http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Cingular to become AT&T on Monday http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/
i FULLY support the demise of cingulass...now if only they would bring back at&t's customer service and loyalty policies! ah...one dares to dream...]]>Jan 12th 2007 2:55PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/Jan 12th 2007 12:49PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/
Glad I just received my new Treo 680 with orange blob man on the front. Hopefully, the iPhone will start a trend toward carrier billboards being removed from our expensive devices.
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I thought that was, in effect, the rebranding kickoff. What else happens Monday?]]>Jan 12th 2007 2:23PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/Jan 12th 2007 1:47PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/Jan 12th 2007 3:29PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/ There will be a memorial service held for our dear friend the Cingular Jack on Monday, as his charismatic persona will be cast off by the powers that be, and, in his place, an ugly-ass blue and white sphere will be placed. These memorials will be held outside each Cingular store and stand, whether corporate or private. If you do plan to attend, please bring all your Cingular branded items to place in a casket, which will be blocking the door through which the new labeling will be transported. Also, please remember to bring at least one megaphone per person and several large posters of Jack to wave at passerby in honor of his passing.
After the memorial service, throat soothing medication will be given to anyone who needs it so that they will be able to speak normally after spending the morning shouting their objections to losing such a wonderful figure.

no, seriously, why in the world would at&t replace such an icon with that ugly-ass sphere? i mean, what are they thinking?? i'm sorry, it's white and blue, not blue and white.
maybe we should get Weird Al to sing a song about this to the tune of "American Pie", or some other American classic.]]>Jan 12th 2007 4:43PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/Jan 12th 2007 7:24PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/Jan 14th 2007 3:18AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/
Nothing, but American Idol starts on Tuesday.]]>Jan 12th 2007 10:03PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/I know it is only a "LOGO" change as they say.
but I like CINGULAR.

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From what I understand, it's simply a rebranding/name change. It'll still be the same crappy, we-don't-care-about-the-customers service and unreliable product line that prompted me to switch after being a loyal AT&T customer since January of 2001!

"A rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet." Yes, and a piece of dung by any other name is still crap! :-)

I think that's why they're renaming - AT&T Wireless was synonymous with great customer service (I have never heard of anyone speaking ill of AT&T's customer service pre-cingular) and Cingular was synonymous with.. well.. lack of good service. I never had a problem since I started service 1/2001 until Cingular took over. Than non-stop problems. The only call that went well was the one to get the unlock code for my s710a *after* I had already cancelled and paid the ETF. Too little, too late.

Oh, and for the questions on old AT&T devices.. there were/are actually 3 networks here. AT&T's ancient original TDMA (or was it CDMA? anywho, it was SIM-less) network, which sported the old-school Nokia 5165 that I started with. Then there was the AT&T "Next Generation Wireless" (GSM .. different network than the first, although owned by the same co.). Finally, there was the Cingular GSM. After the merger, the disjointedness of the Cingular/AT&T setup was quite pronounced, including having "blue care" and "orange care" in customer service to try and help distinguish the difference to the masses. I don't know how many times I called in to customer service and reached one section, only to have to be transferred to the other b/c blue reps didn't have access to the orange systems and vice versa. When I finally went with the Sony Ericsson s710a, I actually had to "port" my number from AT&T to Cingular, and get a new SIM card. At the merger was when the crappy service AND crappy customer service came about. You can keep your stinkin' rollover minutes - I'm paying $20/month LESS for the same amount of minutes on a more reliable carrier with better customer service! A silly little name change won't bring me back.]]>Jan 14th 2007 3:36AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/Jan 16th 2007 5:10PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/BR/Elie]]>Jan 19th 2007 5:55AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/01/12/cingular-to-become-atandt-on-monday/Jan 25th 2007 11:34PM