"SinghaLvr" <singhalvr@charter.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C1D133B501C44492F0407648@news.giganews .com...
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:07:04 -0500, jeremy wrote
> (in article <cpPqh.8875$wq.7757@trndny07>):
>
>> I dumped Cingular a year ago--after having been with ATTWS for 7 years
>> with
>> never a problem--and I never looked back.
>>
>> I got a better deal with Sprint, and unlike my TDMA phones, my service
>> worked fine from the first day.
>>
>> Cingular lost millions of customers due to their inflexible attitude. It
>> reminded me back when phone companies disconnected you for having
>> "illegal
>> extension phones" on your line.
>
> See my previous message about Sprint if you want to see inflexible. They
> won't give me service without a contract, even if I'm *not* buying a phone
> but already own one. Go figure.
>

Does anyone give service to new customers without contracts? My gripe with
Cingular was that I was already out-of-contract when they bought ATTWS and
then they tried to twist my arm into re-upping on a minimum two-year
contract--as though I were a new customer.

I guess every carrier has critics, Sprint included, but all I can say was
that Sprint went the extra mile to get my account, including no activation
charges, 7 PM n/w, no roaming charges, free m2m and their reps were quite
accommodating when I called. Just like the old AT&T. Cingular left a
really bad taste in my mouth, but Sprint has been as courteous as could
be--and this is a year after I made the switch.

My daughter has Cingular and she love them. I take one look at her bill and
am glad I switched out . . .