Cingular is giving it all away!

I just saw there new plans tonight. They really are good deals. Does anyone know how there digital service is in Ohio? I know Verizon pretty much has the whole state covered digitally. I think Cingular has similar digital coverage to AT&T in Ohio.

 

Except out here in California. Cingular is GSM, not TDMA as it is in much of the country. You can't roam onto other carriers unless they are GSM, of which there are how many? Voicestream, and a few other smaller ones. No analog roaming either, and no roaming onto other types of digital. They don't even have their network built out in my part of California(North Coast) So Cingular out here is a long, long, long ways from being even close to AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint in coverage, native or roaming.

 

Cingular is also GSM in Nevada and I believe Washington and Idaho. I could be wrong about the last two.

 

Cingular is also GSM under what use to be the old BellSouth Mobility DCS network. Which covers North Carolina, South Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and a small part of Georgia and southwest Virginia.

 

What about on the phones themselves... Can you use a TDMA in a GSM zone which is what Cingular has in the SE such as South Carolina?.. What TDMA phone would you recommend in the bunch for TDMA users... Has anyone had very good luck with Cingular TDMA phones in the Kansas/Missouri area and other interstates in general... The plans are good minutewise but what about the service... I currently do have the AC plan with Verizon.... havent really traveled that much since I have had it but it was a good deal at the time...

 

You are correct Larry, you win this fabulous new toaster! And that's not all, if you act now...LOL I have a question for you Larry while I have your ear, do you know if Eureka would be part of my America's Choice Network package? I am wondering since the AC map leaves off Eureka, even though there is Sprint coverage there(via Ubiquetel)

 

Mike,

Yes Ubiquitel PCS is Sprint PCS service so it certainly should be considered part of the AC package. Ubiquitel operates under Sprint PCS licenses and everything else so there's really no difference at least that I'm aware of. I suspect that the AC map left out some areas that are fairly new Sprint markets and Eureka is one of them.

Oh by the way I'll be going up to Bishop and Mammoth next weekend so I'll probably have to make a few roaming calls on Verizon's network there. This will be my first trip up there with a tri-mode phone so I'll be able to tell if Verizon has upgraded to digital yet. Hope they have so that I won't have to keep charging my phone the whole time. I know they have the enhanced analog now which I used last summer on my dual mode.

 

Setheriah, yes a TDMA Cingular phone should work in South Carolina you will just be on another network. SunCom (Triton PCS) covers most of South Carolina with a Digital PCS TDMA signal. The only thing you really would need is a Tri-Mode TDMA phone, which is capable of Digital PCS (TDMA), Digital (TDMA), and analog roaming.

 

What TDMA phone out of Cingulars bunch would you recommend....

 

Since Cingular is GSM where I am, I have no idea what phones they sell for there TDMA areas.

 

I would bet they have upgraded to digital at Mammoth, if for nothing else to serve the skiers. Bishop could be a different story, though if they did Ukiah, I can't imagine Bishop being far behind. They just had 4 feet of new snow up near there in Tahoe, Skiing should be great! Have a great trip, and let me know about the coverage

 

I got on Cingular's new plan without a contract!!!!!!!!

On Feb 1st Cingular started offering their plans with out a contract, the only catch was you did not get the night/weekend minutes. I was on the Nationwide 100 for $30/month. I did not sign a contract because I had my own StarTac 7897, so I did not need a subsidized phone.

I called them yesterday and asked about the new Nationwide rate plans. I asked if I could be put on the new plan, Nationwide 250 for $30/month.

They put me on the new plan AND gave me nights/weekends, ALL WITHOUT A CONTRACT.

Cingular's plans are hard to beat right now!!!!!!!!

Hman

 

Like I said, it all depends on where you live. Cingular doesn't even serve my area of Ukiah, CA. Not to mention their GSM service here in CA is dead in the water if you can't get a GSM signal. And if you travel this very mountainous state at all, that can put you in deep trouble on a stormy, cold night in the Sierra's, or the San Gabriel's, or wherever you get stuck.

 

<< What TDMA phone out of Cingulars bunch would you recommend.... >>




I would recommend waiting until the GAIT phones come out (nokia 6340, etc.).

This way you will be able to take advantage of all of Cingulars network- GSM or TDMA.

 

I don't think that Cingular offers any no contract plans here in So. Calif. where it's all GSM. I asked a salesperson about it and he said all plans require at least a one year contract. Cingular should work on getting their systems on the same level so that it won't be so confusing.

 

I've never heard of Cingular letting you sign up either without a contract everything that I have seen in there ads and the booth is either for a 1 or 2 year contract. The only thing that I have seen that doesn't require a contract with them is there pre-paid service and no one makes you sign a contract for those.

 

Cingular, does let you activate service without a contract if you bring in your own phone or if your buy the phone at retail price. Cingular had cancel the no commitment price plan in September of 2001 and brought it back in January of this year

 

And does this include their GSM California/Nevada markets? I asked about this two days ago and they said no such thing.

 

Yes, Larry it is offered in the California GSM market, I just checked the price plan code in that market and they do offer the no commitment price plan in cali & nev. Check at a Cingular owned store they have a customer service in the store and they could tell you everything that you might want to know, do not go to a retail agent store ,but Cingular store.

 

For the TDMA phones, I recommend the Nokia 3360 (which I have), or if your willing to pay more, the 8260. The 3360 is still kinda big in my opinion, I'd like to have the smaller phone, although some might say its too small. The 3360 will be more durable and have easier to change faceplates, though.

 

I have the Nokia 3360, it is a very nice phone. It is more phone than I will ever need.