Re: So how good/bad is Cingular?

Per Expert Witness:
>I've been thinking about switching to Cingular but am concerned about the
>high number of complaints ... and many independent reviews saying there are a
>higher percentage of dropped calls, busy circuits, dead spots in too many
>markets compared to the other carriers.

>From personal experience and reading other threads, I think which carrier works
best depends a lot on where you are.

I'm in Southeastern Penna (Paoli, about 23 miles west of Phila...) and recently
switched from Cingular to tMobile. For my use, there's no comparison in signal
strength/reliability. Cingular was head and shoulders above tMobile. Under
Cingular, I didn't even have the concept of zero bars. With tMobile, it's a
daily/hourly occurrance.

OTOH, Cingular's customer interface was miserable and tMobile's isn't all that
bad so far.

OTOOH, with Cingular I was on TDMA and with tMobile I'm on GSM.

OTOOOH, I've heard that there's some technical consideration with the two
company's signal frequency. Something about shorter wavelengths (Cingular)
having better building penetration.

--
PeteCresswell
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