Anybody Using MORE Minutes than Usual this month?

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Here in Oregon, former AT&T Wireless customers that had mobile-to-mobile
minutes
found that calling their own voicemail used these mobile-to-mobile minutes.

Older AT&T TDMA plans included mobile-to-mobile minutes for one landline
phone (usually the home phone).

Older AT&T plans had off-peak at 8pm which may now be 9pm with Cingular
unless you paid for the 7pm time option.

In addition, AT&T Wireless, had spanned call billing. You could start a call
at
8:55pm that lasted one hour and be billed 5 minutes peak, and 55 minutes
off-peak.

Anyway, these are a couple billing issues that may have changed. (I
actually
don't know how Cingular bills in these situations).

-Dan

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In article <996dnS8tJLO61B3fRVn-vA@comcast.com>,
"Dan Albrich" <dalbrich@uoregon.edui> wrote:

> Older AT&T plans had off-peak at 8pm which may now be 9pm with Cingular
> unless you paid for the 7pm time option.

I had 7pm nights/weekends with ATT, and that carried over to Cingular
without problem.

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probably for an extra $7 per month per line!!!!
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-4CE44A.02504310052005@text.usenetserver.com...
> In article <996dnS8tJLO61B3fRVn-vA@comcast.com>,
> "Dan Albrich" <dalbrich@uoregon.edui> wrote:
>
> > Older AT&T plans had off-peak at 8pm which may now be 9pm with Cingular
> > unless you paid for the 7pm time option.
>
> I had 7pm nights/weekends with ATT, and that carried over to Cingular
> without problem.

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In article <ev1ge.6809$7A2.2547@bignews6.bellsouth.net>,
"Larry" <ppcdoc@hotmail.com> wrote:

> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
> news:elmop-4CE44A.02504310052005@text.usenetserver.com...
> > In article <996dnS8tJLO61B3fRVn-vA@comcast.com>,
> > "Dan Albrich" <dalbrich@uoregon.edui> wrote:
> >
> > > Older AT&T plans had off-peak at 8pm which may now be 9pm with Cingular
> > > unless you paid for the 7pm time option.
> >
> > I had 7pm nights/weekends with ATT, and that carried over to Cingular
> > without problem.
>
> probably for an extra $7 per month per line!!!!


Nope. My bill remained the same when everything transitioned from ATT
to Cingular.

For the privilege of keeping my 7pm nights/weekends, there was no extra
charge.

Cingular simply maintained the exact plan and exact billing I had with
ATT, and now my bills are coming from Cingular.

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Yes. I totally believe you. My knowledge of AT&T plans only spans about
five years, and even so I may not remember or I was not aware.

I have family members who pay *nothing* per month to keep their phone
active.
They simply pay a per-minute rate which is something like 14-16 cents when
in home area, and 21 cents per minute when roaming.

Some deals seem unbelieveable, but folks who have had phones for a long
time may have an unusual promotion. I've also noticed the business plan
customers and folks who got their phone through work tend to have the
best deals...

-Dan

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Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
http://cell.uoregon.edu

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In article <XPCdnZRvyuLSyhzfRVn-hQ@comcast.com>,
"Dan Albrich" <dalbrich@uoregon.edui> wrote:

> I have family members who pay *nothing* per month to keep their phone
> active.
> They simply pay a per-minute rate which is something like 14-16 cents when
> in home area, and 21 cents per minute when roaming.

I know someone at work who has that. My company used to have that
arrangement with Cingular, and those who still use it are grandfathered
in.


> I've also noticed the business plan
> customers and folks who got their phone through work tend to have the
> best deals...

OH yeah. Let's see: I have 2300 minutes, 2 lines, 7pm nights/weekends,
all for $104.70/month total, including all taxes and "fees".

Love the corporate world. Work what you can.