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Why I was an AT&T wireless customer…for 72 hours.

Posted 43 weeks 3 days ago by Paul Michael

For the last 7-8 years, I have been a loyal Virgin Mobile customer. I liked the prepaid pricing plan, the customer service, I didn’t want a large monthly bill or overage charges. Everything was perfect. Well, almost everything.

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When greed backfires - an iPhone story.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Consumer Affairs

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As you all know, the iPhone launched recently to a flurry of press and TV news coverage. Eager geeks (sorry, but it seems applicable here) sat outside stores for hours and hours to buy the new phone, happy in the knowledge that they were about to get something that will help them feel a little bit cooler. Just a little.

Far, far worse than these iPhone nuts, though, are the vultures. The folks with enough money to swoop down on a store and buy up a whole bunch of product, only to recycle them on eBay for double the price. Hey, that's good ol' healthy capitalism at work, right?

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AT&T Offers $10 DSL Plans

Posted 1 year 22 weeks ago by Jessica Harp

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Thanks to AT&T’s acquisition of Bell South Corp, customers in 22 states are being offered DSL packages for $10 per month. The catch is that AT&T has yet to advertise this package, and information regarding the package is buried in AT&T’s website. But, never fear! Your fearless Wisebread blogger has dug up all the pertinent information on this offer! In order to qualify for the promotion, you must live within one of the 22 states AT&T has designated for this promotion. The promotion requires a 12 month commitment. You also have to be a new AT&T internet customer with or willing to switch to AT&T phone service.

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