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- 03-04-2005, 02:23 PM #1Just meGuest
Are they ever going to combine the options? i.e. Roll over minutes, etc.?
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- 03-04-2005, 02:57 PM #2rringGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:23:08 -0500, Just me <[email protected]> wrote:
>Are they ever going to combine the options? i.e. Roll over minutes, etc.?
I am a new customer myself but as I know it to be as of now to get the
rollover minutes Cingular wants AT&T contract holders to go in and sign a
Cingular contract to get them.
What drives me nuts now is the differences between stores.
Even though they all look exactly the same, retailers (some), converted
AT&T stores to Cingular and the always Cingular only corporate stores, as
far as returns go, my experience was with a leather case, the stores are
not interchangeable.
You could buy an accessory in a AT&T store that changed to Cingular but you
can't return anything to a Cingular always store. I travel a lot and had to
visit 8 stores before I found the one that qualified to accept the return.
I hope this is ironed out soon.
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rring
- 03-04-2005, 03:29 PM #3Jack ZwickGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
In article <[email protected]>,
rring <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:23:08 -0500, Just me <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Are they ever going to combine the options? i.e. Roll over minutes, etc.?
>
>
> I am a new customer myself but as I know it to be as of now to get the
> rollover minutes Cingular wants AT&T contract holders to go in and sign a
> Cingular contract to get them.
>
> What drives me nuts now is the differences between stores.
>
> Even though they all look exactly the same, retailers (some), converted
> AT&T stores to Cingular and the always Cingular only corporate stores, as
> far as returns go, my experience was with a leather case, the stores are
> not interchangeable.
>
> You could buy an accessory in a AT&T store that changed to Cingular but you
> can't return anything to a Cingular always store. I travel a lot and had to
> visit 8 stores before I found the one that qualified to accept the return.
>
> I hope this is ironed out soon.
Strange, Cingular on November 16 had a press release that said they had
converted all the AT&T Wireless stores to Cingular.
- 03-04-2005, 03:37 PM #4Just meGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
Jack Zwick wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> rring <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:23:08 -0500, Just me <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Are they ever going to combine the options? i.e. Roll over minutes, etc.?
>>
>>
>>I am a new customer myself but as I know it to be as of now to get the
>>rollover minutes Cingular wants AT&T contract holders to go in and sign a
>>Cingular contract to get them.
>>
>>What drives me nuts now is the differences between stores.
>>
>>Even though they all look exactly the same, retailers (some), converted
>>AT&T stores to Cingular and the always Cingular only corporate stores, as
>>far as returns go, my experience was with a leather case, the stores are
>>not interchangeable.
>>
>>You could buy an accessory in a AT&T store that changed to Cingular but you
>>can't return anything to a Cingular always store. I travel a lot and had to
>>visit 8 stores before I found the one that qualified to accept the return.
>>
>>I hope this is ironed out soon.
>
>
> Strange, Cingular on November 16 had a press release that said they had
> converted all the AT&T Wireless stores to Cingular.
Yes, they all carry the Cingular signage, but don't try to get a any
service of any sort in a store that is and was Cingular.
- 03-04-2005, 04:40 PM #5rringGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:29:11 GMT, Jack Zwick <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> rring <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:23:08 -0500, Just me <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >Are they ever going to combine the options? i.e. Roll over minutes, etc.?
>>
>>
>> I am a new customer myself but as I know it to be as of now to get the
>> rollover minutes Cingular wants AT&T contract holders to go in and sign a
>> Cingular contract to get them.
>>
>> What drives me nuts now is the differences between stores.
>>
>> Even though they all look exactly the same, retailers (some), converted
>> AT&T stores to Cingular and the always Cingular only corporate stores, as
>> far as returns go, my experience was with a leather case, the stores are
>> not interchangeable.
>>
>> You could buy an accessory in a AT&T store that changed to Cingular but you
>> can't return anything to a Cingular always store. I travel a lot and had to
>> visit 8 stores before I found the one that qualified to accept the return.
>>
>> I hope this is ironed out soon.
>
>Strange, Cingular on November 16 had a press release that said they had
>converted all the AT&T Wireless stores to Cingular.
Yes, by name only. The thing that hasn't changed is their inventories are
not interchangeable.
- 03-05-2005, 10:22 AM #6KevGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
Someday but not anytime soon. For now, you are still an ATT WS
customer. You can switch to Cingular but you have to be just like a
"new customer" and pay activation, go thru credit check and all that.
- 03-05-2005, 10:25 AM #7KevGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
That is because Cingular and ATT WS are still 2 different companies.
One is owned by the other just as Pepsi owns Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.
