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  1. #1
    Carl.
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    They sure are better about letting you get a new phone mid-contract. Anyone
    know the specifics of their policy? A friend needed a new cingular phone
    well within the contract period, and they sold them a new phone for the
    regular activation price (plus a fascist $18, but better than an extra $200
    like other carriers want).

    Do they just have a larger grace period (like Verizon's "within 2 months" of
    the contract end) that happened to come into play, or is it absolutely any
    time, add $18 to get a new phone for the regular price (with contract
    extension)? I don't buy the most expensive phones, but I am always wanting
    whatever is new and cool looking. Otherwise I hate cingular for many
    reasons and wouldn't switch, but I am a phone junky.

    Also, IF I were able to get a new phone mid contract, would this new
    contract add to the back end of the original contract, or start on the day I
    got the new phone?

    Thanks.


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  2. #2
    G R
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    Re: One good thing about cingular


    "Carl." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > They sure are better about letting you get a new phone mid-contract.

    Anyone
    > know the specifics of their policy? A friend needed a new cingular phone
    > well within the contract period, and they sold them a new phone for the
    > regular activation price (plus a fascist $18, but better than an extra

    $200
    > like other carriers want).
    >
    > Do they just have a larger grace period (like Verizon's "within 2 months"

    of
    > the contract end) that happened to come into play, or is it absolutely any
    > time, add $18 to get a new phone for the regular price (with contract
    > extension)? I don't buy the most expensive phones, but I am always

    wanting
    > whatever is new and cool looking. Otherwise I hate cingular for many
    > reasons and wouldn't switch, but I am a phone junky.
    >
    > Also, IF I were able to get a new phone mid contract, would this new
    > contract add to the back end of the original contract, or start on the day

    I
    > got the new phone?
    >
    >


    starts a new contract renewal date if the phone is subsidized





  3. #3
    Mark W. Oots
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    Re: One good thing about cingular

    Current policy is this:

    On a 1 year contract - contract must be completed.

    On a 2 year contract - must be 21 months into the contract OR must be
    12 months into the contract and pay at least $65 per month before taxes
    average bill ( last three months usually all they look at )

    There are other cases where a customer may have been on line for several
    years and be at least 12 months into a 2 year cotract. In these cases C/S or
    the dealers sales rep can approve the deal.

    Mark


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  4. #4
    Stanley Reynolds
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    Re: One good thing about cingular


    "Mark W. Oots" <mark_ctc@(delete this)ameritech.net> wrote in message
    news:5CzMb.25915$P%[email protected]...
    > Current policy is this:
    >
    > On a 1 year contract - contract must be completed.
    >
    > On a 2 year contract - must be 21 months into the contract OR must be
    > 12 months into the contract and pay at least $65 per month before taxes
    > average bill ( last three months usually all they look at )
    >
    > There are other cases where a customer may have been on line for several
    > years and be at least 12 months into a 2 year cotract. In these cases C/S

    or
    > the dealers sales rep can approve the deal.
    >
    > Mark
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    I would shop for the best 1 year deal, found my best deal at an indepentant
    dealer inside of Sam's club. That way you know you can get a new phone every
    year and you can pick from all the providers.





  5. #5
    Richie
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    Re: One good thing about cingular


    "Carl." <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > They sure are better about letting you get a new phone mid-contract.

    Anyone
    > know the specifics of their policy? A friend needed a new cingular phone
    > well within the contract period, and they sold them a new phone for the
    > regular activation price (plus a fascist $18, but better than an extra

    $200
    > like other carriers want).
    >
    > Do they just have a larger grace period (like Verizon's "within 2 months"

    of
    > the contract end) that happened to come into play, or is it absolutely any
    > time, add $18 to get a new phone for the regular price (with contract
    > extension)? I don't buy the most expensive phones, but I am always

    wanting
    > whatever is new and cool looking. Otherwise I hate cingular for many
    > reasons and wouldn't switch, but I am a phone junky.
    >
    > Also, IF I were able to get a new phone mid contract, would this new
    > contract add to the back end of the original contract, or start on the day

    I
    > got the new phone?
    >
    > Thanks.
    >
    >
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  6. #6
    Carl.
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    Re: One good thing about cingular

    "Mark W. Oots" <mark_ctc@(delete this)ameritech.net> wrote in message
    news:5CzMb.25915$P%[email protected]...
    > Current policy is this:
    >
    > On a 1 year contract - contract must be completed.
    >
    > On a 2 year contract - must be 21 months into the contract OR must be
    > 12 months into the contract and pay at least $65 per month before taxes
    > average bill ( last three months usually all they look at )
    >
    > There are other cases where a customer may have been on line for several
    > years and be at least 12 months into a 2 year cotract. In these cases C/S

    or
    > the dealers sales rep can approve the deal.


    Maybe it was the $65 thing (they have several phones).

    But one more thing I just realized. This was a TDMA>GSM upgrade. Maybe
    that made a difference.


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  7. #7
    kf4qzj
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    Re: One good thing about cingular

    Usally 1yr contracts must be done and 2 yr contracts 18months, with
    some exceptions.
    Moving from TDMA to GSM service will shave 6mths off.

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:33:02 GMT, "Carl." <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >They sure are better about letting you get a new phone mid-contract. Anyone
    >know the specifics of their policy? A friend needed a new cingular phone
    >well within the contract period, and they sold them a new phone for the
    >regular activation price (plus a fascist $18, but better than an extra $200
    >like other carriers want).
    >
    >Do they just have a larger grace period (like Verizon's "within 2 months" of
    >the contract end) that happened to come into play, or is it absolutely any
    >time, add $18 to get a new phone for the regular price (with contract
    >extension)? I don't buy the most expensive phones, but I am always wanting
    >whatever is new and cool looking. Otherwise I hate cingular for many
    >reasons and wouldn't switch, but I am a phone junky.
    >
    >Also, IF I were able to get a new phone mid contract, would this new
    >contract add to the back end of the original contract, or start on the day I
    >got the new phone?
    >
    >Thanks.
    >
    >
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