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I wish there was a carrier that advertised their real rates for every aspect of their plan instead of their bullshit rates. Real rates include those ridiculous
by fallentimes 18y ago
I wish there was a carrier that advertised their real rates for every aspect of their plan instead of their bullshit rates.
Real rates include those ridiculous fees they add on at the very end each month - and no those fancy sounding names aren't all government taxes and ridiculousness - just clever suit trickery. Excluding sales tax, grocery stores aren't allowed to lie about their prices, why are cell phone carriers?
I'd pay a premium and tell my friends.
- kqr2 18y agohttp://www.consumer.att.com/ccrf/ http://www.consumer.att.com/ccrf/ My favorite bogus "fee" is AT&T's "Cost recovery fee". In their explanation, they explicity state that : This fee is not a tax or charge required by the government. "Cost recovery" used to be known as the "cost of doing business" and was included in the monthly price. This is just a deceptive way to add a few extra dollars without raising the nominal price.
- joshwa 18y agoDoesn't that count as 'bait-and-switch?'
- dkokelley 18y ago"This fee helps AT&T recover costs associated with providing state-to-state and international long distance service, including expenses for national regulatory fees and programs, as well as connection and account servicing charges..." It's a regulatory fee that AT&T gets hit with, so they pass it on to customers. Other than the fact that I'd prefer they absorb the cost, I don't see how it's unethical in any way.
- fallentimes 18y agoIt doesn't matter. They still shouldn't lie about their prices.