They both suck. The big telecoms need to be broken up. I also heard how in many areas Republicans are working against community fiber optic plans so that their telecom buddies can extort the public. One thing about AT&T though it may depend on what system locally they took over because around here many of the people I deal with worked for PacBell which was the company that Southern Bell (now AT&T) took over. Comcast is like a carnival midway and you would expect carnival music while waiting on hold. Regionally Sonic is the better provider but our Supreme Court goons ruled that AT&T could charge exorbitantly to allow them to piggy back on their system and they can't be on their fiber at all.
America sucks big time! On 03/29/2013 06:19 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: > Take it from someone with experience - At&T sucks big time particularly when > it comes to Internet - Comcast sucks as far as being a TV provider, but their > Xfinity internet is way better than U Verse > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEvRL9h643o > > Warning - there is plenty of profanity - also shows the down side of being > attached to the outcome of an activity. > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bhairitu will enjoy this > > > > Maybe they will pay you some interest too. When I switched from > Earthlink to AT&T Broadband they were supposed to give me a $50 rebate > to help defray the cost of the modem/router. They messed up the account > and I didn't get the rebate at least right away. A little over a year > later the modem/router died and though out of warranty I talked them > into replacing it (probably because the support person thought that it > sucked that it died just a little out of warranty). In the process they > must have reviewed the account and found they never paid me the rebate > so sent a check with interest. > > When I went to U-Verse Internet and phone with AT&T they sent a $100 > gift card. I knew to use it up within the first month or Visa would > charge a fee. So all purchases were done with it instead of cash. I'm > contemplating replacing Comcast with their TV service and I would get a > $200 gift card and to same with it. There's not a lot of choice when it > comes to TV and I've even considered doing without (cutting the cable). > Most shows I really want to watch can still be seen using Hulu Plus and > most of the cable network shows with Vudu or Amazon. Comcast may start > encrypting the limited basic channels anyway rendering my computer TV > tuners extinct. > > On 03/26/2013 07:55 AM, Share Long wrote: >> Thank you to Doc, Alex and noozguru for all the great info. Let me tell you >> of my adventures yesterday with Verizon the Obsequious. For my first foray >> they used the Bold Strategy of having me be hung up on while waiting for >> Customer Service. But being the dauntless lass that FFL has made me, >> gratitude all around, I dialed in again, waffled through the automated menu >> and this time got an actual person! Christian. Christian who kept putting >> me on hold. And then thanking me for being patient when he returned. >> >> Dear Christian of course had no way of knowing that I loathe and detest when >> someone, even in 3D life, thanks me for being patient. What in God's name >> makes them think I'm being patient?! I'm pure pitta for God's sake! >> There's not a patient bone in my body. Instead I follow Mark Russell's >> advice that the secret of patience is to do something else in the meantime. >> Now that's a strategy dear to any pitta's heart. But back to Verizon. >> >> Then Christian passed me to another person, Michelle. Michelle with the Bad >> Customer Karma, where Bad refers both to the Customer, Me, and to her Karma. >> Anyway, she made it clear how lucky I was that we didn't have to wait 72 >> hours to access my account history. They quickly located my December 2012 >> balance which was $208.25! But, you gotta love how the buts keep coming, >> but I had to buy another month for $15 to even find out if they would credit >> my account! So I did. Then she announced the total fee, $16.38 which >> dismayed me because for 8 1/2 years, as I told the hapless Michelle, the >> monthly amount with taxes was $16.05. She floundered about, probably >> thinking at this point that I was a test customer. Rather than simply a >> testy one ha ha. >> >> We soldiered on, she put me on hold again, thanked me again for about the 6 >> billionth time for being patient and then informed me that the amount was >> not only too high for her to authorize but also too high for her supervisor >> to authorize! Talk about cults! >> >> Soooooooooo, I will have to wait, patient person that they think I am, >> probably another 72 hours to see if I get the $208.25 credited back to my >> account. They now know that I got other options. But if they don't do >> what's right, by gum, I'm outta there and may they spend my $224.63 in good >> health. Poor little Verizon, I had no idea they were so strapped for cash! >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> >> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 6:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bhairitu will enjoy this >> >> >> >> Better known as customer retention and also works with cable companies. ;-) >> >> You can get all kinds of unadvertised deals this way. Just say you're >> going to walk. >> >> On 03/25/2013 01:07 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: >>> Whoooaaaaa. Call up Verizon, and get a real person on the phone, and >>> explain your situation. Very much worth it. They will both work with you to >>> fix your problem, and often have packages to offer you that aren't >>> advertised. You have been a customer for eight years and they know that. >>> Remind them if necessary. >>> >>> I just went through getting my DSL + landline (att) and cell >>> phone(t-mobile) coverage waaay down. With t-mobile I avoided a $200 >>> contract termination fee, and was able to xfer to a much cheaper plan w/o >>> contract, and free texting for 2 years. >>> >>> My father-in-law using Virgin Mobile just received two years of free >>> service, because they f*cked up his account. >>> >>> What I do whenever I am negotiating for better price or service is find a >>> competing offer, and let the incumbent know it, in addition to mentioning >>> any inconvenience I have suffered with current service. >>> >>> It works! Happy hunting. >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: >>>> noozguru, any feedback appreciated. Here's the situation: Verizon >>>> basically stole $200 from me. I've had their plan for 8 years. Only >>>> use cell phone when I travel so that means hardly at all. To keep it >>>> active I must buy at least $15 worth of time every month which I do. In >>>> December I added $15 and had a little over $200 on the acct. But I >>>> forgot to renew in time, mainly because of the holidays. And guess >>>> what? Now my account is zero! And trying to reach them by phone is a >>>> nightmare. I have emailed but hold out no hope for a reply. So I'm >>>> outta there! >>>> >>>> Meanwhile just at the right time, I received an ad from AARP for their >>>> cell phone service, Consumer Cellular. $60 for a senior friendly phone >>>> and both a $10 and $15 monthly plan. I mean really, I don't want to have >>>> to put on my reading glasses to use my cell phone, especially when I'm in >>>> the car! >>>> >>>> >>>> AAA also offers a $10 month plan with Affinity Cellular. Are these what >>>> you're calling scammy contract phones? Would T Mobile give good coverage >>>> both in Iowa and in Maryland when I visit my family? Thanks for any info. >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Bhairitu <noozguru@...> >>>> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >>>> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 11:55 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Bhairitu will enjoy this >>>> >>>> >>>>  >>>> On 03/25/2013 09:17 AM, Alex Stanley wrote: >>>>> Until now, I've always been too timid to root my phone, fearing that I >>>>> would surely brick it. But, my grudge against factory bloatware, Slacker >>>>> Radio in particular, got the better of me. So, this morning, I used this >>>>> to root my Galaxy S2: >>>>> >>>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297 >>>>> >>>>> I then bought Root Explorer and used it to completely nuke Slacker Radio >>>>> from my phone. >>>>> >>>>> My phone has more than enough app space, so it doesn't bother me that >>>>> there are apps I don't use that take up space and get updated. But, >>>>> Slacker Radio did an update a while back, and then out of nowhere, it >>>>> sent me an alert about its new features. WTF? The only time I want to >>>>> hear my phone make that sound is if I get a text message or an incoming >>>>> Gmail. >>>>> >>>>> Does this mean there's a custom ROM in my future? I don't know... depends >>>>> on how badly I want Jelly Bean. US Cellular is very slow in getting >>>>> Android updates, and I only upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich a few months >>>>> ago. I'll be getting a 4G LTE phone in October (most likely the Galaxy >>>>> S4), and it would be really stupid of me to brick my phone only months >>>>> away from qualifying for a new one. And, from what I've read, it sounds >>>>> like rooting a stock ROM is all I really need. >>>> I got my phone from Google and the updates come out shortly after >>>> release. I'm current with Jelly Bean right now. >>>> >>>> T-Mobile is making waves in the tech world by doing away with >>>> contracts. I have their $30 a month plan but then I don't use the phone >>>> much for talk and get 5GB data. Contract phones are a scam and mainly >>>> only known in the US. In other countries you buy your phone outright >>>> and and use whatever carrier you want. Of course Turq will probably >>>> tell us that France has unlimited talk, texting and data for the >>>> equivalent of $20 a month. :-D >>>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57576023-94/t-mobile-kills-off-the-wireless-contract/ >>>> >>>> The $30 a month plan I have is a prepay and has been only available from >>>> T-Mobile online or from Walmart. >>>> >> > >
