If you are shopping for your first cell phone plan, be aware
that Cingular Wireless has some of the most affordable calling
plans available. They have plans starting at under $30.00 a
month.
Consumer Reports recently rated the basic calling plans from
Cingular as some of the most affordable currently offered by
cell phone carriers. Cingular ranks third, behind T Mobile and
AT&T Wireless. Cingular is rated near the top in coverage
provided in cities such as Washington D.C., Chicago, Boston,
Philadelphia and Dallas, making it a leader despite its relative
newness on the cell phone scene.
Cingular has several plans to choose from. One of the most
poplar plans they offer is Cingular Region with 600 anytime
minutes and 5000 night and weekend minutes. In addition to the
mentioned minutes, there is free long distance anywhere in the
United States. This is a great plan for people who travel widely
within their regional calling area and make a lot of calls.
There is no worry about long distance or roaming charges. This
plan is offered by Cingular for under $50.00 a month. Call
Waiting, Caller ID, wireless email and three way calling are
available. There is a 45 cents per minute charge for calls over
the plan limit and the fee for 411 information calls is $1.29
plus airtime. The monthly plan charge does not include
conference calling, voice mail, or two way text messaging.
Cingular charges and activation fee of $36.00.
You must sign a one year contract and they charge an early
termination fee of $240.00 and depending on a credit check, a
security deposit may be requested.
Cingular Super Home 900 with Rollover is a frequent user plan at
an average cost of $75.00 to $80.00. Also offered by Cingular is
a very popular family plan called Cingular Nation GMS. Family
Talk 700 with Rollover allows you to have up to four phones
sharing minutes with a charge of only $10.00 for each additional
line. The average monthly cost for this plan is about $100.00
per month.
Adding to Cingular's popularity is full line of phones with
every imaginable feature. You can get phones with web
capabilities, text messaging, camera phones, voice mail, ability
to send and receive email and an almost unlimited number of ring
tones that can be downloaded. Be aware though that time spent
doing emails, web surfing and/or downloading ring tones, will
cost you air time and money. Make sure you know the true cost of
these add ons.
If you are a casual user, who just needs a cell phone for use in
emergencies then Cingular has some good basic plans to meet your
needs. Cingular offers rollover minutes on most of its plans,
allowing to you to carry unused minutes from month to month.
Whether you use your cell phone only rarely, or max out your
minutes every month Cingular Wireless Cell Phones has a plan for
you.
Cingular's Wireless network operates on digital networks TDMA
and GSM. TDMA is Time Division Mobile Access. GSM stands for
Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM can only operate on
other GSM networks, but the DMA network is larger and allows for
roaming other TDMA or analog systems. Cingular Wireless is the
fourth ranked cell phone carrier in the U.S.
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