But you don't go into Pizza Hut to order a taco just as you don't go to
a Cingular store for ATT WS
- 03-05-2005, 11:24 AM #8DaveGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
Kev wrote:
> That is because Cingular and ATT WS are still 2 different companies.
> One is owned by the other just as Pepsi owns Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.
> But you don't go into Pizza Hut to order a taco just as you don't go to
> a Cingular store for ATT WS
>
Actually, they now have many store fronts that house Taco Bell, Pizza
Hut, and KFC, all in one.
- 03-05-2005, 07:04 PM #9DanskaGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Kev wrote:
>> That is because Cingular and ATT WS are still 2 different companies.
>> One is owned by the other just as Pepsi owns Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.
>> But you don't go into Pizza Hut to order a taco just as you don't go to
>> a Cingular store for ATT WS
>>
> Actually, they now have many store fronts that house Taco Bell, Pizza Hut,
> and KFC, all in one.
LoL... Well you got his point though.
p.s. they also own a&w too.
- 03-05-2005, 11:58 PM #10Tony ClarkGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
"Jack Zwick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
SNIP
> Strange, Cingular on November 16 had a press release that said they had
> converted all the AT&T Wireless stores to Cingular.
Stores NOT customers. ATT customers can stay with ATT plans for at least the
forseeable future. I don't think there is any advantage to staying with ATT
other than not having to get a new phone. I moved over and am very happy
with the service and support.
TC
- 03-06-2005, 07:29 AM #11Tropical HavenGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
>>I don't think there is any advantage to staying with ATT
>>other than not having to get a new phone.
>
>
> There's lots of advantage. Cingular doesn't offer the old ATT plan I'm
> currently on, and to move would cost me a huge amount of money.
>
> I get 2300 minutes/month, 7pm nights and weekends, and a second phone
> all for $98 plus tax, total around $105. Go to cingular.com and see
> where you can come up with that, even with a corporate discount plan.
> Do they even offer to sell you 7pm nights anymore?
What state do you live in where there's only ~7% tax on a mobile phone?
> Cingular spent so much money acquiring ATTWS, they're trying to recoup
> it with higher prices. Meanwhile, those of us with the lower priced and
> higher valued plans are staying right where we are.
>
> Question: if you don't think there's any advantage to staying with ATT,
> then what is your perceived advantage in moving over to Cingular and
> getting a completely new plan? What made you move over?
>
- 03-06-2005, 08:54 AM #12JohnFGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
"Tony Clark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I don't think there is any advantage to staying with ATT other than not
> having to get a new phone. I moved over and am very happy with the service
> and support.
I stayed with my ATT plan because of the poor GSM coverage in my state. From
what I can tell Cingular will not let me continue use of TDMA on one of
their plans. The ATT plan I have allows me to roam the 11 western states on
TDMA or AMPS on any carrier for free. GSM coverage out west has a long way
to go yet to be comparable.
- 03-06-2005, 01:09 PM #13JohnFGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
"JohnF" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Tony Clark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> I don't think there is any advantage to staying with ATT other than not
>> having to get a new phone. I moved over and am very happy with the
>> service and support.
>
> I stayed with my ATT plan because of the poor GSM coverage in my state.
> From what I can tell Cingular will not let me continue use of TDMA on one
> of their plans. The ATT plan I have allows me to roam the 11 western
> states on TDMA or AMPS on any carrier for free. GSM coverage out west has
> a long way to go yet to be comparable.
>
Also, my ATT plan allows unlimited free incoming text messages. From what I
can tell Cingular charges per message with not even a minimal number free?
I see no advantage of Cingular over ATT at this time. I'll stick with my ATT
plan until I'm forced to change or I can get equivalent service with a
Cingular plan.
- 03-06-2005, 10:21 PM #14RHGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
Same here.........my business uses text messages on a daily basis. I
probably send 80-100 per month, and receive probably 3 times that
many. I'm sticking with my AT&T plan, until cingular has something
similar to what I have.
>>
>
>Also, my ATT plan allows unlimited free incoming text messages. From what I
>can tell Cingular charges per message with not even a minimal number free?
>
>I see no advantage of Cingular over ATT at this time. I'll stick with my ATT
>plan until I'm forced to change or I can get equivalent service with a
>Cingular plan.
>
- 03-06-2005, 11:09 PM #15Justin CrowellGuest
Re: ATT/Cingular ?
No. Cingular bought out AT&T Wireless. Cingular is requiering that all AT&T
members switch to Cingular once there contract is up. You can stay on month
to month untill the AT&T Wireless name goes back to AT&T Longdistence. You
will never have rollover on a AT&T plan. But right now you can switch to
Cingular and void your contract with AT&T with no early term fees.
"Just me" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Are they ever going to combine the options? i.e. Roll over minutes,
> etc.?
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