You are absolutely correct. AT&T RUINED Cingular. my first cell phone was with Cingular (Houston Cellular). I had various phones over the years and then SBC bought Bell South (owner of Cingular) and a few months later bought AT&T and SBC changed their name to AT&T. Then they decided to change Cingular's name to AT&T Mobile (not to be confused with the now defunct AT&T Wireless which Cingular bought from AT&T prior to being purchased by SBC and getting their name changed.) Which confused the hell out of people who were with AT&T Wireless and in the process of switching over to Cingular only to be told they were now switching over to AT&T Mobile but their old phones still wouldn't work even though the name wasn't changing all that much after all.
OH Wait......you said Cingular Ruined AT&T.....but which AT&T were you referring to? Wireless or Mobile?
The Dr. promised this madness would pass!!!
[Former support tech for large install base of AT&T Wireless customers]
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Chad @ May 28th 2009 2:48PM
You are absolutely correct. AT&T RUINED Cingular. my first cell phone was with Cingular (Houston Cellular). I had various phones over the years and then SBC bought Bell South (owner of Cingular) and a few months later bought AT&T and SBC changed their name to AT&T. Then they decided to change Cingular's name to AT&T Mobile (not to be confused with the now defunct AT&T Wireless which Cingular bought from AT&T prior to being purchased by SBC and getting their name changed.) Which confused the hell out of people who were with AT&T Wireless and in the process of switching over to Cingular only to be told they were now switching over to AT&T Mobile but their old phones still wouldn't work even though the name wasn't changing all that much after all.
OH Wait......you said Cingular Ruined AT&T.....but which AT&T were you referring to? Wireless or Mobile?
The Dr. promised this madness would pass!!!
[Former support tech for large install base of AT&T Wireless customers]