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Double the Fun with ATT Wireless and Cingular

Nowadays, the number of people owning a wireless phone is overwhelming, with more than half of them using ATT Wireless as their provider.

ATT Wireless was going strong in the business with cellular phones and merged with Cingular in 2004 to be able to increase their productivity and accessibility. In fact, when ATT Wireless joined forces with Cingular, it made it more potent in the business by incorporating in the plans of their wireless customers their scheme for rollover minutes, which allows their customers to maximize the use of their phone minutes every month.

Furthermore, as the 2 companies merged, their coverage areas were also merged, which means that basically the whole country’s need for wireless phone service is handled by Cingular or AT&T Wireless, who has been in the business of telephony for more than a century.

ATT Wireless offers several plans to custom fit the lifestyle of their user, either as an individual or as a family. A popular choice is Family Talk wherein you are able to talk with any member of your family anytime for free, provided that the family member is also a ATT Wireless subscriber. You can call as often and as long as you like to anyone in the family, without wasting the number of minutes you are entitled to every month plus the unused minutes.

Another common practice among wireless phone users at present, especially those belonging to the teenage adolescent group is text messaging. ATT Wireless also offers several plans that contain text messaging options that allow you to send a text message for only a cent per message of 160 characters. Text messaging has increased in popularity because it is quite helpful for those times you need to say something privately to a person but cannot due to certain circumstances. Or when you cannot verbally talk to the person but need to relay an important message, text messaging is the best option for it.

If you are planning to switch cell phone service providers but would still want to retain your former number, you are now allowed to do this starting 2003, when the courts stopped the monopoly on owning cell phone numbers by certain providers. With this, you can retain your old number but still use the network of rival providers. This increases the competition since ownership of cell phone number is banned and you are free to choose whatever provider you want.

Both Cingular and ATT Wireless are doubling their efforts to make sure that their customers are fully satisfied with their services so that they will be loyal to them for a long time. They also make their plans so attractive to lure other cell phone users to change their service provider into ATT Wireless or Cingular.

If you do not have your cell phone yet, do not fret yet. There may still be several people who have not yet decided on what cellular network provider to choose from, although their numbers are dwindling fast. If you are a bit confused on what plan to choose for your very own cell phone, then people from Cingular and ATT Wireless are ready to assist you with your questions and choose the best plan for you.