RE: [PLUG] Through cell phone to Internet - perpetual mobile contract

["kaze" <kaze@voicenet.com>]

Hmmm. Wonder how to get the 'truth' from them? It seems each person I talk
to there, whether on the phone or in the store, tells me something
different. Their customer service sucks, but the coverage in the Philly area
is good, relative to friend's providers.

BTW, my Nokia 6160 will not work with Linux to get a laptop onto the 'net...

==> -----Original Message-----
==> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
==> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of John Lavin
==> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 10:52 PM
==> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
==> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Through cell phone to Internet - perpetual mobile
==> contract
==>
==>
==> kaze said:
==> > Watch out, I have Cingular, and whenever you change or tweak
==> your plan they
==> > restart the one year contract. I actually read the whole
==> contract when I got
==> > it, but this was one of those additions they made later and
==> sent with some
==> > junk mail. When I said I never agreed to renewing the
==> contract they said
==> > that under PA law they could use my verbal agreement to the
==> plan changes
==> > over the phone as contractually obligating. Also I believe
==> for me to get out
==> > of it I have to notify them in writing just before the one
==> year anniversary,
==> > then stop using the phone - otherwise it automatically renews
==> for another
==> > year. Another frustrating thing is that not only can't you
==> move numbers
==> > between networks, you can't always move perfectly good phones either.
==>
==> Interesting, I also have Cigular, but when I changed my plan I
==> specifically asked them if this change was going to renew any
==> contractual obliations, they told me no.  I'm told I can cancel anytime.
==>
==> -john
==> --
==> John Lavin
==> jlavin@ccil.org
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==> ______________________________________________________________________
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