I don't doubt at all, but in my case in AZ, I've had nothing but good luck for years with tmobile support. They are always helpful and the times I've needed/asked for a credit over an issue there isn't even a discussion, it's simply given. Now their coverage is horrid, but it works for me.
Mike On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Larry Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > T-Mobile way out west in Northern California/Oregon is one of the poorer > carriers. > > T-Mobile has a strong presence in Southern California... I was with them > for about 35 days and their customer service people were beyond incompetent. > Heck, you couldn't even get a decent at the local T-Mobile store. > > Larry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of b_s-wilk > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:56 AM > To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] T-Mobile? > > WARNING: Rant > > I just got a notice from T-Mobile. They raised their fees for SMS/text > to 20 cents incoming/outgoing. That's outrageous! Is this a reaction to > a US market that doesn't complain when prices are raised for no reason? > Or is this to counter the European Union's actions to reduce price > gouging by Euro telcos? Looks like T-Mobile/Deutsche Telekom is making > up lost fees in the EU by raising our rates, although their 2007 > earnings look good. The least that ALL telcos should do is have free > incoming texts so we don't have to pay for spam texts. > > I'm seriously considering switching to 7-11 SpeakOut [lowered their > charges for voice and text in 1/08], or buying another SpeakOut phone > and using it for text [5 cents incoming/outgoing texts, 15 cents/min > voice, 1 yr expiration] and keeping T-Mobile PAYGO for voice [10 > cents/min, $100 refill, 1 yr expiration]. Wish they sold the dual SIM > phones in the US so I wouldn't have to carry two phones, but, again, the > United States is far behind other countries when it comes to mobile as > well as broadband. > > The international United Mobile SIM card has free incoming calls in 80 > countries, but not here. TravelSIM has free incoming calls and texts in > many countries, but not here. The US can't compete because Americans, > except sometimes in Philadelphia region, don't demand fair prices. > Instead we get "nickeled and dimed" to death by the likes of Verizon and > AT&T, paying $50-60/month for services that cost $30-35/month elsewhere. > Eurozone smart phones are much cheaper too, Nokia N95 €29 euros w/18 mo. > plan vs. $600 in US, no plan available. > > If you primarily use voice, T-Mobile has the best deal, as long as the > reception is good. If you text more than talk, try SpeakOut [uses AT&T > GoPhone network, phones sold only at 7-11 stores] No 7-11 near you? Have > a friend pick one up for you. > > Betty > > > > Take a look here: > > http://www.prepaidreviews.com/bestrated.html > > I think they give a pretty good rundown of all the services. I just > changed my regular Verizon service to pre-pay. > > > > Judy Cosler wrote: > >> was it on this list that somebody recently posted about using a cheapie > >> T-Mobile plan? > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
