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Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: PonderInc on February 19, 2007, 03:07:27 PM
Any other Cingular customers out there dropping calls every minute when you're downtown?  Anybody know what's going on?
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 19, 2007, 03:09:20 PM
I work out of a cave, I get no reception anyway. If I crawl out, I may try calling my one cingular phone from my other one.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 19, 2007, 03:14:43 PM
Just called myself and stayed on for 6 minutes before I got bored and hung up.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: mdunn on February 19, 2007, 03:24:32 PM
too much concrete downtown,wont allow good reception.Try living in florida where all homes and buildings are made of concrete!
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: NellieBly on February 19, 2007, 03:41:09 PM
I have cingular downtown and have not experienced any problems.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: RecycleMichael on February 19, 2007, 03:42:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

Just called myself and stayed on for 6 minutes before I got bored and hung up.



Six minutes talking to yourself?

If I did that, I would probably start a fight and punch myself.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: BKDotCom on February 19, 2007, 03:43:28 PM
Max reception here in my gaussian cube @ 5th n Main.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 19, 2007, 03:47:30 PM
quote:
Originally posted by recyclemichael

quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

Just called myself and stayed on for 6 minutes before I got bored and hung up.



Six minutes talking to yourself?

If I did that, I would probably start a fight and punch myself.



No-one can entertain you, like yourself.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: cannon_fodder on February 19, 2007, 03:56:18 PM
Perhaps you are moving around in the building when you are on the phone?  I know some buildings have elevators that screw with reception and others have satellites and other objections on the roof that can mess with them from time to time.  But as for myself, Ive never had an issue with simply dropping calls downtown and Ive worked in the OneOK building, Frisco Building, Secure Agent building, Petroleum Club Tower, a small building near TCC and the both Federal Buildings.  Wow, I've covered lots of buildings down there.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: inteller on February 19, 2007, 08:18:39 PM
quote:
Originally posted by cannon_fodder

Perhaps you are moving around in the building when you are on the phone?  I know some buildings have elevators that screw with reception and others have satellites and other objections on the roof that can mess with them from time to time.  But as for myself, Ive never had an issue with simply dropping calls downtown and Ive worked in the OneOK building, Frisco Building, Secure Agent building, Petroleum Club Tower, a small building near TCC and the both Federal Buildings.  Wow, I've covered lots of buildings down there.



no issues here.  its your phone.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: Johnboy976 on February 19, 2007, 11:20:46 PM
I've worked with cell-phone companies for a couple of years, now, and usually it's crappy service that drops you. In your circumstance, however, I would have to agree with the phone possibly being the problem. What kind of phone is it?
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: PonderInc on February 20, 2007, 02:49:36 PM
I have some kind of Nokia (6 months old).  It started on Saturday, and the problem is only when I'm downtown.  Dropping calls every minute or two.  I've talked to several people (with different phones, but all on Cingular) who work downtown who are all having the same issue.  Cell tower repairs?
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 20, 2007, 03:39:44 PM
I'll give you the company line of power your phone off and back on. It loads any new updates.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: PonderInc on February 20, 2007, 04:30:10 PM
I've tried that one a couple times already...no dice!
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 20, 2007, 05:07:42 PM
quote:
Originally posted by PonderInc

I've tried that one a couple times already...no dice!



That might be part of your problem. There aren't supposed to be any dice.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: inteller on February 20, 2007, 05:16:45 PM
quote:
Originally posted by PonderInc

I have some kind of Nokia...



stop...there is your problem. NOkias are junk.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: tim huntzinger on February 21, 2007, 08:48:54 AM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

I'll give you the company line of power your phone off and back on. It loads any new updates.



Do not forget to raise one's left hand and bounce on the right foot.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: Johnboy976 on February 21, 2007, 09:13:56 AM
Ummmmmm... I don't know about Inteller, but Nokias are typically the best phones around.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 21, 2007, 09:25:31 AM
all brands have good phone and bad phones. The 5160 was one of the best phones ever made, the 8260 was worthless. The motorola black&white flip phones were great but the razr is crap.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: tulsacyclist on February 21, 2007, 10:07:32 AM
I get good reception in the BOK tower about 11 floors up. LG phone w/ Cingular 3g network.
Title: Cell Service Downtown - What's the deal?
Post by: Miss Solemnis on February 24, 2007, 10:30:57 PM
It could very well be the phone.  We live downtown and when I was using a Nokia with Cingular service I was constantly losing calls.  Replaced the phone with a Motorola and haven't lost a call since.