So, as a ~$9 / mon contract is about to end,
I thought I'd try DoDo's Subj low-end offer,
for a stay-at-home fone, that'll "Never MMS"
I visited their website & expressed interest
(~"We'll call you" was Step 2, so we waited)
Some days later, a guy w/ Phillipino accent
rang to ask "How many SIMs do you want?"
(I guess that's one way to boost your sales! ;~)
Altho I intended to "bring" but 1 no. w/ me,
I was willing to take an add'l 2 more SIMs w/
that one, eg, for the kids or g'kids, later.
Nope!
Yes, you can have an extra SIM, but "IF YOU
DON'T ACTIVATE IT 7 DAY AFTER, WE -WILL-
(So, no more saving a SIM for later, unless
your Later = 7 days!)
The old: "I'll have to ask my boss" routine
was used, after I mentioned told him I might
take 2 "extras" (Not knowing they'd activate
BEFORE I wanted it done).
(I guess he'd then go off & take a call…)
Back quite a few minutes later… I said he
got approval for the 3 SIMs (of course, NOT
mentioning that they'd Activate any "slow"
SIMs)
Then, a lengthy ID process was performed -
ALL ON THE PHONE. I've never had one like
it… ending with a "speed-read" of the
Legal Text, that you'll be asked to ac-
cept, long before you have a chance to
grasp any of the details you may be inter-
ested in.
In fact, I twice asked a Q on 2 details,
only to be told: "Don't worry, you can
find the text on our web site" (ie, AFTER
you agree to it!)
When I finally learn that my Extra SIMs
would be Activated (BEFORE I wanted 'em
to be) BY DODO… I was quick to Say NO
to each of them.
…Only to be reminded of the "favor" he'd
done for me, ie, getting my request boss-
approved (Yeah, right… :~)
Dunno if this is DoDo's usual ritual…
but… I was Not Impressed.
IMO, the BEST Sign-Up procedure is BOOSTS
Activate your [$2.00!] SIM upon receipt,
recharge it when you want to use your fone
(as it has No Value in the pack).
If that's so, you should Never need to hunt
for a ReCharge-pack of just the right Value.
(You may be stuck with BOOST's finite set of
recharge values, but - to select any - you're
at your Internet computer (Not out hunting
for a ReCharge-pack…)
And - IF Audio-Quality is up to the mark -
I see the $150 12-mon BOOST pre-paid offer
"2nd to none" - mostly due to its -Int'l-
Call + SMS inclusions (ie, IF you need one
or more of their 25 "chosen" countries…)
Thanks, BOOST…
There once was a person name IVI
Who wrote like this
And confused everyone
And you've just read this like a limerick
But you can't
stop reading
Can you?
PS TL;DR?