[excon]

Hello experts:

I know that a landlord is supposed to pay interest on a deposit, and I thought that a cell phone company does too. Cingular says they don't.

Can you direct me to some law on the issue?

Thanks,

excon

[Fr_Chuck]

Hey excon, not wanting to bash Cingular but after they bought out ATT I have been stuck with them. They have been the worst. I have on several months paid them on time ( even have the cancelled check to prove it) but they keep claiming they never received the check, charge me late charges and then says ( and have cut off my service)

I fax them a copy of the cancelled check and they say and do take up to two weeks to give me credit after I fax them the cancelled check.

I am counting the days and minutes till I can get rid of them.

Also shop around, you may find someone that does not require a deposit at all.

Not the info you asked for, but though you may want to know the trouble I have had with them.

[kp42484]

Hi,

I can't tell you about any law that pertains to this, but I have Cingular, and they also recently released my deposit of $100 on my account. It apparently had earned interest ($16) while "sitting there", and I have had a credit to my account of $116. Nice, since I haven't had to pay anything, but I wonder why it took them so long?

Anyway... they do earn interest; a representative of Cingular told me this because I asked where the huge credit suddenly came from. Perhaps it depends on the state, since I got interest on my deposit and you did not. Or, maybe you talked to someone unknowledgable.

Hope this helps!