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Friday, May 2, 2003
Cell Phone Life Gets Interesting
Cell life is about to get interesting. If Mobile Number Portability (MNP) goes into effect in November you can expect chaos while everyone scrambles for a better deal. This Wired article suggest much of the negotiating can start already. Now where'd I put that Sprint customer discipline number...
Let's Make a Cell-Phone Deal. Facing an increasingly competitive market and legislation that will let customers keep their phone numbers even when they switch carriers, cell-phone companies are upping the ante in their bid to attract and retain customers. By Elisa Batista.[...] "After some mild haggling with a low-level rep who wasn't going to budge -- he insisted that he couldn't give me a plan other than those offered to new subscribers -- I asked to speak to a supervisor, who immediately offered me 500 anytime minutes, unlimited night and weekend calling, free long distance and $100 toward a new phone, all for $35 a month. [...] [Wired News]
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