Cingular Lights Up New Orleans With Wireless Broadband Service

Cingular Lights Up New Orleans With Wireless Broadband Service

Millions of people living or visiting The Big Easy will no longer need to rely on wired connections for broadband access to information as Cingular transforms the city into a wireless super speedway. Cingular today begins offering its 3G mobile wireless broadband service throughout the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Cingular customers can now use Cingular’s 3G mobile broadband network to rapidly access e-mail, browse the Internet, connect to business applications, watch video clips while on-the-go strolling along the scenic streets of Riverwalk Marketplace, shopping on famous Royal Street, the attending classes at UNO or waiting in the New Orleans International Airport.

Cingular 3G not only offers advanced wireless services, such as viewing video clips, it enhances existing services by making them run faster. Customers can now download a game or ringtone, or access e-mail, in a fraction of the time it used to take. Additionally, Cingular customers using a 3G handset with a data rate plan package can access all the company’s data services whenever they’re connected to the Cingular network.

“Whether you are a small business owner, a student, or a frequent traveler you’re always on the go and need quick access to information,” said Joe Larussa, vice president and general manager, Cingular Wireless, Alabama/Mississippi/Louisiana/NW Florida. “Our 3G service gives our customers the ability to watch news, sports and entertainment highlights, weather forecasts and more on their phone while waiting in line at the airport or grabbing a seat at a restaurant. We’re providing customers with an ‘invisible wire’ that extends their broadband experience beyond their office or home.”

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