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Cingular (February 2007, Week Vol. 0)

Cingular spends USD1.8m a day in LA
Feb-22-2007
The largest US cellular operator AT&T/Cingular Wireless has revealed that its total spending in the greater Los Angeles area has amounted to USD1.3 billion over the last two years. The firm says it has invested around USD1.8 million a day on network upgrades and expansions in LA since 2005, adding an average of five new cell sites every week. Cingular says it spent USD13.5 billion nationally over the past two years. The firm, which is wholly owned by AT&T Inc, had just over 61 million subscribers at the end of 2006.
Featured Review: Cingular 8525
Feb-22-2007
As mobile phones start taking greater advantage of the newer high-speed 3G wireless data networks, Cingular is leading the charge with its new Windows Mobile 5 Phone Edition device. Based on the design of their earlier 8125, the Cingular 8525 incorporates high-speed HSDPA data capability and a 400 MHz Samsung 2442A processor....
Cingular Spends $1.3 Billion in Los Angeles
Feb-22-2007
The USA's Cingular Wireless says that it has invested almost US$1.3 billion -- or the equivalent of US$1.8 mil...
Cingular Has Little Control Over iPhone
Feb-20-2007
Most of the cell phones Cingular sells are required to use its Web surfing software, ringtone download service and other services that are tied directly to Cingular.
Cingular completes $1.3-billion wireless upgrade in L.A.
Feb-21-2007
AT&T Inc.'s wireless unit, Cingular Wireless, said Wednesday that it had completed its two-year, $1.3-billion investment to expand and enhance service in Greater Los Angeles.
Cingular finishes $125 million upgrade
Feb-22-2007

Cingular Wireless has completed a $125 million network upgrade to its Idaho and Utah system that includes the addition of 93 new cell sites, 75 of which are in Utah, according to Dewey Garner, director of sales ...

Saint Steve Jobs "insulted" Cingular for iPhone
Feb-20-2007
APPLE GURU Steve Jobs managed to insult his telco partners Cingular until they bent all their rules to take his iPhone project, an august journal claimed yesterday.
Cingular 8525 PDA Phone (Cingular) for $224.99
Feb-22-2007
tri-band UMTS/HSDPA; quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE for global use Windows Mobile 5.0 with Messaging & Security Feature Pack sliding QWERTY keyboard with improved keypad design and improved backlight for easier use in low light conditions 128MB ROM / 64MB RAM; ~51MB user available memory 2.0 mega-pixel camera with video capabilitiesClick here for Cingular 8525 PDA Phone (Cingular)
Samsung i607 Blackjack Bluetooth Smartphone for $0 after rebate
Feb-18-2007
Wirefly.com offers the Samsung i607 Blackjack Bluetooth Smartphone from Cingular for $149.99 plus a $9 processing free. With activation of a new line...(more)
Samsung D407 Bluetooth Camera Cell Phone for $0
Feb-20-2007
Wirefly.com offers the Samsung D407 Camera Cell Phone from Cingular for $0 plus a $9.99 processing free. That's the best deal we've seen for this...(more)
Cingular deal may aid Nokia talks
Feb-22-2007
The move could be a way to bring Nokia and Qualcomm together, Jacobs said at a Bank of America technology conference in New York.
Accident victim still in guarded condition
Feb-23-2007
St. Tammany News A Lacombe man injured Saturday when a van crashed through a Cingular store in Slidell is still listed in guarded condition, Slidell Police said Wednesday.
Company sues Osage Beach over cell-phone tower
Feb-19-2007
Due to a reporting error, US Cingular was incorrectly identified as having sued Osage Beach in the Feb.
Sprint Nextel more reliable than Cingular, Shock!
Feb-22-2007

Call-dropping like flies

Cingular has again been forced to defend claims made in a big money advertising campaign about the reliability of its network.???

Cingular signs on for Qualcomm mobile TV (InfoWorld)
Feb-13-2007
InfoWorld - The biggest U.S. cellular company, AT&T's Cingular division, will launch mobile TV using Qualcomm's MediaFLO technology later this year.
Cingular secures sites
Feb-16-2007
Cingular Wireless said it added 71 cell sites to its Illinois network in 2006 as part of a $200 million investment to enhance its wireless network in the state.
Cingular users dropped during system failure in Galveston Co.
Feb-15-2007
Cingular Wireless customers throughout Galveston County and the greater Houston area found it difficult to make and receive calls this week after a system failure disrupted an undetermined number of cell ...
(Count Chocula/6731) - why does it seem that Cingular gets all the cool phones?
Feb-14-2007
why does it seem that Cingular gets all the cool phones?
what makes them so damned special?
(Grayson/6734) - Well Cingular is more likely to get a phone made for Europe. Many of their
Feb-14-2007
Well Cingular is more likely to get a phone made for Europe.  Many of their
cool phones were originally for that market (GSM).  Unfortunately, most of the
really cool Asian and European phones never make it here.... and they tend to
be cooler than here.

