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when you subscribe for cingular's wireless internet or wireless internet express|gprs. u'll get an account on mywireless window that includes software freebies like
AIM
AOL
MY AOL
YAHOO
MSN
EXCITE
UPOC etc ...
there are lots in there, i just posted the useful ones.
www.mywirelesswindow.com
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Posted: 2002-07-17 21:47:00
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For $52.97 i get 3000 ANYTIME minutes, 350 sms, and 1 meg Gprs. I can talk and wap all i want whenever i want with voicestream. I haven't seen anything comparable to that with cingular! My point is that good carrier's plans work better for some people. It is foolish to make a statement like \"my carrier is SO much better than yours\". There are many factors.
This post was posted from a T68i
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Posted: 2002-07-17 21:51:00
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I have VS and they activated my SIM card without phone but not without the 1 yr contract. I also get 600 anytime minutes for $39.99 which is a lot more than the 350 that cingular gives. Maybe its a matter of personal preferrence but I would much rather have more anytime minutes than have to wait till 9pm to make calls with unlimited night time minutes. What's the point of having unlimited minutes if you cant use them when you need to make an important call? Also Voicestream has much better GSM coverage than Cingular. GPRS and WAP is much cheaper on VS ($2.99).
And also... Cingular phones are shitty old bricks that no one else in the world uses. The non-GSM ones I mean.
Having said all that.. I DO agree that VS is full of shit. I havent seen their coverage area grow even a bit since the 2yrs that I've been with them.
They still havent returned the $250 deposit that they took from me while signing. Its been almost a year now and I have given up calling their customer support.
I got F U C K E D with roaming charges when I took my phone to Toronto this May. The bill came up to around $280 for that month.
GPRS is not really the 56K equivalent speed that we are supposed to get. Its more like 14.4K (here in Indiana).
Only thing going for me is the number of ppl who stop to check out my T68i and ask who my provider is. Reluctantly I tell them its VS.
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Posted: 2002-07-17 21:55:00
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Ping Pongsm 50 Incoming Text Messages, AOL Instant Messengersm Service, VoiceMail with Message Alert, Built-In Paging, Caller ID,Conference Calling, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting and Call Hold, Customer Care, Detailed Billing, Emergency Calls,Access to Directory Assistance ---> these services are all included in Voicestream's plans, it's free and you're not charged for it. it just takes it from your free minutes.
Cingular $2.99 for 100 txt msgs.
Voicestream $2.99 500 txt msgs or 1mb of Istream data
Cingular $69.99 1000 minutes for 2yr contract
Voicestream $39.99 1000 minutes for 1yr contract.
need i say more?
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Posted: 2002-07-17 22:00:00
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gomichaelkgo, i do agree with you
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Posted: 2002-07-17 22:03:00
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rj, i feel the need to post this one here:
Let's look at this thing from a realistic point of view. VoiceStream/T-Mobile rates are very competitive and give the same or more than other carriers in their market. VoiceStream was one of the first to give free long distance and no roaming. In fact VoiceStream/T-Mobile is the only wireless service that gives free long distance and roaming on all their price points except for the 3000 minute regional plan. Bottom line is that you'll stay with a service that works for you and for the most part gives you what you want. If you're going to jump ship just because you think one market is getting prefferential treatment over another market you'll always be ready to jump. Even before this promotion for California/Nevada was announced VoiceStream offerred different rates for different markets. It's called marketing and competition. VoiceStream is not the only carrier that has different rates in different markets.
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Posted: 2002-07-17 22:05:00
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i think all new gsm players will give good deal, then after a while theyll give you sh t
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Posted: 2002-07-17 22:05:00
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619, that is part of every network's marketing ploy. Cingular offered great deals when they first opened in CA last year. the only downside is that you should have a 2-yr. contract. then after a few months, they didn't offer unlimited night and weekend anymore, they changed it to 3500 night and weekend.
i also think that VS will change their rate plans when they've established themselves in CA/NV market.
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Posted: 2002-07-17 22:08:00
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" what's the point of having unlimited minutes when u can't use it to make an important call? "
...i think if you need to make an IMPORTANT phone call, u don't need a lot of minutes for it. CINGULAR has unlimited nights and weekends together with the anytime minutes being offered, not just night minutes.
[some off peak starts at 7pm for olympic plan 1997, 8pm for 1999, and 9PM for 2000 onwards ...]
... i know it sounds st*pid that i stated all these but i'm just trying to clear things up. u're asking 'what's the point' mah answer is
...the point is. =]
-rj
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Posted: 2002-07-17 22:09:00
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@waddie
cingular took almost 2 years before the 3500n/w, not a couple of months. people can chose whatever plan they want as long as it works right for them. alot of people talk sh*t about cingular's crappy service in CA so as a lot of people are talkin sh*t about voicestream's crappy service in the EASTCOAST, yeah, EASTcoast. even people in hawaii are beginning to consider cingular right now.
but yeah, hats off to voicestream's 24/7 costumer service
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Posted: 2002-07-17 22:14:00
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