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  1. #1
    cthomps
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    I recently transferred my AT&T account to Cingular. My Cingular plan is
    $99.99 monthly with $9.99 additional for my husbands phone. I get 2000
    anytime minutes.

    The sales rep that talked me into transferring to cingular told me that I
    could keep my 7pm night rate.... he failed to tell me that there would be a
    charge.... There are many instances of getting different stories from
    different customer service reps....Do they not all get the same training???

    The Welcome Kit says that there is a 10 cent per minute fee (plus airtime
    usage) for forwarding my calls from my cell. I called 2 different times to
    verify this. One rep told me that there is NO fee per minute. Another rep
    told me that I will be charged double minutes ... (incoming to my cell and
    outgoing to my land phone)... but no 10 cents per minute. I now have 3
    answers to my question. I home office and
    have a poor cell signal at my house.

    I would like to forward my cell calls to my home office land phone when I am
    at home... but I would really like to
    know what it will cost ....
    Cheryl






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  2. #2
    Elmo P. Shagnasty
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    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    In article <[email protected]>,
    "cthomps" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > I recently transferred my AT&T account to Cingular. My Cingular plan is
    > $99.99 monthly with $9.99 additional for my husbands phone. I get 2000
    > anytime minutes.
    >
    > The sales rep that talked me into transferring to cingular told me that I
    > could keep my 7pm night rate.... he failed to tell me that there would be a
    > charge....


    The guy on the phone? If so, I'd ***** up a storm until that fee was
    rescinded.


    > The Welcome Kit says that there is a 10 cent per minute fee (plus airtime
    > usage) for forwarding my calls from my cell. I called 2 different times to
    > verify this. One rep told me that there is NO fee per minute. Another rep
    > told me that I will be charged double minutes ... (incoming to my cell and
    > outgoing to my land phone)... but no 10 cents per minute. I now have 3
    > answers to my question. I home office and
    > have a poor cell signal at my house.
    >
    > I would like to forward my cell calls to my home office land phone when I am
    > at home... but I would really like to
    > know what it will cost ....


    Zero, if you use FastForward.

    http://www.cingular.com/customer_service/fast_forward




  3. #3
    Al Klein
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 19:11:47 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
    <[email protected]> said in alt.cellular.cingular:

    >In article <[email protected]>,
    > "cthomps" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> I would like to forward my cell calls to my home office land phone when I am
    >> at home... but I would really like to
    >> know what it will cost ....


    >Zero, if you use FastForward.


    >http://www.cingular.com/customer_service/fast_forward


    "To use FastForward, you will need a compatible phone, cradle/charger,
    and unlimited Call Forwarding on your account." If you have unlimited
    CF on your account, you don't pay for forwarding, whether you use FF
    or not.

    Cheryl - right now, you'll get as many answers to a question to
    Cingular as the number of people you ask. No one at Cingular has a
    clue, so they can't train the CS reps. You'll have to give it a few
    months, at least, to shake out.



  4. #4
    Elmo P. Shagnasty
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Al Klein <[email protected]> wrote:

    > "To use FastForward, you will need a compatible phone, cradle/charger,
    > and unlimited Call Forwarding on your account." If you have unlimited
    > CF on your account, you don't pay for forwarding, whether you use FF
    > or not.


    But with FastForward, you pay something like five bucks a month for
    unlimited FastForward.

    This has caught some folks by surprise, as they thought their five bucks
    paid for ANY forwarding. Nope--only when the phone is in a cradle.




  5. #5
    Elmo P. Shagnasty
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Al Klein <[email protected]> wrote:

    > "To use FastForward, you will need a compatible phone, cradle/charger,
    > and unlimited Call Forwarding on your account." If you have unlimited
    > CF on your account, you don't pay for forwarding, whether you use FF
    > or not.
    >
    > Cheryl - right now, you'll get as many answers to a question to
    > Cingular as the number of people you ask. No one at Cingular has a
    > clue, so they can't train the CS reps. You'll have to give it a few
    > months, at least, to shake out.


    FastForward has been around for well over a year. Nothing to shake
    out--it's all well known.




  6. #6
    Joseph
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 09:34:38 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >But with FastForward, you pay something like five bucks a month for
    >unlimited FastForward.
    >
    >This has caught some folks by surprise, as they thought their five bucks
    >paid for ANY forwarding. Nope--only when the phone is in a cradle.


    Is there any reason why using standard GSM codes wouldn't do the same
    thing as using the FastForward
    (**21*[tel number]#<send>) since the instructions to deactivate say
    that you should key #21#<send> to turn off forwarding. How could the
    system know any difference between what the FastForward cradle does vs
    what manual forwarding since it evidently activates the same message
    to the switching equipment.

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  7. #7
    Jud Hardcastle
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    In article <[email protected]>,
    [email protected] says...
    > On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 09:34:38 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >But with FastForward, you pay something like five bucks a month for
    > >unlimited FastForward.
    > >
    > >This has caught some folks by surprise, as they thought their five bucks
    > >paid for ANY forwarding. Nope--only when the phone is in a cradle.

