Comments on: Rant: Is it Cingular or AT&T? http://www.agencyfusion.com/blog/2007/01/09/rant-which-is-it-cingular-or-att/ Technology for creatives Wed, 19 May 2010 14:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tom http://www.agencyfusion.com/blog/2007/01/09/rant-which-is-it-cingular-or-att/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Tom Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:43:59 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/01/09/rant-which-is-it-cingular-or-att/#comment-1274 The reason for your confusion is simple. AT&T had nothing to do with AT&T Wireless. AT&T Wireless was at one time part of AT&T(T). But in 2000 it spun off as it's own entity, AT&T Wireless (AWE). It paid licensing fees to AT&T to use the name "AT&T", but was a seperate company, with very little in common. AT&T Wireless(AWE) ran itself into the ground by 2004, due to gross mis-management, and had to sell to Cingular. Then in 2005, the old parent company AT&T(T), merges with SBC (Southwest Bell) the managing partner of Cingular. It, AT&T,decides it needs to offer wireless as part of its "Triple Play" of service packages (phone, DSL, wireless), so now is changing the name of Cingular to AT&T. It's simple, well not really, it's quite incestuous..... The reason for your confusion is simple. AT&T had nothing to do with AT&T Wireless.

AT&T Wireless was at one time part of AT&T(T). But in 2000 it spun off as it’s own entity, AT&T Wireless (AWE). It paid licensing fees to AT&T to use the name “AT&T”, but was a seperate company, with very little in common.

AT&T Wireless(AWE) ran itself into the ground by 2004, due to gross mis-management, and had to sell to Cingular.

Then in 2005, the old parent company AT&T(T), merges with SBC (Southwest Bell) the managing partner of Cingular. It, AT&T,decides it needs to offer wireless as part of its “Triple Play” of service packages (phone, DSL, wireless), so now is changing the name of Cingular to AT&T.

It’s simple, well not really, it’s quite incestuous…..

]]> By: Brett Derricott http://www.agencyfusion.com/blog/2007/01/09/rant-which-is-it-cingular-or-att/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Brett Derricott Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:15:48 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/01/09/rant-which-is-it-cingular-or-att/#comment-904 @Steven: Glad to hear things have improved since I left AT&T. @Steven: Glad to hear things have improved since I left AT&T.

]]> By: steven http://www.agencyfusion.com/blog/2007/01/09/rant-which-is-it-cingular-or-att/comment-page-1/#comment-766 steven Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:59:48 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/01/09/rant-which-is-it-cingular-or-att/#comment-766 I have been a cingular customer for eight years or so, first in Connecticut (NYCburb), then moved in utah last year. Cingular was wierd here the first three months after they bought AT&T, but kicked into gear fast.I always liked cingular best and still do. Many friends had Verizon in the east Cingualr was simply better. I travel for rural photography in the west, and they all have serious work to do if you get off the interstate! I have been a cingular customer for eight years or so, first in Connecticut (NYCburb), then moved in utah last year. Cingular was wierd here the first three months after they bought AT&T, but kicked into gear fast.I always liked cingular best and still do. Many friends had Verizon in the east Cingualr was simply better. I travel for rural photography in the west, and they all have serious work to do if you get off the interstate!

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