Cingular to be renamed AT&T....
Nov 21, 2005 | 8:51 am
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Cingular to be renamed AT&T....
Nov 21, 2005 | 9:04 am
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Idiots. Didn't they just spend some insane ammount to rebrand everything to Cingular?
IMHO Cingular is actually a stronger brand then AT&T . AT&T is just too old, too stale.
IMHO Cingular is actually a stronger brand then AT&T . AT&T is just too old, too stale.
Nov 21, 2005 | 9:05 am
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LOL!!!! I actually preferred ATT over Cingular. ATT Wireless didn't charge to receive SMS. I doubt they'll be doing that anytime soon.
Nov 21, 2005 | 9:29 am
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uh, what? How come I haven't read this in any of the news this morning or the past few days?
Bellsouth owns a substantial (40%) stake in Cingular, I highly doubt they'd like the name change. SBC/BS has been happy with the Cingular brand performance. This has got to be a joke.
The new logo sucks. The deathstar rules, it doesn't need to be messed up, and the lowercase looks amateur.
Bellsouth owns a substantial (40%) stake in Cingular, I highly doubt they'd like the name change. SBC/BS has been happy with the Cingular brand performance. This has got to be a joke.
The new logo sucks. The deathstar rules, it doesn't need to be messed up, and the lowercase looks amateur.
Last edited by Wireless; Nov 21, 2005 at 9:33 am
Nov 21, 2005 | 11:15 am
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Originally Posted by Wireless
uh, what? How come I haven't read this in any of the news this morning or the past few days?
Bellsouth owns a substantial (40%) stake in Cingular, I highly doubt they'd like the name change. SBC/BS has been happy with the Cingular brand performance. This has got to be a joke.
The new logo sucks. The deathstar rules, it doesn't need to be messed up, and the lowercase looks amateur.
Bellsouth owns a substantial (40%) stake in Cingular, I highly doubt they'd like the name change. SBC/BS has been happy with the Cingular brand performance. This has got to be a joke.
The new logo sucks. The deathstar rules, it doesn't need to be messed up, and the lowercase looks amateur.
Actually, Bellsouth seemed pretty happy with this, they claim that anything that helps sales is welcome.
Nov 21, 2005 | 11:24 am
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i laughed my tail off. having worked in technology since divestiture began in 1975, i find this all too comical. obviously a name means nothing. or is it divestiture that means nothing. a shell game: where is the at&t name today.
Nov 21, 2005 | 11:44 am
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ah, cool, finally reputable confirmation. interesting.
Speaking of laughing, I read the AT&T/SBC name decision while packing for BCN do in the wee hours of the morning. I was finding it hilarious that we're renaming Pacific Bell Park yet AGAIN. AT&T Park, you will!
Speaking of laughing, I read the AT&T/SBC name decision while packing for BCN do in the wee hours of the morning. I was finding it hilarious that we're renaming Pacific Bell Park yet AGAIN. AT&T Park, you will!
Nov 21, 2005 | 12:20 pm
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Ohhh, I know why.
I loved AT&T
I hated Cingular, they were a total nightmare to work with when they screwed things up.
They have such a bad reputation, they want to try to change that by changing their spots so to speak.
I loved AT&T
I hated Cingular, they were a total nightmare to work with when they screwed things up.
They have such a bad reputation, they want to try to change that by changing their spots so to speak.
Nov 21, 2005 | 12:39 pm
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I find this funny. I had ATTWS, which got bought by Cingular but then in NC was sold to Suncom but I got a letter saying that Cingular had bought back the former ATTWS customers in NC so that it would be Cingular now but I guess it is back to ATTWS.
I need a program to tell me who is on first.
I need a program to tell me who is on first.