AT&T Bait Switch Programs Begin

Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.

Went in the garbage.

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It is alleged that Elmo P. Shagnasty claimed:

> In article <[email protected]>, Mark wrote:
>
> > Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
> > exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.
> >
> > Went in the garbage.
>
> That's not bait and switch.

He didn't say "bait and switch", he said "bait switch". As in, they're
trying to bait him into switching plans.

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On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:27:23 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]>
wrote:

>It is alleged that Elmo P. Shagnasty claimed:
>
>> In article <[email protected]>, Mark wrote:
>>
>> > Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
>> > exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.
>> >
>> > Went in the garbage.
>>
>> That's not bait and switch.
>
>He didn't say "bait and switch", he said "bait switch". As in, they're
>trying to bait him into switching plans.

Thank you, Jeffrey. I couldn't have worded it any better myself if i
tried.

On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:46:42 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>, Mark wrote:
>
>> Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
>> exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.
>>
>> Went in the garbage.
>
>That's not bait and switch.
>
>People scream "BAIT AND SWITCH!" whenever something--ANYTHING--happens
>that they disagree with. They hope to get stupid people to sympathize
>with them simply by using the phrase.

And your reading skills need improvement.

It is alleged that Mark claimed:

> On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:27:23 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >It is alleged that Elmo P. Shagnasty claimed:
> >
> >> In article <[email protected]>, Mark wrote:
> >>
> >> > Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
> >> > exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.
> >> >
> >> > Went in the garbage.
> >>
> >> That's not bait and switch.
> >
> >He didn't say "bait and switch", he said "bait switch". As in, they're
> >trying to bait him into switching plans.
>
> Thank you, Jeffrey. I couldn't have worded it any better myself if i
> tried.

Well, I +almost+ said essentially the same as Elmo. Then I re-read the
Subject line.

btw, I think you will have to switch at some point. Others have said
that Cingular is declining to renew the old AT&TW contracts nor
allowing old AT&TW customers to devolve to a month-by-month usage.

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On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:02:54 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]>
wrote:

>It is alleged that Mark claimed:
>
>> On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:27:23 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >It is alleged that Elmo P. Shagnasty claimed:
>> >
>> >> In article <[email protected]>, Mark wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
>> >> > exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.
>> >> >
>> >> > Went in the garbage.
>> >>
>> >> That's not bait and switch.
>> >
>> >He didn't say "bait and switch", he said "bait switch". As in, they're
>> >trying to bait him into switching plans.
>>
>> Thank you, Jeffrey. I couldn't have worded it any better myself if i
>> tried.
>
>Well, I +almost+ said essentially the same as Elmo. Then I re-read the
>Subject line.
>
>btw, I think you will have to switch at some point. Others have said
>that Cingular is declining to renew the old AT&TW contracts nor
>allowing old AT&TW customers to devolve to a month-by-month usage.

Yea, mine runs out in October so we'll see.

So why is that bait & switch?

<Mark> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
> exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.
>
> Went in the garbage.

Where did i say "bait & switch"?

Do all of you guy's in this group read what you want to read and not
what is written?



On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:12:32 GMT, "Ben Skversky"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>So why is that bait & switch?
>
><Mark> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
>> exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.
>>
>> Went in the garbage.

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:07:05 -0700, Mark wrote:

>Where did i say "bait & switch"?
>
>Do all of you guy's in this group read what you want to read and not
>what is written?
>
>
So you got an ad in the mail trying to get you to try something new
and you threw it in the garbage. I do that every day. So what the hell
was the point of your post then?

>
>On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:12:32 GMT, "Ben Skversky"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>So why is that bait & switch?
>>
>><Mark> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>> Got my first letter from Cingular offering a free Nokia phone in
>>> exchange for switching over to one of there national plans.
>>>
>>> Went in the garbage.

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:04:32 GMT, John <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:07:05 -0700, Mark wrote:
>
>>Where did i say "bait & switch"?
>>
>>Do all of you guy's in this group read what you want to read and not
>>what is written?
>>
>>
>So you got an ad in the mail trying to get you to try something new
>and you threw it in the garbage. I do that every day. So what the hell
>was the point of your post then?

This one was from a vendor who i presently do business with throwing
carrots at me to change our agreement to a less than desirable service
then what I'm presently receiving.

Hardly the paper flyer offer of a 15 dollar lube job.

<Mark> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> This one was from a vendor who i presently do business with throwing
> carrots at me to change our agreement to a less than desirable service
> then what I'm presently receiving.
>


One day they'll become even more aggressive. They'll tell you that they are
shutting TDMA down, and that you must "Upgrade" at a higher price, or lose
all service from them, period.

That day is coming. The question for you to decide is, "Will you cave in to
them, or will you thumb your nose at them and favor another carrier with
your continued business?"

<Mark> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:04:32 GMT, John <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:07:05 -0700, Mark wrote:
>>
>>>Where did i say "bait & switch"?
>>>
>>>Do all of you guy's in this group read what you want to read and not
>>>what is written?
>>>
>>>
>>So you got an ad in the mail trying to get you to try something new
>>and you threw it in the garbage. I do that every day. So what the hell
>>was the point of your post then?
>
> This one was from a vendor who i presently do business with throwing
> carrots at me to change our agreement to a less than desirable service
> then what I'm presently receiving.
>
> Hardly the paper flyer offer of a 15 dollar lube job.

I get this kind of junk at least once a month from Centurytel my landline
carrier and throw it in the trash, but I don't write newsgroups about it!!
...
bamp

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:36:40 GMT, "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote:

><Mark> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>
>> This one was from a vendor who i presently do business with throwing
>> carrots at me to change our agreement to a less than desirable service
>> then what I'm presently receiving.
>>
>
>
>One day they'll become even more aggressive. They'll tell you that they are
>shutting TDMA down, and that you must "Upgrade" at a higher price, or lose
>all service from them, period.
>
>That day is coming. The question for you to decide is, "Will you cave in to
>them, or will you thumb your nose at them and favor another carrier with
>your continued business?"

We'll if McDonalds stop selling quarter ponder w/cheese I'll have to
make a choice there too.

This has nothing to do w/my original post.

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:40:31 -0500, "bamp" <bampatcenturyteldotnet>
wrote:

><Mark> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:04:32 GMT, John <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:07:05 -0700, Mark wrote:
>>>
>>>>Where did i say "bait & switch"?
>>>>
>>>>Do all of you guy's in this group read what you want to read and not
>>>>what is written?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>So you got an ad in the mail trying to get you to try something new
>>>and you threw it in the garbage. I do that every day. So what the hell
>>>was the point of your post then?
>>
>> This one was from a vendor who i presently do business with throwing
>> carrots at me to change our agreement to a less than desirable service
>> then what I'm presently receiving.
>>
>> Hardly the paper flyer offer of a 15 dollar lube job.
>
>I get this kind of junk at least once a month from Centurytel my landline
>carrier and throw it in the trash, but I don't write newsgroups about it!!

Is the an alt.centurytel group to even post it in if you were so
inclined to do so?

My post was on topic for the group.

<Mark> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

>
> This one was from a vendor who i presently do business with throwing
> carrots at me to change our agreement to a less than desirable service
> then what I'm presently receiving.

And you don't get any of these from your cable provider? ISP? Landline
telco? Credit card company? Mortgage company? Or is the problem that the
offer came from the evil cellular provider?

I believe their primary goal is to make money.