[Boatanchors] Cell Phones

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

Cingular (formerly various Bell mobile phone networks) has always been part of AT&T, AFAIK. 
 
Many years ago, I bought SW Bell Mobilephone Nokia phones and the next day (a Super Bowl Sunday) it became Cingular! 
 
It's been AT&T for quite a few years now.  The only time I've had dropouts has been in remote, hilly areas of NE Oklahoma near the MO border. 
 
I have no idea why Consumer Reports consistently rates AT&T service as poor.  I've been quite satisfied. 
 
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> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 18:50:48 -0400
> From: rbethman at comcast.net
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Cell Phones
> 
> List,
> 
> I did own the old "Bag Phone" at one time.  I only used it when I was 
> running late to let the XYL know I was taking the ferry and the back way 
> home.  The traffic in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area isn't too 
> far behind California!  It is a nightmare.
> 
> Their current solution?  High Occupancy Toll Lanes!  We have large 
> numbers that drive from as far as West Virginia to work in the District.
> 
> I guess I'm a rarity?
> 
> I can drive from Virginia all the way down to Georgia.
> 
> Yet I never have an issue with dropouts nor having a problem with 
> understanding what is being said.
> 
> I had the dropout issue, including the cellphone Blackhole from Hades 
> back in 2002 through 2004 when I had Sprint and the Motorola Push to 
> Talk ability.  It started just on the Southern part of Virginia, and 
> carried well into North Carolina.
> 
> I'm with AT&T now, and haven't had one lick of trouble since they took 
> over Cingular.
> 
> I'm also highly content with my Galaxy S5.
>>> 
> Regards, Bob - N0DGN
> 
> On 4/9/2015 6:17 PM, Jim Haynes wrote:
> >
> > I have a saying that if we still had the old Bell System and Bell Labs
> > your cell phone might be as big as a brick, but you would be able to
> > understand what the caller is saying and there would be no dropouts.