AT&T Mobile Phone Service in Washington/Baltimore

Pros: Restricted Service
Cons: Lots of Minutes

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I finally gave into my worst yuppie urges about two months ago. After missing a few two many happy hours and dinner parties, I decided that I needed a cell phone to call for directions or for a cab in...

Pros: coverage!! sweet sweet coverage!, customer service
Cons: overage charges - not from experience

I recently switched to AT&T from T-Mobile in August of this year. I have nothing but good things to say about AT&T since. If you want the long drawn out version about my experience with T-Mobile, you can read my review of their service in the Baltimore ...

Pros: Excellent coverage, good tech support, nice prices
Cons: Nothing of note! Great service!

I have been a very satisfied customer of my AT&T Wireless Service since I signed up for my phone in March of 2002. I live and work in the Laurel/Columbia area of Maryland, although I spend time in both DC and Baltimore. I have also travelled...

Pros: Clear when signal strength is at max, helpful customer service
Cons: Dropped calls, people can't hear you, coverage area spotty

For the past two years I have been using Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) for my digital cellular service. The call quality has been good for the most part and I have been happy. However this summer my two-year contract was almost up and my phone was...

Pros: Great plan, long distance and roaming charges included
Cons: price could be considered as high, but if you weight the benefit of the plan vs. the price, the benefit is much greater in my opinion

I have been a loyal AT&T customer now for over 2 years for my cell phone which is a Nokia 6160. I absolutely love the digital one rate plan. I can call anywhere in the continental United States or call from anywhere in continental United States and...

Pros: Good prices. Good coverage.
Cons: Incoming calls don't always come in.

I signed up for AT&T Digital One rate 600 service a few months back with my employer. I planned on using my cellphone primarily for work. The coverage area looked good and the price was right for what I needed. I purchased a Motorola Startac phone...

Pros: Good Customer Service, Decent Phones, Above Average Network
Cons: Too Many Rate Plans and Services

I have been a AT&T subscriber since April of 2001. Until recently I was on their TDMA network and used a internet capable Ericcson RL289 phone. When I first signed up I got the Regional advantage plan with 400 anytime minutes and 1000 night and weekends...

Pros: Large coverage area in "regional" calling plan
Cons: Old technology, calls don't go through, weak signals, WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER

Then go with AT&T. If you like feeling cheated and belittled then go with AT&T. Otherwise, please get a different provider FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

Time and again, AT&T has not only fallen short of my expectations of a wireless service, it has...

Pros: Good amount of minutes
Cons: Calling in home coverage area can still be considered a long distance call.

I switched to AT&T first of all because they carried the Nokia 8260 phone and because of the amount of minutes that they offered. I've had my phone for a little over a month with them and I have not been disappointed with their service.

I...

Pros: Customer Support, calling plans, phone choices.
Cons: TDMA

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I have been a long time Bell Atlantic/Verizon cell phone customer and was fairly satisfied with their service, but not so with their pricing plans. My contract finally came due recently and I decided to try...

Pros: National and International Coverage, national one rate
Cons: Bandwith and gaps in coverage

I have been an AT&T Mobile customer for the last two years and have two phones, each on the 1000 min/month one rate plans. I travel both nationally and internationally. I also use the phone quite a bit when I am driving around town. Over the last 2...

Pros: Very reliable, high signal quality, good customer service
Cons: Expensive

My goal was to have a wireless phone as my only phone (yes, just like those AT&T billboards). I am located in Washington, DC, and have a family member in Phoenix, AZ with whom I talk almost daily, having averaged $80-$100 telephone bills in the...

Pros: Flat Rate, Good Coverage, detailed billing
Cons: Lack of service in the DC Subway system

I use the AT&T digital one rate plan with my Motorola StarTAC in the Washington DC Metro Area. Overall I am pleased with the plan and the pricing seems to be fair based on other local plans. What attracted me to the AT&T Digital One Rate was the...

Pros: Customer Service, Choice of Plans, Coverage, and Clarity
Cons: Capacity Issues (TDMA Interface Technology), Limited Pocketnet Phone Selections

Back in 1996, I started out using AT&T Wireless. This was before they introduced the Digital One Rate plans. Their service was unsurpassed.

Later, with the introduction of Digital One Rate, their system was taxed, leading to a virtual...

Pros: Great service, awesome coverage, Nokia phones!
Cons: Could be a little cheaper, but I'm not complaining too loudly!

Let me start off by saying what prompted me to write this opinion. I have a Nokia 8260 phone, which I am in love with. Actually, that's the main reason I chose AT&T over Verizon for my wireless provider, but that's another story. Recently I managed to...

Pros: Coverage, Customer Service, Concept!
Cons: Expensive

The one rate service is absolutely incredable. Unlike other carries who offer nationwide plans, if you go outside of there service area or are in an area in your city where their coverage isnt great, you have to pay extra for roaming. NOT WITH ONE RATE!...

