ to upgrade to a new iPhone, because Verizon doesn't do any form of early upgrades.
So what then? Bite another ETF and switch to yet another carrier?
I guess the only influence we have is to 'vote with our feet', but:
1) it makes no difference
2) you have to look objectively at which carrier offers the best phone service for your needs
The vast majority of us call customer service only once or twice during our contract. No point switching carriers just based on that.
1) it makes no difference
2) you have to look objectively at which carrier offers the best phone service for your needs
The vast majority of us call customer service only once or twice during our contract. No point switching carriers just based on that.
Just because there have been a few isolated incident, doesn't mean AT&T service as a whole sucks. In fact when I upgraded to a smart phone, they were super helpful.
So for me AT&T service rocks
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It depends. When I contact them to spend money upgrade or ask general questions. They have always been great.
When I actually had a problem based off a mistake they made that's what changed my view of them.
LOL!
So true. I am sure there were people on the other end wishing they had the authority to tell him to take a hike.
Actually, yes that's probably what I'll do. I already had an iPad on Verizon LTE and will save about $40 per month with the shared plan. So there's $480 saved for the year. I'll bite 1 ETF and go back to what I've been doing with ATT, which was to upgrade 1 phone per year.
Of course that's assuming that the next phone is compelling.
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I finally switched to Verizon from AT&T, and I love it! Best decision I have ever made.
I had a similar situation. End of the day I stayed with AT&T because...
1. If you do the math, it's cheaper than $250 per year. Yes you heard me correctly, you would have to pay that $250 next year for an eary upgrade too.
2. AT&T gave me free text messaging for 6 months. I have a family plan and messaging is $30 per month. Therefore, $180 over all.
3. AT&T gave me $10 per month credit.. For the rest of my life, if I chose to stick with them. Yes. That's right.
4. I rarely make calls anymore due to the fact that I work a lot. The other line on my account rarely does too. Most of my usage is text messages- sometimes 15k a month but lately 1-3k. So I agreed to down my plan to 450 min per month and I still get to keep my rollover minutes of nearly 2500. Saves me another $10 per month.
5. When my phone arrived, the new number I received was already associated to another account, making it difficult to activate my phone at home. For my troubles they credited my account for $35, out of nowhere.
This months bill is $95 for two unlimited lines. Next few months will be $110 or so. After that $120 or $130 for three lines.
1. If you do the math, it's cheaper than $250 per year. Yes you heard me correctly, you would have to pay that $250 next year for an eary upgrade too.
2. AT&T gave me free text messaging for 6 months. I have a family plan and messaging is $30 per month. Therefore, $180 over all.
3. AT&T gave me $10 per month credit.. For the rest of my life, if I chose to stick with them. Yes. That's right.
4. I rarely make calls anymore due to the fact that I work a lot. The other line on my account rarely does too. Most of my usage is text messages- sometimes 15k a month but lately 1-3k. So I agreed to down my plan to 450 min per month and I still get to keep my rollover minutes of nearly 2500. Saves me another $10 per month.
5. When my phone arrived, the new number I received was already associated to another account, making it difficult to activate my phone at home. For my troubles they credited my account for $35, out of nowhere.
This months bill is $95 for two unlimited lines. Next few months will be $110 or so. After that $120 or $130 for three lines.
The way i see it is everytime you pre order an iphone, no matter what the provider says, it is crap shoot. If you were not lucky enough to be one of the few to get your orders in asap, it was 50/50 that you would get the phone on release day. And i know some ppl got processed out of order etc. And some ppl are still waiting, and wondering what happened to their orders. But it is alot like black friday. You take a chance and hope for the best. As far as AT&T is concerned. Other than spotty coverage at times. I really haven't had any problems with them. They have always been good to me. Been having them for about 4 years now. Not many complaints from them. In the end, i think the OP will regret leaving AT&T once they realize what i say is true. And that Verizon Wireless is not much different than AT&T. You get just as many customers upset with Verizon as you do with AT&T. I dunno, i just think ppl need to be more patient. Ultimately, it is a phone. Nothing more, nothing less.