Newbie on phone unlocking

At 23 Apr 2007 09:40:58 -0700 SMS wrote:
> Todd Allcock wrote:
>
> > Not really- the T-Mobile namewas in use for several years before the
T-Mo
> > group was in use.
>
> It was in use outside the U.S. for several years before the U.S. change
of Voicestream to T-Mobile, but not for that long in the U.S. before the
alt.cellular.t-mobile group was created.

IIRC, only in the last year has the T-Mo group "replaced" the VStream
group- prior to that the VS group had far more activity. The T-Mo name
has been in use here for at least three years.

While I understand your desire to get things moving faster WRT the AT&T
group, I feel we should probably wait and see what AT&Tingular actually
intends to call "the wireless service formerly known as Cingular" before
we use the incorrect, but "close" ATTWS group.

As you correctly pointed out, the T-Mobile group was CREATED after the
service changed names- T-Mo users didn't just take over an old group with
a similar name! ;-)

Unless AT&T calls Cingular "AT&T Wireless" the attws group has the wrong
name! A situation at least as confusing as using the Cingular group.

In short, what's the hurry, unless your ONLY motive is to get under a
certain person's skin? (Which, if the case, is fine as long as you're up
front about it, and those who wish to play along, can.)






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On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:03:07 -0600, Todd Allcock
<[email protected]> wrote in
<[email protected]>:

>In short, what's the hurry, unless your ONLY motive is to get under a
>certain person's skin? (Which, if the case, is fine as long as you're up
>front about it, and those who wish to play along, can.)

Actually not fine -- that's abuse of Usenet.

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Todd Allcock wrote:

> Unless AT&T calls Cingular "AT&T Wireless" the attws group has the wrong
> name! A situation at least as confusing as using the Cingular group.

When I've seen it mentioned, they call it the wireless unit of AT&T. So
technically maybe it should be alt.cellular.wsatt or just
alt.cellular.att. It's better to just use the existing name than to
create a new group.

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:44:49 -0700, SMS <[email protected]>
wrote in <[email protected]>:

>Todd Allcock wrote:
>
>> Unless AT&T calls Cingular "AT&T Wireless" the attws group has the wrong
>> name! A situation at least as confusing as using the Cingular group.
>
>When I've seen it mentioned, they call it the wireless unit of AT&T. So
>technically maybe it should be alt.cellular.wsatt or just
>alt.cellular.att.

alt.cellular.att obviously makes the most sense if and when the Cingular
name is actually retired. I may even do just that.

>It's better to just use the existing name than to
>create a new group.

Because you say so? Not really true, of course, since that confuses
it with the old defunct and poorly regarded AT&T Wireless Service. But
of course you'd like that -- anything to impede the GSM juggernaut.

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Grow up navas! Stop your childish whining. At least he has a life and a
wife. What happen to your marriage? Why did she leave you? All you got
is your V3xx & the last word on everything regardless of its accuracy.

[Copied to alt.cellular.attws. Please post all alt.cellular.cingular
posts to alt.cellular.attws as well. The Cingular name is going away, and
alt.cellular.attws is the proper venue for posts regarding AT&T's
Wireless Service.]


In article <[email protected]>,
John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:

> That isn't good advice, and there is no official transition,
>
> Steven just has big grudges against Cingular the company, because his
> wife got poor coverage, and against me personally, fueled by envy,
> because I keep setting the record straight on his bashing of GSM in
> general and Cingular in particular, and because I created the Cingular
> newsgroup and the Cingular FAQ. He's now doing his best to damage the
> Cingular newsgroup, in part because of Cingular, in part because I
> created it. It's all very childish.
>
> Always consider the source before taking advice. Use the newsgroup
> that's most appropriate to your needs, which is still (for now at least)
> the Cingular newsgroup. And since cross-posting thread fragments to the
> ATTWS newsgroup only serves to pointlessly damage it with noise, please
> don't that.
>
> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:28:28 GMT, "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in
> <[email protected]>:
>
> >I'll be sure to follow this advice. As I indicated, I'm a newbie on this
> >group and I appreciate all of the proper netiquettte advice one can give.
> >Thanks.
> >
> >When is the official transition?
> >
> >> [Copied to alt.cellular.attws. Please post all alt.cellular.cingular posts
> >> to alt.cellular.attws as well. The Cingular name is going away, and
> >> alt.cellular.attws is the proper venue for posts regarding AT&T's Wireless
> >> Service.]