Cingular Gives EDGE Users the WiFi Treatment
14 Mars 2005 - 2:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
Cingular Gives EDGE Users the WiFi Treatment Expands EDGE Coverage
to More Than 250M Pops and 13,000 Cities and Towns NEW ORLEANS,
March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- People can now use their laptops to
receive high-speed wireless data connections in more places as
Cingular Wireless begins offering the first national unlimited
EDGE/WiFi data plan. Cingular customers can now receive unlimited
high-speed data connections at nearly 4,000 WiFi hotspots or when
accessing the company's expanded EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for
Global Evolution) coverage area - domestically and internationally.
"Our customers can now have the best of both worlds, whether
they're in a hot spot or not," said Abhi Ingle, executive director
of Cingular's Business Markets Group. "We're giving customers a
single solution for high-speed data access without having to search
out specific locations." Through roaming agreements with other
wireless carriers, Cingular recently increased its EDGE service
area to cover more than 250 million people and now makes the
service available in 13,000 cities and towns and in areas along
nearly 40,000 miles of highways. Internationally, customers can
access EDGE in nearly two dozen countries and GPRS (General Packet
Radio Service) service in about 80 countries where EDGE is not
currently available. When using a laptop and EDGE PC modem card,
customers can receive average data speeds up to 135kbps with bursts
to 200kbps. Cingular's EDGE service gives customers access to the
fastest national wireless data network in the United States.
Cingular's WiFi connections are provided through agreements with
SBC companies, Wayport Inc., Concourse Communications,
StayOnline(R) and through its owned-and-operated WiFi networks.
Cingular currently has WiFi networks at several airports including
Denver International, Philadelphia International, Raleigh-Durham
International, Seattle-Tacoma International and at select Amtrak
stations in the Northeast, including those in New York City,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington, Del., Providence and the
Boston area. Customers who want unlimited access to both WiFi and
EDGE services can select a monthly plan for $99.98 ($79.99 EDGE +
$19.99 WiFi). Customers purchasing a two year contract with the
unlimited plan qualify for a FREE Edge PC modem card ($249.99
value). Other data plans with different term commitments and
equipment pricing are also available to help customers select the
right plan for their business. Cingular customers can purchase an
EDGE PC modem card, the EDGE/WiFi data plan and many other data
services through its Business Markets Group. In addition, customers
can also purchase an EDGE PC modem card at Cingular retail stores.
About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless
carrier in the United States, serving more than 49 million
customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications
Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the
largest digital voice and data network in the nation and the
largest mobile- to-mobile community of any national wireless
carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer
Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their
unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/ . Get Cingular Wireless press releases
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http://www.cingular.com/newsroom . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Ritch Blasi, +1-908-696-4242, or cell, +1-908-612-1760, or
, or John Kampfe, +1-908-696-4536, or cell, +1-908-432-3473, or ,
both of Cingular Wireless Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
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