"The number you have dialed is not a working number..."
I purchased a phone & plan through a local Cingular storefront a little over 3 years ago. I can honestly say that in those 3 years, the only problem I ever had with the phone was an overheated battery which killed the talk time.
I thought it was time to get a new phone and I ended up LetsTalk.com to fulfill my needs. Nice selection of phones, decent price, but most importantly..it allowed me to keep my number.
So I go through the process, select 'contract extension', put in the pertinent info, and off we go. No jumping carriers..Cingular has always done well by me, no sense switching.
Amazingly, I receive the phone the very next day (Sure, I picked overnight shipping..but the site warned of 3-5 days of waiting for activation, etc)...
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I thought it was time to get a new phone and I ended up LetsTalk.com to fulfill my needs. Nice selection of phones, decent price, but most importantly..it allowed me to keep my number.
So I go through the process, select 'contract extension', put in the pertinent info, and off we go. No jumping carriers..Cingular has always done well by me, no sense switching.
Amazingly, I receive the phone the very next day (Sure, I picked overnight shipping..but the site warned of 3-5 days of waiting for activation, etc)...
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I don't know the answer, but I figured I'd bump this for ya......seems a little more critical than whether or not Verizon roxors Cingular or Cingular is L337
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I had a similar problem, It made a difference whether they were dialing the full 10 digit number or if they added a one in front of it. I would have them try both ways.
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i've been having the same problem here in so cal. every once in a while it happens... but when i dial back the same number again it goes through... kinda strange. 😳
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Problem solved..
After 2 csr calls, an hour and a half on the phone with 3 different csrs in total, taking apart my phone, having them re-activate it on the fly, and having them call me at home on a land line....the problem was discovered! 😁
Apparently, the phone was identified as TDMA in the system...so when land lines and other phones tried to call...it wasn't connecting properly. Go figure.
Works perfectly now!
After 2 csr calls, an hour and a half on the phone with 3 different csrs in total, taking apart my phone, having them re-activate it on the fly, and having them call me at home on a land line....the problem was discovered! 😁
Apparently, the phone was identified as TDMA in the system...so when land lines and other phones tried to call...it wasn't connecting properly. Go figure.
Works perfectly now!
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You will love that phone as well. It is simply amazing with all of the things it does. And I have never gotten better signal on any GSM phone. I can't say enough good things about the S710a
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