I am looking for a Nokia 6310i or 660 phone so I can have tri-band and
insert SIMs when I travel to Europe, Australia and New Zealand.  I don't see
these are available in any cingular plan.  If I buy the phone from a vender
would it be supported and would it work everywhere I ...

So any guyz from Cingular TECH here?
Here is the story: I live in New York City - Staten Island, just moved to
new appartment - and can you imagine there is no signal on the street two
blocks away from my house - like you drive and talk on the phone and got cut

I am currently on Cingular's preferred nation (TDMA) plan.  If I were to
switch to GSM Nation or Cingular Nation (GAIT), how much would a SIM
cost.  From what I understand, GAIT SIMs are similar to but different
from GSM SIMs.  I would more likely like to purchase a GAIT SIM, as ...

Does anyone know if Cingular has any plans to implement the direct connect
feature that Nextel uses?  I heard that the patent is about to run out for
Nextel, and other providers might start offering this feature.  Any
information on this is appreciated.

Does Cingular still have a portal that restricts you to
only sites that pay to be listed on their portal?  The
old "garden wall" syndrome.
I went to three Cingular stores and no one could give me

What is your pref? Tend to go with siemens don't need camera. Do you find
that feature useful?
Jari

Is voicemail billed for deposit and retreival?  Buffalo NY market if it
matters.  Never was an issue until this month, when I got hammered with
calls!
I believe Verizon is billed for retrieval only - anyone confirm?

For some unknown reason, I cannot get the CSD working on my t616.  The GPRS
works fine.  I believe I have the settings in there properly.  I can connect
to CSD with my Siemens A56 but I keep getting a connection failure during
the verification process immediately after dial up on my ...

I'm on the Cingular KIC plan using an Ericsson R278d phone and tried it a
few times on my trip to Trowbridge Township MI(A few miles from Allegan)
with not a great success rate.  My first try in September I was asked to
re-enter MY cell phone number and passcode before connecting  - ...

I upgraded to a Sony Ericsson t616 yesterday, and I'm having a very hard
time receiving calls. If i try to call my cell number, i get a message
saying "The number you dialed is not a working number, please check the
number and dial again." If I immediately hand up and call again, it ...

Has anyone used the samsung 307 and if so I'm interested strictly in it's rf
performance.  How does it compare to nokia or the motorola v60gi?

My wife and I both have separate Cingular Nation plans on our cell
phones.  Her phone is a Nokia 6161 and mine is a Nokia 7160.  Both are
TDMA 800/1900 and Analog 800 according to the specs from the Nokia
site.  We live in the Birmingham area and seem to get comparable

Does Cingular actually charge 2 bucks to add voicemail to a plan?

I have seen a cheap phone for sale.  It is locked for Cingular.  I am on
Cingular.
Can I stick my SIM in and run?
Or is there something else to look for? (I understand it will not work if it

I got a new phone after checking with Cingular who said it would be fine and
there would be NO change in my services or fees.  I got the Nokia 3595 phone
from them.  Now when I make a local call, e.g. from the cell phone to my
standard phone in the same house, it's a TOLL call ...