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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 9:50 pm
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cepheid
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Originally Posted by jfe
Conga lines please, one person per referral. Otherwise we can see this turning into another pyramid scheme
No problem. Although since everyone is limited to 5 referrals anyway, it would be a very short pyramid! But Conga it is.

Originally Posted by vincom
Cingular Orange is terrible - a total rip off! I believe anyone on a new Cingular activation should go on the blue side. If they have the options...
I don't think you can actually get any new service on the blue side anymore... the AT&T Wireless website points to Cingular now, and Cingular is working to kill off the AT&T branding entirely (old plans should remain in effect until cancelled, AFAIK). FWIW, when I made the choice between Cingular and AT&T 1.5 years ago, I chose Cingular because (at the time) it had better family plans and equipment rates. Another big plus was that Cingular sold (and still sells) their phones unlocked, so you could use them with other SIM chips - this is a big help when using the phone abroad. AT&T phones were locked so you'd have to pay for an unlock kit or for someone to unlock it for you. (Note that Cingular won't TELL you their phones are unlocked... so this could change. But for the last few years, all their phones are sold unlocked.)

But anyway, this thread absolutely wasn't about whether you SHOULD sign up for Cingular. It was about, if you *DO* sign up for Cingular, both you and I (or whoever else is your referrer, down the conga line) get $25 out of it.

The referral is still open, in case anyone's signing up. ;-)
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