Jumping to T-Mobile: What phone should I get?

And soon the GSIII will be out...and the cycle continues....

Verizon only decided to not charge that fee because the government got involved. If I were a Verizon customer I would have switched away from them just for their sheer arrogance of trying to rip people off like they attempted to. I switched away from Bank One for the same reason. I refuse to allow companies to take advantage of people.

And you know that for fact how? I believe that may have been a part of it, but the "government" had a few individuals announce they thought an investigation might be warranted. The fact it was said would indicate it could have happened, but that was a ways off.

The consumer scream rang loud, hard and long and I really believe it caught Big Red by surprise and that is what caused them to back away so fast. And now that it has been put out ther, but withdrawn that is why I do believe it will be back at some point.

But that is only my opinion.......

Considering the glacial pace at which government generally moves, stating that the reason for the fee discontinuation in 24-48 hours after it was made generally known, was the government, seems somewhat "laughable". I don't have hard knowledge to back up or refute your claim, but it doesn't pass the smell test.

You might want to consider toning down the sweeping generalities you use. Companies taking advantage of people so you don't use them.
What car company do you use?
What insurance company do you use?
What hotel chain do you stay in?
What kind of gasoline do you use?
What brand of clothing do you use?
What food brands do you patronize?

Unless you're growing and harvesting all of your own food on your back 40, making your own clothes, generating your own biodiesel, and a whole host of other things, you've probablypatronized a company that has taken advantage of people. Not that taking a stand against such practices is wrong, but the chest thumping moralistic hear me roar protector of the little people attitude, also doesn't pass the smell test.

Right, your notion that all companies throughout history in the world are evil, and that people should just bend over with a smile and let those companies do business anything that they want isn't something that I share. Besides, it is none of your business to tell anyone else how, or where to spend their hard earned money. I'll support the companies that I choose, thank you very much, and keep my money in my pocket when it comes to the companies that I feel don't deserve it. I still refuse to buy anything from Burlington coat factory because they were caught back around 2001 using dog fur from china. That's a business model that I could never reward through my pocketbook. I never will shop in any of their stores either, EVER! This is a personal decision that I get to make, not you! With all due respect I could care less about your 'smell test' or your ideology. Share your sermon with someone who lives in North Korea or China, maybe they'll buy it, but it holds no weight here. I fully understand that no company is perfect. I'm not looking for perfect. I do however have a line, and when that line is crossed by a company I will no longer buy anything from them. God bless

Can't we all just get along?

AndroTech, I must say your first line kind of confirms Bob's request you tone down the sweeping generalities. You claim "Right, your notion that all companies throughout history in the world are evil, and that people should just bend over with a smile and let those companies do business anything that they want isn't something that I share. " I have to say, I read his post and nowhere does he seem to be saying every company through history is evil nor is he suggesting you should just bend over and accept it.

From reading your posts, our replies and yours I sense there have been many questions posed to you that for whatever reason you choose to ignore and that is fine if that is what you choose to do. You also, in my opinion, do beat the drum a bit hard for particular issues or situations and that is also fine, but you have to accept that not everyone sees things in the same light. You express your anger, annoyance, displeasure, etc, but if another poster calls you out or doesn't agree you immediately brand them and say you could care less anyway. If we all post on a PUBLIC forum there will be different opinions. Learn that and accept it.

Two way street dude.

Agree to disagree and recognize there are other opinions of value to someone.

Really? Because when I hear someone say something like "Unless you're growing and harvesting all of your own food on your back 40, making your own clothes, generating your own biodiesel, and a whole host of other things, you've probablypatronized a company that has taken advantage of people." I interpret that as them suggesting that it makes no difference who you buy from, because every company, how did he say it... "has taken advantage of people". Did you miss that part of his statement? I happen to disagree with that statement. Sorry if I read something in it that might not have been there. A few days ago we loss a family member and his high horse "companies are generally all the same" attitude just hit a cord. Let me ask you this, even if a person was a total hypocrite and decided to cherry pick what companies they bought from, isn't that still THEIR business? It wasn't so much what they said but how they preached it that mattered to me. As I said, I have a line and IF a company crosses over it then I DON'T buy their products anymore. Simple as that.

No one understand that better than I do. I have always believed in public forums and the right of each individual to express their opinion. I know you don't know this but for many years I used to be forum admin for some of the most frequent forums around. I even wrote code for vB. The point is that I FULLY understand forum atmosphere. An argument could be made that his "chest thumping moralistic hear me roar protector of the little people attitude" statement borders on something that a troll would say, rather than someone interested in a serious discussion. Perhaps you glossed over that statement. I didn't. My apologies if you felt that I somehow came across the wrong way. That wasn't my intention.

Andro,

Wow. I'd term your post ummmm "interesting". You seem to be reading a _lot_ into my statements. I never stated what you've asserted about companies, nor did I ever tell you where you should / could / would spend your money, etc. I am surprised by your level of emotion on all of this.

What I've seen is a thread where people are asking your interest or opinions about something and the moment something gets expressed that is counter to your opinion, that's bad. That's my interpretation obviously and may not be what you're doing or intending to do, but that's how it appears. I asuure you that I can and will call a spade a spade and so there's no need to read anything into my statements other than what I write, because I will tell you exactly what I think.

While I applaud your desire to speak with your purchasing practices and being committed to being pro-consumer, I merely stated that most companies have taken advantage of their customers at some point in time. I didn't say it was right or wrong or feasible or plausible or anything else. I simply wondered, if that was the platform that motivates you, what you did with respect to other companies where the same type of consumer "negligence" has taken place. You seem to be highly charged up about Verizon and Samsung, despite not having any assurances or promises that your expectations would ever have been satisfied.

Then you should at minimum learn how to read better, interpret less, or ask questions if you don't understand, because that's not even close to what I said.

Dude--the only one that's been preaching is _you_. I said your attitude doesn't pass the smell test which is my opinion and you said I could express same. so I did and now you don't like it.

Ok. so this is the point where we roll our our qualifications to sound and act like an ass by saying you were a forum admin and so you understand all of this stuff, blah blah blah. Got it. Glad to know you FULLY understand forum atmosphere. Now if could could only exhibit what you proclaim to FULLY understand, we could probably have a decent discussion.

Well, I wrote a really wonderful and stirring response before Bob did, but somehow when I pressed the post button I got an error message stating the forums had some maintenance being done and to check back later. I won't try to recreate the moment so you are all safe.......

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tmobile is affordable and still a decent provider.
if you're on a budget and still need to connect with friends/family/coworkers, tmobile is the way to go.
they offer a decent discount for students, employee's or if you apply via student rate (check out their site).

i agree. t-mobile has gotten better with their coverage and it's the most affordable out of the 3 top service providers.