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Is 3G Micro Cell is still free?
We have been custormer with AT&T for a long time. Last year we moved into a new apartment complex and due to its location we experience horrible signal inside our house. Not just getting tire of stepping out side to make a call but what worst is that we have been missing a lot of phone calls from other people. I heard that AT&T gave out this unit one time in the past but are they still giving it to their loyal customers anymore?
OttoPylot
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9 years ago
This comes up from time to time. The support person is correct in that at one time AT&T did offer free MicroCell's to SOME of their customers as a marketing/promotional campaign if they had a documented history of reception issues due to their location. That marketing campaign ended a few years ago.
That being said, there are still occassional reports of someone getting a free MicroCell because of reception and other issues. This is not the current policy of AT&T and there is no way to corrorborate the accuracy of the poster's claim. I received a discount years ago when I had connection issues but I still had to pay something. If someone did receive a free MicroCell then it was at the discretion of the corporate store manager or the individual support person, even though I doubt it because support would have been able to get a supervisor to authroize it. So basically, AT&T support is being honest with you. There are no free MicroCell's as part of the AT&T corporate policy.
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ATTMobilityCare
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9 years ago
Hi there! @hdang24 thanks for posting your question. The AT&T 3G Microcell is a great way to expand signal in your home or work location. There is a one-time charge for the unit and no monthly fee for usage.
For coverage availability and pricing, please visit us at http://www.att.com/att/microcell/
At this time, we are unable to offer a free Microcell based on coverage or service tenure.
Thanks!
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OttoPylot
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9 years ago
@ATTMobilityCare - Charise - we answered that question a long time ago, and I wouldn't consider your answer a solved solution.
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Avedis53
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9 years ago
You beat me to it Otto.
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sangs
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9 years ago
We told an AT&T store rep than the signal in our house was poor - which it is - and that we were thinking of sticking with Verizon - which we were. BOOM - free MicroCell.
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GLIMMERMAN76
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9 years ago
@Avedis53 @OttoPylot
you can say its not the solution remember?
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OttoPylot
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9 years ago
AT&T did at one time give out free MicroCell's to select customers as part of a promotional program. That ended years ago. There have been reports from time to time of customers still receiving a free MicroCell but only certain circumstances and it is certainly not corporate policy. Most often though all you will get is a discount. They have replaced existing customers with documented MicroCell issues with a free MicroCell but again, that's only under certain circumstances for customers who already have a MicroCell.
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OttoPylot
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9 years ago
Again, that is the exception and not the rule. It is NOT corporate policy. In your case the corportate store manager took it upon himself/herself to comp you one.
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Avedis53
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9 years ago
@ GLIMMERMAN76 - I was aware of that and I previously unmarked it as a solution.
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OttoPylot
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9 years ago
Thanks Avedis. I've been too busy today to take care of this nonsense.
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