http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/ Engadget Mobile Comments for http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgetmobile.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 26th 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/
HOWEVER:
If you reach the supervisor level they have to honor your request. Reps will fight you tooth and nail not to let that happen. so good luck with that, we don't like scrubs who think a 5cent increase in something they dont use lets them off the hook of signing an agreement that states we have the right to make the change at anytime to anything on the terms. ]]>Jan 26th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.ucan.org/telecommunications/wireless/how_to_cancel_get_out_of_your_cell_phone_contract
and this: http://www.ucan.org/telecommunications/wireless/material_adverse_clauses_in_cell_phone_contracts

"Carriers will not modify the material terms of their subscribers' contracts in a manner that is materially adverse to subscribers without providing a reasonable advance notice of a proposed modification and allowing subscribers a time period of not less than 14 days to cancel their contracts with no early termination fee."

What exactly is "materially adverse" is subjective and without knowing what your cash flow is, the carriers can not make that decision. They may try to say "well it'll only be a dollar more a month in your case" but as long as you persist in saying that extra dollar is materially adverse to you, you will win. The key is being persistent, don't let them end the call until what you wanted is accomplished and if they won't help you, ask to speak to a higher up. Basically, follow these steps: http://www.ucan.org/telecommunications/wireless/sample_script_to_cancel_your_cell_phone_contract]]>Jan 26th 2008 8:00PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/
mule]]>Jan 27th 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 26th 2008 3:22PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 26th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/
So you really don't care if the rates just keep going up?? Most of us who pay our ATT bill do.]]>Jan 26th 2008 5:02PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 26th 2008 8:26PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 27th 2008 12:52PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://i25.tinypic.com/2m31cg7.gif[/IMG]]]>Jan 26th 2008 7:04PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 26th 2008 8:48PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/
Just suck it up you whiners! its 5 cents. if that is so materially adverse you shouldn't have a cell phone anyway. If 5 dollars (the cost of the lowest text plan) is really going to break the bank, how about you just stop text messaging? Novel idea i know. You signed the damn contract, how about you honor your word and finish it out and stop bitching about it. Next time don't sign the contract, buy the phone at the actual price, not the subsidized one you see advertised, and be free of the contract. Nobody forced you into it in the first place. Go to ATT's website and you can get a sim card contract free you just have to provide the equipment. ]]>Jan 26th 2008 8:56PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 26th 2008 11:00PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 26th 2008 11:02PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 27th 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/
SMS SHOULD BE FREE within AT&T network. It should cost you something when sent OUT of AT&T network - but definitely should not be charged TWENTY CENTS per SMS, and even more ludicrous, THIRTY CENTS per MMS!!

I feel bad for you AT&T subscribers - now you know why the USA networks suck compared to europe/asia networks - everyone here is just pushed away from using the most basic GSM messaging services because of price.

]]>Jan 27th 2008 12:37AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Cheapest plan @ $5 a month x 200,000 subscribers = $1mm a month (yeah, before expenses, taxes, whatever, etc.)
Or 200,000 subscribers sending and recieving 17 txt msg a month @ the new $0.30 rate = $1.02mm a month.
Way to go AT&T.]]>Jan 27th 2008 12:56AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 27th 2008 8:55AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 27th 2008 2:39PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 28th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 28th 2008 2:57PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Jan 29th 2008 11:03AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/26/atandt-boosting-pay-per-use-text-and-mms-rates-again/Mar 26th 2008 2:37AM