HAve TDMA phone, loss of coverage...

I live in the East Bay, have a TDMA phone (AT&T) and seems like coverage is
getting worse.
(Can't use phone at home at all). I don't want to stay with Cingular but
have 1 year left on contract with big (2 line) ETF of $350!
Anyone got out of contract because poor / diminished coverage?

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In <IRrXe.225$Ur.193@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:17:28
GMT, "Marty L" <mrlycan@pacbell.net> wrote:

>I live in the East Bay, have a TDMA phone (AT&T) and seems like coverage is
>getting worse.
>(Can't use phone at home at all). I don't want to stay with Cingular but
>have 1 year left on contract with big (2 line) ETF of $350!
>Anyone got out of contract because poor / diminished coverage?

Send Cingular a (polite) demand letter asking that documents the "poor /
diminished coverage" and asks either (a) that it be corrected in a reasonable
period of time with credit for the problem in the meantime or (b) that you be
released from your contract for non-performance by Cingular. Since (a)
probably isn't going to happen, you'll want the letter to buttress your
position for (b), which if the carrier resists, may be facilitated by a
complaints to the BBB and other consumer protection resources.

--
Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <IRrXe.225$Ur.193@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>,
> "Marty L" <mrlycan@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>
>>I live in the East Bay, have a TDMA phone (AT&T) and seems like coverage is
>>getting worse.
>
>
> Yes.
>
> Google this newsgroup, and you'll discover that you're not alone.
>
> They are removing the TDMA service, slowly but surely.
>


Or he could do what they want him to do - upgrade phones and service to
GSM. Since he's actually considering paying the ETF, I'd considering
that to be a lot cheaper to do.

--
jer
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