    >
    > Is there any reason why using standard GSM codes wouldn't do the same
    > thing as using the FastForward
    > (**21*[tel number]#<send>) since the instructions to deactivate say
    > that you should key #21#<send> to turn off forwarding. How could the
    > system know any difference between what the FastForward cradle does vs
    > what manual forwarding since it evidently activates the same message
    > to the switching equipment.
    >
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    >
    >

    There is no requirement to use the cradle--the GSM **21* codes work fine
    with no extra fees or minutes IF you have Fast Forwarding (unlimited
    forwarding) on the account. Many many users over on howardforums have
    been using it since it came out without ever buying the cradle. The
    cradle, besides being a charger, just makes it easier to forward and
    harder to forget to unforward.
    --
    Jud
    Dallas TX USA



  8. #8
    Joseph
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:44:18 GMT, Jud Hardcastle
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >There is no requirement to use the cradle--the GSM **21* codes work fine
    >with no extra fees or minutes IF you have Fast Forwarding (unlimited
    >forwarding) on the account. Many many users over on howardforums have
    >been using it since it came out without ever buying the cradle. The
    >cradle, besides being a charger, just makes it easier to forward and
    >harder to forget to unforward.


    Actually, from reading the page about FastForward it says that you
    have to *manually* cancel forwarding by using the *21 code so it's not
    automatic.

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  9. #9
    Jer
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    Joseph wrote:

    > On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:44:18 GMT, Jud Hardcastle
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>There is no requirement to use the cradle--the GSM **21* codes work fine
    >>with no extra fees or minutes IF you have Fast Forwarding (unlimited
    >>forwarding) on the account. Many many users over on howardforums have
    >>been using it since it came out without ever buying the cradle. The
    >>cradle, besides being a charger, just makes it easier to forward and
    >>harder to forget to unforward.

    >
    >
    > Actually, from reading the page about FastForward it says that you
    > have to *manually* cancel forwarding by using the *21 code so it's not
    > automatic.
    >


    Really? That's not how my FF feature works.



    --
    jer email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  10. #10
    Al Klein
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 09:35:00 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
    <[email protected]> said in alt.cellular.cingular:

    >In article <[email protected]>,
    > Al Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> "To use FastForward, you will need a compatible phone, cradle/charger,
    >> and unlimited Call Forwarding on your account." If you have unlimited
    >> CF on your account, you don't pay for forwarding, whether you use FF
    >> or not.
    >>
    >> Cheryl - right now, you'll get as many answers to a question to
    >> Cingular as the number of people you ask. No one at Cingular has a
    >> clue, so they can't train the CS reps. You'll have to give it a few
    >> months, at least, to shake out.

    >
    >FastForward has been around for well over a year. Nothing to shake
    >out--it's all well known.


    Activation has been around for many years, but we still have less than
    40% of them going through without problems. (I'm still waiting for 2
    ports I did at 5:30, and it's 11:17 now.)



  11. #11
    Jud Hardcastle
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    In article <[email protected]>,
    [email protected] says...
    > On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:44:18 GMT, Jud Hardcastle
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >There is no requirement to use the cradle--the GSM **21* codes work fine
    > >with no extra fees or minutes IF you have Fast Forwarding (unlimited
    > >forwarding) on the account. Many many users over on howardforums have
    > >been using it since it came out without ever buying the cradle. The
    > >cradle, besides being a charger, just makes it easier to forward and
    > >harder to forget to unforward.

    >
    > Actually, from reading the page about FastForward it says that you
    > have to *manually* cancel forwarding by using the *21 code so it's not
    > automatic.
    >
    > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    >
    >

    No, from the user guide:
    http://www.cingular.com/customer_service/fast_forward

    To Start Call Forwarding:
    - Simply insert your phone into the FastForward device.
    - The Forward indicator on the device will illuminate indicating
    your incoming wireless calls are now forwarded.
    To Cancel Call Forwarding:
    - Press the Cancel button on the front of the FastForward device.
    - The Forward indicator will extinguish after several seconds.
    - You may now remove your mobile phone.

    Semi-automatic but still easier than entering a code. The *21 codes are
    not even mentioned anywhere in the manual but the troubleshooting
    section on the page above describes the cancel code in case you forget
    to cancel from the device--perhaps that's what you were reading.
    --
    Jud
    Dallas TX USA



  12. #12
    Steve Brecher
    Guest

    Re: Cost of call forwarding??

    Jud Hardcastle <[email protected]> wrote:
    > To Start Call Forwarding:
    > - Simply insert your phone into the FastForward device.
    > - The Forward indicator on the device will illuminate indicating
    > your incoming wireless calls are now forwarded.
    > To Cancel Call Forwarding:
    > - Press the Cancel button on the front of the FastForward device.
    > - The Forward indicator will extinguish after several seconds.
    > - You may now remove your mobile phone.
    >
    > Semi-automatic but still easier than entering a code.


    Alternative: make the forwarding code and telephone number an address book
    entry; likewise the cancel code can be another entry.

    > The *21 codes
    > are not even mentioned anywhere in the manual but the troubleshooting
    > section on the page above describes the cancel code in case you forget
    > to cancel from the device--perhaps that's what you were reading.


    One of several sites providing GSM codes, as returned by Google:
    http://www.geckobeach.com/cellular/secrets/gsmcodes.asp

    --
    For mail, please use my surname where indicated:
    [email protected] (Steve Brecher)





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