Cavity Search wrote:
> "Ed Stasiak" <estasiak@att.net> wrote in message
> news:1160527627.723989.288370@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> I got a letter from Cingular the other day and it said that
>> they will no longer be supporting my (4+ year old Motorola
>> V60) TDMA/analog cell phone (whatever that is) and I have
>> to get a new GSM cell phone (whatever that is).
>>
>> Now Cingular is offering a "free" Nokia 6030 phone, but the
>> rebate deal states that I have sign-up for a new 2-year contract
>> with them and I have to get a Cingular VISA Rewards Card
>> and I'm not interested in going thru all that BS.
>>
>> So since it appears I have to get a new cell phone and I'm not
>> hip to the cell phone provider market, I figured I'd head down
>> to the local Cingular store and buy a new phone I like and have
>> them transfer my existing Cingular service (which works fine,
>> more or less) to the new phone.
>>
>> I know it can't be _that_ easy....
>>
>> So what kinda problems and additional costs might I end-up
>> facing with Cingular by going this route, and what do I need to
>> know and say to the (no doubt punk-ass teenage) service rep
>> at their store, to avoid all kinda hassles over this?
>
> They like to throw on extra costs. It could cost you one or more hundred
> dollars to buy a phone without the 2 years.
>
> You can buy a GSM phone on Ebay, Amazon, Newegg, or any number of dealers.
> Do a little research first, so you can make sure your buying the right one.
> You may need a SIM card. Cingular can help you with that.
>
> However, if your phone is still working, and your happy with it, keep it
> until it doesn't work anymore. It'll probably work for years, if your
> lucky.
>
> CS
>
>


Yes, that old Moto V60 may keep working for years, and if it does it'll
become a roamer off the Cingular network after 1Q08, assuming Cingular's
roaming partners in his area still offer TDMA - Cingular sure won't be.

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jer
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