Cingular - Grrrrrr

LyricalGomez · 11-19-2002, 10:02 PM

Ok there Cheech

Goatweed · 11-19-2002, 10:11 PM

I've always thought he was funnier than Chong.

PeterDragon · 11-20-2002, 03:05 AM

Quote:i want to change from the regular att service to GSM, how much extra does it cost per month?

It is actually cheaper, but there is less signal coverage. I got a 19.99 plan for my daughter - had 100 min. I needed to get a dual account though - no GSM in south Jersey.

Right now there are 2 phones that buy for 99, get 99 rebate - a Nokia 8390 & Siemens S46

HollywoodJewMoses · 11-20-2002, 04:36 AM

i am looking to get the Motorola T720

Sweet Angel · 11-20-2002, 12:54 PM

The guy at Cingular said that Sony/Erickson/Nokia will be putting Motorola out of business soon.

barch97 · 11-21-2002, 01:48 AM

why oh why didn't you come to me sooner? has teh barch ever given you bad advice on techie stuff? :-(

I too have cingular wireless service... a mutli-line / family plan.

I too have damaged phones to well beyond usable condition.

I too have been told to go fuck myself by cingular.

what have I learned?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY YOUR PHONE FROM CINGULAR!!!

You just need to get a compatible phone. Go to cingular.com. see what phones they are selling. then go to ebay and find a used one for an 1/8 of the price cingular changes.

I've replaced my $180 phone twice and still hasn't cost me more than $60.

you were right about the insurance. fuck the insurance. 4 bucks a month for year is more than the cost of a used phone.

Sweet Angel · 11-21-2002, 02:36 AM

Barch, the story ended well. We got a brand new phone for $29.99 and only a 1-year contract (it was supposed to be a 2-year contract for that price) -- plus, no activation fee and a free face place. woohoo! We ended up adding a 3rd line to the account and then cancelling the 2nd.

The Cingular rep was very nice and very helpful and very apologetic for the runaround we got.

barch97 · 11-21-2002, 02:57 AM

well, as long as it all worked out ok for ya... Smile

btw... my contract with them just expired and I'm lookin' to change providers (for obvious reasons). You know anyone down this way that can vouch for the coverage area of t-mobile?

I'm a bit hesitant to get into a contract with company that keep changing it's name but, they seem to be about the cheapest mutli-line deal.

Sweet Angel · 11-21-2002, 03:04 AM

What's T-mobile? The new "gate phones" are supposed to have great reception...especially in the tough areas around here. They're about $119 at Cingular with a contract.

LyricalGomez · 11-21-2002, 03:04 AM

Dunno how much help this is, but I found switching to T-Mobile to be very easy. I ordered my phone on Amazon.com, got my phone, and after charging it, it took a whole 5 minutes to set it up, and the people they had were really nice and helpful.

As for service, I hardly ever get less than 2 bars, even inside buildings, but it may be totally different in NJ.

But their customer service has thus far been amazing

barch97 · 11-21-2002, 03:13 AM

Maybe I was a little misleading with the coverage question... I'm not exactly trekking across the tundra... just need a good signal along the parkway through ocean/monmouth counties. The coverage map on their website looks a little scary.

but...
since you just switched, maybe you can answer another question for me?

what's the deal with transferring numbers? can I keep my current number and go to a new provider? or, am I gonna need to call everyone and tell them the new one?

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Keyser Soze · 11-21-2002, 04:36 AM

sprint sent me a free phone worth $150 no questions asked cause i called and told them my phone doesnt get good service everywhere i go.

LyricalGomez · 11-21-2002, 05:20 AM

I had to get a new number, but I never asked about transferring numbers so I don't really know

PeterDragon · 11-21-2002, 05:26 AM

Quote:what's the deal with transferring numbers? can I keep my current number and go to a new provider? or, am I gonna need to call everyone and tell them the new one?

I'm pretty sure that phone numbers are assigned to providers, and if you change you can't keep the number.

T-mobile was voicestream - when Deutsche Telekom took them over, they changed name.
They might have been vodaphone at one time also.

There used to be some website that compared coverages, but I can no longer find it....

barch97 · 11-21-2002, 02:56 PM

Okey doke...

Thanks for input, folks...

Guess I still got a little research to do though.

Skitchr4u · 11-26-2002, 07:23 PM

barch, i have tmobile, and happen to be down the ocean cty/along the parkway area lately...service is ok. i get good service along the parkway, and even inside the building i am in now...however, there seem to be a few "dead spots" in this area. one is the hotel i am staying at...which is annoying as Hell, but not too bad.

barch97 · 11-28-2002, 04:39 PM

Cool, thanks for the info.

I just noticed today while perusing the rate plans that T-mobile doesn't include national long distance in their standard family plan. WTF? So, my "local" calling area would be limited to my area code? That fukkin' blows.

Skitchr4u · 12-02-2002, 09:57 PM

I don't know nothing about no stinkin family plan...but i do get 1000 minutes for $40 per month...long distance included...weekends are free...i think the family plan you have to share minutes with tmobile...but i can't be sure about that