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Interesting roaming question |
brokenrecord
Joined: Jun 10, 2003
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I am a T-Mobile USA customer, and I am wondering if I purchase an unlocked phone that offers the 850 MHz band which Cingular and AT&T have implemented in some rural areas, do you think I would be able to roam in these areas on a T-Mobile SIM?
Case in point: My mom has a now antiquated Nokia 3390 with T-Mobile. She spends the summer in the middle of nowhere in Tennesee at a summer camp. Now this morning she was able to get a small signal from AT&T at 1900 MHz, and I'm wondering if she had a phone with 850 MHz, could she get a better one signal? |
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Naar
Joined: Jan 04, 2003
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i dont think so. the frequency must match the phones frequency. plus u cant roam on at&t with t-mobile, only cingular
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brokenrecord
Joined: Jun 10, 2003
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well, you can roam on AT&T.
http://www.t-mobile.com/company/pressroom/pressrelease68.asp
And also my mom used her phone today on AT&T. My question is, were I to get an unlocked phone such as a Nokia 3595, could she roam on the 850 MHz part of AT&T or Cingular's network and get a better signal from the 850 MHz band? |
augustborn9917
Joined: Jun 03, 2003
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hey broken! u know my story about roaming on at&t with a tmo acct. im doing that everyday, albeit i think im sharing one tower that is shared by both att and t mobile. now as for using a 850 mhz....in theory, if they allow crossnetworking at 1900mhz, u would think that the same would hold true for 850mhz. we need input from one who has a 850mhz capable phone. i do like the thinking though, trying to make use of more towers are ya? |
gzumba
Joined: Feb 04, 2003
Posts: 146
From: New York, NY, USA
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I wish that T-Mobile would allow roaming to att in home area too. I get a much stronger signal from att in many places. Phone @ 1900
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brokenrecord
Joined: Jun 10, 2003
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Well, I can get a new unlocked Nokia 3595 for a fairly low price on eBay, so maybe I will be the first to try it.
If someone else has tried it though, I'd be interested to hear the results they have. |
Naar
Joined: Jan 04, 2003
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well everytime i try to use ATT it wont let me :| so i dont know how you guys are doing it? |
brokenrecord
Joined: Jun 10, 2003
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yeah, it won't let me in any area where there is a T-Mobile signal available. But it has allowed me when there is not T-Mobile signal available. |
augustborn9917
Joined: Jun 03, 2003
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From: Uranus
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@ naar:
depends really where u live, sometimes t-mo allows u to use other carriers (roaming)in my case/area, tmo mustve agreed to allow me to use atts tower (or vice versa). u can check to see what else is available to u by using "select network" (MENU-CONNECT-GSM NETWORKS)then click on what u want to use. in most cases, if youre in the home area, all youd get is t mobile.
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=30779&forum=31
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http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=30115&forum=31 |
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Posted: 2003-06-21 04:58
