Hi,
I am posting this in two places...I have been a customer wtih Cingular for over ten years. I am receiving a credit for purchasing a V600 out of pocket (paid $200 for it) since they could not get it for me. I WILL NOT sign a new contract, although I am still under contract until next summer.
My question is...When I call to receive my credit, I would also like them to give me some features free too...Previously had a phone that did not do picture messaging, but I have 100 FREE text messages on my account due to an issue several years ago that they overcharged me and gave me that as a incentive to stay.
Any chance a regional/area manager (spoke to rep, then supervisor, then this guy-area? manager) will give me the following (one...
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Sorry, but just because you have been a customer for so long does not entitle you to get everything you want for free. You should not expect everything for free. You get to pay for it just like everyone else. Look at every other company you do business with, has Bell South ever sent you a free phone or answering machine? Does your credit card company give you a free month with no interest? Power company give you free electricity?
That's not saying Cingular appreciates your business, but keep in mind they are not a Non Profit Organization.
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how about this... because cingular has given you so many years of good service how about you pay them double for a couple months??? haha the tables have now turned... Dont like it do you???
You are not a charity case be happy to be in america and have the thins we have people like you make my job hell all day long and it's sad!!!
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FYI,
Credit cards do exactly that for loyal customers.
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Actually if you've been with a credit card company for a long time and you call them and tell them so and ask for a lower interest rate they can give it to you. I saw it on Oprah last week and my mom tried it, it really does work. I think companies should reward their long time customers or people are going to get fed up and quit altogether. What is a company with no customer's? Really?
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Your kidding right?! This is a BUSINESS. We give you good service that you pay for. In return if you sign up for morew great service we give you a subsidized price on oyur phone,
Mail in Rebates,and the opportunity to cancel.
Go ahead and get mad. Every company works the same way. If you owned a shipping company that did not charge shipping fees, how long do you think you would stay in business for? You and eveyone who thinks they are owed something are the dumbest parasites on the face of the planet. I have had cable in my house for 20 years. Does that entitle me to movie channels for free??? NO IT DOES NOT!!!!!!I have have paid my mortgage on time for the last 30 years.
Does this mean that the finance company should drop the interewst t...
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You spelled moron wrong idiot. I don't sell Cingular for starters I do sell Verizon and Nextel. I'm not saying that every company is always going to cut you a break that's completely unrealistic but yes some companies will when your a loyal customer. Just look at Verizon they send out special deals and coupons to certain customers, so even the cell companies cut you a break every now and then. I get free movies often from my cable company. Thank god everyone in this world is as narrow minded as you are.
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isn't as narrow minded i mean
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Oh yeah! how can you quit something that you can't take away from your ear? Cell Phones are more addictive than cigarettes as far as I'm concerned. Everyone needs them. That's why companies are making phones for children now.
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HomlesSPH and JJMcClain could not have said it better! I just don't understand why people such as yourself feel like thing should be handed to you! Let me ask you, do you walk into McDonald's and say, "Hey, I have been coming here since I was a child, back when Happy Meals were in big cardboard boxes and the free toys were cool. I'd like my meal to be free today, plus, supersize it. Oh yeah, and I want it free for the next three months since I have been such a loyal customer!" This is basically what you are asking of Cingular, or any wireless company. You already recieved a credit of $200 and now you want a bluetooth headset ($99), wired headset ($25), car charger ($30), and a free internet package of $19.99 a month. YOU ARE REDICULOU...
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You actually beleive those accessories cost those prices? ๐คฃ
You actually believe most all of the services provided by telecoms cost what they charge? ๐คฃ
Are you freaking kidding me?
Amazing to me how people fail to realize that these business that enjoy huge government subsidies (payed for by taxpayers) are charging more then ever for the same services they offered decades ago. For example, a regular landline phone.
In short, get over yourself and stop drinking the Kool-Aid.
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You really like to put people down don't you.
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I have little patience for ignorance and am unwilling to coddle those who fail to learn and/or educate themselves beyond what they are told.
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of course cingy marks their services and accessories up that's what every company in america does, how else is a company gonna make money
how long do you think any company will be in business if it sells everything for the same price (or less which is what this guy is asking for) that they paid for it
the answer - not long
the guy has had service for 10 years and it's obviously good or he would've canceled a long time ago
why isn't 10 years of good service enough of a reward for payin your bill for 10 years
and yes those accs cost those prices because if they don't give them to this guy then they sell them to someone else for those prices
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how else is a company gonna make money
I already answered that; government susidies.
As for markup on price, yes that is to be expected, however surely you would agree markups of 50% and above are a bit excessive.
Those same "expensive" accessories are not priced the same in other countries. Americans can pay more, so they charge more; plain and simple.
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most electronics have huge mark ups, go buy a usb cable at best buy you'll pay up to 30 dollars and best buy paid 1
if the cust is willing to pay those prices then they aren't getting ripped off because they must see the value in the purchase
value is a matter of opinion not a mathmatical formula
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I see your point, but disagree.
Taking advantage of a conceived notion, such as the difficulty of manufacturing a device, is a bit much in my opinion.
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superflyone said:
Hi,
I am posting this in two places...I have been a customer wtih Cingular for over ten years. I am receiving a credit for purchasing a V600 out of pocket (paid $200 for it) since they could not get it for me. I WILL NOT sign a new contract, although I am still under contract until next summer.
