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AT&T to Prepaid iPhone Owners: F*&k You Very Much Pay-As-You-Go Plans Were Never Approved for iPhone

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lucky_you
06/15/09

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To quote Lando Calrissian:

"This deal is getting worse all the time."
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hanspecans
06/15/09

@lucky_you:

Darth AT$T: pray i don't alter it any further.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
06/15/09

@lucky_you: This is even funnier considering AT&T's logo looks like the Death Star.
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Heliophage
06/15/09

@hanspecans:

It would only make me love them more if their name was "ATST".
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MrBlahBlah
06/15/09

In reply to AT&T to Prepaid iPhone Owners: ~~F*&k You Very Much~~ Pay-As-You-Go Plans Were Never Approved for iPhone
Or how about this: Don't upgrade to 3.0

I know, I just blew your mind
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Ozzie's Secret Code Name: MisterWho
06/15/09

@MrBlahBlah:

"Can't ...re..sist. Must ... in.stall...la..test ... soft..ware."

-Typical smartphone user
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Heliophage
06/15/09

@misterwho:

Unfortunately true :(
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Frankie2
06/15/09

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My sister lives over seas and uses the pay-as-you go when she's state side so she can, you know, actually use her iPhone for the time she spends in the US. When she comes home she stays any where from a week to a month at a time, so this is going to really mess her up. It's not like she's going to have a contract in the states when she's only here a cumulative 2 or 3 months out of the year.
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Heliophage
06/15/09

@Frankie2:

Ack. That sucks. Sorry to hear that.

At least, in my interpretation, they don't discontinue the service entirely. It just... sucks more as incentive to upgrade.
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evo190
06/15/09

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Does ANYONE at ATT have any GOOD IDEAS?
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ripfire
06/15/09

@evo190: Sure they have good ideas. They welcomed iPhone with open arms.
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jonycob
06/15/09

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With all the talk about how much sprint sucks, it's hard to believe anyone still sticks up for ATT. They screw their customers every which way and everyone just takes it cause they worship their iphone. what a bunch of drones.
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Heliophage
06/15/09

@jonycob:

I don't have an iPhone, or even like iPhones, and I haven't had any problems personally with AT&T.

Though, that wouldn't be the case if this applied to me. I can imagine that it would be frustrating.
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weatherman
06/15/09

@jonycob: until we have complete separation between cellphone manufacturers and carriers, we will not have a truly free market. No matter what carrier you are on it is always going to be controlled by the same price-fixing cartel that has controlled things since the breakup of Ma Bell.
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closhedbb
06/16/09

@weatherman: You must remember that carriers and phone manufacturers are customers of each other too. The reason we have phones locked to carriers is because it IS a free market, free enough for them to make exclusivity deals with each other to increase profits.

Unless the consumers show their hatred of this arrangement enough to reverse that profit, the free market is going to continue as such. Just because it's not giving you the situation that's best for you doesn't mean it's not a free market.
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weatherman
06/16/09

@closhedbb: I use a more progressive definition of a free market. To me any market where there can be price manipulation, collusion and control by oligopoly is not free, it is controlled though not by government.
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iagiewob
06/15/09

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Wow ATT. You've gone too far.

Keep treating your customers like shit, and let's see who will be in pain the day iPhone leaves your sorry ass.
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quidsquid
06/15/09

@iagiewob: But until then AT&T sees the iPhone as the carrot dangling in front of the customer. People will put up with a lot of shit because they want their iPhone/Apple product.

I would much rather have the iPhone go to Verizon, their service was a lot better...but their phones suck!
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ripfire
06/15/09

@quidsquid: It's not like Apple didn't solicit the iPhone to Verizon. Apple didn't like the way Verizon handled things because they want total control over the phone and Apple didn't want that to happen.
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Cody Cook
06/15/09

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Verizon! Verizon! Verizon!

C'mon sing with me my people!

Verizon! Verizon! Verizon!

Gather the masses!

Verizon! Verizon! Verizon!

Grab the pitchforks!

Verizon! Verizon! Verizon!

Death the AT&T!

DEATTHH!
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Heliophage
06/15/09

@Cody Cook:

I've never had problems with AT&T, but I'd probably be a bit grumpy about this if it applied to me.
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Cody Cook
06/15/09

@Heliophage: I don't live near a large city, which is why I have dead zones. Verizon works perfectly here though...

Also all the jackass moves by AT&T is really getting to me.
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RT100=tg14
06/15/09

@Cody Cook: as a technology, GSM just doesn't go as far. CDMA is prevalent in the US over europe cuz we have so many places that are out in the boonies, and europe, not so many. They're just different. So you're really saying you hate GSM. And i guess by definition, ATT wireless.

Though i agree with those above that verizon's feature disabling sucks. If they got the iphone, maps wouldn't work, you'd need to pay $10 per month for their proprietary map software. oh and wifi would be disabled. that said, I'm rocking pretty on Sprint with a blackberry, though i had a 2g ipod touch, and got rid of it fast
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
06/15/09

@Cody Cook: Uh, sure. Guess what. I'm a 13 year Verizon customer and I just cancelled my service with them.

I may pay a little more for my service, but at least my phone won't crash due to Verizon's proprietary overlay, and more than 1/2 the features of my phone won't be disabled because either A) Verizon doesn't want you to use that service of the phone, or B) They want to charge you every nickel and dime possible for features that your phone supports from the factory...

Hell, they even disable bluetooth data tethering regardless of whether or not you have a data plan with them!

Oh, and to renew my contract with them would cost $20 more now than it does currently. Which, incidentally is less than the iPhone's contract costs me.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
06/15/09

@rt100: You're forgetting the part where they'd only support you if you were using Windows. (Or do they finally support Mac data tethering?)
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paulrules
06/15/09

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If they're being forced to move to a new plan, isn't there some sort of law that PREVENTS this sort of thing?

Or is this magic law a case of my wishful thinking?
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Rick Vaughn
06/15/09

@paulrules: Pretty sure the only thing that applies to this, legally, is the ability to cancel your contract without penalty if they change the terms. But that doesn't really apply to a pay-as-you go service.
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RT100=tg14
06/15/09

@Rick Vaughn: exactly this
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ISOHaven
06/15/09

Don't want the plan? Don't get the phone. Simple as that.

Anyone who has a problem with this is an idiot.
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badhatharry
06/15/09

@ISOHaven: How about for those who already have the phone? ATT changes the terms of their agreement, and they just have to suck it?
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CaseyG
06/15/09

@Badhatharry: I have altered the deal pray I do not alter it any further.

Pay-as-you-go plans have no agreement, and thus no terms. If AT&T wants to pull your data plan, that's their right, because they have the billion-dollar towers, and you have a $600 toy.
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badhatharry
06/15/09

@CaseyG: First off, this is a dick move by ATT. Second, the money given to ATT under this deal is non-transferable, and non-refundable. In the middle of a lot of people's billing cycles, ATT will cut off their service. I'm pretty sure that's illegal. ATT is obligated to provide their pay as you go customers with a data plan until their balance runs out. Then, they can choose not to renew the plan. As it stands, the plan will be cut off once the new os is installed.
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