Tag Archives: at&t

AT&T isn’t even trying…

A while back I posted a picture of the six (!) identical postcards I received from AT&T on the same day.  That proved AT&T doesn’t filter their snail-mail to remove unnecessary mailings.  Here’s proof that they’re not filtering their e-mail advertising either: There are three sections highlighted in red there. First, they claim, “Now it’s… Read More »

Seriously, AT&T?

I just got these in the mail today from AT&T (click to enlarge): (I scanned them so you wouldn’t have to put up with a picture of a wooden table.) Yes, there are six of them, and yes, they’re all identical.  The problems I see with the situation: They’re not de-duplicating their outgoing notification mailings,… Read More »

Mobile content fraud – part 2

I just called AT&T about these charges.  He refunded the $10.67 I was charged, and cancelled the subscription. He told me that the charge was added by Verisign – confirming my googled knowledge that Jamster is at least partially owned by Verisign.  So… yet another reason to dislike Verisign. He also added a purchase control… Read More »

Mobile content company cell phone scams

Gather round, it’s story time! Back in August 2008 I upgraded my AT&T plan from a single line to a five-line family plan.  On my second bill (dated Oct 5, 2008), one of the lines showed a charge like this: “Flycell”… Mblox… $10.66 I called up my sister-in-law and asked her whether she had solicited… Read More »

An Open Letter to AT&T

Dear AT&T, I am writing to let you know that your marketing department needs to be kicked in the head.   You see, I just got this letter in the mail from you: Dear Preferred Customer, Because we value you as a customer, I have a great deal for you.  It starts with the opportunity to… Read More »