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More info?)
On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 07:10:05 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
<mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>I've got a T68i from the ATTWS days, and have been out of contract
for over
>a year now. In general, I should be considered a pretty desirable
customer,
>since I pay my bills on time, typically use about half of my minutes,
and
>control three other lines (which the rest of the family use).
>
>The T68i has been an OK phone, although reception would be a lot
better if
>it were quad band (it gets both Euro GSM bands, but only the upper US
GSM).
>Also, the battery, after 2.5 years, is beginning to show its age.
And, truth
>be told, my eyes are beginning to show their age, and the small
screen isn't
>so easy to read anymore.
>
>So I looked into migrating over to the Cingular side, and this is
what I
>come up with-
>
>#1: My present plan gives me 550 anytime minutes, plus infinite
>night/weekend & mobile-to-mobile. $39.99/month. What Cingular is
offering me
>is 450 anytime minutes, 5000 night/weekend (which is essentially
infinite),
>along with infinite mobile-to-mobile. The downside is the loss of 100
>minutes/month; the upside is that, with Cingular, you get "rollover"
>minutes, so what you don't use one month are added down the road.
>
>#2: I dropped by the local Cingular store; if I want the Razr V3, I'm
>looking at $199.99, same price as a new customer. Plus, since I'm
listed as
>a "VIP" customer in their database (probably just means I pay my
bills on
>time), they'll give me a one-time $30 credit on the first Cingular
phone
>bill, plus no activation fee. Later on I called Cingular customer
service,
>and on the phone, I got even less... no $30 credit, plus they'd
charge me
>the activation fee.
>
>I'd love to get the Razr for less money, especially after seeing it
at Best
>Buy for something like $80. But there's a lot of fine print on that
one; to
>effectively get it for $80 means paying $299 and then sending in a
bunch of
>rebates at different times. Doesn't seem very easy to do.
>
>I guess what bothers me most is that I'll be getting less service for
the
>same amount of money. In the old days, there were a zillion rate
plans,
>including various hidden ones. But the new world order doesn't seem
to work
>that way. I'd consider changing providers, but my service has overall
been
>pretty decent (and promises to be even better with a different
phone), plus
>it's handy having something that works overseas.
>
>If the Razr is reasonably reliable, it's probably a worthwhile
investment.
>Just wish it came with a better plan! :>)
>
>--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
>
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
>
>
I have the RAZR V3 and I love it. Great sound quality and feel.
Initially I thought it was too thin, but it is great. No problem with
reception or dropped calls thus far, but that more of a Cingular thing
then the phone I suspect.
Beware of the rebates!!! I've purchased and used many phones over the
years. The phones I bought with a rebated discount, including two for
my parents, have never had the rebate come through. I followed the
instructions to a T. They just wait you out and you go away. I spent
a year on my parents phones before they told me "oh well, nothing we
can do".
Regardless of if it's from Best Buy, Wirefly, or any other, I NEVER
count on the rebates.
--
Scorp