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Thanks to sites such as ebay, there's really no need to buy insurance for many cell phones these days. Many people don't realize that most cell phone insurance policies have a large deductible. Why pay that if you can go to ebay and buy a really nice replacement cingular cell phone, often for less than the deductible on your insurance policy!

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Cingular Wireless is now called AT&T Mobility, and is the wholly owned wireless subsidiary of AT&T Inc. AT&T Mobility is the largest mobile phone company in the United States and it also operates in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. AT&T Mobility has 67.4 million subscribers as of the end of the third quarter for 2007, and claims to operate the largest digital voice and data network in the United States.

Formerly a joint venture between SBC Communications and BellSouth, Cingular Wireless soon acquired the old AT&T Wireless; SBC later acquired the original AT&T and rebranded as "the new AT&T". Cingular became wholly-owned by the new AT&T in December 2006 as a result of AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth.

The service is now branded as Wireless from AT&T or sometimes simply AT&T. Renaming on a corporate level occurred immediately, and consumer branding changed to "AT&T", or a variant thereof. Until all regulatory filings are approved, however, and public awareness is fostered, the "Cingular" brand will continue to be used in store signage and media advertisements during a dual-branded transition, expected to last several months. This process began January 15, 2007. It completed in late June, just prior to the rollout of the Apple iPhone.

Among the services that AT&T aggressively promotes is its "Rollover" service, allowing customers to keep unused minutes from month to month on a twelve-month rolling cycle on its popular "Nation" nationwide plans. Beginning in July 2007, AT&T Mobility now allows its AT&T Unity plan users to have "Rollover", a service which was exclusive to the "Nation" plans.