11-21-2005, 08:53 AM
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Cingular to be renamed as AT&T
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/te...t_x.htm?csp=34
Blah blah blah...confused. From what I remember Cingular bought AT&T Wireless and became Cingular. SBC bought AT&T local and long distance phone service. Now or soon Cingular will be called AT&T Wireless and SBC will rename itself to AT&T. All that Cingular marketing seemed to be wasteful to me but I guess back then AT&T wasn't doing so hot and now the use of AT&T seems more marketable for SBC just in brand recognition. Man it's going to be confusing for those folks who were with AT&T before the merger and haven't changed their plan and want to upgrade to the new AT&T if they offer different plans than what Cingular offers.
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11-21-2005, 08:54 AM
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I have AT&T wireless so it's all the same for me
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11-21-2005, 10:21 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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...meanwhile the customer service centers grow worse and worse.
 I just hope that my Dish, DSL, or local phone service doesn't start having "problems" otherwise I'm in for a long and painful phone call. *sigh* All these mergers lately...not good news for consumers when all signs of "competition" are phased out. |
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11-21-2005, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Sounds like a waste of money to change the name, yet again. Hopefully the coverage areas don't change.
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11-21-2005, 11:36 AM
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What's Da Pho*?
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SoCal (714)
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That's dumb since AT&T wireless service wasn't so good before Cingular bought it.
Cingular wireless is pretty good now but I hate its 2-year contract.
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