Cancel without paying ETF due to living and working in a dead

Ghost Dog wrote:

> I am curious to know if Cingular will let those customers who live and
> work in a dead spot out of their contracts without having to pay the
> ETF. I receive no signal in my apartment complex or if I do get a
> signal, my phone drops the call within a few minutes. This is quite
> frustrating when working with customers. I have spoken to several
> CSR's and Cingular is aware of my area being a known dead spot, but
> they don't seem to eager to correct it. Does anyone have any
> feedback?

Oh boy, it's a good thing you're not depending on wireless service for
calling 911 in the middle of the night. This is what some of us call
"stewed, screwed, and tattooed".

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"All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of
what we know." -- Richard Wilbur

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Jason Cothran wrote:

> The only other way around it would be if Cingular changed
> something on their end since the contract was instated.

Nah, no wireless carrier changes anything - they have standards to
adhere to. All cell sites are permanently anchored and are incapable of
moving around. All antennas are also permanently anchored in place -
they never move either. <giggle>


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jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273
"All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of
what we know." -- Richard Wilbur

[email protected] (Robert=A0M.) wrote:
<<No, there have been ample posts from folks thatget out of their
contract by doing just what I suggested. Of course they need to return
the phone.>>

Oh really? You, having never been a Cingular customer, know first hand
of how to get a Cingular customer out of their Cingular contract? You
are quite amazing.

>Nah, no wireless carrier changes anything - they have standards to
>adhere to. All cell sites are permanently anchored and are incapable of
>moving around. All antennas are also permanently anchored in place -
>they never move either.

Actually they do have cell sites that "move around" as you put it. They are
called COW's (Cells on wheels). They are used for special events, to get
service to an area that is in need while a new site is built and for emergency
site replacement if a site is damaged by something like lightning or tornado or
hurricane.

But in general your statement is true.

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John S.
e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net

>Oh really? You, having never been a Cingular customer, know first hand
>of how to get a Cingular customer out of their Cingular contract? You
>are quite amazing.

Why do you continue to banter with the prick. If none of us ever responds to
his trash, puts him and his many iterations in our kill files, maybe he will go
away.

I have him in my kill file but continue to see his drivel because of all the
replies to the guy by those of you who continue to banty about with him!

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John S.
e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net

Well, the thing is, I called customer care and was told that they were
expanding the network and the service would improve, well that has not
happened. And it has gotten worse, even after sending a software upgrade to
my phone. Also, my phone displays cingular extend in my home area.

"John S." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >Nah, no wireless carrier changes anything - they have standards to
> >adhere to. All cell sites are permanently anchored and are incapable of
> >moving around. All antennas are also permanently anchored in place -
> >they never move either.
>
> Actually they do have cell sites that "move around" as you put it. They
are
> called COW's (Cells on wheels). They are used for special events, to get
> service to an area that is in need while a new site is built and for
emergency
> site replacement if a site is damaged by something like lightning or
tornado or
> hurricane.
>
> But in general your statement is true.
>
> --
> John S.
> e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (John S.) wrote:

> >Oh really? You, having never been a Cingular customer, know first hand
> >of how to get a Cingular customer out of their Cingular contract? You
> >are quite amazing.
>
> Why do you continue to banter with the prick. If none of us ever responds to
> his trash, puts him and his many iterations in our kill files, maybe he will
> go
> away.
>
> I have him in my kill file but continue to see his drivel because of all the
> replies to the guy by those of you who continue to banty about with him!

You want someone to get ripped off by Cingular fine, but your pre-teen
insults are uncalled for. But then you always use childish insults
against anyone you disagree with.

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (John S.) wrote:

> >Nah, no wireless carrier changes anything - they have standards to
> >adhere to. All cell sites are permanently anchored and are incapable of
> >moving around. All antennas are also permanently anchored in place -
> >they never move either.
>
> Actually they do have cell sites that "move around" as you put it.

Thank you for agreeing with me.

In article <[email protected]>,
"H.C." <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well, the thing is, I called customer care and was told that they were
> expanding the network and the service would improve, well that has not
> happened. And it has gotten worse, even after sending a software upgrade to
> my phone. Also, my phone displays cingular extend in my home area.

They will always try to get you to stay by saying, "the network is being
improved", whether it is true (or as is usually the case) not.

Todd Allcock wrote:

> "H.C." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>>Well, it used to work. I'm not talking about inside my apartment, but, the
>>parking lot, and within a square mile of this area. I spoke to Customer
>>care about the situation and I was told that my area is rated low to medium
>>for GSM coverage. So I'm saying they are not providing the service that I
>>am paying for. That's all.
>
>
> Well, if it used to work, that's a little different. Cingular
> "realigned" a tower near my rural town in Kansas City a few years back
> and knocked out service in my neighborhood. I talked them into three
> months of free service (one month at a time) until they restored
> signal where I lived. I'd been a customer at that location for years
> with good signal, and (coincidentally) had just dumped home phone
> service to go 100% wireless right before Cingular went dead at my
> home!


It's a good thing you didn't have to dial 911 during that time.

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jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273
"All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of
what we know." -- Richard Wilbur

well what about GSM repeaters like this one

http://www.mobilecomms-technology.co...onn/bonn3.html
Chip

John S. wrote:
>>Nah, no wireless carrier changes anything - they have standards to
>>adhere to. All cell sites are permanently anchored and are incapable of
>>moving around. All antennas are also permanently anchored in place -
>>they never move either.
>
>
> Actually they do have cell sites that "move around" as you put it. They are
> called COW's (Cells on wheels). They are used for special events, to get
> service to an area that is in need while a new site is built and for emergency
> site replacement if a site is damaged by something like lightning or tornado or
> hurricane.
>
> But in general your statement is true.
>
> --
> John S.
> e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net