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what u think about the new att OGO ?

Oct 7, 2004 12:14AM PDT

hey people what ya think about the new att ogo?

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Re: what u think about the new att OGO ?
Oct 11, 2004 1:13AM PDT

I don't like the fact that Att releases a product that is not fully tested nor supported. I bought an Ogo on Friday, I turned it on and went through the activation wizard. I, like the rest of humanity, interpreted several hours to mean something less than five. I called technical support after 18 hours, but they refused to provide me an support until 24 hours had gone through. I called again, and they tried to do some things - told me the device was activated, but couldn't get past the activation is still pending page. How the device can be activated but not working is a little beyond me. I was then told that sometimes it takes longer than 24 hours, and that I should let it sit for another four or five hours. After about 48 hours, I called back and was told that there might be a problem with the device and that I should return it to the store (this is after she told me that the wifi group didn't do technical support and that I should use the chat on the device - I had to point out that it wasn't working, and she told me it should because it was activated). I agreed that it should - but it wasn't. I then took it to the store, the woman looked at it, said that there was nothing wrong with the device and that I should call technical support. Haven't got the bounce around I decided to return it. I then wanted to make sure that it was cancelled, but the woman said I couldn't cancel it unless I had the device's phone number, which I never got because the activation never went through. She told me to call technical support where I was passed to FIVE different departments and over an hour later I am told that the device is cancelled, though given the performance of ATT I would not be surprised if this is just the beginning of the fight. My advice, stay away until Att gets its stuff together.

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Re: what u think about the new att OGO ?
Oct 28, 2004 11:40PM PDT

it's an alright device. I got mine on the second day that they were offered, and even though it took 4 hours to get it activated (and I had to tell their tech support how to do it.), the service works pretty well so far. Hopefully now that the merger of AT&T and Cingular has been approved, more features and support will be added.

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Ogo Question/Comment
Nov 20, 2004 9:49AM PST

Hey everyone, bought an Ogo tonight from ATT/Cingular. I am very happy with the unit so far, activation took less than five minutes which is quite a difference compared to the activation times previously reported on this board. I am, however, concerned with the lifespan of this product as far as the merge between the two companies is concerned. Do you think the Ogo will survive the merger and better support will come out of it? Any comments would help. Thanks!