Matt
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Re: Easy Way to Make This Work
said by pnh102  :AT&T should not only provide these devices at zero cost, but they should also give a discount on their wireless service to everyone who uses such a device. I have my doubts that people who live in places where AT&T has bad service will pay extra to AT&T for something that should be working correctly to begin with. I don't think they should provide the devices at zero cost, but I don't think if they're connected to a broadband connection that you pay for that your minutes should be used. We are talking about AT&T here though, so I fully expect it to be an extra fee. |
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pnh102
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| said by Matt :I don't think they should provide the devices at zero cost ... In most populated areas, you have at least one or more good cell provider that works reasonably well. If that provider isn't AT&T, then why would anyone pay extra to AT&T for a device to make their service work as expected when one could pay less to another provider and get usable service instead?
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You should pay a reasonable fee for the device itself, but NEVER pay any fee to use it. It also shouldn't use your cell minutes. People using femtocells is a huge win for the carriers since it takes stress off their cell sites. I get "free" service when I use it, and they don't have to spend so much money to add capacity to their cellular network. |
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Matt
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said by pnh102 :said by Matt :I don't think they should provide the devices at zero cost ... In most populated areas, you have at least one or more good cell provider that works reasonably well. If that provider isn't AT&T, then why would anyone pay extra to AT&T for a device to make their service work as expected when one could pay less to another provider and get usable service instead? That's a good question that I think would best be decided on an individual basis. I pay for sub-par AT&T service because it's cheaper than Verizon. On the order of about $100 a month less. So I'd happily fork out $199 or so for a Femotocell device, but I'll be damn if I'm paying a monthly fee for it if it uses my minutes too. |
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