Pros: It is great for businesses or for family
Cons: It isn't for the emergency only person

The ATT digital one rate 1400 plan runs for approximately a hundred and fifty dollars a month plus a twenty-five dollar activation fee. The plan provides the one low rate for long distance and local. The plan gives you 1400 anytime minutes. (Anytime...

Pros: works well everywhere
Cons: more expensive for casual users

Having to travel a lot in my job, I have had the need for a cell phone for business for quite a few years. When this plan came out I thought it was too good to be true, not having to pay for roaming charges alone would save me hundreds a month. Not...

Pros: Nationwide Service, simple national plans, AT&T name
Cons: Coverage not available in all areas, customer service hit and miss

I signed up for AT&T Wireless Digital One Rate plan about 15 months ago. My husband and I travel A LOT and I needed a cell phone plan that was up to the task. This gave me 300 Anytime minutes, nationwide, with no roaming or long distance charges for...

Pros: Great roaming coverage, decent WAP service
Cons: Disjointed customer service

Here's my story. About 10 years ago I got my first cell phone (built into the car) in Florida with what became GTE. It was analogue, and it worked reasonably well most anywhere in Pensacola. Later I switched to Digiph, a regional provider using GSM, and...

Pros: The OneRate Plan is GREAT!
Cons: Watch for correct billing

I am currently an AT&T and Sprint phone owner. I can honestly say AT&T one rate program is the best for the money when you are traveling a lot and live in more remote areas because of its digital/analog service. Since I have gotten my phone, I...

Pros: Great Reception
Cons: A little more $ than some other plans

This is a really good plan for the money. Not only does AT&T offer great reception and a rather large calling area they offer these sevices cheaper than most if not all of the companies that cover the area where i live. I know people who have other...

Pros: No roaming around the US when I travel?...that's all I can come up with
Cons: Customer service is the worst bad reception in downtown DC

I originally put this review under the AT&T wireless section of epinions and was told it wasn't very helpful. But I live in Washington D.C. so I moved it over to here. I was told it was "not helpful", but I feel this is information I would want to know ...

Pros: One Rate- No long distance or roaming
Cons: None

AT&T's digital one rate plane is by far the best plan for the traveler and outdoor adventurer. I am a pilot and I travel around the country on a regular basis. I checked out all the other plans (Sprint, Air Touch, etc.) and they just didn't have...

Pros: Good coverage, good price, good service
Cons: Expensive if you go over your minutes

This was the best phone plan I've ever had. It's a bit more expensive then some of the others but AT&T makes it worth the extra few cents (weel, dollars). I have yet to go anywhere that wasn't covered (and I've been to some "backwoods"...

Pros: None, except for the AT&T name for whatever that's worth!
Cons: Poor Cellualr Service, Poor Customer Servce, Poor Billing Service,

I purchased the Local AT&T (250 Minutes) in the Balt/Wash. area. I am currently using the Nokia 6162 cellular phone. I have had this service for 6 months and it is, for lack of a better word, horrible! I usually have to turn the phone off and then...

Pros: AT&T "Free 2 Go" prepaid; the least expensive plan in DC/Balt for light users
Cons: Promised rebates sometimes don't materialize. Save copies of all forms

AT&T "Free 2 Go" prepaid uses the same system as AT&T service plans, so the pros and cons of the system apply. But as a very light user of my cell phone, I have found AT&T's prepaid plan to be quite dependable and inexpensive. Airtime cards start at...

Pros: Great phone options
Cons: Very poor service

I recently switched my services from the AT&T One Rate 600 to Sprint. Here are my reasons for switching:

1. I got tired of people calling my cell phone and my phone not ringing.
2. I got tired of fast busy signals when I tried to...

Pros: No long distance, no roaming charges, full service everywhere you go.
Cons: No free weekends and nights, expensive after-given-minutes fees.

Pros: No long distance, no roaming, full service everywhere you go.
Cons: No free weekends and nights, expensive after-given-minutes fees.

I've only had this plan for a few months now, but this plans seems to be the best for...

Pros: The phones are great and they give you great deals
Cons: Everything Else!

I just canceled the service today, only took me two weeks to decide that it was not going to work. AT&T wireless does have some great deals on phones, for instance I got two Sony Ericsson T616s for free.(Retail 199.00) The phones were amazing however the ...

Pros: works nearly everywhere; phone provides caller ID, missed calls, stored #'s and more
Cons: phone is larger than my previous Motorola

I travel extensively -- 125,000 flight miles per year or more -- and can end up in some pretty crazy places. My One-Rate plan is great -- nearly nationwide coverage, all at the basic rate -- and best of all, my family and office can track me down by...

