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Date: 29 Nov 2021 12:11:23 -0500
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: Re: Report: Verizon PrePaid service is off to a rocky start
On 11/25/2021 23:37, Bill Horne wrote:
>
> my cellular needs have always been modest, even
> before I retired, and I thought that $30 per month would serve me very
> well, especially since the "smart" phone was costing me over $70 on each
> bill, with it's postpaid plan.
>
> The phone came with the box: an off-brand unit made in China. I set up
> the account, agreed to the monthly debit, and turned it on, and ...
>
> Then, problems appeared, and nobody at Verizon knows how to fix them...
>
> Bill Horne
It's like this with T-mobile, and many other retailers. I've heard
others echo your findings. Basic and flip phones are a very small
market now, and they are of terrible quality.
When my old Nokia 3390 started to give up about a year ago, I found a
used iPhone SE model, and got used to it. As I understand it, there
aren't any quality basic phones still made.
That being said, there are industrial-type flip phones that are still of
good quality, if you are willing to pay. Here's a Verizon example, on
Amazon.com (I shortened the URL):
https://tinyurl.com/2wr7frv4
Message-ID: <b8f0deb2-cf84-724c-adb7-4785ee8249d6@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 13:32:37 -0500
From: Bill Horne <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: FTC Warns That More Criminal Enforcement Is Coming
by Jeffrey A. Greenbaum
On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a new "Criminal
Referral and Partnership Process"policy statement signalling to
industry that it intends to refer companies and their executives to
criminal authorities for prosecution when the FTC believes that they
have engaged in criminal conduct.(1)
FTC Chair Lina M. Khan said, "At a time when major corporate
lawbreakers can treat civil fines as a cost of doing business,
government authorities must ensure that criminal conduct is followed
by criminal punishment. Today the FTC is redoubling its commitment and
improving its processes to expeditiously refer criminal behavior to
criminal authorities, promoting accountability and deterrence."
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/advertising-marketing-branding/1134524/ftc-warns-that-more-criminal-enforcement-is-coming?email_access=on
1.<
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/1598439/commission_statement_regarding_criminal_referrals_and_partnership_process_updated_p094207.pdf>
