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Cellular Phone Forum / General / GSM / February 2004ATT takeover by Cingular, What do ATT customers
This morning's paper tellsme that ATT is being taken over by Cingular, and had this cryptic statement that eventually, ATT customers would have to bring their phones in to a Cingular to be "adjusted" Anyone know what this adjustment is? We have ATT GSM phones, I am guessing maybe they will unlock them for us, so Cingular SIMS can be inserted, which would be nice. Can't imagine what ATT customers on TDMA phones will have to do > This morning's paper tellsme that ATT is being taken over by Cingular, and > had this cryptic statement [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > guessing maybe they will unlock them for us, so Cingular SIMS can be > inserted, which would be nice. That is precisely what the adjustment is - nothing more need be done. > Can't imagine what ATT customers on TDMA > phones will have to do Once the TDMA database from ATTWS is merged with Cingular's current database, viola!  Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273 "All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know." -- Richard Wilbur I hope this doesn't mean that our phones will be relocked to Cingular. It took me foreever to get my phone unlocked. Stu > > This morning's paper tellsme that ATT is being taken over by Cingular, and > > had this cryptic statement [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Once the TDMA database from ATTWS is merged with Cingular's current > database, viola! If your phone is unlocked, I don't think you have to worry, you just need to get a Cingular SIM and pop it in. > I hope this doesn't mean that our phones will be relocked to Cingular. It > took me foreever to get my phone unlocked. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Once the TDMA database from ATTWS is merged with Cingular's current > > database, viola! >I hope this doesn't mean that our phones will be relocked to Cingular. It >took me foreever to get my phone unlocked. > >Stu I'd start worrying now if I were you. It's probably all going to change by next weekend. >> > This morning's paper tellsme that ATT is being taken over by Cingular, >and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> Once the TDMA database from ATTWS is merged with Cingular's current >> database, viola! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply >I hope this doesn't mean that our phones will be relocked to Cingular. It >took me foreever to get my phone unlocked. You wouldn't need to take it in then would you if the previous poster was correct. -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net >I am >> guessing maybe they will unlock them for us, so Cingular SIMS can be >> inserted, which would be nice. > >That is precisely what the adjustment is - nothing more need be done. And where did you discover this piece of information? -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net >>I am >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > And where did you discover this piece of information? There's not much discover here - if your phone is unlocked, you get a new Cingulr SIM - if your phone is locked, you take it in to be re-locked and get a new Cingular SIM. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273 "All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know." -- Richard Wilbur >>>I am >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >new Cingulr SIM - if your phone is locked, you take it in to be >re-locked and get a new Cingular SIM. And you assume a lot. You don't have any real idea of what will happen. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply >>>>I am >>>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > And you assume a lot. You don't have any real idea of what will > happen. Yeah, Joe, you're probably right, I'm assuming a lot. Truth is, it's more likely a great conspiracy to trick everyone with the Mystery of the Century (yes, this century). Cingular and ATTWS will huddle together in shared boardrooms of teak tables and hemp hammocks, concoct a new threat to national security. Afterwards, the TSA will require us turn our handsets under cover of darkness for submission to the Big Bad Witch, whereby a dirty, seductive dance with scented candles and violins will ensue in order to impart a liberal dose of New Age Cingular voodoo. So, it's either incredulously simple or notoriously complicated, and the choice we make will largely depend on how much fun we want out of it. Personally, I'm going with the violins. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273 "All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know." -- Richard Wilbur >There's not much discover here - if your phone is unlocked, you get a >new Cingulr SIM - if your phone is locked, you take it in to be >re-locked and get a new Cingular SIM. You are assuming that you will need a new Cingular SIM. My guess is that nothing on the SIM side of the house will need to be changed. After all, when they integrate the systems they will both work. -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net >>There's not much discover here - if your phone is unlocked, you get a >>new Cingulr SIM - if your phone is locked, you take it in to be [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > John S. > e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net You're right John, I am assuming new SIMS would be needed. But if Cingular can OTA deliver a fresh IRDB w/PRL, then maybe not. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273 "All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know." -- Richard Wilbur My AT&T phone just suddenly started roaming to Cingular in areas where previously I had only a weak or no AT&T signal at all. Was it disabled before? Sure seems like a coincidence... > >There's not much discover here - if your phone is unlocked, you get a > >new Cingulr SIM - if your phone is locked, you take it in to be [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > John S. > e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net > This morning's paper tellsme that ATT is being taken over by Cingular, and > had this cryptic statement > that eventually, ATT customers would have to bring their phones in to a > Cingular to be "adjusted" > Anyone know what this adjustment is? We have ATT GSM phones, I am Probably a software update to lock them on Cingular instead of AT&T! :) > guessing maybe they will unlock them for us, so Cingular SIMS can be > inserted, which would be nice. Would seem easier (and cheaper) to me to simply update the AT&T SIMS over-the-air with a new roaming database telling them to roam on Cingular if AT&T isn't available, then eventually when AT&T is no longer "available" they'll all be on Cingular. I suspect data settings will have to be changed, so AT&T customers can now pay too much for "Wireless Internet Express" instead of pay too much for mLife... > Can't imagine what ATT customers on TDMA > phones will have to do That one's easy- each phone will need to be reprogrammed for the Cingular home system ID instead of AT&T's, as well as a new roam database. TDMA phones aren't locked like GSM, so it could all be done from home with a call to customer service. >This morning's paper tellsme that ATT is being taken over by Cingular, and >had this cryptic statement >that eventually, ATT customers would have to bring their phones in to a >Cingular to be "adjusted" They don't really know and are just guessing at a possibility. Since the ink isn't even dry on the agreement I wouldn't lose any sleep over the matter. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply Hey, I can "adjust" my ATT phone real quick! Give me that hammer! ;-) > >This morning's paper tellsme that ATT is being taken over by Cingular, and > >had this cryptic statement [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply |
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