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Cingular: text or data choice
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Posted by: rattus

Hello forum citizens.

I've read some of the threads on the subject, and am wondering if anyone else has heard of such an experience.

About a week ago, I mysteriously stopped getting (and apparently sending) text messages. Some others here had the same problem, but mine has a bit of a twist.

Eventually I called in to tech and, after about an hour, was given a new media center number to put in the text messaging options.

I believe my previous number was +13123149870, and now I have been given +12099042030. Text messages were working again... however now my medianet logins are flatly rejected as opposed to the lame timeout that I would usually get about half the time when I attempt to use it.

So, here is what I'm thinking and have come here for your input: Apparently data usage is approved by the media center number that I have entered as text messages work and now my data settings produce a fast failure. Do I have to try the other media center numbers until I find a combination that does both of the things that I pay cingular plenty of cash to do that they have broken for me sometime last week?

I've found three other numbers besides the new one, but I feel that I have been deliberately mislead as I believe my assumptions to be correct.

Is Cingular crippling their customers in order not to provide the service we are paying for?

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Oh. Perhaps this is related to the upgrade thread and they just don't tell anyone about it.

I noticed this specifically as I am currently traveling on business.