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  1. #1
    tadp
    Guest
    I have had Cingular for more than a month and in the beginning signal was
    very strong, but since Sunday I can no longer dial or receive calls from my
    home in Foster City. Went to a local Cingular store and they seem to be
    aware of the problem. They took my phone number and was told that they will
    try to remotely reprogram my telephone so it will use ATTWS network instead
    of Cingular . That was 3 days ago and there still not signal. Anybody has
    any idea if this will be a permanent situation. I had Cingular 2 years ago
    and the reason I switched , then, to Sprint was that there was no signal in
    my home (Foster City). I did not like Sprint and went back to Cingular after
    the merger with ATTWS hoping that signal will be ok now. It did work that
    was until this sunday . Should I look for another carrier. I have just
    signed 2 year contract. Any ideas ?

    Tad





    See More: Cingular in Foster City CA




  2. #2
    Chris Russell
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    The reason this happened is that Cingular has never had native service in
    CA, you were on T-Mobile's system. Your phone needs a new IRDB, but here's
    the rub: you need a good signal to receive it over the air. They could
    re-authorize your number over the T-Mobile system to download the new IRDB.
    Otherwise they have to download it at a Cingular corporate store (good
    luck). I'd call Customer Service and ask them how to get your phone working
    again as it is from something that Cingular did (turn off access to the
    T-Mobile system to use the ATT system).

    Chris

    "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >I have had Cingular for more than a month and in the beginning signal was
    > very strong, but since Sunday I can no longer dial or receive calls from
    > my
    > home in Foster City. Went to a local Cingular store and they seem to be
    > aware of the problem. They took my phone number and was told that they
    > will
    > try to remotely reprogram my telephone so it will use ATTWS network
    > instead
    > of Cingular . That was 3 days ago and there still not signal. Anybody has
    > any idea if this will be a permanent situation. I had Cingular 2 years ago
    > and the reason I switched , then, to Sprint was that there was no signal
    > in
    > my home (Foster City). I did not like Sprint and went back to Cingular
    > after
    > the merger with ATTWS hoping that signal will be ok now. It did work that
    > was until this sunday . Should I look for another carrier. I have just
    > signed 2 year contract. Any ideas ?
    >
    > Tad
    >
    >






  3. #3
    Fester
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    Which phone do you have? I have motorola phones that work great at my home
    but my Aunts nokia phone is dead when she gets to my house.


    "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > I have had Cingular for more than a month and in the beginning signal was
    > very strong, but since Sunday I can no longer dial or receive calls from

    my
    > home in Foster City. Went to a local Cingular store and they seem to be
    > aware of the problem. They took my phone number and was told that they

    will
    > try to remotely reprogram my telephone so it will use ATTWS network

    instead
    > of Cingular . That was 3 days ago and there still not signal. Anybody has
    > any idea if this will be a permanent situation. I had Cingular 2 years ago
    > and the reason I switched , then, to Sprint was that there was no signal

    in
    > my home (Foster City). I did not like Sprint and went back to Cingular

    after
    > the merger with ATTWS hoping that signal will be ok now. It did work that
    > was until this sunday . Should I look for another carrier. I have just
    > signed 2 year contract. Any ideas ?
    >
    > Tad
    >
    >






  4. #4
    Tropical Haven
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA



    Chris Russell wrote:
    > The reason this happened is that Cingular has never had native service in
    > CA, you were on T-Mobile's system. Your phone needs a new IRDB, but here's
    > the rub: you need a good signal to receive it over the air. They could
    > re-authorize your number over the T-Mobile system to download the new IRDB.
    > Otherwise they have to download it at a Cingular corporate store (good
    > luck). I'd call Customer Service and ask them how to get your phone working
    > again as it is from something that Cingular did (turn off access to the
    > T-Mobile system to use the ATT system).


    Actually, it's the other way around. T-Mobile never had native service
    and was using Cingular's system in California as an MVNO (Mobile Virtual
    Network Operator). The Cingular system in California used to be PacBell
    Wireless. Cingular never had its own infrastructure in New York, in
    which it then was an MVNO on T-Mobile. Cingular never had native TDMA
    coverage in California, in which cases it primarily used the AT&T
    Wireless TDMA system for its roaming customers from other parts of the
    country.

    If you haven't tried already (but you probably have) is to power cycle
    the phone, as digital phones are mobile computers with RF capability.
    Other than that, I'd just try communicating with Cingular that your
    phone is now unusable. Do any other people with Cingular have the
    problem (whether they have a Cingular or AT&T Wireless phone)?

    It could be that Cingular is "reprogramming" the tower(s) in your area.
    Hopefully this is the case, as it will be up after the engineering
    team is finished.

    TH




  5. #5
    tadp
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    I have Motorola v551 and that one sometimes has weak signal on the 2nd floor
    and in the backyard. The other phone is Nokia and this one is not working at
    all inside. Just few block from my home signal meter shows 5 bars.


