01 Aug 2006
Cingular: Upgrade or pay

I'm not going to get hit with this: I already "upgraded" when my old TDMA phone was dropped (literally) late last year. And I absolutely despise the new phone and "service".

We had Nextel when we returned to Indiana in 2000, which was an all digital network from the beginning. It simply didn't work out here - the range is too limited. So we switched to Cingular, and were eminently happy until they forced us to go digital. Now, we have no service at home - some upgrade, huh?

Of course, since all the wireless nets are going digital, we have no choice. I've not been able to determine if it's the companies or the FCC that's behind this, but it sucks.

Biggest U.S. wireless service says $4.99-a-month fee would apply to about 4.7 million subscribers with TDMA and analog cellphones.

(link) [CNN.com]

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