Re: Anyone using Cingular wireless? (IXO/TAP number request)

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman () civicnet org>]

On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Alan Clegg wrote:

> I've recently moved to Cingular Wireless (formerly BellSouth Mobility DCS
> in this area) for "all of my wireless communication needs".  
>
> They are, however, unable to offer me information regarding an IXO (or TAP)
> number that I can use to send text pages from a "regular old modem".  I've
> used qpage and hylafax previously (with another paging company), and would
> REALLY like to get this working (since GMS works amazingly well down in the
> RF hole where I live).

I believe it's <phonenumber>@sbcemail.com - with phonenumber in 10digit
format (e.g. 2025551212 () sbcemail com). At least that's what works for the
Cellular One system in Greater Boston.

> If anyone has contacts with Cingular, or knows where I might find more info
> (I've done web-searches, and the best I've come up with at this point is
> http://www.qpage.org/phone-numbers.html which does not list BellSouth DCS
> *OR* Cingular [but does list some of the other companies that are now
> part of the "Cingular family"]), please let me know.

They seem to be working on their new web site - a lot of info that was on
the old Cell One site isn't there any more.

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