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[lovescats]

I wouldn't trash it.  Maybe you've won a monthly drawing or something.  I still call it comcast but I would make sure the gift card says xfinity.  

[chickenbutt]

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@chickenbutt wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

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None of this happened to me.  Absolutely no phone calls or communications or questions . . . nothing.

But I guess I'd better trash the damm thing just to be on the safe side.

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Well, don't just freak out.  Call Comcast, at a legitimate phone number, and make sure.  Don't you think it's worth your while?

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I called my regular Comcast phone number and was given the sales department where I explained the situation.  She looked up my account and all was in order.  When I moved we signed up for a few more networks that my daughter likes.  It was during a promotional period and this free gift was part of that promotion. 

The gal's name was "Chastity," and I kidded her that that must be a hard name to live up to, and she was laughing.  I'm sure she's heard it before! 

This is completely on the up and up.  They signed me up as a new customer and this was given to me because I had paid 90 days worth of bills on time and in full.  She said they do this once in a while and I should just keep and enjoy my new tablet.

[Oh, and I was kidding about trashing it.]

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Well then, WOO HOO!!    Mystery solved and it ended up a winner.  I'm glad for you.

[ROMARY]

p.s.  If it is a scam, isn't there some sort of gov agency that can document this incident and suggest what to do with a faux 'gift' ?  That way, a victim wouldn't be liable for the TABLET (not phone) (Wait, corrected: Yes it's also a large phone!!) that was sent to them.  Just a thought..........Maybe someone here has a few gov sites that we can keep on our bulletin boards, just in case.

[LilacTree]

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@lovescats wrote:

I wouldn't trash it.  Maybe you've won a monthly drawing or something.  I still call it comcast but I would make sure the gift card says xfinity.  

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Yes, the gift card says Xfinity.  And I called them, see my other post. I just lucked out.

[ROMARY]

Good News, after all!  (Now I feel like a negative Nellie.  Oh, well, better to warn folks ahead of time than find out later on that we could have stepped in and avoided distress for/to a fellow poster......)

[emma bunting]

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@lovescats wrote:

I wouldn't trash it.  Maybe you've won a monthly drawing or something.  I still call it comcast but I would make sure the gift card says xfinity.  

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Yes, the gift card says Xfinity.  And I called them, see my other post. I just lucked out.

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Well woo-hoo and good for you then!  I'm glad it was all on the up and up! Enjoy your new tablet!!

[LilacTree]

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@ROMARY wrote:

Good News, after all!  (Now I feel like a negative Nellie.  Oh, well, better to warn folks ahead of time than find out later on that we could have stepped in and avoided distress for/to a fellow poster......)

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I didn't mind.  I thought it was rather comical, but I did follow through.  So thanks to all who warned me.

[MidNight]

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@ROMARY wrote:

Good News, after all!  (Now I feel like a negative Nellie.  Oh, well, better to warn folks ahead of time than find out later on that we could have stepped in and avoided distress for/to a fellow poster......)

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Its better to be safe and check something like this out especially when you dont know why you got it.There are just to many scams now days.

[LilacTree]

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@ROMARY wrote:

p.s.  If it is a scam, isn't there some sort of gov agency that can document this incident and suggest what to do with a faux 'gift' ?  That way, a victim wouldn't be liable for the phone that was sent to them.  Just a thought..........Maybe someone here has a few gov sites that we can keep on our bulletin boards, just in case.

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Hah!  I didn't know a tablet was a phone.  Shows you how totally uneducated I am about these gadgets.  Anyway, maybe I'll like it.  If not I'll give it away.  My cell phone is a very old flip phone that I have to recharge every two hours, so maybe I'll enjoy this.

Years ago when I was working I ran an entire computer department.  So I can't see that I will have a problem learning how to use it.  I have a techie brain, have just not kept up with things.

[ROMARY]

LILAC:  I made a mistake!  A tablet isn't a phone, as far as I know.......lol.  I'll have to edit it!  Sorry!     I'm getting dizzy, re-correcting my mistakes!  This tablet does appear to also be a phone.  'Whew'......!