Cingular Provides Chicagoans With Hands-Free Devices to Help Comply With Cell Phone Law
07 Juillet 2005 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Cingular Provides Chicagoans With Hands-Free Devices to Help Comply
With Cell Phone Law Cingular Discounts Its Most Popular Hands-Free
Accessories in Illinois and Wisconsin Stores CHICAGO, July 7
/PRNewswire/ -- Cingular, Chicago's Handsfree Headquarters,
announces today that it is discounting its most popular hands- free
devices to help Chicagoans comply with the city's new cell phone
law. Beginning on July 8, the city ordinance prohibits motorists
from using cell phones without a hands-free device. Cingular offers
Chicagoans a wide selection of phones to suit every style and need.
For the busy executive, Cingular offers the Blackberry 7100g
all-in- one data device. Or for the younger consumer, Cingular
offers popular camera phones like the Motorola v551 and the
Motorola RAZR. By pairing these phones with hands-free headsets,
compliance is one easy step away. Since Alderman Natarus' ordinance
was passed, Cingular has seen a dramatic increase in store traffic
for its hands-free accessories, particularly for Bluetooth-enabled
handsets and headsets. Bluetooth technology -- found in many Palm
PDAs, Pocket PCs and about 10% of all cell phones -- wirelessly
connects a Bluetooth-enabled phone with a similarly enabled
headset. Bluetooth earpieces eliminate the need for wires between
phone and earpiece and work as long as you are within 25 feet or so
of the phone "Our Bluetooth products have seen the biggest sales
increase among our hands-free devices," said Terry Stenzel, Vice
President and General Manager of the Illinois and Wisconsin Market.
"People have always liked the convenience of having their hands
free, and Bluetooth technology provides a secure, easy way to do
that." Cingular is offering a $20 mail-in rebate on its
best-selling Bluetooth- enabled accessories in its Illinois and
Wisconsin stores, including the Motorola Bluetooth Headset and the
Motorola Bluetooth Car Kit, a speaker that clips to a car's sun
visor for extra convenience. For commuters who want to enhance
their phones during their drive, Cingular offers a Motorola
SmartDrive Portable Car Kit that acts as a portable speakerphone
and an in-car charger. Cingular also offers convenient accessory
bundles that include a vehicle power charger and earbud to make it
even easier for customers to go handsfree. Be Sensible Cingular
developed its "Be Sensible" campaign to educate the public about
the safe and courteous use of wireless devices. A primary component
of that campaign is promoting driver safety. Cingular offers
experienced drivers the following tips: -- Make driving safely your
first priority. If making or receiving a call will be distracting
in any way, you should wait until your trip is completed to use
your cell phone. -- Dial sensibly and keep your eyes on the road.
Or, place your call before pulling into traffic. -- Don't take
notes, look up phone numbers or text message while driving. --
Suspend conversations during hazardous driving situations. -- Don't
engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may distract
you from driving safely. For more information on Cingular's
hands-free products, visit our web site at http://www.cingular.com/
. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless
carrier in the United States, serving 50.4 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 -- the ALLOVER(SM)
network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any
national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless
carrier to offer Rollover(R) Minutes, 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 e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://www.cingular.com/newsroom . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Meg Frainey of Cingular Wireless, +1-469-229-7787, or
+1-214-497-6072 (Mobile), , or Mike Cummins of Dome HK,
+1-312-836-2917, Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
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