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  1. #1
    Jackzwick
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    AT&T (really the old SBC) has gotten approval to swallow up Bell South.

    http://news.monstersandcritics.com/b...38026.php/AT&T
    _wins_OK_for_$85B_BellSouth_deal


    as part of that they say the Cingular name will go away,
    to be replaced by AT&T



    See More: Cingular to change name




  2. #2
    Jud Hardcastle
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    Re: Cingular to change name

    In article <[email protected]>,
    [email protected] says...
    > as part of that they say the Cingular name will go away,
    > to be replaced by AT&T
    >

    Not that my humble opinion is worth anything but I think changing (back)
    to AT&T is *stupid* (but then IMO so is not offering TDMA or GAIT with
    so much of the country still not GSM but that's another story). Couldn't
    they use "AT&T Cingular" or something?
    --
    Jud
    Dallas TX USA



  3. #3
    decaturtxcowboy
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    Jud Hardcastle wrote:
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > [email protected] says...
    >> as part of that they say the Cingular name will go away,
    >> to be replaced by AT&T
    >>

    > Not that my humble opinion is worth anything but I think changing (back)
    > to AT&T is *stupid* (but then IMO so is not offering TDMA or GAIT with
    > so much of the country still not GSM but that's another story). Couldn't
    > they use "AT&T Cingular" or something?


    Industry trade journals say the global name recognition of AT&T is worth
    the change.



  4. #4

    Re: Cingular to change name

    On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:19:23 -0600, decaturtxcowboy
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Industry trade journals say the global name recognition of AT&T is worth
    >the change.



    99% of Cingular's business is stateside.



  5. #5
    Robert Coe
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:03:13 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
    : On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:19:23 -0600, decaturtxcowboy
    : <[email protected]> wrote:
    :
    : >Industry trade journals say the global name recognition of AT&T is worth
    : >the change.
    :
    :
    : 99% of Cingular's business is stateside.

    "Cingular" was a sappy name from the beginning. But amongst those of a certain
    age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark memories of the hated "Ma Bell". It's as
    though George W. Bush tried to refurbish his reputation by calling himself
    "Richard Milhous Cheney".

    Anyway, the natural progression from "Cingular", now that they've swallowed
    another company, would be "Doubular".

    Bob



  6. #6
    rjdriver
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    "Robert Coe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:03:13 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
    > : On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:19:23 -0600, decaturtxcowboy
    > : <[email protected]> wrote:
    > :
    > : >Industry trade journals say the global name recognition of AT&T is
    > worth
    > : >the change.
    > :
    > :
    > : 99% of Cingular's business is stateside.
    >
    > "Cingular" was a sappy name from the beginning. But amongst those of a
    > certain
    > age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark memories of the hated "Ma Bell".
    > It's as
    > though George W. Bush tried to refurbish his reputation by calling himself
    > "Richard Milhous Cheney".
    >
    > Anyway, the natural progression from "Cingular", now that they've
    > swallowed
    > another company, would be "Doubular".
    >
    > Bob



    >> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
    >> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<


    Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated "Ma Bell"?


    Bob





  7. #7
    Todd H.
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    Re: Cingular to change name

    "rjdriver" <[email protected]> writes:
    > >> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
    > >> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<

    >
    > Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated
    > "Ma Bell"?


    Can't say exactly, but I can say mid 30's qualifies. I recall when ma
    Bell controlled things with an expensive iron fist right down to
    renting all your phones to you. You know the ones with the actualy
    bell ringers that Gen X and beyond probably only know from the Matrix
    movies.

    --
    Todd H.
    http://www.toddh.net/



  8. #8

    Re: Cingular to change name

    On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:19:54 -0500, Robert Coe <[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:03:13 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
    >: On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:19:23 -0600, decaturtxcowboy
    >: <[email protected]> wrote:
    >:
    >: >Industry trade journals say the global name recognition of AT&T is worth
    >: >the change.
    >:
    >:
    >: 99% of Cingular's business is stateside.
    >
    >"Cingular" was a sappy name from the beginning. But amongst those of a certain
    >age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark memories of the hated "Ma Bell". It's as
    >though George W. Bush tried to refurbish his reputation by calling himself
    >"Richard Milhous Cheney".
    >
    >Anyway, the natural progression from "Cingular", now that they've swallowed
    >another company, would be "Doubular".
    >
    >Bob




    How about DroppedCallular



  9. #9
    Jer
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    Todd H. wrote:
    > "rjdriver" <[email protected]> writes:
    >>>> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
    >>>> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<

    >> Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated
    >> "Ma Bell"?

    >
    > Can't say exactly, but I can say mid 30's qualifies. I recall when ma
    > Bell controlled things with an expensive iron fist right down to
    > renting all your phones to you. You know the ones with the actualy
    > bell ringers that Gen X and beyond probably only know from the Matrix
    > movies.
    >


    That would be anyone who has fond personal memories of the Good Old
    Days, no? Who's Matrix?

