Miles opportunities from AT&T Wireless/Cingular Merger?
Oct 26, 2004 | 7:10 pm
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Miles opportunities from AT&T Wireless/Cingular Merger?
I had an AT&T Wireless cell service. Today I wake up and after hearing about it on NPR discover that my cellphone lights up as "Cingular". Has anyone else with the former AT&T Wireless had any offers or discussed their plans with the Cingular customer service? Are they offering any new contract service that gives any miles on any ff plans?
My current service contract is the $29.99 monthly service with 250 mins. in limited area codes with a Nokia 3595. Occasionally when I've called "technical" support about other matters, they've tried to hit me up with new service contracts. That's what leads me to think that Cingular will be trying to entice their AT&T orphans to take on their own contracts in some form. Does anyone know of rates/terms and miles that match my current and which Cingular is offering with some ff miles if you're willing to switch over? I realise that doing so will probably entail starting all over for another 2 years but the miles are worth it at this point.
My current service contract is the $29.99 monthly service with 250 mins. in limited area codes with a Nokia 3595. Occasionally when I've called "technical" support about other matters, they've tried to hit me up with new service contracts. That's what leads me to think that Cingular will be trying to entice their AT&T orphans to take on their own contracts in some form. Does anyone know of rates/terms and miles that match my current and which Cingular is offering with some ff miles if you're willing to switch over? I realise that doing so will probably entail starting all over for another 2 years but the miles are worth it at this point.
Oct 26, 2004 | 7:37 pm
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Originally Posted by hal1050
I had an AT&T Wireless cell service. Today I wake up and after hearing about it on NPR discover that my cellphone lights up as "Cingular". Has anyone else with the former AT&T Wireless had any offers or discussed their plans with the Cingular customer service? Are they offering any new contract service that gives any miles on any ff plans?
My current service contract is the $29.99 monthly service with 250 mins. in limited area codes with a Nokia 3595. Occasionally when I've called "technical" support about other matters, they've tried to hit me up with new service contracts. That's what leads me to think that Cingular will be trying to entice their AT&T orphans to take on their own contracts in some form. Does anyone know of rates/terms and miles that match my current and which Cingular is offering with some ff miles if you're willing to switch over? I realise that doing so will probably entail starting all over for another 2 years but the miles are worth it at this point.
My current service contract is the $29.99 monthly service with 250 mins. in limited area codes with a Nokia 3595. Occasionally when I've called "technical" support about other matters, they've tried to hit me up with new service contracts. That's what leads me to think that Cingular will be trying to entice their AT&T orphans to take on their own contracts in some form. Does anyone know of rates/terms and miles that match my current and which Cingular is offering with some ff miles if you're willing to switch over? I realise that doing so will probably entail starting all over for another 2 years but the miles are worth it at this point.
Oct 26, 2004 | 10:22 pm
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The Telephone section of my website, Free Frequent Flyer Miles, has several offers for miles for signing up for cell phone service.
Oct 29, 2004 | 8:59 am
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that 1000 mins deal might NOT be as good as it sounds. Its 1000 that includes ALL mins, Peak and non-Peak. While for the same $39 they also offer 450 Peak, 5000 Nights (9pm-7am)and weekends, and unlimited mins when calling or receiving from another Cingular members phone, as well as Rollover (could be the 1000 is also with rollover).
For me the 450 would be a better deal, I guess for some the 1000 would work fine as well.
For me the 450 would be a better deal, I guess for some the 1000 would work fine as well.
Oct 29, 2004 | 9:06 am
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Originally Posted by craz
that 1000 mins deal might NOT be as good as it sounds. Its 1000 that includes ALL mins, Peak and non-Peak. While for the same $39 they also offer 450 Peak, 5000 Nights (9pm-7am)and weekends, and unlimited mins when calling or receiving from another Cingular members phone, as well as Rollover (could be the 1000 is also with rollover).
For me the 450 would be a better deal, I guess for some the 1000 would work fine as well.
For me the 450 would be a better deal, I guess for some the 1000 would work fine as well.
For more info on Cingular's deals, there's a website for people as obsessed with cellphones as FT is for frequent travelers = check http://www.howardforums.com/
Oct 31, 2004 | 9:39 am
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I signed up with AT&T a couple months ago, knowing that they were being bought out by Cingular. I got a better deal than Cingular was offering. As I understand it, no AT&T contracts will change - your terms and conditions, rates, minutes, etc. will remain the same. AT&T has had free roaming on Cingular for some time (not sure if Cingular customers could roam on AT&T free). My phone shows the name of the carrier that owns the tower it is connected to - bounces between AT&T and Cingular all the time. At some point I would assume all names will be converted to Cingular, billing, etc. The odd thing is that the phone I received did not have an AT&T or Cingular logo painted on it - just the basic Motorola. They must not have been customizing phones expecting the transition.