Should I switch from my old AT&T GSM contract to a new Cingular contract?
I have a great original AT&T GSM family plan that just expired. I am now going month to month. For the equivalent minutes, etc., I would have to pay $20-$30 more per month if I got a new Cingular plan.
The problem is that over the past 2 months my service has gotten worse and worse, for both my phone and my wife's. The major symptom is audio breaking up, especially the other caller's audio. This happens even with good signal indicator on the phone (3+ bars), from places, such as my house, where my service used to be excellent. I have a Sony Ericsson T616, and my wife has an S-E T236, both locked to AT&T.
My question is: if I re-sign with Cingular and get new phones will my service improve? Or is the problem not that I have an "AT...
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The problem is that over the past 2 months my service has gotten worse and worse, for both my phone and my wife's. The major symptom is audio breaking up, especially the other caller's audio. This happens even with good signal indicator on the phone (3+ bars), from places, such as my house, where my service used to be excellent. I have a Sony Ericsson T616, and my wife has an S-E T236, both locked to AT&T.
My question is: if I re-sign with Cingular and get new phones will my service improve? Or is the problem not that I have an "AT...
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Well, its kind of hard for anyone to say whether or not your service will improve because of the fact that none of us know what your daily routine is like.
I will say for right now, your at&t phone is not picking up cingular's network, which is much larger than at&t's. So I think its fair to say your service will be better on cingular's network.
I will say for right now, your at&t phone is not picking up cingular's network, which is much larger than at&t's. So I think its fair to say your service will be better on cingular's network.
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I do understand that cell reception is always "YMMV", but you touched upon the issue that I had in mind: will I reach more towers with a "real" Cingular phone, and/or does Cingular prioritize bandwidth for native Cingular customers vs. roamers.
Based on my experience, and that of the other person who responded, it would appear that Cingular's policy may have changed recently. Does anyone know if this is true?
Thanks very much.
Based on my experience, and that of the other person who responded, it would appear that Cingular's policy may have changed recently. Does anyone know if this is true?
Thanks very much.
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I have the exact same issue as you. My fiancee and I are on a GSM plan from ATT that is 900 anytime minutes, nights (start at 7) and weekends, mobile to mobile, etc. all for 59.99 a month, a 700 minute plan starts at 69.99,anyway. SO, in the last two months, it seems (esp. her phone) the service has gone to crap. She had 4 dropped calls in a 20 minute conversation tonight (full 4 or 5 bars of signal and we are connecting to the Cingular service per the display on the screen). It's quite frustrating as I was always very happy with ATT and their service, but I didn't change since we are locked into the contract until October 06. I can get some pretty good deals through work, but I don't want to chance upgrading (and getting locked into ano...
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I have the exact same issue as you. My fiancee and I are on a GSM plan from ATT that is 900 anytime minutes, nights (start at 7) and weekends, mobile to mobile, etc. all for 59.99 a month, a 700 minute plan starts at 69.99,anyway. SO, in the last two months, it seems (esp. her phone) the service has gone to crap. She had 4 dropped calls in a 20 minute conversation tonight (full 4 or 5 bars of signal and we are connecting to the Cingular service per the display on the screen). It's quite frustrating as I was always very happy with ATT and their service, but I didn't change since we are locked into the contract until October 06. I can get some pretty good deals through work, but I don't want to chance upgr
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