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What is Cingulars' Problem with Petrocom in the Gulf?
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Scott Thompson
Jan 15, 2004, 3:31:04 AM1/15/04
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Why do the new Cingular contracts exclude Petrocom (Gulf of Mexico) in their
nationwide "no roaming" plans? The old contracts did not charge roaming
when using a Petrocom tower, now the new contracts exclude Petrocom and
Cingular charges a $0.79 per minute roaming charge even though your phone
does not indicate you are roaming. All that is displayed is "Cingular
Extended".
nationwide "no roaming" plans? The old contracts did not charge roaming
when using a Petrocom tower, now the new contracts exclude Petrocom and
Cingular charges a $0.79 per minute roaming charge even though your phone
does not indicate you are roaming. All that is displayed is "Cingular
Extended".
bones boy
Jan 15, 2004, 8:19:31 AM1/15/04
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The problem is Petrocom. They are an exclusive carrier offshore and
charge the service providers up to $7./min. for roaming. If Cingular,
in this case, cannot charge that roaming back to you (because you have
a nation contract), they could stand to lose a lot of money. Not an
efficient way to run a business, I'm sure you'll agree...
Evan in Orlando
Jan 15, 2004, 8:43:45 PM1/15/04
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I ran into this same issue when travelling to New Orleans recently and
wanted to check my coverage. The rep advised me to call Petrocom with
an 800 number (sorry, don't have anymore) and have them either take me
off or block me from accessing their towers. Didn't want to run into
the problem of roaming since the phones can't tell the difference
between Extend providers.
wanted to check my coverage. The rep advised me to call Petrocom with
an 800 number (sorry, don't have anymore) and have them either take me
off or block me from accessing their towers. Didn't want to run into
the problem of roaming since the phones can't tell the difference
between Extend providers.
Evan
bones boy
Jan 16, 2004, 12:48:39 AM1/16/04
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When in that area (south of New Orleans), I usually call 611 first, or
dial some stupid number (like 969 <send>) to see whose company comes
up in the recording. I want to know who I'm dealing with before I
place a call... :)
XFF
Jan 16, 2004, 11:37:31 AM1/16/04
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bones boy <st...@look-listen.com> wrote in message news:<qmue00plgp1q1p9vd...@4ax.com>...
Why not just look at the SID?
bones boy
Jan 16, 2004, 8:16:22 PM1/16/04
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>Why not just look at the SID?
Too much trouble. Most TDMA phones don't show you an SID easily. T62u
does not.
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