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| February 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Most cell-phone companies play a me-too game, trying to lure customers with similar kinds of calling plans and phone deals. (See the special section that begins on page 12.) Cingular tries to be different. It was the first to let customers roll over calling minutes to the next month. And it's the only one with Fast. Forward, a $40 device that conveniently forwards cell calls to a landline phone without eating up cell minutes. The service usually costs $2.99 a month but is free for some combined cell and landline plans.

FastForward works with Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, and Sony Ericsson ceil phones from Cingular (it's one of the accessories you can order with selected phones on the company's Web site or in Cingular stores). It's easily set up to forward calls to one of three numbers. To use it, you just place the ...

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