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reliable gsm service providers in the united states? |
greeneye
Joined: May 02, 2002
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From: Lungsod Quezon
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can anyone suggest what gsm provider i can use in the united states? i am planning to take my t39 there within the year and i don't want to use my home country's international roaming facility. it might be more cheaper just to buy a new sim card there. any suggestions?
thanks!!
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arnoldc
Joined: Dec 14, 2001
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From: Philippines
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where in the united states? anyway, i was roaming with voicestream twice and it's ok, so probably having native voicestream sim will be better. just a thought. |
greeneye
Joined: May 02, 2002
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From: Lungsod Quezon
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in bonita, california (san diego). is voicestream available there? how much do you think?
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Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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From: Los Angeles, California
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Yes, where in the United States? GSM coverage is not 100% here, but CDMA/TDMA has a hell of a lot more coverage if you plan on traveling across the US. |
Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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From: Los Angeles, California
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Ah, go with either Cingular or AT&T. Voicestream will work in San Diego, but there service is not really supported in California and you won't find a VS SIM card anywhere there 
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greeneye
Joined: May 02, 2002
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From: Lungsod Quezon
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delta, what gsm provider do you use over there in s. california, is it reliable. when i was there last year my aunt's analog celphone provider was not that reliable, calls keep getting dropped when in the move, in a car for instance (at&t, i think). anyway, thats why i am planning to use my t39 there.
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Deltayoda
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From: Los Angeles, California
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I am currently using Cingular, which seems to be working fine at the moment.
I don't know about AT&T, but I heard they give better GPRS service.
As for phones cutting off on the drive, I find GSM more prone to this than CDMA/TDMA (<--- This is not Analog) phones in the US. My friends CDMA phone on Verizon has a lot better reception than mines and works pretty much everywhere, where mines would cut off in some certain areas like far away parks and inside buildings.
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greeneye
Joined: May 02, 2002
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From: Lungsod Quezon
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ok, thanks for the info!
will post my experiences there with gsm when i get there.
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powertoburn
Joined: Jan 29, 2002
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AT&T GSM is more reliable in San Diego. Mostly full signals with the Ericsson T68 with Cingular it mainly gets 2 bars. L.A. is currently testing and the reception is just as great as San Diego.
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greeneye
Joined: May 02, 2002
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From: Lungsod Quezon
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power, do you have any idea how much are at&t or cingular subsciption packages or are prepaid sims also prevalent there already? i plan to get a new gsm sim over there. it may be much cheaper than use international roaming. |
greeneye
Joined: May 02, 2002
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From: Lungsod Quezon
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guess, i'll try cingular or at
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