TR>The phones are free, I don't know what bull your talking about.  Over
  >here in CA they pay you like $75-100 to take a damn phone.
You need to reveiw the current legal definition of "free".  The way
the Bell Atlantic scam works is that there is an approximate $300 
commission to the agent or dealer for getting the one year contract.
Out of that, the dealer or agent pays for the so-called free phone.
The customer is required to pay a certain sum (minimum) for at least
one year which insures that the dealer gets paid for the phone.  Sounds
like an installment sales contract or at least a deceptive sales 
practice to me.
Taking your statement at face value, if you only got $75-100 for
the signup, how could you afford to buy that phone?
Charles
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