    "Fester" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Which phone do you have? I have motorola phones that work great at my home
    > but my Aunts nokia phone is dead when she gets to my house.
    >
    >
    > "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> I have had Cingular for more than a month and in the beginning signal was
    >> very strong, but since Sunday I can no longer dial or receive calls from

    > my
    >> home in Foster City. Went to a local Cingular store and they seem to be
    >> aware of the problem. They took my phone number and was told that they

    > will
    >> try to remotely reprogram my telephone so it will use ATTWS network

    > instead
    >> of Cingular . That was 3 days ago and there still not signal. Anybody has
    >> any idea if this will be a permanent situation. I had Cingular 2 years
    >> ago
    >> and the reason I switched , then, to Sprint was that there was no signal

    > in
    >> my home (Foster City). I did not like Sprint and went back to Cingular

    > after
    >> the merger with ATTWS hoping that signal will be ok now. It did work that
    >> was until this sunday . Should I look for another carrier. I have just
    >> signed 2 year contract. Any ideas ?
    >>
    >> Tad
    >>
    >>

    >
    >






  6. #6
    driz
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    I am in Foster City and I too experiene the same problem tadp reported.
    In my case, I had switched to Cingular a little too early (May last
    year i think) thinking that ATT and Cingular were sharing stuff
    already. At that time ATT signal was great all around Foster City. To
    my dissappointment Cingular didn't work in most residences I went to in
    Foster City. Basically, the close I went to the bay (towards redwood
    shores direction) the weaker the signal got. I was really annoyed
    because the ATT signal was very strong in all these areas.

    Another thing that bugged me was the way Cingular prevented me from
    selecting the network i want to be in. That time, if i had an ATT
    service, I could go to GSM network selection and pick ATT or Cingular
    as the net I want to me in, and I could also stop the phone from
    automatically selecting the net.

    I called up Cingular and I was told that the physical merger would
    happen in November and till then I had to put up with this. As for the
    network selection issue, Cingular said it was how my Cingular SIM was
    programmed.

    Anyway, the signal got better in November and I could even use the
    phone in the elevators in foster city. But the honeymoon seem to be
    over. The signal is patchy again and signal drops to worse than May
    2004 levels as I drive south in Foster city. As you said, this started
    to happen since 4-5 days ago.

    Four more months .. if they still sell ATT and Cingular service
    separately I am going to move back to ATT. But who knows who is going
    to buy whom and how crappy the service is going to get. All I need is a
    reliable GSM mobile signal for less than $40. I dont want any bells and
    whistels like MMS or camera or MP3 player or polyphonic ringtones. Why
    is it so hard to get it here?

    Btw, mine is a SE T637.


    tadp wrote:
    > I have Motorola v551 and that one sometimes has weak signal on the

    2nd floor
    > and in the backyard. The other phone is Nokia and this one is not

    working at
    > all inside. Just few block from my home signal meter shows 5 bars.
    >
    >
    > "Fester" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Which phone do you have? I have motorola phones that work great at

    my home
    > > but my Aunts nokia phone is dead when she gets to my house.
    > >
    > >
    > > "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > >> I have had Cingular for more than a month and in the beginning

    signal was
    > >> very strong, but since Sunday I can no longer dial or receive

    calls from
    > > my
    > >> home in Foster City. Went to a local Cingular store and they seem

    to be
    > >> aware of the problem. They took my phone number and was told that

    they
    > > will
    > >> try to remotely reprogram my telephone so it will use ATTWS

    network
    > > instead
    > >> of Cingular . That was 3 days ago and there still not signal.

    Anybody has
    > >> any idea if this will be a permanent situation. I had Cingular 2

    years
    > >> ago
    > >> and the reason I switched , then, to Sprint was that there was no

    signal
    > > in
    > >> my home (Foster City). I did not like Sprint and went back to

    Cingular
    > > after
    > >> the merger with ATTWS hoping that signal will be ok now. It did

    work that
    > >> was until this sunday . Should I look for another carrier. I have

    just
    > >> signed 2 year contract. Any ideas ?
    > >>
    > >> Tad
    > >>
    > >>

    > >
    > >





  7. #7
    tadp
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    Unfortunatelly I have just signed up for 2 year contract. Any ideas how much
    I can sell my Motorola V551 phone on ebay ?
    Tad

