AT&T Wireless - best way to terminate service

On Oct 1, 4:35 pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
> In article <47l2g3thu0egbu9do7jgj0f8047s77v...@4ax.com>,
> The Ghost of General Lee <gh...@general.lee> wrote:
>
> > >They keep sending me junk mail offering cheap free cell phones that
> > >come with a contract. So, my guess is they know that
> > >the contract I had expired. Besides, I know if I contact them,
> > >they will pester me to sign another contract, which I want to avoid.
>
> > Just how hard is it for you to say "No!"?
>
> It's people like him who keep the vacation timeshare business alive.
>
> Jesus Christ. And to think he's allowed to vote. And drive a car.

Its not just about being able to say "No!"

Any time you get CS on the phone you risk a good chance of your
account getting messed up. I've just recently read on these NGs,
people getting theier contracts extended, phone numbers changed,
Services cancelled ("Why in the world would I tell you to cancel my
unlimited data plan"), all kinds of messy stuff.

The more often you can keep your account off of CS reps' computer
screens the better.

Regards,

trwww

>
>
> They keep sending me junk mail offering cheap free cell phones that
> come with a contract. So, my guess is they know that
> the contract I had expired.
>

That junk mail means nothing. I get the same thing, and all of my
phones are under contract.

In article <1191275780.172112.283090@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups .com>,
Todd Wade <waveright@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > Just how hard is it for you to say "No!"?
> >
> > It's people like him who keep the vacation timeshare business alive.
> >
> > Jesus Christ. And to think he's allowed to vote. And drive a car.
>
> Its not just about being able to say "No!"

yes it is. Good God.



> Any time you get CS on the phone you risk a good chance of your
> account getting messed up.

Bullshit.

On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:56:20 -0000, Todd Wade <waveright@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Oct 1, 4:35 pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>> In article <47l2g3thu0egbu9do7jgj0f8047s77v...@4ax.com>,
>> The Ghost of General Lee <gh...@general.lee> wrote:
>>
>> > >They keep sending me junk mail offering cheap free cell phones that
>> > >come with a contract. So, my guess is they know that
>> > >the contract I had expired. Besides, I know if I contact them,
>> > >they will pester me to sign another contract, which I want to avoid.
>>
>> > Just how hard is it for you to say "No!"?
>>
>> It's people like him who keep the vacation timeshare business alive.
>>
>> Jesus Christ. And to think he's allowed to vote. And drive a car.
>
>Its not just about being able to say "No!"
>
>Any time you get CS on the phone you risk a good chance of your
>account getting messed up. I've just recently read on these NGs,
>people getting theier contracts extended, phone numbers changed,
>Services cancelled ("Why in the world would I tell you to cancel my
>unlimited data plan"), all kinds of messy stuff.

Please point me to an instance where any of this happened by simply
asking, "When is my contract expiration date?"

>The more often you can keep your account off of CS reps' computer
>screens the better.

So, that is supposed to be some valid excuse to not call CS to confirm
your contract is indeed up before porting your number? Or is it
better to assume it is and risk fighting over an ETF?

I love it when people ask for advice and then argue with the suggestions.
Cell phone contracts are not about what seems reasonable to you, they are
about the details, the fine print, etc. Why did you ask what's the best way
to terminate and then answer the first suggestion with *your assumptions*.
I listen to a consumer affairs radio show every day. Guess how many gouged
consumers tell the host what they assumed was the case while describing how
they were gouged by some company. Gotta love the internet.

--

Scott


"Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message
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>
> "BruceR" <razrbruce@NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:4701421d$0$24299$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Porting your number to the new carrier is the best and easiest way to do
>> terminate if your contract is up. If you terminate first you lose the
>> number and cannot port it. A word about your contract: Call ATT and
>> confirm that they agree that the contract is up. They may have
>> "inadvertently" extended it when you made a small change at some time.
>> The time to deal with that problem is BEFORE termination - not after.
>>
>> Adam wrote:
>> > What's the best way to terminate service with
>> > AT&T Wireless (contract ended long ago)? And,
>> > how long does it take? Will porting/transferring
>> > my existing cellular phone number be sufficient to
>> > terminate service? Or, do I have to
>> > contact AT&T Wireless directly?
>>
>
> They keep sending me junk mail offering cheap free cell phones that
> come with a contract. So, my guess is they know that
> the contract I had expired. Besides, I know if I contact them,
> they will pester me to sign another contract, which I want to avoid.
>
>