© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/elec-Comm-Mobileservice-All-Cingular_San_Francisco_San_Jose_Oakland Recent reviews written about Cingular Mobile Phone Service in San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland en-us 80 80 http://www.epinions.com/elec-Comm-Mobileservice-All-Cingular_San_Francisco_San_Jose_Oakland http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/dc/c0/elecCommMobileserviceAllCingular_San_Francisco_San_Jose_Oakland1-resized80.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_232837123716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bummed_out - My only advice is to be really careful dealing with Cingular. The coverage is good, but the hidden $$$$$$ is constantly present. These guys are like a bunch of hungry wolves waiting to hit your business wallet as hard as they possibly can. If you like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~232837123716 Wed, 24 May 2006 15:10:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_232837123716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214363508356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bobbob999 - The old Cingular service was reasonably good. I switched to Cingular to get away from the terrible service at AT&T. Then the merger arrived and the trouble started. Cingular has picked up all of the bad habits of the old AT&T cellular. That is - poor or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214363508356 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:30:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214363508356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_198649089668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author vetaal - Left Sprint in Aug 04 and moved to Cingular enticed by: 1. GSM service 2. Talk plan - basic minutes 3. Best Buy deal that gave me: a v600, a v400 (two lines), and, a blue tooth headset for the v600 for a cheap on a 2 yr... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~198649089668 Sat, 8 Oct 2005 17:02:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_198649089668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_198500191876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author gastanford - After I moved to Texas and my old cell service was not, I had to find a cell phone service that could service the continental USA. I decided on Cingular for two reasons. First my employer had a corporate account with Cingular. Second, Cingular was in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~198500191876 Sat, 8 Oct 2005 15:51:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_198500191876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195025866372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author misscasa - I used to be a very satisfied cingular customer; I have used their service since 2000 and always recommended them to my friends. My husband was offered a job in another state and the phone we had did not work in that state so we decided to get new... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195025866372 Fri, 2 Sep 2005 06:02:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195025866372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_191555931780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author yoshida - When I first joined, I called customer service about roaming. They informed me that if my phone said "ROAM", then I was roaming, otherwise I was not. Recently I had large roaming charges, although my phone never said "ROAM". Cingular refused to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191555931780 Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:30:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191555931780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189018508932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chaostheorem - I've been a Cingular customer for about 5-6 years now. I used to use the now-defunct GTE wireless so I was really happy to switch to a new provider. A few words of advice though: 1. Watch out for roaming charges. Check the Cingular coverage map... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189018508932 Fri, 8 Jul 2005 01:49:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189018508932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188740308612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pcscatena - I had AT&T and then stuck with Cingular for about 6 months after the merger to give it a chance. I drive from San Francisco down major highways to my workplace in Silicon Valley. I had dropped calls on Cingular about every 5-10 minutes on the highway and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188740308612 Wed, 6 Jul 2005 00:37:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188740308612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186183880324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author imjesse - The sales person lied to me. I purchased an insurance plan for $99.95 which would replace a lost or stolen phone. If it was stolen I would need a police report, but if it was lost they just replace it. Not True. I lost my phone, and was told that I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186183880324 Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:15:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186183880324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182601223812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author manonuevo - I have been with Cingular Wireles since 2002. The problem was when my plan had expired and went on a month to month plan. Gave them a call to double check about my plan since I didn't want to have any penalty. I completed their two year plan on 2004... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182601223812 Mon, 9 May 2005 13:39:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182601223812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179308957316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rubyt - I migrated to Cingluar from AT&T Wireless on January 11, 2005 after AT&T was bought out by Cingular. My contract with AT&T had expired and my options were to migrate to Cingular or go with a completely new company. Because I believed it would be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179308957316 Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:50:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179308957316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179086986884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author irhm - This my story with Cingular's Customer Service and why I think they're incompetent. The Situation I was trying to switch from a contract plan with Sprint to a Pre-paid, pay as you go type account with Cingular. I went down to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179086986884 Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:43:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179086986884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165881941636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author