Is Cingular Likely To Phase Out TDMA?

"Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
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> "N9WOS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Where there is demand for it, it will hang around.
> > In places where there is no demand for it, it will replaced.
> > Simple as that.
>
> But the question that I have is: If they turn TDMA off in my area,
> will they offer me the same terms and rates as I'm paying now,
> under my old ATTWS plan, or will they try to strong-arm me
> into a higher rate that I neither want nor need?
>
I'm in the same situation. As it now stands, I think they would
force us to pick one of their GSM plans. None of their current
plans would be suitable for me at my price point ($30). But
plans change all the time. We can decide when the time comes.

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> I've been a
> satisfied Verizon landline customer for years.

I had a colleague who was a satisfied Verizon wireline customer. I
wondered who the other one was.

"Jiu Jitsuperfly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > "Jiu Jitsuperfly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >> Yes. Legacy Cingular customers pay an $18 upgrade fee when upgrading to
a
> >> new handset.
> >>
> >
> > What exactly is considered an upgrade? If I were an existing customer
on
> > GSM and I bought another phone to replace the one I had, would they
charge
> > me? Why would anybody pay that? I'd rather deny them my business and
go
> > to
> > a competitor. If more people did that, these fees would soon disappear.
> >
> >
>
> Yes, they charge an $18 upgrade fee whenever you recieve a subsidized
> handset. So does Verizon($15), so did AWS($25).
>
> You could go to Sprint, T-Mobile, or Nextel. But then again you wouldn't
> have the coverage Cingualr provides either. Not even close.
>
> --
> JJ
>
>

Not a problem for me, as I use my phone primarily for local calling. I will
not pay them a cent, ever, for an "upgrade." I'll walk first. More people
should do that, and those oppressive fees would be withdrawn.

"L David Matheny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > "N9WOS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news[email protected]...
> > >
> > > Where there is demand for it, it will hang around.
> > > In places where there is no demand for it, it will replaced.
> > > Simple as that.
> >
> > But the question that I have is: If they turn TDMA off in my area,
> > will they offer me the same terms and rates as I'm paying now,
> > under my old ATTWS plan, or will they try to strong-arm me
> > into a higher rate that I neither want nor need?
> >
> I'm in the same situation. As it now stands, I think they would
> force us to pick one of their GSM plans. None of their current
> plans would be suitable for me at my price point ($30). But
> plans change all the time. We can decide when the time comes.
>
>

If that ever happens to me, I'll simply go elsewhere.

I have a real problem with companies that push their customers around. I
have only one (small) weapon that I can use on them: I will not favor them
with even ONE CENT of my hard-earned money. It gives me a sense of
satisfaction to know that I can thumb my nose at them.

Screw Cingular.

This is very interesting, but refers to AT&T and Cingular cell sites.
Neither had any significant coverage in WNC and had to use Verizon's
network or perhaps a smaller provider.

Anyone can contact Cingular in this area and they will not sell an
AMPS/TDMS capable phone or replace one for an existing customer.

So, Cingular has in fact terminated TDMS/APMS service in this area.
They have zero coverage 80 miles north of their 40% owner BellSouth's
HQ for hundreds of miles.

Regarding 3G the following quote applies to Cingular conversion to 3G
upgrade, but the Wall Street Journal and other sources clearly show
Verizon as the only provider with any wide 3G coverage implemented.
Changing the zip code for Cingular shopping I could not find a Cinular
gPC card with better than 135Kbs, so it looks like the graph is 2 years
off i.e. in 2005 they are offering their 2001-2003 data services.

.............quote.............*............
As a result, GSM offered 3G deployment sooner and at a lower cost than
CDMA.
........................end quote.......................

"Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "L David Matheny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> > "N9WOS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > news[email protected]...
>> > >
>> > > Where there is demand for it, it will hang around.
>> > > In places where there is no demand for it, it will replaced.
>> > > Simple as that.
>> >
>> > But the question that I have is: If they turn TDMA off in my area,
>> > will they offer me the same terms and rates as I'm paying now,
>> > under my old ATTWS plan, or will they try to strong-arm me
>> > into a higher rate that I neither want nor need?
>> >
>> I'm in the same situation. As it now stands, I think they would
>> force us to pick one of their GSM plans. None of their current
>> plans would be suitable for me at my price point ($30). But
>> plans change all the time. We can decide when the time comes.
>>
>>
>
> If that ever happens to me, I'll simply go elsewhere.
>
> I have a real problem with companies that push their customers around. I
> have only one (small) weapon that I can use on them: I will not favor them
> with even ONE CENT of my hard-earned money. It gives me a sense of
> satisfaction to know that I can thumb my nose at them.
>
> Screw Cingular.


Don't let the screen door hit you in the butt on your way out. Please leave
this forum too!!


bamp

"Jiu Jitsuperfly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
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> "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
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>> "Jiu Jitsuperfly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:GSPXd.63679>
>>> Yes. Legacy Cingular customers pay an $18 upgrade fee when upgrading to
>>> a
>>> new handset.
>>>
>>
>> What exactly is considered an upgrade? If I were an existing customer on
>> GSM and I bought another phone to replace the one I had, would they
>> charge
>> me? Why would anybody pay that? I'd rather deny them my business and go
>> to
>> a competitor. If more people did that, these fees would soon disappear.
>>
>>
>
> Yes, they charge an $18 upgrade fee whenever you recieve a subsidized
> handset. So does Verizon($15), so did AWS($25).
>
> You could go to Sprint, T-Mobile, or Nextel. But then again you wouldn't
> have the coverage Cingualr provides either. Not even close.
>
> --
> JJ
>
When I was with Sprint I had much better coverage than now with Cingluar...
You can try Verizon, they seem to have the best coverage.

>>Yes, they charge an $18 upgrade fee whenever you recieve a subsidized
>>handset. So does Verizon($15), so did AWS($25).
>>
>>You could go to Sprint, T-Mobile, or Nextel. But then again you wouldn't
>>have the coverage Cingualr provides either. Not even close.
>>
>>--
>>JJ
>>
>
> When I was with Sprint I had much better coverage than now with Cingluar...
> You can try Verizon, they seem to have the best coverage.

Verizon sucks here, and Cingular is best!! T-Mobile by far beats
Verizon here...this in Florida.

Where do you live?

"Tropical Haven" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>Yes, they charge an $18 upgrade fee whenever you recieve a subsidized
>>>handset. So does Verizon($15), so did AWS($25).
>>>
>>>You could go to Sprint, T-Mobile, or Nextel. But then again you wouldn't
>>>have the coverage Cingualr provides either. Not even close.
>>>
>>>--
>>>JJ
>>>
>>
>> When I was with Sprint I had much better coverage than now with
>> Cingluar... You can try Verizon, they seem to have the best coverage.
>
> Verizon sucks here, and Cingular is best!! T-Mobile by far beats Verizon
> here...this in Florida.
>
> Where do you live?
>

Northern California