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Good news if you've gotta cell phone...bad news for
the cell phone companies! They're gonna have to work a lot harder to keep you
as a customer! A U.S. Court of Appeals has
ruled that an FCC order requiring cellular phone number portability by
Thanksgiving '03 is "permissible and reasonable."
In other words, millions
of cell phone users are gonna be able to take their numbers with them when
they jump cell phone carriers! It's terrific news for
consumers because it'll [finally!] give us the ability to jump ship and ditch
cell phone companies that subject us to poor coverage, high rates and/or lousy
customer service! About 45 out of 140 million cell phone customers
change carriers every year...and experts estimate that another
12-15 million frustrated cell phone users would jump if they could keep their
same phone number.
Ben's Bottom Line?
I think we're about to see:
- An improvement
in cell phone coverage
- An improvement
in customer service
- Lower rates
- More
"dealing" and incentives from cell phone companies eager to keep
you as a happy customer.
However!!! Watch out for these sign-up incentives designed
to lock you into a contract as they try to keep you (and your precious cell
phone number) from jumping to the competition. Want
the 411 on this story?
(Aren't we the clever wordsmiths?) Click
here.
Splitting-the-sheets and filing for divorce? If you've gotta
home, you're going to need to buy the other person out. Or maybe
you're happily married and wanna buy your first home...or a bigger home...or
just re-finance! Interest rates at 40-year lows are
simply too good to pass up. Ben's no-brainer
choice for any/all of your mortgage needs? Easy...do
it all on-line or
on the phone with the official mortgage company of www.benjamindover.com
and your first (and only) stop: W.R.
Starkey Mortgage. Hit
their website or call
their Houston-area office at:
(713-977-9533) or
toll-free: (866) 249-7599.
Never owned a home? Now's the absolute best time to buy a house and
stop throwin' your dough away on rent: It's easy to get
educated about the process first...and the price is right!
Everything you need to know, and the price is right [free!] can be
found on-line; get your own copy of Ben's 2003
Home Buyer's Guide by clicking here.
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