| Elmo P. Shagnasty 2007-09-23, 10:33 pm |
| In article < 46f6f23c$0$27170$742
ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
> I had to go into explaining how to sign up (having to buy activation on
> eBay is kind of strange), and which phones to use (any phone that was
> ever on Verizon CDMA), and explain the rollover, the re-upping every
> four months, etc. All these parents were thinking of prepaid in terms of
> the horrible deals with high minimums from Verizon, AT&T, Virgin,
> Tracfone, Net10, etc. (T-Mobile doesn't work in my area, so they are not
> a consideration).
>
> PagePlus costs:
> --------------
> $76/1400 minutes = 5.4¢/min
> $47.50/700 minutes = 6.8¢/min
> $10/83 minutes = 12¢/min
>
> Add a minimum of $10 every 4 months to keep account active and roll-over
> existing minutes. 50¢/month service charge.
OK, so do you want to point to actual documentation, say on their web
site, where they say any of this?
Because it ain't there.
You can buy 700 minutes for $50, but they don't show any 1400 minute
airtime cards.
Oh, wait--last time I was on their site a few days ago, they had only
ONE airtime card available. What's with the jumping web site? They
don't have product to sell? They don't bother to keep airtime cards in
stock?
Same with phones--now they have 4, but the other day they had ZERO
PHONES available. That's just plain fishy. It smells of a local kiosk
dealer whose phone stock varies from day to day, depending on what fell
off the back of the truck last night.
Starter kits on Ebay are there, but only a couple of them, and there are
some $10 and $15 airtime cards, but no 700 or 1400 minute ones. The
whole thing looks skanky.
And why doesn't their web site sell starter kits? Why is EVERYTHING
done over Ebay--and badly, at that? The smell is getting pretty strong
here.
And none of what you say about re-upping and rollover is documented
ANYWHERE. Frankly, it all sounds like the smooth-talking used car sale.
Their web site looks like some kid did it in an afternoon and hasn't
touched it since.
And their coverage maps don't tell squat. Why do I care what "home
coverage area" I have or am in at any given time? Why are the maps all
radically different in nature, in look and feel and information given or
not given?
Given the piss-poor web site and total lack of documentation of
anything, why would I bother to buy anything from them? On your say so?
Why should I believe you, or any dealer, for that matter? "Here, it
works that way, really. No, I don't have any brochures or pamphlets to
give you. Just take my word for it, everything'll be fine." Yeah,
right. Uncle Sam's Honest Used Cars. Every car a creampuff, a steal, I
tell ya!
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