William tried without success to cancel his Cingular contract without early termination fee based on the info in “Script For Escaping Cingular Contracts Without Fee, Based On New Arbitration Clause.”
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Cingular Denies Contract Termination Without Penalty Request Based On Supposed Difference Between The Words "Revised" And "Modified"
By 1.28.07
UPDATE: Free Cingular With iPhone Rumor Is “Hooey”
By 1.25.07
Eric Savitz at Barron’s took a look through the transcripts of the call that CNBC’s Jim Cramer claimed contained a vow by Cingular to offer free service for 18 months to Verizon customers who switched for the iPhone. What did he find? Nothing. Zip.
Cancel Cingular By Buying A Phone And Returning It???
By 1.25.07
This is either this is an isolated incident or a reader Josh tells us a new cool way to get your Cingular service canceled: buy a new phone and return it.
Rumor: Cingular To Give Away 18 Months of Service With Purchase Of iPhone
By 1.25.07
We’re not really buying this one, but apparently Jim Cramer, former hedge fund manager, director of TheStreet.com and host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” is telling people that Cingular will give away 18 months of service with purchase of an iPhone.
Cingular Adds 2.4 Million New Customers
By 1.24.07
Profit rose to $782 million from $204 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 10.2 percent to $9.8 billion.
Run! AT&T is taking over.
Cell Phones: The Ads Are Coming
By 1.22.07
- Cellular phone carriers like Verizon, Sprint and Cingular, now the new AT&T, are beginning to test and roll out advertising on mobile phone screens, and by next year, cellphone advertising is likely to be more common.
Cingular Arbitration Escape Script Addendum
By 1.12.07
After attempting to use the, “Script For Escaping Cingular Contracts Without Fee, Based On New Arbitration Clause,” some readers reported failure, but we’ve got a possible solution.
Say Goodbye To Cingular, Starting Monday
By 1.12.07
- Starting Monday, Jan. 15, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is launching a new multi-media campaign to begin transitioning the Cingular brand to AT&T in advertising and customer communications, throughout Web sites and nationwide retail stores, and on company buildings and vehicles.
Script For Escaping Cingular Contracts Without Fee, Based On New Arbitration Clause
By 1.11.07
UPDATE: We added case law to throw back at Cingular if they try to argue the change in arbitration agreement is not a material change.
iPhone Locked To Cingular, But “Bad Guys” Might Unlock It
By 1.11.07
iPhones will be sold locked to Cingular, but it’s possible “bad guys” will unlock them, says
Does Cingular Deduct Night & Weekend Minutes for Mobile to Mobile Calls?
By 1.11.07
- a request would be sent to the billing department, and it would take 2 billing cycles to take an effect. I asked her if I would be able to find out the billing department’s decision and she said, “no,” which sounded remarkably like she was just trying to get me off the phone and have me call again in two months.
Is this happening to anyone else? Is Cingular charging you Night and Weekend minutes when you are supposed to have “Unlimited Mobile to Mobile Calling?” Check your bill and tell us about it at tips@consumerist.com. —MEGHANN MARCO
Rumor: iPhone Without Cingular Contract? It’ll Cost Ya
By 1.11.07
Will it be possible to buy the iPhone without a Cingular contract? Cingular said no, but a tipster says yes, and it will be crazy expensive:
Cingular Confirms iPhone Will “Require” 2 Year Contract
By 1.10.07
- We spoke with Cingular and confirmed that Apple’s new iPhone will require a two-year cell phone plan and will not be sold without it.
iPhone is Cingular: How Do I Switch?
By 1.9.07
Steve Job’s keynote speech at Macworld has sent a flood of questions to our tipline asking for help switching to Cingular, the only carrier with the much-anticipated iPhone. The iPhone will ship in June, so you have several months to get ready for the switch, if that’s what you’re determined to do. Your immediate goal should be to get yourself on a month-to-month contract.
Cingular Declares Your Legal Rights Waived
By 1.9.07
The latest Cingular bill includes a nice fat contract change clause declaring that by remaining a Cingular customer, you’ve waived your right to a trial by jury or participate in a class action lawsuit.
Cingular: What The Merger Means To You
By 1.2.07
With the merger between AT&T and BellSouth, AT&T has total control over Cingular wireless. What does this mean to you?
