How would u rate Cingular

Well, because i work around the lousiana gulf coast region,and they said that their towers have weak signals there so thats way i'm roaming,but my contract states NO ROAMING.

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I'm in a generous mood, so I gave them a 7.

Over the past couple of years, I've been fortunate to have spoken to more knowledgeable reps than clueless ones when I've called with questions. We'll see if that holds in the future.

Originally Posted by aubiesfriend

Well, because i work around the lousiana gulf coast region,and they said that their towers have weak signals there so thats way i'm roaming,but my contract states NO ROAMING.

Does the NO ROAMING in your contract refer to the fact that you aren't paying for roaming? That doesn't necessarily mean that your phone won't roam.

Also, with Sprint you physically change the settings in the phone to not allow it to roam, this may also be possible with your phone.

I've always had really bad reception from Cingular, so I gave them a 6.

We really should have a poll like this stickied for all carriers here on CPF.

Originally Posted by karmapolice

I've always had really bad reception from Cingular, so I gave them a 6.

We really should have a poll like this stickied for all carriers here on CPF.

Is that ONLY due to the phone you have, or the area that you use your phone in? As some phone models have better reception than others, and some phone brands have much better reception than others brands.

Example all my nokias (both internal and external antennas), have better reception than my current Motorola with it's external antenna (when I'm holding the phone), if I use the wired or BT headset, the reception is just as good as my Nokias. (Ok no jokes about my head being so thick it blocks the cell signal!)

I have friends with Sony E's and when they walk into my place, they have No Service on their phones at all.

Originally Posted by BlkBear1

Is that ONLY due to the phone you have, or the area that you use your phone in? As some phone models have better reception than others, and some phone brands have much better reception than others brands.

Example all my nokias (both internal and external antennas), have better reception than my current Motorola with it's external antenna (when I'm holding the phone), if I use the wired or BT headset, the reception is just as good as my Nokias. (Ok no jokes about my head being so thick it blocks the cell signal!)

I have friends with Sony E's and when they walk into my place, they have No Service on their phones at all.

What Nokia models are you talking about and how old were they when you used them?

Originally Posted by karmapolice

I've always had really bad reception from Cingular, so I gave them a 6.

We really should have a poll like this stickied for all carriers here on CPF.

by 'bad reception' do you mean few bars, poor call quality, or no reception at all?

i can get the same call quality on 1-2 bars as i sometimes get on 4-5, but not always. i have two identical phones, and at the same time one receives 1 bar and the other is at 4-5 bars; or one will be total static and the other is crystal clear. and on other occasions, i can get reception where i know that the nearest tower is 25 miles away.

reception is tricky, but if you're in a metro region, cingular should have you covered. unless you're in a mysterious dead spot...

Originally Posted by karmapolice

What Nokia models are you talking about and how old were they when you used them?

The models I was using before GSM were the 6160 (M and I), and the current Nokia is the 6010 which is GSM. The 6160's were at least 3 years old when I switched to GSM. The 6010 is right about two years old I think.

For me when holding the Nokias, I never had any dropped or grabled calls, unless I was in a known fringe/dead area. My Moto V557 while great most of the time, tends to drop calls and get that underwater garble, if I'm holding the phone in my hand. But don't get those effects when on speaker phone or using the headsets in the same areas I'd get dropped or garbled calls when holding it.

I might add that the older phones had external antennas and the 6010 has an internal one. The V557 also has an external antenna.

So I'm either a RF/signal blocking mutant or some phones just have better reception, no matter what type of antenna they come with.

Personally if I'm a mutant, I think I'd rather my power be flying or laser eyes, who wants to be known as Cellphone Signal Blocker Man?

have you tried altering your hand position on the phone, especially on internal antenna phones. logically, if you think about it, when you're on speaker phone, you're not surrounding the phone with your body. so if you try holding the phone while covering less surface area, you may get results.

works with my lg c1300pos.

Originally Posted by n1ckel5

have you tried altering your hand position on the phone, especially on internal antenna phones. logically, if you think about it, when you're on speaker phone, you're not surrounding the phone with your body. so if you try holding the phone while covering less surface area, you may get results.
works with my lg c1300pos.

Yup I have tried that, and just putting the phone on the palm of my hand drops the signal bars and they stay dropped until I put the phone down. If I hold the phone they also drop and stay dropped.

So like you have stated, I just figured there is some sort of interference when it's near my body, vs open and away from my body. I have also noticed that if the phone is in my front or shirt pockets, it won't ring, but I will get message and VM alerts. This happens with a T-mobile SIM as well as the Cingular SIM.

The next step of course would be to swap the phone out for another V557 to see if it's just this phone. Otherwise I'm really a mutant and may have to be destroyed before my signal sapping powers get out of control.

my expert analysis has come to one possible solution. alpha flight has abducted you and outfitted you with an adamantium skeleton. very cool for opening canned vegetables in the woods (wolverine style); not so cool for cell phone reception.

Er... n1ckel5, does this mean I'm now Canadian?

no, just abused by canadians!

I would give them a 10. Because I get service everywhere plus the minutes are roll-over. But I just joined cingular so i'll have to see how long this'll last.

I give it a 5. Recently just purchased their new new d307 for someone for xmas. They get not so great service