AT&T/Cingular Wireless
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AT&T is the second biggest wireless carrier in the United States after Verizon Wireless, with over 73 million subscribers. AT&T was called Cingular Wireless upon its inception in 2001, but changed it’s name to the current in 2007, to reflect its parent company.
Today, AT&T Wirelss offers the most expansive selection of cell phones and smart phones, that correlate with its widespread network.
AT&T runs on a GSM network, which is still the most popular network category to date. AT&T now also supports high-speed data transfers via its EDGE feature. 3G (Third Generation) is now also offered in some coverage areas.
The AT&T networks most notable selling features include their marketing claim of “fewest dropped calls” and their rollover minutes. The latter is very popular among subscribers because very few providers offer rollovers, that is, unused minutes that are carried over month to month.
Here are a few pros and cons of AT&T Wireless phones, plans and features:
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AT&T PROS |
AT&T CONS |
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AT&T Coverage
AT&T provides coverage in every state, although user reception varies based on location. International roaming also provides service in more than 190 countries.
The AT&T network runs on GSM, GPRS and EDGE technologies. Its 3G network runs on UMTS and HSDPA platforms.
AT&T Features
Features include: AT&T Video and AT&T Mobile TV (video streaming feature), AT&T Music (music downloading service), push-to-talk, prepaid plans and family plans.
AT&T Individual Plans
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Minutes |
Cost/mo. |
Rollover |
Unlimited Nights/Weekends |
Unlimited Mobile to Mobile |
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450 |
$39.99 |
Yes |
Includes 5000 |
Yes |
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900 |
$59.99 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1350 |
$79.99 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Unlimited |
$99.99 |
– |
Yes |
Yes |
AT&T Family Plans
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Shared Minutes |
Cost/mo. (2 lines) |
Cost/ addt’l. line |
Rollover |
Unlimited Nights/ Weekends |
Unlimited Mobile to Mobile |
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550 |
$59.99 |
$9.99 (max 5 lines) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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700 |
$69.99 |
$9.99 (max 5 lines) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1400 |
$89.99 |
$9.99 (max 5 lines) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2100 |
$109.99 |
$9.99 (max 5 lines) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3000 |
$149.99 |
$9.99 (max 5 lines) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4000 |
$199.99 |
$9.99 (max 5 lines) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Unlimited |
$199.99 |
$9.99 (max 5 lines) |
– |
Yes |
Yes |
AT&T Phones
AT&T, through all its changes, has always offered an expansive selection of the newest and most high-technology phones in the market. AT&T also has exclusive distribution/subscription rights to the Apple iPhone, the most popular mobile/handheld/touch screen device today.