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Charge me for WHAT?!
The other weekend I went in two the store to upgrade my phone and extend my contract. Well within the last year, I moved to a town about an hour and half away from where we originally lived so my husband could go to school. Anyways, I told them my zip code and the gentlemen thought he was funny and said oh wow, ummm well you don't live in an area where we have towers.. I was like my phone works great we have no problems. He goes well here is the deal there is a "political battle" going on because they conisder AT&T a monopoly and so they won't let us expand, so everytime you use your cell phone you use another companies tower and we have to pay them for every minute you use.. I was like SO! I pay enough each month and have been a loyal customer for 5 years plus.. He like well At&t is going after people who are doing this (like i knew i was doing something) and charging them $375!!! Are you kidding! I said well they can't just charge me without giving me a warning and he said I just did. So I said you aren't going to give me a new phone because you will get in trouble? he was like well uh yeah. I was like okay, so what am I supposed to do? I am stuck in this contract?! he was like they might let you out, the whole time joking with his co worker about the "political battle" crap that he thought was the best punch line ever... So I guess I am just waiting for a letter although I feel like tell cingular to let me out now. Has anyone else heard of this?