Malathan <malathan@comcast.net> wrote in
news:s6l2q2t7v9kuogg6ottga6mq1e8ssi5u7t@4ax.com:

> Currently I have a Sony Ericson 637 phone (both family lines) and have
> notices over past 6 months to get increasingly dropped calls and
> static when calling between them.

SP Trading company has them brand new on Cingular for $79 on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-SONY-E...UETOOTH-PHONE-
CINGULAR_W0QQitemZ160069645577QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6 4355QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIte
m

One of them may have an internal loose connection from the time it
dropped. When you call your landline from each of them, which one makes
the static noise? Do they both? If you've had good service in your area
from Cingular until recently between phones, I'd try to isolate which
phone the static is coming from and take it to a REAL Cingular store, the
one with technicians in it not the mall kiosk, and let them put the phone
on the test set to check it out.

The reason I'd go through all this is you don't NEED a contract with any
carrier to have the service you have now with all those features you have
now. Just let your contract expire and go month-to-month without being
an indentured servant under slave contract. If that phone suits your
needs, buy a new one and switch them online at cingular.com, preserving
your nice grandfathered rates/features/7PM freebie and gain rollover
minutes at Cingular, which is a really nice feature if Cingular works
where you need it.

It also wouldn't hurt to mention to Cingular when you take the phone in
for service that you're considering Verizon. Churning is number one at
the service desk. They might cut you a sweet deal to stay and simply
hand you a new phone or refurb'd T637 that works for free. They have
thousands, I'm sure, noone wants.

Yeah, I know it looks better over on the other side of the street. The
grass is greener, the sun brighter, but the PRICE and CONTRACT over there
is enough to turn your stomach.....see?