Kimberly Pierceall
Buy a Phone, Get a Flight
In a surprising Black Friday ("Lord of the Flies" in your local shopping center) move, cell phone companies are getting in on deep discounts. Cingular is offering customers 50 percent on most phones all weekend. But T-Mobile may have bested that offer.
According to television ads and its Web site, T-Mobile is offering anyone who signs up for a two-year contract with its MyFaves plan between Nov. 23-25 two free flights. Granted don't be surprised to get a bill for taxes and airline fees which can be hefty.
Those who buy the plan must fill out an application and send it in before Dec. 31. Then check the Web site in December and see if you're eligible. Apparently folks with an inactive account or overdue balances up until Feb. 29, 2008 will be disqualified.
For folks who already have a T-Mobile plan the carrier has a sweepstakes site where its offering chances to win one of 5,000 available flights.
So far nothing seems fishy in the fine print except for your obligation to pay taxes and fees on the flights. And the 10 destinations are all large, well-known airports -- Boston, New York City, Washington D.C., Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Chicago, Orlando and Dallas.
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