Cellular phones topics - Re: Cingular screws over AT&T Free2Go customers after merger

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Re: Cingular screws over AT&T Free2Go customers after merger

SteveT

2005-05-19, 11:51 am

It's true, Beyond Wireless now apparently wants *only* Nokia phones.
Nothing else. So, I am apparently out of luck with BW, too, because I
have an Ericsson phone. I was told this over the weekend and
double-checked this a.m. The BW rep confirmed they won't activate
Ericssons anymore, even the AT&T branded TDMA Ericssons.
"But...but...it worked on AT&T Free2Go network and it's a tri-mode
TDMA," I protested. "Why wouldn't it work on BW?"
"We are using AT&T network but we are switching to Cingular towers,"
she replied.
So, that seems to be that.
Fortunately, I found a stash of old Free2Go $10 phone cards good for
90-day renewal in a rundown drug store in a bad part of town. Cingular
is committed to honor them for until they are all used up. So, I
bought myself another year @ $40. I'll deal with the problem again
then....

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