Comments on: Cingular to Raise Rates for Old Phones

By: AlphaBear

AlphaBear — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:00:15 +0000

Cracks me up that everyone talks about getting “locked into a contract” on an existing service. Just decline the $50/year or so discount and buy your phone without a contract. You only get locked in if you think that you should get the phone for a discount! Personally, my freedom to leave is worth the 50 or 100 bucks they would have discounted. You choose which option you want. It's not like they make the phones you get. They buy them and sell them to you with or without a discount/contract. Don't confuse frugal for lack of choice.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:22:20 +0000

Look, it's only 5 bucks. And if your the dude clinging onto your 1980 motorolla cause your eyes are so bad that you don't dare venture into modern technology, I think they should make the charge double. OR they should provide those customers with a free retro looking digital phone that will suffice in the meantime. I agree it's a shame that they want to lock them in, I hate that part of cellular commerce. But those people hanging onto their freedom are going to have the either bite the bullet, or pay the piper.

By: Diggbot

Diggbot — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:43:41 +0000

IMO Cingular is just tryint to get their existing, older customers to sign up for a new plan so they can lock them in. Very poor tactics.