which service?

newbie here-
i have t-mobile service from oregon but when i was in calif recently,
cingular would appear on my cell phone screen??
thanks

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geoff wrote:
> newbie here-
> i have t-mobile service from oregon but when i was in calif recently,
> cingular would appear on my cell phone screen??
> thanks
>

T-Mobile customer in CA. My phone can register either on Cingular or T-Mobile
here.

T-Mobile and Cingular, for many years, had a partnership where Cingular, and
AT&T Wireless before Cingular, used T-Mo's network in NYC because Cingular
didn't have a network there, and T-Mo used Pacific Bell Mobility (Cingular)
in CA and NV. The partnership was dissolved in 2005, and T-Mo bought
Cingular's network in CA and NV because Cingular had previously acquired AT&T
Wireless and, if I recall correctly, they needed to divest the CA/NV network
due to antitrust concerns.

Some older phones may say Cingular but unless you're in a rural area, you're
probably using T-Mo's network.

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