Cory
San Antonio,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, February 14, 2008
Is it only me who remembers when the justice department forced the old AT&T to break apart into little "baby bells"? And here we are 20,30 years later and SWBell renames itself AT&T and starts buying up other little "baby bells". They figure the government agents and the people have short memories so what the heck, 20, 30 years is a short time in a corporate lifetime. Here we have AT&T offering home phone service, cell phone service, satellite TV service, DSL and internet service, coming back bigger and stronger then ever before. I live in San Antonio, home of AT&T. Last year the AT&T union workers went on strike to protect their jobs and benefits. They are some of the highest paid workers around yet they DO earn their money, not like many of the other unions I've encountered over the years. Driving home last night, I heard a radio commercial trying to hire new "operators" biligual, for the "new AT&T". I wonder how that's gonna fly with the union. With the economy going down the tubes, AT&T posted a 63% increase in business last quarter. I wonder how they pulled that off? They're screwing somebody. Kind of like exxon and their $11.66 BILLON PROFIT last quarter, the largest in history. They're sending the jobs overseas.
Thomas
Anderson,#3Consumer Comment
Thu, February 14, 2008
Hey, AT&T gotta pay for their purchase of Bell South, as well as those big bucks the execs get, so have a heart! :)) When we had a telephone line severed somewhere by construction equipment or some other service disruption with Bell South, you were told when service would be restored. And service was always restored BEFORE the optimistic promised time. Not so now that AT&T provides our landline service. We get no longer get feedback about restoration of service and that restoration takes longer. Fortunately we also have a cell phone. Allowing AT&T to buy Bell South was a disservive to the customers. Thank you, oh great Republican Administration! And we also get the automated phone calls, but I let our answering machine pick up on 2 rings. Too bad there isn't a zero-ring option..... I only respont to people who leave a message, and these incessent autodialer calls never leave a message. Your solution would be to also use an answering machine. Answering machines are, in the long run, less expensive that aspirin and tranquilizers. Look for one with a zero-ring option. Since you have a "business relationship" with AT&T you cannot stop their calls.
Cory
San Antonio,#4Consumer Suggestion
Thu, February 14, 2008
You're mad cause they hang up on you? All you have to do is HANG UP ON THEM. I usually tell them I'm not interested, ask them to put me on their do not call list and HANG UP. The ones that call me at the house, I answer the phone in Spanish and they hang.