Originally Posted by lucky8926
I couldn't find a definite answer anywhere so I finally wrote AT&T and got this....
Dear ..................
Thank you for taking the time to e-mail AT&T regarding AT&T owned store
locations. We are happy to help you with your inquiry.
You can find AT&T store locations by clicking on the following link:
http://www.wireless.att.com/find-a-store
Store locations that say authorized retailer are not AT&T owned
locations.
We greatly appreciate the opportunity to serve you. Please let us know
if we can assist in any other way, and thank you for choosing AT&T.
Sincerely,
Alicia Grady
AT&T
Online Customer Care Professional
Unfortunately this doesn't work. None of the results show the "authorized dealer" tag that Alicia Grady suggests you look for. And because I worked with Cingular, I know the corporate stores and the authorized retailers.
These are corporate stores:
CINGULAR WIRELESS
3131 MANCHESTER EXPRESSWAY
SPACE T-13
COLUMBUS, GA 31909, USA
|Equipment Upgrade|GoPhone Refills|Prepaid - TDMA to GSM Migration|Prepaid - Equipment
Cingular Wireless
1701 Rollins Way
Suite 200
Columbus, GA 31902, USA
|Equipment Upgrade|Equipment Recycling Program|GoPhone Refills|Bill Payments - All|Prepaid - TDMA to GSM Migration|Prepaid - Equipment
Cingular Wireless
300 10th St
Columbus, GA 31901, USA
|Equipment Upgrade|Equipment Recycling Program|GoPhone Refills|Bill Payments - All|Prepaid - TDMA to GSM Migration|Prepaid - Equipment
(706)
But these are authorized retailers:
Cellular Plus
4029 Buena Vista Rd
Columbus, GA 31907, USA
|Equipment Upgrade|GoPhone Refills|Bill Payments - Credit Card Only
Cingular Wireless
7500 Veterans Pkwy
Suite A
Columbus, GA 31909, USA
|Equipment Upgrade|GoPhone Refills|Bill Payments - Credit Card Only
The differences to look for is whether the location can take all types of bill payments. AUTHORIZED RETAILERS CAN NOT TAKE CASH FOR BILL PAYMENT. Only corporately owned stores can take cash. Authorized retailers can only take credit card payments for bill payments.
Also, only corporate stores can do Prepaid TDMA - GSM migrations. Authorized retailers don't have this ability listed on their locations.
When looking for a corporate At&t/Cingular store, look for this:
Prepaid - TDMA to GSM Migration
or this:
Bill Payments - All
If you see one of those two details listed, then it will be a corporately owned store.
Good luck!