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	10 Useful Secrets the Cell Phone Carriers Don’t Want You To Know

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7-13-2009 2:23 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/36933024-35ff-4f72-b605-679adcb7d995/C0A4B9E7-1CC2-4398-889F-1726C06FBA14/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know" href="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know" style="font-size: 11px;">cellphones.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know"><H2><A title="Permanent Link to 10 Useful Secrets the Cell Phone Carriers Don’t Want You To Know" rel="bookmark" href="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know">10 Useful Secrets the Cell Phone Carriers Don’t Want You To Know</A></H2>
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				<P></P></DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know">1.  <STRONG>Salespeople have sales quotas.<SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know"><STRONG>2.  There are ways to get them to waive the activation fee.</STRONG><SPAN></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know"><STRONG>3.  It’s friendliness, not yelling, that will get you almost anything</STRONG>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know">4.  <STRONG>If you are moving overseas, usually your cell phone provider contractually can’t charge you for your cancellation fee.</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know"><STRONG><STRONG>5.  You can trade people for contracts on sites like <A href="http://www.celltradeusa.com/">Celltrade</A> to get out of your contract.</STRONG></STRONG><SPAN></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know">6.  <STRONG>You can dial 411 for free</STRONG>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know"><STRONG>7.  You can decline the “free trials” upfront to prevent charges later.</STRONG><SPAN> </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know"><STRONG><STRONG><STRONG>8.  You may be charged a fee for calling 911</STRONG>.</STRONG></STRONG><SPAN></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know"><STRONG><STRONG>9. </STRONG></STRONG> <STRONG>You deserve an explanation for every fee on your bill, and getting one may save you money.</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cellphones.org/blog/tips/10-useful-secrets-the-cell-phone-carriers-dont-want-you-to-know">10.  <STRONG>The FCC has capped out the subscriber line charge at $6.50</STRONG>. </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/C0A4B9E7-1CC2-4398-889F-1726C06FBA14/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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