| William Michael Greene 2007-07-05, 10:33 am |
| have you tried another cellular company recently? I think this is common
practice now.
"d" <aqdf@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Well I was already to get a phone from Cingular and here is what they said
> they need from me.
>
> 1)Name
> 2)Address
> 3)Credit Card Number
> 4)Social Security Number
> 5)Date of Birth
> 6)Driver's License
> 7)Mother's Maiden Name
>
>
> Holy Crap!!!! Of course after this I would also have to sign a two year
> contract. What's next... a urine sample? No wonder identity theft is
> rampant.
>
> I then told them I would be more than happy to give them a letter of
> credit from my bank or a letter of credit from my current cell provider
> that I've been with for 10 years. I could even show them a copy of my
> credit score (over 800). I even told them they could keep my credit card
> on record for a security deposit... similar to when you rent a car. By the
> way, I rented a $50,000 Lincoln the other day and they just needed a
> credit card and to see my driver's license. Well the Cingular service rep.
> finally talked to the manager and they said that they would let me have a
> phone if I put down a $500 cash deposit and they would give it back to me
> after the contract expired. This method they said was less invasive but it
> started to sound like they were making this up as we got further into it.
>
> Currently I am on Sprint and have been off contract for six years. I also
> have a net10 phone which uses the Cingular Go Phone network.
>
> At any rate I just wanted to pass this along. I'm sure this is probably
> common place for most carriers but where does invasion of privacy end? I'm
> sure this will fly right over the head of some.
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