ATT Wireless
AKperson
irks me there is no notice or anything from ATT or Cellular-one about
ATTwireless leaving the state and my account picked up by a new
provider. I call them to ask what is up and they say they sent out a
notice in Sept. The next person I talk too says they did not send out
a notice but published it in the ADN. ATT also gave Cellular-one my
cc# and SS# etc. This doesn't seem fair or legal, especiall;y without
asking.
Did anyone get any notice, or are we all ATT lambs?
SeaShel
The "notice" was not as dramatic to the customers as it should have been,
probably because Cellular One is totally absorbing the AT&T customers, even
honoring their plans for their contract duration. The changeover is
supposed to be seamless. I updated my existing AT&T plan to Alaska AT&T
Wireless just two months ago when I moved here, and found this all out at
the AT&T store then. I guess I could have switched to another company, but
didn't.
One small glitch I experienced: Friday, I had the rude awakening of not
being able to access my online account from AT&T, then found out today that
Cellular One's switchover caused that . I guess if AT&T wants my money
they'll have to write me for it. ;)
One positive thing is that the wait to talk to a person at Cellular One was
much less than AT&T, and the rep was much nicer and not so snippy.
Baa-aa...
:)
--
Michelle
(SeaShel)
free the fish to reply
jbohren
I did some comparison shopping and found my ATT account to be much
cheaper than Cellular One or ACS. I'm not changing until forced to and
then probably to ACS.
SeaShel
Correct...but even those of us that keep our current AT&T contract going
will be managed by Cellular One from now on. AT&T Wireless has hit the
road; the Customer Service 800 line is no longer working; it has a message
with the number to "Dobson Care" which is a really poor way of letting AT&T
folks know that Cellular One belongs to Dobson, like we would know or care
about that. Also, the mobile-to-mobile minutes feature from AT&T is not
offered by Cellular One, according to the ADN article. I may be moving on
as well.
bookburn
"SeaShel" <sea...@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
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I went with the cheapest outfit with a satisfactory footprint and
signed up with Summit, a small outlet on Northern Lights Blvd.
Not sure who the service is really with, maybe AT&T, but my anual
contract for 20 free minutes per mo. is really low cost. I only
use cellular to keep in my vehicle. bookburn
Vern
<book...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I went with the cheapest outfit with a satisfactory footprint and
> signed up with Summit, a small outlet on Northern Lights Blvd.
> Not sure who the service is really with, maybe AT&T, but my anual
> contract for 20 free minutes per mo. is really low cost. I only
> use cellular to keep in my vehicle. bookburn
With usage that low, you might want to check into prepaid service.
Twenty minutes per month is about $3.33 per month and there is no
contract to sign.
Jim McCrain
<sea...@boxofwsfish.com> wrote:
>Correct...but even those of us that keep our current AT&T contract going
>will be managed by Cellular One from now on. AT&T Wireless has hit the
>road; the Customer Service 800 line is no longer working; ...
Does anyone know if people traveling from the Lower 48 can still use
their ATT phones in AK? I have been able to do this for the past 6
years, and will need to do it again this next summer.
Jim
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Cellular one said I would have to come back Monday, this sort of pissed me
off as it was very cold out and I made a special trip, needless to say we
started out on a bad foot.
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bookburn
"Vern" <Ver...@usgp.edu> wrote in message
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Looking at my bill now, I see I'm paying Summit Cellular $6.34
per mo., that's $5 plus $1.34 taxes, and minutes additional to
the 20 free cost $.21. bb
AKperson
plan where I could not roam, another where I could, and another where
I could but it cost me $300 for 15 calls while in Texas. Best to
check before making the roaming call.
SeaShel
In addition to checking your calling plan for roaming charges, be aware that
the newest technology for cell phones (GSM) is just around the corner for AK
and not available yet. I've seen people getting all hot under the collar
because they were on a business trip or vacation here and their cell phone
picture-taking doesn't work. It may be that GSM phones do not work at all
here, I'm not sure.
Child
news:gk2jrv4fg9rfbr97i...@4ax.com:
i saw something in the paper sunday and then today I got a mailing.
it gave me no information
--
BethF, Anchorage, AK
It's YOUR God.
They are YOUR rules.
YOU burn in hell.
Mark Crispin
> It may be that GSM phones do not work at all
> here, I'm not sure.
I do not believe that there is any GSM north of Prince George, BC. At
least I didn't find any. The Prince George GSM carrier did not accept US
cell phones except for 911 calls; however the TDMA, CDMA, and analog
carriers do.
What digital there is in Alaska is mostly TDMA, although there is
apparently CDMA in some parts of Anchorage. Other areas are analog only.
I don't think that there is much push to build a GSM network in Alaska.
In Canada, you'll find TDMA and CDMA from the BC/lower 48 border up to
Fort St. John. NMI Mobility has CDMA service in Fort Nelson and
Whitehorse, but they don't accept US cell phones.
Technically, there is no particular reason to favor GSM over TDMA. AT&T
wants to switch to GSM for reasons which don't really impact Alaska
(basically, AT&T's desire to get more into the multinational business),
hence their willingness to sell their Alaska licenses to Dobson which
already has a presence in Alaska and is going to stay with TDMA. In
return, AT&T got Dobson's California licenses.
There's also no reason why a TDMA phone can't have a camera. There is
nothing about GSM that makes it better for cameras.
-- Mark --
http://staff.washington.edu/mrc
Science does not emerge from voting, party politics, or public debate.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
SeaShel
You think that's complicated? I just found out that my husband used his
not-yet-closed Ebay mailing box to hold his cell phone on the way in from
the car, forgot about it, closed it up and sent it to Wisconsin!
Hopefully they haven't doused the package with water yet when we called the
phone, trying to find it...
AKPilot
--
Alaskan Bush Pilot
"Child" <be...@NOT-SO-bad-dawgs-in-ak.com> wrote in message
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Try calling this worthless company, after i found out i couldnt access the
attwireless website, ATT tried to patch me though to them, i waited on hold
(2 sep. days) for 1 hour EACH time and NO ONE picked up!
As soon as the portable number stuff kicks in, i think im moving to Alaska
Digitel (in about May/June is when it should kick in for the rest of the
markets including Alaska)