    "driz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >I am in Foster City and I too experiene the same problem tadp reported.
    > In my case, I had switched to Cingular a little too early (May last
    > year i think) thinking that ATT and Cingular were sharing stuff
    > already. At that time ATT signal was great all around Foster City. To
    > my dissappointment Cingular didn't work in most residences I went to in
    > Foster City. Basically, the close I went to the bay (towards redwood
    > shores direction) the weaker the signal got. I was really annoyed
    > because the ATT signal was very strong in all these areas.
    >
    > Another thing that bugged me was the way Cingular prevented me from
    > selecting the network i want to be in. That time, if i had an ATT
    > service, I could go to GSM network selection and pick ATT or Cingular
    > as the net I want to me in, and I could also stop the phone from
    > automatically selecting the net.
    >
    > I called up Cingular and I was told that the physical merger would
    > happen in November and till then I had to put up with this. As for the
    > network selection issue, Cingular said it was how my Cingular SIM was
    > programmed.
    >
    > Anyway, the signal got better in November and I could even use the
    > phone in the elevators in foster city. But the honeymoon seem to be
    > over. The signal is patchy again and signal drops to worse than May
    > 2004 levels as I drive south in Foster city. As you said, this started
    > to happen since 4-5 days ago.
    >
    > Four more months .. if they still sell ATT and Cingular service
    > separately I am going to move back to ATT. But who knows who is going
    > to buy whom and how crappy the service is going to get. All I need is a
    > reliable GSM mobile signal for less than $40. I dont want any bells and
    > whistels like MMS or camera or MP3 player or polyphonic ringtones. Why
    > is it so hard to get it here?
    >
    > Btw, mine is a SE T637.
    >
    >
    > tadp wrote:
    >> I have Motorola v551 and that one sometimes has weak signal on the

    > 2nd floor
    >> and in the backyard. The other phone is Nokia and this one is not

    > working at
    >> all inside. Just few block from my home signal meter shows 5 bars.
    >>
    >>
    >> "Fester" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >> > Which phone do you have? I have motorola phones that work great at

    > my home
    >> > but my Aunts nokia phone is dead when she gets to my house.
    >> >
    >> >
    >> > "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> > news:[email protected]...
    >> >> I have had Cingular for more than a month and in the beginning

    > signal was
    >> >> very strong, but since Sunday I can no longer dial or receive

    > calls from
    >> > my
    >> >> home in Foster City. Went to a local Cingular store and they seem

    > to be
    >> >> aware of the problem. They took my phone number and was told that

    > they
    >> > will
    >> >> try to remotely reprogram my telephone so it will use ATTWS

    > network
    >> > instead
    >> >> of Cingular . That was 3 days ago and there still not signal.

    > Anybody has
    >> >> any idea if this will be a permanent situation. I had Cingular 2

    > years
    >> >> ago
    >> >> and the reason I switched , then, to Sprint was that there was no

    > signal
    >> > in
    >> >> my home (Foster City). I did not like Sprint and went back to

    > Cingular
    >> > after
    >> >> the merger with ATTWS hoping that signal will be ok now. It did

    > work that
    >> >> was until this sunday . Should I look for another carrier. I have

    > just
    >> >> signed 2 year contract. Any ideas ?
    >> >>
    >> >> Tad
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >
    >> >

    >






  8. #8
    Jack Zwick
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    In article <[email protected]>,
    "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Unfortunatelly I have just signed up for 2 year contract. Any ideas how much
    > I can sell my Motorola V551 phone on ebay ?


    BRAND NEW unlocked ones are selling for $195.00,
    so you'd be lucky to get $150.

    It's a common and useful practice however to pay for ETFs when one
    leaves a Carrier.



  9. #9
    michael e dziatkowicz
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    I think they give you 30 days to return the phone. This applies to people
    who were with attws when they switch to a cingular phone/plan. I would call
    customer service and tell them what's going on. They will help you and may
    even waive the etf.
    "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Unfortunatelly I have just signed up for 2 year contract. Any ideas how
    > much I can sell my Motorola V551 phone on ebay ?
    > Tad
    >
    > "driz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >>I am in Foster City and I too experiene the same problem tadp reported.
    >> In my case, I had switched to Cingular a little too early (May last
    >> year i think) thinking that ATT and Cingular were sharing stuff
    >> already. At that time ATT signal was great all around Foster City. To
    >> my dissappointment Cingular didn't work in most residences I went to in
    >> Foster City. Basically, the close I went to the bay (towards redwood
    >> shores direction) the weaker the signal got. I was really annoyed
    >> because the ATT signal was very strong in all these areas.
    >>
    >> Another thing that bugged me was the way Cingular prevented me from
    >> selecting the network i want to be in. That time, if i had an ATT
    >> service, I could go to GSM network selection and pick ATT or Cingular
    >> as the net I want to me in, and I could also stop the phone from
    >> automatically selecting the net.
    >>
    >> I called up Cingular and I was told that the physical merger would
    >> happen in November and till then I had to put up with this. As for the
    >> network selection issue, Cingular said it was how my Cingular SIM was
    >> programmed.
    >>
    >> Anyway, the signal got better in November and I could even use the
    >> phone in the elevators in foster city. But the honeymoon seem to be
    >> over. The signal is patchy again and signal drops to worse than May
    >> 2004 levels as I drive south in Foster city. As you said, this started
    >> to happen since 4-5 days ago.
    >>
    >> Four more months .. if they still sell ATT and Cingular service
    >> separately I am going to move back to ATT. But who knows who is going
    >> to buy whom and how crappy the service is going to get. All I need is a
    >> reliable GSM mobile signal for less than $40. I dont want any bells and
    >> whistels like MMS or camera or MP3 player or polyphonic ringtones. Why
    >> is it so hard to get it here?
    >>
    >> Btw, mine is a SE T637.
    >>
    >>
    >> tadp wrote:
    >>> I have Motorola v551 and that one sometimes has weak signal on the

