 John the OFM  | 09 Jun 2009 7:14 a.m. PST |
I bought a cheap watchamacallit cell phine for use in my Census work. It had 60 service days.
Since my Census job is on a temporary (I hope!) hold, I now have no real use for my cell. However, it is mildly useful. For instance, my sone called me on Sunday when I was not home. Whoop de do! I am in the 21st Century! So, anyway, the "Service" called me to ask if I wanted to renew the contract. They called me on my home land line…
See the title…  |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 09 Jun 2009 7:34 a.m. PST |
I tried to buy a cheap cell phone Saturday. The clerk couldn't get the system to activate the phone. So we tried another phone. And another. So I went home phoneless. |
| Mike at Work 2 | 09 Jun 2009 7:54 a.m. PST |
they called you on your home phone so they wouldn't use up your minutes. Most telecoms will only call your cell with account related calls if you specifically ask them to (or they can't get in touch with you any other way). |
| Daffy Doug | 09 Jun 2009 8:10 a.m. PST |
The "best" cell phones work like crap. I wouldn't even bother trying to call (or call with) a cheapie. Actually, I wouldn't touch one in the first place. OFM, you are no longer "clean of the blood and sins of this generation"…. |
| fred12df | 09 Jun 2009 9:37 a.m. PST |
they called you on your home phone so they wouldn't use up your minutes Does that mean in the US you have to pay to receive calls?!?!?!? In the UK calling your mobile provider is usually free -- after all you are using their network to call them. |
| Mike at Work 2 | 09 Jun 2009 10:57 a.m. PST |
Does that mean in the US you have to pay to receive calls?!?!?!? most telecoms have free call in numbers, and when they call out to your cell they don't use your minutes, BUT, before that was the norm they refrained from calling your cell. Then the FCC made stopped allowing charges for minutes used that he customer was dealing with their telecom on an incoming call from them. The practice is still basically in place. I still will only rarely call my customers (I work for a telecom) on their cells, and only if they have previously asked me to, or it's the only way to get a hold of them. |
| Ditto Tango 2 1 | 09 Jun 2009 11:14 a.m. PST |
Phones of any sort are vulgar and it's disgusting that people are too lazy to take the time to walk over to your house or trot by on their horse. It's just uncivilized.
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Tim |
| CPBelt | 09 Jun 2009 9:35 p.m. PST |
It's just uncivilized. That's why I got a computer. |
| pphalen | 10 Jun 2009 4:12 p.m. PST |
I have my phone nummber from my cable company.
Whenever I give them *their* number, they don
trecognize my account… I could make a couple bazillion dollars more on IT consulting, if I cared… |
| pphalen | 10 Jun 2009 4:13 p.m. PST |
AND besides, only drug dealers and prostitutes buy those phonse, so what level of customer service where you expecting to begin with> |
| Last Hussar | 25 Jun 2009 3:07 p.m. PST |
Wow – the US is weird- it costs you to receive calls? And Doug- I only ever have cheapest phones going (PAYG) and they work fine (except I never carry it and never put money on it) |
| blackscribe | 25 Jun 2009 9:52 p.m. PST |
Last Hussar, some folks do. It's a holdover from the old days when you were paying for 'air time.' |