Pros: eCallPlus is one of the least expensive choices for light users
Cons: phones through eCallPlus are expensive; buy one used

eCallPlus is an inexpensive alternative for low volume cellphone users to the rates charged by AT&T. By signing up with eCallPlus, one can can keep a cell phone handy for infrequent use for as low as $6.67 per month. While eCallPlus does sell phones,...

Pros: Inexpensive for infrequent use, decent phone
Cons: Plan switches without notifying you, horrible customer service

I purchased my AT&T wireless phone from 7-Eleven. The price of about $100 was justified by the Free $25 card that came with the phone and an offer for another one after you purchase the phone as well as a $50 gift certificate for a variety of store....

Pros: Enough Minutes.
Cons: Extremely Bad Customer Service.

Let me begin my story. I was with AT&T for past 1 year on a 29.99 regional plan. I got a free Erricson phone R289LX when I joined. I had it for 1 year with 500 minutes free, when I noticed that they are giving 1000 minutes free nowadays. So I asked them...

Pros: breadth of network
Cons: capacity problems on the network

Although AT&T is a pioneer in national digital wireless service, the result of its success is a massive undercapacity problem. Calls frequently get dropped in the middle of a sentence. Even more frustrating is the frequency with which the network...

Pros: Great coverage, rarely lose calls, instant VM notification.
Cons: A little bit expensive.

Short and sweet, great coverage, great customer service, a little bit more expensive but you get what you pay for in this case. Great web site you do most anything there, pay your bill, see your bill, upgrade, anything. WOW! I even have coverage in the...

Pros: Good phone, good coverage within local area
Cons: AT&T surreptitiously changed expiration time, effectively doubling the minimum cost.

There was a rumor that AT&T would change the expiration time on airtime from 90 days to 45 days on November 4, 2001. In October of this year, Customer Service denied it in two separate calls that I made. A sales Rep at an AT&T store denied it. On...

Pros: hardly lose service, clear, good service for good price
Cons: heavily saturated network

I have been subscribed to the AT&T network for about six months now and have been satisfied with it. I have used it on the Metro on numerous ocassions and have been able to get adequate reception in the tunnels. I have gotten an all circuits busy...

Pros: Free long distance, no roaming VA-MA, decent amount of weekend/night minutes
Cons: roaming charges in rest of US, occasional loss of signal

The signal is generally strong. Personally I use it in Maryland, D.C., Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and the only times that the signal has gone down is when I'm out in very small towns in CT or the Metro in D.C.

If you stay in the Virginia...

Pros: High per minute vs cost ratio, great customer service
Cons: Little national coverage and in rural settings

I had AT&T from December of 2001 until December of 2003. AT&T has really good prices and I love their customer service. If, at the end of the month, you find you have gone over for the month, they would let you switch to another plan, so you don't have ...

Pros: lots of extra features
Cons: extremely sporadic coverage, even within the Metro DC area.

I've had AT&T Wireless for over 3 years and was happy with the regular digital plan. In December 20 ...

Pros: great reception - good prices
Cons: none yet!

We have been dealing with Sprint for the last couple of years and finally got fed-up and switched to AT&T -- what a difference! Clear reception, real coverage all over the area, pricing plan is competitive.

We got a $60 family plan with two...

Pros: the free phone (maybe)
Cons: service mediocre in Jessup MD area; customer service nonexistent.

We wanted to try AT&T after being with Verizon for years; we got the phones promptly; the Sony Ericcson TX61 is a decent phone w/many features. Service wise however, AT&T is mediocre at best. The calls sound like i'm in an echo chamber and lose...

Pros: Many Plans
Cons: Dropped Calls, Terrible Customer Service, Expensive non working phones

I have been a AT&T Wireless phone service for over six years and now are dropping them like a bad ha ...

Pros: None
Cons: If you like carrying around a useless phone this ones for you.

Before moving to Salisbury Md my wife needed a cell phone
to keep in touch with me while I sold the house.We went to the AT&T store and asked if it would cover both regions,no
problem we were told. She found out later coverage on the Eastern Shore was nonexistent couldn't get out of the 1 year
contract stuck with a phone that was useless unless we went
back to the D.C. area. Cancelled at the end of the contract
bought a Tracfone, a little expensive but never fails to provide a signal. In the long run cheaper then AT&T you pay for the time you use instead of forty something dollars a month for no service.

Pros: It's light and small.
Cons: The X426 makes you look like a fool in business (and social) settings.

I just switched from Sprint to AT&T to save money, and I thought I was getting a sweet new phone. But I'm a professional and don't want a phone that makes me sound like a moron. The Samsung X426 only has "cute" ringtones programmed into it -- a cat's meow, a horse's neigh, Jingle Bells, Happy Birthday, etc. 30 different ring tones, but no normal ringer. I called Samsung, and they said that AT&T only wanted "cute" ringtones; I called AT&T and tried to download a normal one from their website, but AT&T's website doesn't offer any normal ringtones -- only different rap songs, TV themes, etc.