Alpha Tags
I had a very stupid customer come in and want to do it on his gf's phone(LG L1100), because he was able to do it with his x427...
his logic: you pay cingular for service, not the phone, therefore, they shouldn't have any say of what is put on the screen of your phone...
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The responses here are laughable:
"Well you use that service on the phone. Get over it."
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e...not like it would "fix" the phone the way he wants it...but whatever...got him out of my store!
Enjoy your KOOL-AID and willingness to render sub-standard service - not to mention - your acceptance of such things.
Heaven forbid a customer come in to a store and want to use their phone display to it's fullest potential instead of having a large portion of it tied up unnecessarily with large logos and other similiar branding gimmicks.
Btw - you people obviously do not realize how many things are sub
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Did you know the MPAA is trying to make it ILLEGAL to be able to fast forward through the previews on a DVD movie you DIDN'T pay a subsidized price for, because it's their "intellectual property"????
Try crapping about something a little more legitimate please.
So we subsidize our phones and you have to put up with logos...big deal.
Try crapping about something a little more legitimate please.
Two statements that exemplify a complete lack of understanding in regards to the process and the effects of the process.
Your statements clearly show that your understanding of the mechanics of what a subsidy is and the advertising of products arising out of such agreements is formed without a basis in any formal understanding of the process.
If you are willing to accept advertising and branding in a form that inhibits your full use of devices that you purchase and pay for (remember the money invested in the phone is eventually recouped) at...
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I'm buying a new car in September and I've seen my dad do the exact same thing and have it work. I intend on doing it too.. 😁
we give the customers a huge break on the price of the phone when they sign up for service. this is just an overly picky customer wanting something that I have to control over...if you don't like it, file a lawsuit over it...that seems to be the way everyone does it these days...i'm sure Satan (Stan) would get a hoot out of that one!
Number one, the user interface is not CLOGGED with brand names. When you are receiving signal from a tower using a Cingular SIM it shows the carrier name. It only shows it at the main screen and doesn't interfere with usage of ANY menus.
Number two, subsidized handsets have nothing to do with it. I can put my SIM in a unbranded & unlocked phone and it still say Cingular. I can put in a T-Mobile SIM and it will say T-Mobile.
Number three, for all you other fools. Why do you treat people like they are a bother? Just simply tell someone it is part of the programming to read the tower and we don't have the information to alter the programming and risk voiding your warranty. Period.
I have read some complaints of phone reviews that customers were having large portions of the display tied up with such branding.
I can accept the answer - but do not agree with the methodology of how it is done or handled 🙂
I also cannot remember any handset sold in the past that has an "alpha tag" that inhibits usage of a particular feature.
cingrep17 said:
Most GSM phones don't have alpha tags. The tag is whatever carrier's network you are using at the time.
That is what an Alpha tag IS. lol. your two sententces contradict each other. 🤣
I think that the world is about to end. I am in favor of supporting Texaswireless' statement.
I dont think I will though. At least not directly.
I agree that the alpha tag should be an option. If I didnt want it on my phone I would be pissed about it being on my phone.
If I was a customer and I ever talked to any of you cats, I would then be a Disgruntled customer.
I hate advertisements and commercials and anyone who promotes them.
it's not an ad. it's just an indication what flipping network you're on..
... and product placement in television and the movies is not advertising either - those characters just enjoy the use of particular name brand products - while amazingly enough - they appear to be the only name brand products in the world.
... oh and morning shows that show you "hip" or "new" products, cookbooks, cds, anchor books, and etc aren't just advertising products either - it's current and relevant news - nothing like a thirty second infomercial.
No - it's not advertising at all...
It is a network identifier, plain and simple.
texaswireless said:
In this case, no it is not advertising. Now that little Cingular sticker on your phone may be, but the alpha tag is not.
It is a network identifier, plain and simple.
the fact that it can't be turned off is a function of the PHONE, not the CARRIER. Bitch to Samsung, or LG, or Motorola, Or Nokia. THEY send US the phones.
... oh and morning shows that show you "hip" or "new" products, cookbooks, cds, anchor books, and etc aren't just advertising products either - it's current and relevant news - nothing like a thirty second infomercial.
No - it's not advertising at all...
The alpha tag really isn't an ad plooky. It repeats what network the phone is currently using. This way folks will know if they are roaming or not. Without the alpha tag there is not a way(for most people) to know what network they are c ...
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