ATT- Subsidy unlock codes...
well yeah but their customer service is the most god awful thing in the world.
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I'll tell you but from reading yours and slabzilla's posts it won't help, but here goes.
the carriers, like cingular and ATTWS lock those phones for a couple of reasons
1) With GSM phones unlocked carriers can use them with anyone, now if you get a phone valued at $500.00 for $200.00 you save $300.00, now soon as you get that phone, and pay $175 ETF, the company still loses $125.00 of that deal.
2)Carriers sell phones as a loss to get business, now if a carrier sells it to you they have the right to lock it to use on their service only, if customers want them unlocked they can get them that way by buying direct from Manufacturers, but most don't because they don't get the discount they want.
3)you buy the phone to be used by that...
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the carriers, like cingular and ATTWS lock those phones for a couple of reasons
1) With GSM phones unlocked carriers can use them with anyone, now if you get a phone valued at $500.00 for $200.00 you save $300.00, now soon as you get that phone, and pay $175 ETF, the company still loses $125.00 of that deal.
2)Carriers sell phones as a loss to get business, now if a carrier sells it to you they have the right to lock it to use on their service only, if customers want them unlocked they can get them that way by buying direct from Manufacturers, but most don't because they don't get the discount they want.
3)you buy the phone to be used by that...
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Slabzilla said:
Motorola refuses to unlock phones too, smartguy
Motorola has to refuse, its in their agreements with the carriers, but the rest of the manufactures do sell unlocked phones
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I take it you got offended by my comment because you are one of the moronic att reps that puts me on hold for 30 mins to change a billing address after the 45 min wait to even get a rep on the phone. 😕
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Doctor_Device said:
I take it you got offended by my comment because you are one of the moronic att reps that puts me on hold for 30 mins to change a billing address after the 45 min wait to even get a rep on the phone. 😕
No i'm the rep who tells you that you can't have any credit, because you want some to pay your bill, because you are too lazy and or cheap to your bill.
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It's called "proper english" its goes with setences as an example : "asking for this and or that".
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pay to your bill? pay to your bill? youre the abortion gone wrong that posted it originally
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so he left out the word pay. simple typo. dont get your panties in a bunch.
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"No i'm the rep who tells you that you can't have any credit, because you want some to pay your bill, because you are too lazy and or cheap to your bill." I was quoting captain brilliant
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What Cingular would do changed during the merger. They actuall will unlock phones, but only AFTER you meet all of the requirements. Don't forget that Cingular took a look at ALL of the ways they (and AWS) were leaking money and are making BIG changes to stop these leaks.
I understand that many months prior to the merger Cingular did a study to see if all of the loyalty credits they gave out actually worked. Bottom line - they didn't. Any care rep from ANY company could have told them that!
You want an unlocked phone? Pay full boat direct from the manufacturer. Do NOT accept a big discount and expect there to be NO strings. TNSTAAFL
I understand that many months prior to the merger Cingular did a study to see if all of the loyalty credits they gave out actually worked. Bottom line - they didn't. Any care rep from ANY company could have told them that!
You want an unlocked phone? Pay full boat direct from the manufacturer. Do NOT accept a big discount and expect there to be NO strings. TNSTAAFL
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The bottome line about unlocked phones with ATTWS< is that it is written right onto the T&C's that are in the store, with your phone and online and it explains that our phones will only be used on our network. Many customers do not read those T&C's but if they did before they sign their contract they would see that. Cust down on a lot of problems. Also no moatter how many names you call a rep, no matter how much legal action you promise unless you get the unlock code, we DO NOT have it. We arean't sitting there staring at the code, torturing you. No customer care rep, technical rep or anyone else has the code, so stop asking. It is not going to change
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Yup! So dont call me screaming at me insisting i have it cuz...well in all honesty even if i did i wouldnt give it. 😈
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I'd just tell the customer that the unlock codes are mine, and if I gave one away to you pretty soon I wouldn't have any. 😛
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Haha i wish i could tell a customer that...hehe id get fired. Oh well, but i do agree there. (then again i think if i talked to a customer the way i posted that id get fired too) 🙄
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Shayby said:
Haha i wish i could tell a customer that...hehe id get fired. Oh well, but i do agree there. (then again i think if i talked to a customer the way i posted that id get fired too) 🙄
You really want to have fun, tell them you will do it, but you have to bill them first, go into siebel catalog, under the TAB, Fees, there is a unlocking fee $70.00, so charge it then him dispute it next month.
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