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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: arun gera who wrote (19508)	2/25/2002 9:31:32 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196500

Arun, you should punish them! <Prices in wireless are not really dropping all that much. Don't be fooled by the 4000 off-peak minutes that nobody uses. The plans are a sham. They make you gamble all the time. I have 500 anytime minutes. And in some months I use 200 and in others 400. I can't go down to the 300 minute plan because, they sock it to me when I go over my limit. So I end up paying $50 a month for about 250 minutes, costing me 20 cents a minute. > On the last day of each month, about 5pm, put your phone on the charger, dial a music 24 hours a day number or somewhere that puts you on hold for hours at a time and leave the phone connected until all your ANYTIME minutes are used up. If everyone did that, the stupid "Plan" game would cease and they'd start doing what they should which is charge people for the actual minutes used and more at busy times. You don't go to a supermarket and buy a food "Plan" where you buy 30 cartons of milk and 10 kilograms of steak every month and you either use them or lose them. You pay for what you eat! There is no logic in their stupid plans other than a scam to overcharge the unwary. You don't buy a gasoline "Plan" for 500 gallons a month. You buy it when you need it, you pay the price on the day, depending on supply and demand and you don't pay for more than you use. Also, if somebody comes to visit your business, you don't pay for their transport costs. They pay and you deal with them when they arrive. It's called calling party pays. For a good customer you might provide them a limousine or taxi chits, but it's not compulsory for all people who want to visit you. So, use your minutes folks! Plug in your phones and use them all every month. That'll make them improve their "Plan" options. Don't do it to Leap because they provide a good, honest service with no sneakiness. Mqurice