T226 vs T68i AT&T swap (my personal experiences)

"Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles" <[email protected]> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
SNIP

> In all seriousness, the issue isn't that AT&T sent us a free phone. The
> issue is that they rendered the $250 investment I made with them (on a
> T68i), only 8 months ago, useless. If they wanted to give me a discount
on
> a new, similar replacement phone (such as a T616), great! But so far they
> want to sell me a T616 for about twice what they'd charge a new customer.
>
> Do you think it unreasonable to expect them to sell me a T616 for the same
> price as a new customer, if I agree to a contract extension? If not, why
> not?
>
> For what it's worth, assuming that the T616 has similar reception to the
> T226, I'd be one happy camper with that combo. I'd have working bluetooth
> again (which is the biggest issue with the T226; really, it's the *only*
> issue I really care about with the T226/T68i thing), and a phone with
great
> reception. What more would anybody need? C'mon AT&T, make me happy!
Throw
> this dog a bone. :>)
>
> --Mike--
> Chain Reaction Bicycles
> www.ChainReaction.com
>
Mike, you hit the nail right on the head as far as I am concerned. Yes I am
happy that ATT tried to do the right thing and sent me a phone that has
better reception. But, as you stated, I'd have to give up some features such
as Bluetooth that were a primary reason for going with the T68i in the first
place. Other than reception the T68i does everything I need a phone to do.
The T616 looks like a great follow on and is probably what I will go with
but not until the prices come down a bit.

I have been an ATT customer for nearly 9 years now and my contract has often
been at the $100 level or above. I don't expect ATT to give me a free phone
but it sure would have been nice to get a good discount on the T616 instead
of the free T226. I personally think their policy of favoring new customers
over long time customers sucks.

Cheers
TC

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>
> By the way ATTWS didnt send you anything. Sony Ericsson did as a
> courtesy to customers who had their equipment that did not support
> 850, a band that ATTWS will have overlayed all over their entire nat'l
> network by june of 04. Its a free phone with no strings attatched, so
> i feel that there should be no fussing about it at all. It was free so
> take it and be happy.
>

all understood. but it is miss-leading to call it an "upgrade". i am glad
that i checked the specs first before i would have eventually sent the 68i
back. i got that one specifically for international roaming, ir. i think the
226i is sh... - only upgrade are the ring tones, it looks cheap.

peter.

I totaly agree with you TC.
Although I find that AT&T customer service sucks ass, I am still on of
their customers (till I find another provider) and I have no use of
the T226 they sent me other my T68i going bad.
I would have better appreciated a good discount on a T616 even if I
had to send my T68i back.
The Globule

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 06:01:42 GMT, "Tony Clark"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles" <[email protected]> wrote
>in message news:[email protected]...
>SNIP
>
>> In all seriousness, the issue isn't that AT&T sent us a free phone. The
>> issue is that they rendered the $250 investment I made with them (on a
>> T68i), only 8 months ago, useless. If they wanted to give me a discount
>on
>> a new, similar replacement phone (such as a T616), great! But so far they
>> want to sell me a T616 for about twice what they'd charge a new customer.
>>
>> Do you think it unreasonable to expect them to sell me a T616 for the same
>> price as a new customer, if I agree to a contract extension? If not, why
>> not?
>>
>> For what it's worth, assuming that the T616 has similar reception to the
>> T226, I'd be one happy camper with that combo. I'd have working bluetooth
>> again (which is the biggest issue with the T226; really, it's the *only*
>> issue I really care about with the T226/T68i thing), and a phone with
>great
>> reception. What more would anybody need? C'mon AT&T, make me happy!
>Throw
>> this dog a bone. :>)
>>
>> --Mike--
>> Chain Reaction Bicycles
>> www.ChainReaction.com
>>
>Mike, you hit the nail right on the head as far as I am concerned. Yes I am
>happy that ATT tried to do the right thing and sent me a phone that has
>better reception. But, as you stated, I'd have to give up some features such
>as Bluetooth that were a primary reason for going with the T68i in the first
>place. Other than reception the T68i does everything I need a phone to do.
>The T616 looks like a great follow on and is probably what I will go with
>but not until the prices come down a bit.
>
>I have been an ATT customer for nearly 9 years now and my contract has often
>been at the $100 level or above. I don't expect ATT to give me a free phone
>but it sure would have been nice to get a good discount on the T616 instead
>of the free T226. I personally think their policy of favoring new customers
>over long time customers sucks.
>
>Cheers
>TC
>