"Cambie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Tom wrote:
>
> > I just now (5:30am) powered mine off, waited about 2 minutes, then
> > powered back on. Everything finally seems to be working here in
> > Nashville. What's irritates me the most about this issue is the lack
> > of information/updates from Cingular. You'd think that they could
> > have at least posted some form of system outage notification on their
> > web page. I was completely pissed at having to wait on hold for 20
> > minutes yesterday just to hear "Oh, yeah, it's a nationwide problem
> > that's been going on all day." Geez. At least it's working.....for
> > now.
> >
> > On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 23:42:22 -0500, "Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I just got off the phone with after hours tech support. The tech had me

turn
> >>our phones off and remove the batteries. After waiting about 30 seconds

we
> >>put them back in and Viola! we have service again. I don't know how or

why
> >>but three of our phones that had been useless all day are now working.
> >>
> >>
> >>"RHEEMSTER" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>news:[email protected]...
> >>
> >>>My phone has been nothing more than a paperweight since about five

Friday
> >>>afternoon. My friend has a non GSM cingular phone and he is having no
> >>
> >>trouble
> >>
> >>>at all. His phone is working just fine. The really crappy thing is

when
> >>
> >>you
> >>
> >>>call my cell phone you get a recorded message saying "The number you

are
> >>
> >>trying
> >>
> >>>to call is not a working number." So now everyone thinks I had my

phone
> >>
> >>cut
> >>
> >>>off. It seems to me they could of had the message say something like

"Due
> >>
> >>to a
> >>
> >>>minor network setback your call will not be connected. Please try your
> >>
> >>call
> >>
> >>>again later." That I could handle but to word it like I had it cut off

is
> >>
> >>just
> >>
> >>>****ty.
> >>

> >

> I've been powering mine on and off since Friday, having the same
> problems as described above (when my phone is called, the caller is
> greeted by a message saying it is not a working number). Sometimes, when
> I power cycle my phone, it helps, but my service drops out again not
> long afterwards. Cingular told me there was a fiber optic line cut that
> knocked out five cell cites in the Austin, TX area. Now that i see other
> people in other areas are having the same problem, i'm tempted to call
> and ***** again.
>






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