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HelpMePlease
Posts: 5 |
 
Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:33 pm |
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This started yesterday but my phone display which has always said AT&T wireless, except when I was visiting family in another state, now says Cingular. Does that mean I'm now only accessing Cingular towers?
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pwchicken
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
Mot v551
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:19 pm |
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ATT merged with Cingular, and they must have renamed the towers. If you are being charged for roaming, you might want to have a call to ATT.
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goldsend
Posts: 1 |
Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:54 pm |
ATT was bought by Cingular. Cingular was only allowed to use the ATT brands for six months after the purchase. If you still have a ATT phone, the screen should now say Cingular. If you ARE getting charged for roaming though, it's still a good idea to call Cingular Billing. 
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realboy2005
Posts: 82
Phone Model:
Motorola V3r (T-Mo), unlocked, flashed, flexed
Service Provider:
Former AT&T Wireless |
Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:01 pm |
Nokia phones must say AT&T/Cingular, Motorolas say Cingular (but not Cingular Wireless as it should if you are a Cingular customer (Cingular Orange)).
So, if your phone says Cingular instead of AT&T Wireless, it's the first Cingular's step of acquiring AT&T Wireless; however, your reception while on AT&T Wireless (renamed to Cingular) network has not been improved 
There should be no roaming charges.
Enjoy your last year of your AT&T Wireless + Cingular benefits, because you will have to switch to Cingular when your contract expires. 
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elmo01
Posts: 2221
Phone Model:
Samsung SPH-M510
Service Provider:
Bell Canada |
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:40 am |
| realboy2005 wrote: | Nokia phones must say AT&T/Cingular, Motorolas say Cingular (but not Cingular Wireless as it should if you are a Cingular customer (Cingular Orange)).
So, if your phone says Cingular instead of AT&T Wireless, it's the first Cingular's step of acquiring AT&T Wireless; however, your reception while on AT&T Wireless (renamed to Cingular) network has not been improved
There should be no roaming charges.
Enjoy your last year of your AT&T Wireless + Cingular benefits, because you will have to switch to Cingular when your contract expires. |
Speaking as the person on the other end of the phone when you call customer care there are no plans to "force migrate" GSM customers to Cingular orange at this time...
if you are in a Divested market (listed below) that is a different story
Puerto Rico
Charlotte, NC
KENTUCKY:
Owensboro
Paducah
Mayfield Fulton
CONNECTICUT:
Litchfield
Torrington
New Milford
Watertown
Winstead
Canton
ARKANSAS:
Jonesboro
Paragould
Blytheville
Marked Tree
Forrest City
Wynne
Russellville
Searcy
Newport
DALLAS:
Sherman/Denison
Gainesville
Bowie
Jacksboro
TYLER/LONGVIEW:
Lufkin
Nacogdoches
Henderson
Jacksonville
Carthage
Centre
Overton
OKLAHOMA CITY/STILLWATER:
Oklahoma City
Norman
Edmond
Midwest City
El Reno
Shawnee
Warr Acres
Mustang
Yukon
Moore
Stillwater
Blackwell
Cushing
Ponca City
SPRINGFIELD, MO:
Monet
Mt Vernon
Goodman
MISSISSIPPI:
Grenada
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Samsung
Posts: 3141
Phone Model:
Motorola RAZR2 V8 |
Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:31 pm |
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you could try a manual network selection to see if there is an AT&T tower in the area that you are visiting. I doubt that you are getting charged for roaming or anything because im sure that cingular and At&T are roaming partners especially with the recent merger. Phone is prob displaying cingular because cingular has a stronger signal in that particular area and you network selection is prob set to automatic.
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