[Boatanchors] Cell Phones

[manualman at juno.com]

The maps:
http://www.cellularmaps.com/3g_compare.shtml

"Cingular Wireless" (joint venture between SBC and Bell South) was around
from roughly 2000 to 2007. In 2004 they acquired the old AT&T Wireless.
SBC acquired the original AT&T in 2006. Then, through the use of smoke
and mirrors, Cingular became owned by AT&T, I think also in 2006, when
AT&T acquired Bell South. After that in 2007, Cingular went with the AT&T
name. If you worked for the orignal AT&T back in the 80's, they seemed to
be doing the same type of smoke and mirrors dance every several months.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Thu, 9 Apr 2015 18:26:19 -0500 D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
writes:
> 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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