    >> 2nd floor
    >>> and in the backyard. The other phone is Nokia and this one is not

    >> working at
    >>> all inside. Just few block from my home signal meter shows 5 bars.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> "Fester" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>> > Which phone do you have? I have motorola phones that work great at

    >> my home
    >>> > but my Aunts nokia phone is dead when she gets to my house.
    >>> >
    >>> >
    >>> > "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> > news:[email protected]...
    >>> >> I have had Cingular for more than a month and in the beginning

    >> signal was
    >>> >> very strong, but since Sunday I can no longer dial or receive

    >> calls from
    >>> > my
    >>> >> home in Foster City. Went to a local Cingular store and they seem

    >> to be
    >>> >> aware of the problem. They took my phone number and was told that

    >> they
    >>> > will
    >>> >> try to remotely reprogram my telephone so it will use ATTWS

    >> network
    >>> > instead
    >>> >> of Cingular . That was 3 days ago and there still not signal.

    >> Anybody has
    >>> >> any idea if this will be a permanent situation. I had Cingular 2

    >> years
    >>> >> ago
    >>> >> and the reason I switched , then, to Sprint was that there was no

    >> signal
    >>> > in
    >>> >> my home (Foster City). I did not like Sprint and went back to

    >> Cingular
    >>> > after
    >>> >> the merger with ATTWS hoping that signal will be ok now. It did

    >> work that
    >>> >> was until this sunday . Should I look for another carrier. I have

    >> just
    >>> >> signed 2 year contract. Any ideas ?
    >>> >>
    >>> >> Tad
    >>> >>
    >>> >>
    >>> >
    >>> >

    >>

    >
    >






  10. #10
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Mon, 31 Jan
    2005 03:20:44 GMT, Jack Zwick <[email protected]> wrote:

    >In article <[email protected]>,
    > "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Unfortunatelly I have just signed up for 2 year contract.


    You have 30 days to cancel without penalty.

    >> Any ideas how much
    >> I can sell my Motorola V551 phone on ebay ?

    >
    >BRAND NEW unlocked ones are selling for $195.00,
    >so you'd be lucky to get $150.
    >
    >It's a common and useful practice however to pay for ETFs when one
    >leaves a Carrier.


    If the service has really deteriorated significantly, no ETF would apply.

    --
    Best regards,
    John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>

    "A little learning is a dangerous thing." [Alexander Pope]
    "It is better to sit in silence and appear ignorant,
    than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." [Mark Twain]



  11. #11
    tadp
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    Yes, in my case service deteriorated to the point that both my phones are
    useless where I live in Foster City - I have no signal in my home and rarely
    have one in my backyard. Also, my service was great during the month of
    December and it only deteriorated end of January, so I am past 30 days
    period. You think that they will let me of the 2 year contract ?

    Tad

    "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
    >
    > In <[email protected]> on Mon, 31 Jan
    > 2005 03:20:44 GMT, Jack Zwick <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>In article <[email protected]>,
    >> "tadp" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>> Unfortunatelly I have just signed up for 2 year contract.

    >
    > You have 30 days to cancel without penalty.
    >
    >>> Any ideas how much
    >>> I can sell my Motorola V551 phone on ebay ?

    >>
    >>BRAND NEW unlocked ones are selling for $195.00,
    >>so you'd be lucky to get $150.
    >>
    >>It's a common and useful practice however to pay for ETFs when one
    >>leaves a Carrier.

    >
    > If the service has really deteriorated significantly, no ETF would apply.
    >
    > --
    > Best regards,
    > John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>
    >
    > "A little learning is a dangerous thing." [Alexander Pope]
    > "It is better to sit in silence and appear ignorant,
    > than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." [Mark Twain]






  12. #12
    akm
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    Tad,
    chrck now. This morning again Cingular phones can roam into ATTWS
    network in Foster City.

    -a




  13. #13
    tadp
    Guest

    Re: Cingular in Foster City CA

    Good news, it looks like everything is back to normal.
    "akm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Tad,
    > chrck now. This morning again Cingular phones can roam into ATTWS
    > network in Foster City.
    >
    > -a
    >






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