    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  10. #10
    Robert Coe
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:36:15 -0500, "rjdriver" <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    : "Robert Coe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    : news:[email protected]...
    : > On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:03:13 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
    : > : On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:19:23 -0600, decaturtxcowboy
    : > : <[email protected]> wrote:
    : > :
    : > : >Industry trade journals say the global name recognition of AT&T is
    : > worth
    : > : >the change.
    : > :
    : > :
    : > : 99% of Cingular's business is stateside.
    : >
    : > "Cingular" was a sappy name from the beginning. But amongst those of a
    : > certain
    : > age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark memories of the hated "Ma Bell".
    : > It's as
    : > though George W. Bush tried to refurbish his reputation by calling himself
    : > "Richard Milhous Cheney".
    : >
    : > Anyway, the natural progression from "Cingular", now that they've
    : > swallowed
    : > another company, would be "Doubular".
    : >
    : > Bob
    :
    :
    : >> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
    : >> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<
    :
    : Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated "Ma Bell"?

    In my case, 69. But you could be a lot younger. It was sometime in the 1970s
    before a customer in the U.S. was explicitly allowed to attach his own phone
    to the public network. Lots of us did it, of course, but we could have lost
    our phone service if The Phone Company found out.

    See if you can find the movie "The President's Analyst". It offers some
    additional perspective. ;^)

    Bob



  11. #11
    Mij Adyaw
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    That is a good one.
    >
    >
    > How about DroppedCallular






  12. #12
    Jer
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    Robert Coe wrote:
    > On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:36:15 -0500, "rjdriver" <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    > : "Robert Coe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > : news:[email protected]...
    > : > On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:03:13 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
    > : > : On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:19:23 -0600, decaturtxcowboy
    > : > : <[email protected]> wrote:
    > : > :
    > : > : >Industry trade journals say the global name recognition of AT&T is
    > : > worth
    > : > : >the change.
    > : > :
    > : > :
    > : > : 99% of Cingular's business is stateside.
    > : >
    > : > "Cingular" was a sappy name from the beginning. But amongst those of a
    > : > certain
    > : > age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark memories of the hated "Ma Bell".
    > : > It's as
    > : > though George W. Bush tried to refurbish his reputation by calling himself
    > : > "Richard Milhous Cheney".
    > : >
    > : > Anyway, the natural progression from "Cingular", now that they've
    > : > swallowed
    > : > another company, would be "Doubular".
    > : >
    > : > Bob
    > :
    > :
    > : >> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
    > : >> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<
    > :
    > : Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated "Ma Bell"?
    >
    > In my case, 69. But you could be a lot younger. It was sometime in the 1970s
    > before a customer in the U.S. was explicitly allowed to attach his own phone
    > to the public network. Lots of us did it, of course, but we could have lost
    > our phone service if The Phone Company found out.
    >
    > See if you can find the movie "The President's Analyst". It offers some
    > additional perspective. ;^)
    >
    > Bob



    Yup, art imitating life.

    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  13. #13
    Dennis Ferguson
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    On 2006-12-31, rjdriver <[email protected]> wrote:
    > "Robert Coe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
    >>> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<

    >
    > Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated "Ma Bell"?


    I got a job with (pre-Worldcom) MCI in 1994, and at the orientation
    presentation on the first day of work they made us watch a movie about
    how terrible Ma Bell was. They weren't fond of the Baby Bell RBOCs either.
    All I remember about the movie was a group of little old ladies hitting
    people with their umbrellas.

    Between that and the dress code (even engineers had to wear ties??)
    I always felt a bit out of place working there.

    Dennis Ferguson



  14. #14
    Jer
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    Dennis Ferguson wrote:
    > On 2006-12-31, rjdriver <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> "Robert Coe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
    >>>> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<

    >> Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated "Ma Bell"?

    >
    > I got a job with (pre-Worldcom) MCI in 1994, and at the orientation
    > presentation on the first day of work they made us watch a movie about
    > how terrible Ma Bell was. They weren't fond of the Baby Bell RBOCs either.
    > All I remember about the movie was a group of little old ladies hitting
    > people with their umbrellas.
    >
    > Between that and the dress code (even engineers had to wear ties??)
    > I always felt a bit out of place working there.
    >
    > Dennis Ferguson



    Somehow, being compelled to watch an corporate orientation film of
    little old ladies beating other people with umbrellas *and* having to
    wear typical office garb seems to fit into Ebbers' accounting models and
    justifiable end. Questions can be referred to the penitentiary in
    Mississippi c/o the Fabulous Five Finger Discount Team.

    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  15. #15
    sw
    Guest

    Re: Cingular to change name

    mij, don't give up your day job of promoting your domain >
    TheBitBucket.com



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

    > That is a good one.
    > >
    > >
    > > How about DroppedCallular

    >
    >




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