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American cell phone plans????

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Rusticles
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Americans, what are your cell phone plans? Data, long distance, cost etc.  Our phone companies in Canada have advertising campaings on right now claiming that our plans are cheaper than yours,  This is all because Verizon is apparently going to be buying a small cell phone company and coming into Canada.  I really doubt Canadian cell phone plans are cheaper personally.

Aug 21 2013 11:25AM
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ElGayo
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Don't blame Obama for your terrible service.
Aug 22 2013 10:33AM
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VT_scratch
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smartphone plans in the states might be expensive. back in high school when I had your standard shitty flip phone it was $10 a month to add on a line to our 'family plan' - pretty bare bones but you could add a bit more a month for unlimited texting.

now on my canadian plan I pay $56 for unlimited texting (north american wide), 6gb of data, and I forget the minutes- but its a lot and long distance calls are included. pretty good deal id say.
Aug 22 2013 11:16AM
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timmi
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If you actually think you can talk to anyone that way then seriously, fuck you.
Aug 22 2013 12:09PM
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Brule.
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I dunno about you guys, but I use Verizion Prepaid and pay $15 US per month.
Aug 22 2013 12:10PM
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Dan.
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That was the simplified version. the proper method is to start nice, then when they say they sympathize but can't do anything, show a little frustration and ask for an escalation. Their supervisor will also tell you no, and that's when you feign true anger. In my experience, the first supervisor appreciates and respects eloquent vulgarity, as opposed to the blubbering pleading he usually has to deal with, and he'll pass you to his manager who you then hit with nice and understanding to get what you need.
It's a system that you have to know how to work if you want to get shit done. constantly ask for escalation, get angry when you need to, be nice when it works best, and shit happens in your favor.

*I've worked in a call center, and dealt with all sorts of people and read the manuals we as employees had to deal with. there are certain phrases that'll get you passed up to a supervisor, and others that'll have you keep dealing with the pee-on who has no power to get shit done.
Aug 22 2013 12:39PM
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howlongcanausern
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classic example of customer not reading/misunderstanding TOS and then acting like an entitled brat when something doesn't go their way (at&t enforcing a policy which was clearly stated in the TOS).

ahhh, users. gotta love em.
Aug 22 2013 12:44PM
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Dan.
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no, they changed their TOS to grandfathered customers after promising they wouldn't. which I call them out on. and it's bullshit that they throttle which they know too.

you sound like a classic example of a customer being a pushover and taking it up the ass by paying more for less so that Verizon/att/tmobile can impress their shareholders with increasing profits.
Aug 22 2013 12:54PM
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introvert
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Boost Mobile
$40 a month
unlimited everything.
great coverage




Fuck all you guys.
Aug 22 2013 2:03PM
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