"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.

I got the same letter. I've always liked Cingular, but this
is going to push me to change.

I've got a really old plan that's $10/month for no minutes,
and $10/month for 60 minutes. Most months my mother
uses about 5-10 minutes.

Now, the are adding $5/month for TDMA surcharge, and
TDMA goes away the end of next year.

EVEN IF I BRING MY OWN GSM PHONE they won't
move the account from TDMA to GSM without switching
to a $39.99 or higher plan.

Guess I'll switch mom to Virgin Mobile. They have a
pay as you go plan that's effectively $20/quarter, so
I'll be saving $$. Only downsides are that it's CDMA,
and on the Sprint network, so coverage is spotty off
the highways.