The No-Go Phone, from AT&T
Well, the holidays have come to a close. I haven't posted anything on the blog in a while; if anyone is interested in pictures from Christmas in Portland or New Years, I put up a lot of shots from both. Also, I uploaded a video from our trip of Richland Center so that everyone can get an idea of where I spent the week before Christmas.
Unfortunately there's still one sour taste in my mouth from Christmas that I haven't quite gotten rid of. Debbie and I got her parents a pair of "Go Phones" from the AT&T store at Bridgeport Village before we left. The sales person was more than happy to sell them to us and was pretty optimistic about them working in Richland Center even after looking at the AT&T service map. She was also certain that we could change the numbers from the Portland area code by calling Customer Service. Unfortunately, we listened to her and found out after opening that it was a 60 mile drive into Madison to get new SIM cards for the phones so we could change the number and then once we got the new SIM cards, there wasn't any service at all in Richland Center. And after talking to the guy at the sales kiosk, the money is glued to the account so I can either sell them or let the $60 in credit rot. Anyway, if anyone needs a pair of Go Phones, you can get a deal on Ebay. If you do decide to go into an AT&T store, I wouldn't recommend this one. They probably also won't tell you that those mail in rebates are for gift cards, not cash. And they expire in 4 months.
Sorry, that was my rant for the week. Hope everyone had as merry a Christmas as we did. And if anyone else got Guitar Hero III for the Wii, let me know and we can rock out online!
