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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 22, 2003
4:58:10 PM
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As of 3-10-2003 my contract with Cingular wireless had expired and I hastily terminated my subscription. The year long contract had been nothing but frustrations as it was a struggle to get a cell good enough to yell to the other people who would reply "What?" When I called tech support to get my phone to stop blocking caller ID so that I could call home, their finest and brightest thought I wanted my caller ID on my phone turned off. Yay, public education! Now it's 4-22-2003 and I received my second statement in the mail saying I was credited $245. Said sum of money was the deposit I made because I had no credit history. Said sum of money was supposed to be higher than that and also be mailed to me 30 days after termination of my subscription. I was promised (verbally) by the salesman that I would get interest on my deposit and get it back at the end of my year long contract as long as I didn't cancel. That was the only reason I hadn't canceled. What I failed to read was the fine print that's a page and a half long saying that they lied to me. They no longer needed to give interest for legal purposes, and so they didn't. I am now screwed out of money that I desperately need to move on with my life. I was to get the check 12 days ago and a call to good old Cingular revealed that the deposit is still in their accounts making THEM money. The check will be in my hands and deposited into my dry account in 10 business days. Where's my lawyer?
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This is the story of my experience with Cingular. Please pass this on to anyone and everyone on any platform. I'm tired of companies thinking they can screw over their customers and get away with it. -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 22, 2003
5:10:26 PM
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f00kin a man -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 22, 2003
5:32:46 PM
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I hate Cingular, best to use a... pay phone :P -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 22, 2003
8:00:45 PM
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thats pretty [edit] cheap [edit], that stuff pisses me off. you are getting the money, right? if not I can ask someone about the situation and you could potentially sue for more than you were promised :/
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 22, 2003
9:19:32 PM
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I'm getting the $245 back, yes. It's all legal and all that (aside from _maybe_ false advertising). I can't really sue them and have no case really. This is just an example of a company that needs to be shut down. I know my ISP would hire their tech support. ;P -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 23, 2003
6:14:51 AM
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Leave the ISP, Ill hire them  -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 23, 2003
4:50:04 PM
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Because of the fine print, there are no grounds for a suit. Besides, the U.S. has too many lawsuits already. I'm sick of them making my dad s@#! pots of money.
Hey, you guys hear about the morons who sued Mikky D's cause they got FAT?!?! At least they got thrown out of court. -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 23, 2003
6:39:32 PM
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It's nothing compared to the mother that sued the makers of Everquest because her son killed himself after he lost an überset of equipment. -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 23, 2003
8:20:12 PM
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Hmm. Never heard of that case... sounds really stupid though. I haven't played the game myself, but... it can't be that bad to lose stuff. -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 23, 2003
8:46:38 PM
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Actually, the guy committed suicide after his character (a female bard for those that care) died on the game. His suicide note was a goodbye note to said character.
One thing many people forget to mention before reading that story is that this guy has a history of mental illness, is legally retarded, and has never really been allowed the opportunity to grow up.
Those sort of people shouldn't be allowed to play games like that, but it's beyond our reach to stop them... -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 25, 2003
6:36:33 AM
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That's nothing. A while back on the news, I guess some parents or some mother was trying to sue Nintendo because her son got addicted to their games and at like 30-40 I guess he died.
Oh, and locally in my area: There were these $200 off a car purchase coupons in the newspaper. This guy clips out a whole lot of them out and walks into the car dealer and demands a free car. They wouldn't give it to him, so I guess he went off to fight it in court. Some people... -----------------------
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 25, 2003
8:57:03 AM
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I got into your local newspaper?!?!?
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RE: The Revolution Will Be Televised
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April 26, 2003
7:37:45 AM
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Well, it was funny in my head... |
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