Cingular

July 18, 2003 · Comments

Erik says:

Y’know, I like Cingular . I really do. They’ve got good coverage, decent rates, and sales offices all over. They’re not too bad. They’re certainly not Verizon, that’s for sure!

I agree. He’s also right that they don’t have the best selection of phones. I currently have a Motorola 120t and while it doesn’t have all the bells & whistles of other phones, it’ll do. Cingular has the best coverage around here. My cell phone works here in Connecticut where T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T won’t. I also have a good plan that’s hard to find in other providers: $69 a month for 850 weekday minutes, 3500 nights & weekend minutes with *true* nationwide long distance and no roaming. Most so-called “nationwide” plans only cover about 85-90% of the country. Which is fine until you happen to be in that 10-15% area and you get socked with astronomical roaming charges.

Speak of which, my mother is very mad at Verizon. Last month, she used her cell phone to call me. I happen to have been in Bridgeport, CT at the time. This morning, she told me that she got her cell phone bill and she got hit with roaming charges for that call. That really sucks. She was in her home area, and because I happened to be in a part of the country that Verizon doesn’t cover she got the charge. That makes no sense. I could understand if she called a Bridgeport phone number, but why should she have to find out where I am on my cell phone before she calls me? I know that wouldn’t happen with Cingular, even with other plans that include long distance. What matters is where you call *from* not where the person is on the other end as long as it’s in the United States.

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