Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 15 Apr 91 18:32:54 GMT From: Steven King Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Cellular Phones for $29 Message-ID: Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group, Arlington Hgts IL Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 296, Message 1 of 14 Lines: 26 In article albert@das.harvard.edu (David Albert) writes: > In the April 10th {Boston Globe}, NYNEX advertises a FREE cellular > phone. One of the providers in Chicago (Cell One or Ameritech; not having a cell phone myself I don't pay much attention to who's who) was offering a "free" cellular phone deal. Actually, it was a zero-fee rental agreement. Of course, if you ever moved or switched providers you'd have to give the phone back ... I don't recall the terms of the lease, or how much you paid per month, per minute, etc. Steven King, Motorola Cellular (...uunet!motcid!king) [Moderator's Note: They've both had deals like that from time to time, or similar things with variations. Some deals are okay, others border on sleaze, like the ones Fretters is always coming up with. I think you are just as well off buying the phone at the normal rate and making your own arrangements for service. Speaking of cellular service, I was sort of disappointed in Cellular One / Chicago's performance on my recent trip. I'll discuss it more later on. PAT]