What does MOU Mean?

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I have just started reading this news group again,,, now that contract time
is up and the phone I had my eye on (Motorola 710) has turned out to be a
turkey.... and I have managed to figure out most of the acronyms. But, MOU
has me baffled. Someone should do a FAQ with a section just defining
National Access, 1X, American's Choice, etc.etc.

So, what does MOU mean, other than the noise a cow bellows into a rural,
analog phone?

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"John Coan" <jcoan@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:31mtd.7006$Pw1.997147@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> So, what does MOU mean, other than the noise a cow bellows into a rural,
> analog phone?

MOU = Minutes of Use.

Most of the references to it in these newsgroups has to do with Express
Network or National Access or whatever you like to call it, where you can
get on the internet with your cell phone connected to your laptop. Instead
of paying a sizeable monthly fee for the extra service, or paying by the
kilobyte, etc., you can get MOU to use up the minutes on your account
instead. So, free night & weekends on the internet for a lot of customers.

-Jeff

 

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Jeff P wrote:
> "John Coan" <jcoan@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:31mtd.7006$Pw1.997147@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>> So, what does MOU mean, other than the noise a cow bellows into a
>> rural, analog phone?
>
> MOU = Minutes of Use.
>
> Most of the references to it in these newsgroups has to do with
> Express Network or National Access or whatever you like to call it,
> where you can get on the internet with your cell phone connected to
> your laptop. Instead of paying a sizeable monthly fee for the extra
> service, or paying by the kilobyte, etc., you can get MOU to use up
> the minutes on your account instead. So, free night & weekends on the
> internet for a lot of customers.
>
> -Jeff

The above is correct, but it doesn't mention one very very very important
point... it is an *OPTION* to a current plan, *NOT* a *PLAN* of it's own,
and is absolutely *NOT* on the website, and only about 1 out of 50 CS reps
know anything about it, or will bother with adding something free to your
account (probably because they make absolutely no commision on a FREE option
added to a plan).

To make matters worse, it was added to many thousands of accounts free, you
may already have it.. Got a bill handy? Look for "National Access" under
current features.

 

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In article <31mtjbF3bk470U1@individual.net>,
Peter Pan <Marcs1102NOSPAM@HotmailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
>Jeff P wrote:
>> "John Coan" <jcoan@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:31mtd.7006$Pw1.997147@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>>> So, what does MOU mean, other than the noise a cow bellows into a
>>> rural, analog phone?
>>
>> MOU = Minutes of Use.
>>
>> Most of the references to it in these newsgroups has to do with
>> Express Network or National Access or whatever you like to call it,
>> where you can get on the internet with your cell phone connected to
>> your laptop. Instead of paying a sizeable monthly fee for the extra
>> service, or paying by the kilobyte, etc., you can get MOU to use up
>> the minutes on your account instead. So, free night & weekends on the
>> internet for a lot of customers.
>>
>> -Jeff
>
>The above is correct, but it doesn't mention one very very very important
>point... it is an *OPTION* to a current plan, *NOT* a *PLAN* of it's own,
>and is absolutely *NOT* on the website, and only about 1 out of 50 CS reps
>know anything about it, or will bother with adding something free to your
>account (probably because they make absolutely no commision on a FREE option
>added to a plan).
>
>To make matters worse, it was added to many thousands of accounts free, you
>may already have it.. Got a bill handy? Look for "National Access" under
>current features.

On my bill, they changed the term to "Natl Enhanced Svc Access" this
month.

On newly purchased GetItNow or camera phones, this is already turned on.
Otherwise, you have to say that you need the higher speed *option*
to make GetItNow work faster. Just don't mention "Internet Access" or
"hooking to a computer", or they will freak out and try to sell you a
data *plan* for many $$$.