Comments on: AT&T: Get Monopoly, Triple Rates

By: Carolyn Gongaware

Carolyn Gongaware — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:52:31 +0000

Last time I purchase a calling card. I bought AT&T from Sam’s Club used 150 minutes of the 1250 minutes and was told today it had zero balance. They stated it had been recharged three times the last was a thousand minutes, perferred to think I let someone have my number, da, never left my house no one has access to it. Customer service told me I would have to get a court order to get the number from which the calls were being made. What a rip-off. My cell phone is cheaper than paying for calls I never made.

By: J Fortunato

J Fortunato — Mon, 14 May 2007 19:38:38 +0000

I want to caution anyone who has Auto Recharge for phone card. My wife did it and they deducted and recharged about 20 times, sometimes in same day. Then when we complain we get NO HELP.
They are crooks.

By: S. A.

S. A. — Thu, 10 May 2007 02:00:48 +0000

Actually, the rate increase has NOTHING to do with AT&T buying out other companies or Ma Bell. It has everything to do with the FCC socking it to AT&T. This article explains it well…

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thecheckout/2007/02/when_local_calls_cost_more_tha.html

Hope this helps make things more clear.

By: Pierre Gruicic

Pierre Gruicic — Tue, 08 May 2007 21:25:17 +0000

Nothing lasts! It is a matter of time, but they are building a house of cards.
With a competition (APS or American Phone Services; Skype; JustVoIP; Jajah etc.), they will have to scramble or to go from antitrust monopoly to
bankruptcy court. There are, today, companies providing telephone
services for pennies a minute or even free!

By: Val R

Val R — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:18:03 +0000

YES. Back in 1983-1984 the big MA BELL was split for Antitrust LAW violations - Therefore the baby bell companies such as Pacific Bell, and others were born (under the same protective umbrella I might add).

History repeats itself. Here we are, in 2007, and BIG MA BELL is back together, as nothing had ever happened.

Not only that, but they are ripping people off more agressively, nowadays.

I guess they have to make up for all those years they were decimated.

I recently made a few calls here and there, throughout the world from my land line.

$5 per minute. I could not believe my eyes, when I got the bill.

I think it’s time (again) for some class action law suit against these bastards.

In an age when Internet rules, and one can choose a variety of connections to the outside world, AT&T decides to RIP PEOPLE OFF.

I have no idea how this should be handled, but it is called ROBBERY. PERIOD.

People get put in JAIL for robbery, while BIG Corporations get a 20 break, and they are in business again??

Regards,

Val R

By: Carol A.

Carol A. — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:02:29 +0000

I purchased a 75 minute AT&T card and I ONLY have 15 minutes on it when I call in-state. What a RIP-OFF and a WASTE of money! I will never deal with AT&T again.
Tell your friends…..they are ripping off the American public!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:39:08 +0000

I just found your rant after figuring out I was being shafted by ATT… Just put 800 minutes on a card I’ve been using for years and dialed up my parents who also live in MN. Instead of 800 minutes the automaton says I have 153 minutes…. Skype just became a lot less inconvenient.

By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:37:50 +0000

Geez, you guys! You can’t possibly be surprised at what’s happening during BushDip’s administration. This is called getting the guvment off Big Business’ back. Back to the 60’s we go. Ma Bell was the 600 lb. gorilla and could charge what she wanted. Many Amateur Radio Hams ran a free service for needy people back then…they would phone patch to the nearest ham in your destination state/country and provide all the conversation you wanted.

I think it’s time to think about wireless ham-to-ham connections! Hams…you’re needed again.

By: dav3

dav3 — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:21:37 +0000

I can’t believe their actually allowing AT&T to buy up all these companies.. looks like they’re aspiring to be “The One” company for all! Geez!

By: IronKurton

IronKurton — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:30:49 +0000

Speaking of Skype, the new year brought new charges. I was really psyched near the end of last year when I downloaded Skype for the first time and found out I can do pc-to-phone calls for free. Now, they charge something like 2 c/min.

In my opinion, they will find a loophole in net neutrality allowing them to charge for VoiP calls somehow.