My question is...When I call to receive my credit, I would also like them to give me some features free too...Previously had a phone that did not do picture messaging, but I have 100 FREE text messages on my account due to an issue several years ago that they overcharged me and gave me that as a incentive to stay.
Any chance a regional/area manager (spoke to rep, then supervisor, then this guy-area? ma
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what you need is a reality check...lol...i hope i get your call!!! ๐
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this is the best example Ihave found on this forum of a dumb a$$ customer what a total prick like he deserves so much I think that the bar should give me free beer for a month because I have been going there so often because of dickweeds like this guy. ๐
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You must be quite proud of your youth and ignorance by the way you so exuberantly exhibit both.
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eschew necroposting!!! ๐
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Didn't see the date ๐คฃ
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No problem, you didn't initiate the necroposting, so it was a living post when you replied! ๐
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i didn't see the date either
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Does this count? ๐คฃ
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You've never gotten a free beer due to customer loyalty? You must be a HUGE tipper.
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As you should be able to tell from the responses you have received thus far, the high turn-over rate of representatives in the wireless industry tends to skew the representatives you do deal with into the category of being highly incompetent, gullible, greedy, and/or all the above.
These people forget or have no understanding of what word of mouth advertising means, and have no sense of what "loyalty" is in general, let alone within their company. (I blame society - disposable, consumable, replaceable, and poor quality seem to take precedent nowadays over true quality.)
Now factor in the "deals" used to get new customers while not making any accommodations for those customers who are established and loyal, and you will see that the in...
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what is it with you plook you always take a topic which is normally funny and make it so boring when all you want to do is prove to everyone how incredibly smart you are dude who cares just make a funny comment like the person before you did and stop trying to show everyone how long your dick is nobody cares you are like a loft apartment over a really great party a total bore man ๐
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Yeah...what corporations like Telecoms are doing to our country sure is funny stuff.
It sure is funny that while corporations and the suits at those corporations make billions in profits their blue-collar employees can barely make ends meet due to their paltry wages and disappearing pensions.
It sure is funny how we are poisoning ourselves in our water, food, air supply simply so these corporations can make that extra dollar.
Grow up.
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If you hate the U.S.A. and all its mega corporations why don't you move? Oh wait, things like this happen in every country. Damn the man!
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...and that makes it acceptable?
Enjoy your status quo.
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I never said it was acceptable.
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you are so funny plook what are you talking about you always sound like you are reading your posts out of a book dude you are not tha inteligent as evidenced by the fact that you work in this industry haha and yes i happen to find it very funny that the company i work for is making billions while i make dick but then again wha else do i have to do with my afternoons at least I get the company of other wireless employees a very intelligent group indeed ๐
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Don't trust anybody!!! Ron Popiel is cool!!!
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lol. i do agree with you on the at&t thing with you info is ours to give out is bs. No one should be able to do that. Just think u need to relax a little also. Have some beer/ hard liquer. Get it on with a chick/ guy if thats your thing or if u r a girl sorry i dont know. Or go for the 3 some. ๐ณ. ๐ ๐คค ๐ ๐ณ i believe that says it all
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the captain is bunked up on a sub with a bunch of other men though!
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wow like sardines in a can. Umm maybe he likes his semen..... ๐คฃ i know to far but i could not help it. ๐
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Have you ever had a threesome? ๐คจ
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She's not talking about switching hands, now... ๐ ๐คฃ
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๐คฃ damn you caught me ๐คญ umm but insert witty name here willing if u are. u r a chick right? ๐ฒ
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๐ณ ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i swore i seen you post somewhere else that you were a girl. damn this site needs to put a m or f option by name for male or female to quit these gay moments. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. sorry bout thought. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ๐คญ
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washing out mouth with soap. i think i feel sick. ๐ณ
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Did you know if you wash your mouth out with soap and then puke, the word gullible will be visible in the toilet?
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I feel like I'm the only one who sees the humor in this. ๐คฃ ๐คฃ ๐คฃ Come on people, this is obviously a joke, but I also do have to deal w/ people who think like this. I just tell them that we can't make any of the fees go away, then I tell them to go away, I'll give up an activation to not have to deal w/ them every day for the next two years. ๐ ๐ณ
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Another customer wanting free stuff. Hey I have been wearing Nike's for 28 years if any body deserves to get free sh!t it is me
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Then take some of those used nikes and go to Niketown. You do know that they take old nikes and give you new ones right?
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I think its funny that this post if from nov of 2004
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I dint think its wrong to ask for a loyalty discount but you did get a huge rebate on your phone without renewing your contract so I would take that and be happy with it asking for a free $100 dollar headset seems a little greedy
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I'm just sick of every day someone coming into the store and DEMANDING free stuff because they have been a "loyal" customer for so long. I don't do that sh!t, I have been a customer for so long because there product is good enough to spend my hard earned money on. The customer that wanted all the credits and free access. more than likely had way more than enough money to pay there where just cheep as hell. All the while this salesman is wasting there time on this cheap skate when they could be selling stuff they get commission on.
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It's an 9 month old thread. Someone is just pulling your chain. We have a theory about customers like these. They need to go to the corporate store, maybe they can give away hundreds of dollars of features and accessories, I surely can't afford to.
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look at the year again it's a little older than 9 months
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Good point. I just looked at the month, not the year. Should we have a burial ceremony?
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Who resurrected this ANCIENT post? Did no one notice that it was written in Nov. 2004?
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But I hope people would still read this who are coming here to complain and are not a rep.
Hopefully they will get the picture.
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