Cingular Cell Phones
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Cingular Cell Phones
As one of the two major GSM cell phone service providers in the United States (T-Mobile being the other), Cingular features prominently in people's minds when they think about cell phone companies. The unmistakable orange goop of a mascot is known from coast to coast, but as Cingular operates out of Atlanta, Georgia, the vast majority of their subscribers are found in the South. In this way, it has been said that this southern slant has skewed the American Idol contests, given that all five winners have been from the Southern United States.
Cingular Wireless is the largest mobile phone company in the United States, with more than 56 million subscribers. The company is a joint venture between BellSouth and SBC Wireless, and is popular among users because of its "Rollover" service, sending unused minutes into the following month.
Looking Forward: 3G High Speed Data
Cingular Wireless, as a company, clearly has its sights set forward and not in the past. They've already announced that they're phasing out the ancient TDMA and analog networks, with full elimination coming by 2008. As the third generation of cell phone technology is now upon us, Cingular too has adopted the higher speeds brought on by 3G Mobile Phone Technology. In addition to GPRS and EDGE, Cingular is also working to offer HSDPA, UMTS, and WCDMA.
Fewest Dropped Calls
While Verizon may be heavily pushing their "Can you Hear Me Now?" campaign, Cingular quickly counters by saying that they have the fewest number of dropped calls across the country. Independent research performed by Telephia confirms this claim, and thus Cingular has been promoting their "Allover Network."
The Future
As hard as the people have worked in the past five years to build up Cingular's reputation, and to make that squiggly orange figure such a cultural icon, there are reports that the Cingular brand will be killed off some time in the future. This is because AT&T will be purchasing BellSouth's telephone and wireless operations (including Cingular), and reviving its own brand in Cingular's place. At a date yet to be determined, Cingular will start getting phased out and AT&T Wireless phased in.
Popular Handsets
- Sony Ericsson W600i: The Walkman line of cell phones coming out of Sony Ericsson is rapidly growing in popularity for their excellent music playing abilities. This beaut comes equipped a 1.3 megapixel camera, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, and MegaBass stereo headphones.
- Motorola RAZR V3: Easily one of the most popular cell phones on the market these days is this incredibly skinny flip phone from Motorola Cell Phones. Cingular has all you girly-girls covered with a pink offering, but there are black, blue, and silver versions available as well. Look for a few techie goodies like a built-in camera with video and 4x zoom, multimedia messaging, and Bluetooth wireless technology.
- Nokia 6682: Cingular carries this powerful cell phone from Nokia Cell Phones. In addition to fairly standard features like calendar, calculator, and stopwatch, the 6682 will also tackle email attachments (like PowerPoint and Excel), digital music with stereo audio, mobile television, Wayfinder Mobile Map Guide, and instant messaging via AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ.
- BlackBerry 8700c: Business users need to look no further than the BlackBerry 8700c. Sporting the unique user interface and layout found only on Research in Motion devices, the 8700c packs a full QWERTY keyboard, Push Email (of course), speakerphone, Bluetooth, and a large 320x240 pixel color display.
Comments
UUUUUMMM.... cingular lies! i have a motorolla cingular razor and i get so many dropped calls it aint funny! that is a false advertising. i mite be young but i certainly know what im talking about!
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