I'm currently trying to initiate cellular service for my wife and I and my
FIL using a Cingular family plan.  Since my part of Florida is still
recovering from Hurricane Ivan, the local Cingular stores are packed with
people getting replacement phones, etc.  I decided to sign up ...

I spoke to a customer service rep and was told that as of one week ago, due
to major problems on the 850 Mhz mode, the Motorola V600 is no longer being
sold by Cingular.
I just went on the cingular website, and it seems like it is no longer

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/24/BUG
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In a landmark ruling, California regulators voted 4-1 Thursday to fine
Cingular Wireless $12.1 million for locking millions of mobile phone
customers into long-term contracts with hefty ...

Does anybody know where I can purchase a replacement Antenna for a
Motorola V400?
Mine came off and I did not notice.
Thanks

I bought two T616 phones from Cingular last year; each time, the SIM
was active and the phione was working before I even left the store.
Today I bought a T637 from Cingular, and the store manager told me it
might take up to 24 hours(!!!) before the SIM card would be activated.

Its been a while since I've used a newsgroup so please forgive me in advance
for any brain dead ill considerations.
My question today concerns picture phones with the cingular service. I was
about to buy one and realized that the company has 2 at what looks to be a

I live in La.  and purchased a V60 on ebay.  I like the phone, but it says
"Cingular Extend".  I took it to the local Cingular store, and was told that
this was because the phone was activated in another market and this could
not be fixed.  Is this true?

If it is possible to send someone a ringtone or wallpaper,
why should we be able to edit our fonebooks, calendars or weblinks
on the web. In fact, why not backup that way?
It would be so much less cumbersome because we wouldn't need to have a

Is the end in sight for TDMA service under Cingular?

Switching to Cingular soon.
Can get the v220 for free, the v400 for $50
Which is recommenced over the other.
Criteria all around but obviously reception and sound is most

I want to move from the Nokia 3595 that came with my Cingular service
plan (Nationwide free roaming, etc.) to a Motorola V400. Is that
possible? Can I buy an unlocked Mot V400 and simply install the SIM card
from the Nokia 3595? Please offer advice? Thanks in advance.

I recently changed from my 500 minute GSM nation plan $39.99 with an
additional line for $9.99 to a GAIT nation plan for $45 for 400 minutes and
went to one phone on that plan since an additional line for a GAIT plan is
$19.99 instead of the $9.99 I had with the GSM plan.  So ...

I really like the Samsung e317 specs.
Anyone try this phone?
Opinion?

On the Samsung x427m there are two choices for Folder Tone
1) Future
2) Crystal
As I am a trekker I want the blip blip sound used by the communicators (Star

Ok, this is totally bizarre. Starting about a month ago, I have been
getting a tremendous number of wrong # calls. They come in batches :
none for 10-12 hours, then in the space of 20 minutes I'll get a half
dozen. The numbers are all from the Florida area code, all of the