Cingular Family Plan Review

All I can say is the Cingular Family Plan and services will be exciting to monitor. They have recently merged with AT&T, which makes it the largest cell phone carrier! Although Cingular is the largest carrier, there are still some problems with the coverage areas, which Cingular has promised to mediate in the future.

Presently this means Cingular Family plans has limited coverage areas and would not be convenient for busy travelers and businesses. Overall however, their call quality is good and if they can improve the coverage problem it would be even better. You can take a closer look here.

In terms of customer service, Cingular needs improvement due to numerous customer service related complaints. But on the other hand, which cellular phone service doesn’t have problems with customer service?

Cingular Family Talk Plans has two main categories: Cingular Family Talk Nation and Cingular Family Talk Region. The differences are subtle and I will explain further. The main differences concern long distance usage and mobile-to-mobile usage. Cingular Family Talk National has free long distance calling from anywhere in the U.S. and 1000 mobile-to-mobile minutes, while the Cingular Family Talk Region only has free long distance when placed in your home area and no mobile-to-mobile minutes. Cingular is also the only provider to offer roll over minutes for their family plans.

So which one suits you better? It depends greatly on the frequency you travel and if you have family members or friends that also use Cingular. Mobile-to-mobile minutes help you keep in touch with them while conserving your use of anything minutes. On the other hand, the Cingular Family Talk Region gives you more anytime minutes for the same price of the Nation plan since you’re foregoing the free long distance nationally and mobile-to-mobile minutes.

Overall Rating for this plan: 4/5

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The following is a summary of Cingular Family Talk plans and other useful tidbits of information…

Cingular Family Talk Nation

	$39.99	450 Shared	5000 Shared	Unlimited
	$49.99	600 Shared	5000 Shared	Unlimited
	$59.99	850 Shared	Unlimited	Unlimited
	$79.99	1250 Shared	Unlimited	Unlimited

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• FREE Long Distance & Roaming throughout the U.S.
• Each Addition Line = $19.99 /month on a 2 yr agreement
• Can add 3 more cellular phones to the plan
• Activation Fee = $36 per line
• Addition Minute = $0.45 ($39.99) and $0.40 ($49.99)
• Voice mail, Detailed Billing, Caller ID, Three-Way Calling, Call Forwarding and Call Waiting

Cingular Family Talk Region

	$39.99	600 Shared	5000 Shared	0
	$49.99	800 Shared	Unlimited	0

• Free Long Distance
• Roaming Charges = $0.79 / minute
• Each Addition Line = $19.99 /month on a 2 yr agreement
• Can add 3 more cellular phones to the plan
• Activation Fee = $36 per line
• Addition Minute = $0.49 ($39.99) and $0.45 ($49.99)
• Caller ID, Three-Way calling, Call Forwarding and Call Waiting

To learn more about Cingular Family Plans and check availability, click here.

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