A heads up for iPhone users
Julie| August 10, 2009 11:33 amI just got an ad from CREDO Mobile, a different kind of wireless company by the same folks that brought you Working Assets back in the 80′s. According to their website, “[t]o date, the company and its members have donated more than $60 million to amazing groups — groups that members themselves help select — like the ACLU, Doctors Without Borders, Global Fund for Women, Greenpeace and Planned Parenthood.”
But that’s not what was interesting. CREDO’s competitors include AT&T, which currently holds a monopoly on providing wireless service for the iPhone – hence the title of my post. The ad I received contained some eye-opening facts about AT&T along with Verizon Wireless. I’ve reproduced the comparisons word for word below:
| does your phone company help… | AT&T | Verizon Wireless | CREDO Mobile |
| to end the war? | NO. Made maximum campaign contributions to the pro-war Bush and McCain campaigns. | NO. Contributed to the Texas Freedom Fund, a PAC that supports vocal pro-war politicians like Michele Bachmann. | YES. We opposed the war before it began. Since then, we’ve mobilized our customers to send letters, faxes and e-mails, urging Congress to withdraw our troops. And we’ve donated to anti-war groups. |
| to stop global warming? | NO. Contributed to Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), who called the threat of global warming the “greatest hoax ever perpetuated on the American people.” | NO. Contributed to Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), House Republican Leader, who recently described the scientific consensus on CO2, as “comical.” | YES. CREDO has donated more than $10 million to environmental groups committed to solving our climate crisis, including Greenpeace, Sierra Club and Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection. |
| to protect a woman’s right to choose? | NO. Contributed to Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), author of the Right to Life Act. | NO. Contributed to Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), who earned 0% on Planned Parenthood’s pro-choice scorecard. | YES. CREDO is the largest corporate donor to Planned Parenthood. |
| to reform political campaign financing and influence? | NO. Donated $31 million to federal candidates in 2008. | NO. Gave $138k to federal candidates in the 2008 election cycle. | YES. CREDO members have taken action against corporate campaign contributions and supported nonprofit groups working to clean up campaign finance and lobbying influence. |
| to protect your freedom of speech? | NO. Censored Pearl Jam’s criticism of Bush during a concert Webcast. | NO. Blocked text messages from NARAL Pro-Choice America. | YES. CREDO donates to First Amendment heroes like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Democracy Now! |
Disclaimer: I use T-Mobile for my wireless service.
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‘s summer tour. I had a great time. Once in a while, when I’m inhaling second-hand pot smoke and surrounded by sweaty, half-dressed bodies, I wonder if I’m getting too old for this, but the thought is always promptly pushed out of my mind by the sight of fellow concert-goers who are my parents’ age, rocking out and having a great time. Life is much too short to worry about appearing dignified.
that opened July 15. Last Friday, Kevin and I took Alex to see it in the theater. We had a great time!
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