Hi-- I would very much appreciate any information or advice the group could
offer with regard to a continuing issue where calls-- with regularity and
regardless of location or signal strength at beginning of the call-- drop
after 15-20 minutes or so.

Facts:
Network: former AT&T customer/Cingluar "Blue"

Phone: Motorola V180

SIM: AT&TWS; I am able to force the phone to switch to Cingular Orange
(phone then reads "Cingular Wireless" rather than "Cingular" via
Settings|Network|New Network)

Location: Fairfax County, Virginia and Washington DC (but same problem in
central NJ)

Background:
The issue occurs at my home, a '5-bar' reception area, but also from other
areas as well. After 15-20 minutes, a call will simply drop. One additional
item I have noticed. If, after a call drops, I try to force the phone over
to Orange network, I get a "Network Busy" message. I know next to nothing
about cellular, but thought that this might indicate that calls were
dropping because of a network capacity issue.

One Cingular store clerk (she did not seem knowledgable) attributed my
problem to the "turning off" of the blue network.

A Cingluar Customer Service phone rep told me that this was wrong, but that
the V180 model was known to have dropped call problems.

Again, I would appreciate any advice the group might offer. I have 10 months
to go on a 2-year AT&TWS contract that works very well for my family. I
would prefer not to migrate, at least not before the contract ends, so as to
have the opportunity to shop around. We are mostly happy with Cingular, but
Verizon does offer service in the DC Subway...

Thank you in advance,
Michael