However...  T-mobile gets some cool phones too.
(WORF/6725) - Yes, all Cingular phones use SIMs.
Feb-12-2007
Yes, all Cingular phones use SIMs.

It's kinda the way GSM works.  ;)
Do We Need the EFCA
Feb-14-2007
Yes! . It's quite simple, really. Management told Teresa Joyce and her co-workers at Cingular Wireless in Lebanon, Va.: "The decision to join the union is up to you.
RIM, Cingular unveil BlackBerry 8800
Feb-12-2007
Warm up those thumbs, kids: Research in Motion finally has announced the RIM BlackBerry 8800 that we've been hearing about as of late.
Qualcomm Strengthens Mobile TV Grip With Cingular Win
Feb-12-2007
Qualcomm locked up the two largest U.S. carriers with its mobile TV technology after ATandT's wireless arm agreed to use t...
Qualcomm's Mobile TV Network Wins AT&T's Nod (Investor's Business Daily)
Feb-12-2007
Investor's Business Daily - Qualcomm's push into mobile TV gained as AT&T's Cingular unit on Monday said it would use Qualcomm's broadcast technology, joining rival Verizon Wireless.
AT&T to Use Qualcomm MediaFLO Cell TV
Feb-12-2007
AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless will use Qualcomm Inc.'s new MediaFlo wireless network to deliver broadcast television to mobile phones by the end of this year, the companies announced Monday.
AT&T to use Qualcomm MediaFLO cell TV (AP)
Feb-12-2007
AP - AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless will use Qualcomm Inc.'s new MediaFlo wireless network to deliver broadcast television to mobile phones by the end of this year, the companies announced Monday.
AT&T to Use Qualcomm MediaFLO Cell TV
Feb-12-2007
(AP) -- AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless will use Qualcomm Inc.'s new MediaFlo wireless network to deliver broadcast television to mobile phones by the end of this year, the companies announced Monday.
Getting out of your Verizon contract without penalty
Feb-06-2007
With the iPhone's appearance only months away, people who don't have Cingular service are wondering how they'll get out of their current non-Cingular service contracts without paying the hefty cancellation fee. In the case of Verizon, the fee is $175....
GeoAge Makes Data Collection Faster for Cingular Enterprise Customers
Feb-06-2007
Cingular business customers can build and deploy their own data collection forms using Cingulars Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. The Cingular-certified software, created by GeoAge Inc., eliminates the need for paper forms
RIM Lawsuit Settled, Cingular May Use 'Blackjack' Name
Feb-08-2007
BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion said it has settled its lawsuit with Samsung over its use of the "BlackJack" trademark for handsets sold in the US by Cingular Wireless (now AT&T). But the terms of that settlement are unclear, and AT&T may still have to make changes.
Test from my new Cingular 8525
Feb-08-2007
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Test from my new Cingular 8525, originally uploaded by Josh Bancroft. Sent wirelessly from my Windows Mobile device.
Mobile ESPN to Relaunch Through Verizon
Feb-10-2007
Wyoming News, WY -On the social networking side, News Corp.'s MySpace has granted limited exclusivity to AT&T's Cingular in the United States and to Vodafone Group PLC ...

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Podcast - Apple Report: iPhone Analyses, Rounding Up Podcasting Mics
Feb-05-2007
This week, Ricky and Jeff put the Apple/Cingular contract through the Context Machine. Then, they wrap up their series on podcasting mics
AT&T invests $100M in Wisconsin service upgrades
Feb-07-2007
Cingular Wireless, now called just AT&T said Wednesday that it has invested $100 million in 2006 to enhance its coverage in Wisconsin.
Cingular Wireless Beefs Up Network for Super Bowl XLI
Feb-03-2007
The Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears aren't the only ones preparing for Super Bowl XLI. Cingular Wireless, now a part of the new AT&T, has spent the past six months planning for the big event
Cingular Launches High-Speed Wireless 3G Network in Connecticut
Feb-01-2007
Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier and now a part of the new AT&T, is providing its Connecticut customers with the ability to securely access information and applications at broadband ...
Despite Tiny Fines, NY Settlement Could Push Big Brands from Adware
Feb-01-2007
Priceline, Travelocity and Cingular have settled with New York for alleged adware use, which could inspire big brand advertisers to make sure they're mal-ware free.
10. Cingular 8525 PDA Phone (Cingular)
Feb-01-2007


7. Cingular 8525 PDA Phone (Cingular)
Feb-02-2007