stalwart - I had earlier switched to Cingular Wireless from AT&T for several reasons: good nationwide coverage, good deals, and especially, rollover minutes. Unfortunately, in the short time I had been with Cingular, I encountered many difficulties with the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165881941636 Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:58:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165881941636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163254079108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lmattemp - Cingular has been a total disappointment. I get so many dropped calls that it isn't even funny! Used to have Verizon and it used to do the same thing back around 1998 when the technology was still new and coverage was sparse. With Verizon, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163254079108 Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:45:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163254079108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162684702340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author misterken - It seems (and rightly so) that everytime my friends see me I had a new phone and another tale of woe from my cell phone carrier. I've done most of them... ATT, CellularOne, Sprint, Nextel.. I've had a TON of phones. So awful was my last... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162684702340 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 03:12:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162684702340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_152544185988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author vpribish - Coverage is very spotty. Lots of calls fail to go through even when the signal is strong. Online bill payment website sucks - it's crashy, bloated, and doesn't play well with Mozilla. I haven't had any problems with the customer service, but i've never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~152544185988 Fri, 20 Aug 2004 21:09:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_152544185988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_151420964484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author citizenrob - I became a Cingular Wireless customer about 18 months ago. My cell worked fairly well in my apartment, and was rolling along fine until the begining of this summer. Suddenly my phone (and my friends phones that also use Cingular) were having... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~151420964484 Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:35:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_151420964484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_150645870212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mdoar - If you miss the due date on your Cingular bill by more than just *one* day, then they disconnect you very rapidly, and charge $35 per line to reconnect. If you have a family calling plan with 4 phones on it, that's $140, more than my average month's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~150645870212 Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:37:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_150645870212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_145776283268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author epinions-john - I tried for two weeks to add a line to my fiance's Cingular service. It was real simple: 1. Switch to the Family Talk Plan 2. Add a new line (for me) 3. Upgrade her phone to the Motorola V600 4. Send me a new phone for the new line, another V600... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~145776283268 Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:29:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_145776283268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137417756292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mitraearth - Don't buy the prepaid service if you either * plan to use it outside the area you got it * need to access voicemail from outside the limited coverage area They won't tell you this when you purchase it, but the pre-paid service (the only thing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137417756292 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 23:54:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137417756292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136673791620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author screwman - We were with Cingular for the last two years (almost). We chose them because the contract seemed like a good deal at the time. Recently, our phones no longer had signal in the Morgan Hill/Gilroy area where we live. To be fair, the service worked... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136673791620 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:45:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136673791620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_118211776132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mikem89121 - About a year ago we got service from cingular. The Motorola T193 came free with the 2 yr. contract. Terrible Phone! The battery has no life anymore and they can not get a new battery for it anymore. Okay, so when we asked for an upgrade to another phone t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~118211776132 Mon, 10 Nov 2003 20:00:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_118211776132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_103557074564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ryen99 - History: March-July 1999 - I had Voicestream in Phoenix AZ. $90 a month for 600 minutes. No night... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~103557074564 Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:48:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_103557074564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_93867511428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jaymz0 - I have been a fairly happy Cingular customer for the last 4 years. The rate plans have been competetive, the reception coverage in the Bay Area good, and customer service fairly responsive. <br><br/> <br><br/>I have however experienced frequent network... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~93867511428 Tue, 25 Mar 2003 23:23:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_93867511428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_89554325124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author calband36 - *note* this review is more for Berkeley, CA and some parts of the Bay Area (i.e. Daly City) <br><br/>Phone: Nokia 3390, switched to Nokia 8290 when my Nokia 3390 broke <br><br/>Monthly payment: $29.99 (includes 300 anytime minutues, 3000 nights and weekends,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~89554325124 Mon, 10 Feb 2003 04:08:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_89554325124?linkin_id=8003929