pfft, whatever. Just get the damn AT&T merger finished already!
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=918358&TICK=CINGUL2&STORY=/www/story/08-09-2004/0002227925&EDATE=Aug+9,+2004
Cingular Wireless Can Now Help You 'Escape-A-Date'
New service gives daters the perfect alibi if things go sour
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever have a blind date where all your
hopes and dreams for the perfect match came crashing down at your feet? We've
all been there at one time or another. The dilemma for most "dates gone bad"
is you have no choice but to endure the situation until you can find an
opportunity to call it a night.
Cingular Wireless has taken its Voice Connect service where no other
wireless carrier has dared to tread with "Escape-A-Date," one of several new
options that are part of the company's Voice Connect line of information
services.
"Escape-A-Date" is the perfect service to use when you are afraid that
your blind date may not be just right for you. This new service allows you to
schedule a "rescue" phone call at a pre-set time. That way, you'll be called
at the time you specify. The service tells you exactly what to say to set the
tone for a speedy escape. There are eight randomly generated humorous scripts.
Here's an example:
Hey, this is your 'Escape-A-Date' call. If you're looking for an excuse,
I got it. Just repeat after me, and you'll be on your way!
"Not again! Why does that always happen to you? ... Alright, I'll be
right there." Now tell 'em that your roommate got locked out, and you
have to go let them in. Good luck!
With "Escape-A-Date," you'll never be at a loss if you need a timely
rescue.
Other features now available though Voice Connect include:
Wake-up call. Afraid your alarm clock might not do the trick, or your
hotel wake-up call won't come through? Wake-up call is there when you need it,
complete with some gentle "nagging" to ensure you don't roll over and go back
to sleep.
Joke of the day. A different joke every day.
Trivia. Call in daily to test yourself with a new trivia question. When
you call back the next day, you'll hear the answer to the prior day's question
and get a new trivia question.
These new information features are included in the $4.99 monthly feature
charge for Voice Connect. Voice Connect consists of Voice Dialing and a suite
of information services such as movies, stocks, weather, lottery, TV dramas,
horoscopes, sports and news. To access this service, subscribers dial *8 (*08
on some GSM phones). Applicable airtime charges apply to all calls made using
Voice Connect.
For more information about Cingular, please contact 1-866-CINGULAR or
visit http://www.cingular.com .
ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS
Cingular Wireless, a joint venture between SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC)
and BellSouth (NYSE: BLS), serves more than 25 million voice and data
customers across the United States. A leader in mobile voice and data
communications, Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer
Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Cingular has launched the world's first commercial deployment of
wireless services using Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
technology. Cingular provides cellular/PCS service in 43 of the top 50 markets
nationwide, and provides corporate e-mail and other advanced data services
through its GPRS, EDGE and Mobitex packet data networks. Details of the
company are available at http://www.cingular.com .
SOURCE Cingular Wireless
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Cingular Wireless Can Now Help You 'Escape-A-Date'
New service gives daters the perfect alibi if things go sour
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever have a blind date where all your
hopes and dreams for the perfect match came crashing down at your feet? We've
all been there at one time or another. The dilemma for most "dates gone bad"
is you have no choice but to endure the situation until you can find an
opportunity to call it a night.
Cingular Wireless has taken its Voice Connect service where no other
wireless carrier has dared to tread with "Escape-A-Date," one of several new
options that are part of the company's Voice Connect line of information
services.
"Escape-A-Date" is the perfect service to use when you are afraid that
your blind date may not be just right for you. This new service allows you to
schedule a "rescue" phone call at a pre-set time. That way, you'll be called
at the time you specify. The service tells you exactly what to say to set the
tone for a speedy escape. There are eight randomly generated humorous scripts.
Here's an example:
Hey, this is your 'Escape-A-Date' call. If you're looking for an excuse,
I got it. Just repeat after me, and you'll be on your way!
"Not again! Why does that always happen to you? ... Alright, I'll be
right there." Now tell 'em that your roommate got locked out, and you
have to go let them in. Good luck!
With "Escape-A-Date," you'll never be at a loss if you need a timely
rescue.
Other features now available though Voice Connect include:
Wake-up call. Afraid your alarm clock might not do the trick, or your
hotel wake-up call won't come through? Wake-up call is there when you need it,
complete with some gentle "nagging" to ensure you don't roll over and go back
to sleep.
Joke of the day. A different joke every day.
Trivia. Call in daily to test yourself with a new trivia question. When
you call back the next day, you'll hear the answer to the prior day's question
and get a new trivia question.
These new information features are included in the $4.99 monthly feature
charge for Voice Connect. Voice Connect consists of Voice Dialing and a suite
of information services such as movies, stocks, weather, lottery, TV dramas,
horoscopes, sports and news. To access this service, subscribers dial *8 (*08
on some GSM phones). Applicable airtime charges apply to all calls made using
Voice Connect.
For more information about Cingular, please contact 1-866-CINGULAR or
visit http://www.cingular.com .
ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS
Cingular Wireless, a joint venture between SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC)
and BellSouth (NYSE: BLS), serves more than 25 million voice and data
customers across the United States. A leader in mobile voice and data
communications, Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer
Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Cingular has launched the world's first commercial deployment of
wireless services using Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
technology. Cingular provides cellular/PCS service in 43 of the top 50 markets
nationwide, and provides corporate e-mail and other advanced data services
through its GPRS, EDGE and Mobitex packet data networks. Details of the
company are available at http://www.cingular.com .
SOURCE Cingular Wireless
