[JamesK]

They offer deals to some (some undisclosed organizations) but not others.

I don't know about who they offered it too, but special plans for members of certain groups is nothing new. Several years ago, when I first got a cell phone, I was working for Unitel and was able to get a special plan from Rogers (they were part owner of Unitel at that time). Later on, when I started working at IBM, I was able to get a better deal, as IBM had made arrangements with both Rogers and Bell. Then, a few years later, with another employer, I was able to get an even better one. However, in each case, I got the deal as an employee of some company and could not have arranged that deal on my own. I believe the CAA also had some deal for memebers a while ago.

I can't believe the dealer couldn't provide the necessary form.

As I indicated above, those deals might be available only to members of certain organizations. At IBM, I filled in the info on a web site that was only available internally to IBM employees. On another occasion, I had to provide an employee number.

 

[JamesK]

JamesK, where on the form does it say its restricted to a specific organization?

I didn't say it did. I just pointed out that as a member of some group you may be able to get a better deal, provided you can show you're a member. However, I agree there should be some mention of what group it applies to, if not on the actual form, then from the place you obtained it from. I suspect, in this case, someone made public something that wasn't intended to be. In my own experience, I don't recall seeing any form that said only a specific group (This could be some offer the carriers make to business customers in general), but the info about the deal was made available to those members and proof of membership was required.

So, in the case of Wind, it might be assume that since it was offered directly to a specific group (friends & family of Wind employees) then such a limitation might be assumed. The problem was caused by someone publicly posting the offer without stating the limitation. By way of comparison, when I was at IBM, I was able to buy IBM products at a discount for myself and at a lesser discount for family. When my sister bought some software, she didn't see anything from IBM, until she received her order. I placed the order for her. I would never dream of taking the IBM employee price list and posting it on a public site.