[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by campbellcj
I am a legacy AT&T Wireless customer 'acquired' by Cingular. From what I can tell, the coverage and customer service have improved and I am satisfied with them. Equipment makes a difference - a modern tri/quad band phone will run rings around the ones from a few years ago. Most of the dead zones I used to suffer from (including my office, right in the middle of crowded Santa Monica) have full-bar signals now.

Same here. My issue is that the ATT legacy customers are not given the same deals and promotions in some cases that a Cingular customer does.

Have a Motorola RAZR phone and it works great with Cingular. The GSM tech works and works very well around the world.

Also, I never get a phone from the phone company. It requires you to sign a new or extended contract. The last four years have found a new or used model that I like on Ebay or Craigslist and buy it there, sometimes for as little as $20. If its "locked" I found a guy in San Diego who unlocks them for $25-30, then they will work with any companies GSM SIM chip.