CH> Well, there has been a lot said about prepaid cellular in this
CH> conference.  I went out and subscribed to CanCall last month.  Bought
CH> a phone, access and time cards; and the system worked fairly well.  It
CH> lasted about a month.....until this past thursday when Bell Atlantic
CH> Nynex suspended all of Cancall' lines for non payment.  So much for
CH> pre-paid cellular.  No notice or chance to get another service, Bell
CH> Atlantic just cut the line.  I guess they don't want competition.
I hate to break it to you, but not wanting competition has nothing to do
with it. If Cancall didn't pay their bills, then they don't get service.
That same policy holds true for ANY cellular phone subscriber. Don't pay
your bill, and you get your service cut.
In the market where I sell Bell Atlantic NYNEX, there are several
resellers of cellular service. Some use Bell Atlantic, some use AT&T.
Most of them cater to people who's credit is so bad that they can't get
service directly from either carrier without a security deposit.
Whenever I do a competitive bill analysis on any business that uses any
of the resellers, I can ALWAYS show them a substantial savings if they
switch to getting service directly from BANM. Trouble is, I often can't
get them approved for service.
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--- Renegade
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