Legally, if they resigned a 2-year agreement just before the first $5.00 increase, then they can not charge EITHER the first $5.00 or the $9.99 total. The clause in the contract states that anytime there is a monitary increase to a plan, the customer can cancel at any time. However, while in the contract, no "additional" fees can be charged for "Access" or to honor "grandfathered" plans, unless the person is OUT of contract, or resigned a contract during the "increase" period.
Cingular or ATT or whomever they are now, are just trying to make good after literally shutting off TDMA in so many areas 2 years ago.
but these customers have all been out of their contract for at least 1 year...most of them have been out for 3-5 years and just didn't want to give up their old nokia brick phones that never break.
Well, if they are out of contract, then maybe ATT should offer them a plan for emergency uses, like Sprint does, "Basic Plan" with little minutes for 29.99 since thats why most people kept the TDMA. GSM service has gotten much better for ATT and there is no reason for TDMA for coverage anymore. ATT could offer them to migrate to the same plan with a GSM phone at the 2 year contract price, if they agree to sign to a 1 year on GSM.
did you not read my first post above...that's exactly what they're doing. originally they were only offering 29.99 plans, but they are now offering 19.99 plans. they are however 2 year contracts because they still have free phone offers to these customers
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Legally, if they resigned a 2-year agreement just before the first $5.00 increase, then they can not charge EITHER the first $5.00 or the $9.99 total. The clause in the contract states that anytime there is a monitary increase to a plan, the customer can cancel at any time. However, while in the contract, no "additional" fees can be charged for "Access" or to honor "grandfathered" plans, unless the person is OUT of contract, or resigned a contract during the "increase" period.
Cingular or ATT or whomever they are now, are just trying to make good after literally shutting off TDMA in so many areas 2 years ago.
but these customers have all been out of their contract for at least 1 year...most of them have been out for 3-5 years and just didn't want to give up their old nokia brick phones that never break.
Well, if they are out of contract, then maybe ATT should offer them a plan for emergency uses, like Sprint does, "Basic Plan" with little minutes for 29.99 since thats why most people kept the TDMA. GSM service has gotten much better for ATT and there is no reason for TDMA for coverage anymore. ATT could offer them to migrate to the same plan with a GSM phone at the 2 year contract price, if they agree to sign to a 1 year on GSM.
did you not read my first post above...that's exactly what they're doing. originally they were only offering 29.99 plans, but they are now offering 19.99 plans. they are however 2 year contracts because they still have free phone offers to these customers