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As for Cingular, they're just as stupid, but not by much.]]>Sep 13th 2006 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.trackle.com)

Cheers,
Jack]]>Apr 27th 2009 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
Also, they are definitely not raising the bar .. the service sucks!]]>Sep 13th 2006 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/I had to see for myself. It works just fine, you thilly! :D]]>Sep 13th 2006 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 15th 2006 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
In addition to their crap reception and dropped calls, they are horrible at keeping their data usage prices competetive.

So let 'em ban "Engadget." No real geek should use their crap service willingly anyway.]]>Sep 13th 2006 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
Also, even with the "Can you hear me now?"-guy, the Verizon commercials aren't as annoying as the ones for Cingular.]]>Sep 13th 2006 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
I don't understand how Cingular's GSM service can be so bad. Anyone actually know why? I've tried different handsets too, from different manufacturers.

Their advertising for lowest number of dropped calls contradicts my first hand experiences. :-(

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I'm going back to two tin cans and some string!]]>Sep 13th 2006 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
To the guy in NY, give it time. NY is a big upgrade area. Nokia also hires the most asinine RF crews in the world to install new RF lines. They do a half-assed job and when it comes time to integrate an upgraded site nothing works because of bad RF lines. Sounds like an excuse, but it really is the truth. They are doing their best out there.

Cingular techs in NY are also unionized and that is another reason the sites aren't doing what they should be. They aren't being maintained properly and as often as they should be. Go to Jersey and you should see better quality.]]>Sep 13th 2006 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
The main reason I switched to cingular is because I got sick of the helicopters and guys flying down buildings on ropes you know "the network" that follows you around. Try sneeking into a house late at night with those guys...they totaly blow my cover.

As for cingular banning engadget from their forums...NOT COOL! Engadget is my favorite website. Although it seems to be accepting the word engadget currently?]]>Sep 13th 2006 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
It's almost comical how Cingular advertises, and how badly their service sucks. Towns of 200,000 people, and my peers get dropped calls all day long.

I guess the only thing funnier is the story that they're going to ditch the Cingular name and go back to AT&T Wireless after the merger is complete... which would be a COMPLETE waste of time and money. Who likes AT&T? Anyone? Who wants to be reminded on a daily basis that they now have service from AT&T? I think Cingular is a step away from that, and would have a better impression to an average customer. ]]>Sep 13th 2006 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
Don't be "hatin'" on those who call you on it!]]>Sep 13th 2006 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
The word "Engadget" is still definitely banned. If you search you'll find one old post with "Engadget" in it, but try logging in and adding a post to the forums with the word "Engadget" in it and you'll get the message I posted above.

Peter Rojas

]]>Sep 13th 2006 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/eh yeah, another, gizmodo?!
anyone tried that????
]]>Sep 13th 2006 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
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They are going to change names because the relatively new Cingular name already has a reputation not only for bad reception but also for catastrophic customer service.]]>Sep 13th 2006 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
V3 Razr.. that's why.

Anyway, I happen to like Cingular's service 'round her' in Suburbia, New York. I get reception where the others (except Verizon) don't. Was especially noticeable when I switched from TMo to Cingular, and then went northshore-style for Christmas, I was shocked to see three bars instead of *Searching for signal...* So don't bash Cingular's service, they're on par with that.

Who's gonna be the first to say E N G A D G E T to get past the filter? Let the battle begin!]]>Sep 13th 2006 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
http://forums.cingular.com/cng/board?board.id=TheLounge]]>Sep 13th 2006 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
Now, I like the idea of using a secret word in that cingular forum for Engadget. I'd say something like ingadget?

Anyway, Cingular may also be a little upset about the good job Engadget has been doing keeping track of the suspicious moves AT&T has been doing in order to circumvent their previous monopoly. It does become clearer to me especially since AT&T is bought out by Cingular which is then bought out by AT&T and so on and so forth...I only hope when this merger finalizes AT&T won't require Cingular people to "switch" over to AT&T. I remember the last time I did that I got dinged with a new one year contract and was charged for a new SIM card activation because my old AT&T one didn't work in Cingular's "All Over Network". Yeah right Cingular/AT&T/Cingular/AT&T or whatever it is you want to be called today.]]>Sep 13th 2006 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
Nope not a swear word as far as I can tell. (I'm Albanian). Nobody I know has heard of anything close to that with different pronounciations either.]]>Sep 15th 2006 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://tinyurl.com to get around posting the engadget links.

]]>Sep 13th 2006 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/i getting 750k-850k ALL THE TIME on their
Cingular 3G UMTS/HSDPA network!
and dont give me that crap that verzion got EVDO! I used to have Verzion EVDO, and i only getting around 450k-700k most of the time. that y i switched from version to Cingular 3G!]]>Sep 13th 2006 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/

go t-mobile.]]>Sep 13th 2006 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
Funny how the service gets bashed so hard. I've just gotten service with Cingular and so far they've been rather reliable. If I had a major gripe, it would be that their selection of phones pales in comparison to that of its competitors, but considering I've never had a problem with my service (living in NYC), I don't really see what others are saying. I do wonder how other services function outside of the city, though.

Again, petty service spats aside, filtering "engadget" out of your forum is really lame. Why you'd slap the hand that informs your customers is beyond me.]]>Sep 13th 2006 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/
The "swearword in Albanian" part was a joke ;)]]>Sep 13th 2006 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/]]>Sep 15th 2006 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/cingular-bans-the-word-engadget-from-its-customer-forums/Sep 13th 2006 10:53AM