Can I use use my old, SIM-less Cingular phone for a new Cingular service?
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/cingular-to-charge-for-old-cell-use-191215.php If you are still rocking out that brick style cellphone—yes, you Zach Morris—then your pocketbook may take a hit because Cingular will begin charging an extra fee for persons using older style phones. A $5 fee will be tacked on to anyone using a phone operating on an analog signal or TDMA technology. Basically Cingular wants everyone to be one big GSM networked family. Legislation says that cellphone service providers have to provide analog service until the end of 2008, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t be complete assholes and charge for it. – Travis But you can get 15 different phones for free with new service – all with neat features.
