On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:34:41 -0400, Robert Snyder <res03q8w@gte.net> wrote:
> Chuck Hast wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:01:22 -0400, Robert Snyder
> ><robertsnyder@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:13:37 -0700, Chuck Hast <wchast@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:30:11 -0400, Robert Snyder
> >>>
> >>>
> >>><robertsnyder@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>T-mobile
> >>>>19.99 unlimited data
> >>>>
> >>>>GPRS with EDGE Rollout as we speak.
> >>>>
> >>>>Uses Serria Wireless Aircards. Works just great for me when I have to
> >>>>have net access out when I dont have 802.11 signal around.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Ohh, I will have to go check that one out. Ahh yes now I know why I
> >>>did not use it
> >>>I have a buddy that has T-mobile, and their network is PCS only so if
> >>>you go into a
> >>>network that has 800MHz network only you are out of luck. I think that
> >>>their phones
> >>>are PCS only also.
> >>>
> >>>I use AT&T WS, their network is on both the PCS side and the 800MHz side so you
> >>>do have a lot better coverage, but at the same time the SW Aircard should be a
> >>>triband card (7x0 series) and the 775 which does EDGE also is a quad band card,
> >>>all of them will allow you to to roam world wide, if you keep a nice
> >>>collection of SIM
> >>>cards then you can go about anywhere you want.
> >>>
> >>>I am going to go see AT&T and see if I can get a better rate if
> >>>T-Mobile is down to
> >>>that low!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Tmobile from my use uses the 775 ( 199 dollars)
> >>
> >>Now tmobile supports 1800mhz 850mhz the two primary gsm freq. I have
> >>the 775 which will work anywhere in the world and tmobile did not
> >>provider lock it. I used it ATTWS ( where a friends card died out on
> >>him.)
> >>
> >>Now Tmobile funny I gotten great service from them but there coverage
> >>rules are wierd. It cant roam at all phone or data on cingular or
> >>attws here in florida but When i was out in vegas and out in
> >>califronia tmobile allows data and phone traffice through cingular and
> >>attws GSM towers. Why because of the lack of towers out west. and
> >>they did not charge me roaming. But that is out there in the west
> >>where tmobile allows partner roaming.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I did not realize they were now supporting both the cell and PCS spectrum.
> >But then we have not been asked to do a "can you hear me now" on them
> >yet, so they do not get too high on the radar screen. Glad that they are now
> >supporting both pieces of spectra because if you got stuck with a PCS only
> >device you were in a bad way.
> >
> >I have done "can you hear me now" testing on AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and
> >some on NexTel. AT&T (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) and Verizon (CDMA 1xRT) have
> >the best coverage of the whole bunch.
> >
> >Guy I work with has T-mobile and he is constantly having to use my phone
> >because we go off into areas where he does not have coverage, so I know
> >that the coverage if you get off the main roads is still not very
> >good. But there
> >are places where even the two 800 lbs gorillas are poor, one is out in Page
> >AZ. B-]
> >
> >
> >
>
> Does your friend use a Sony Ericson phone. The sony ericsons that
> Tmobile use suck. pist poor antenna and does not handle rf noise well.
>
> Some phones I have thorugh tmobile which have been good.
>
> Samsung R225 - great phone if you only need a phone type of phone.
>
> Nokia 6010 - great signal no matter where i go .
>
> I seen mixed reports of the moto v66 being good and bad.
>
> I think it more of his phone than his service.
>
No, he is using the blackberry device and whatever RF deck they supply
with it. My testing is done on digital cards. Do not do phones (as yet) we
do all of our testing (to date) with the SW cards.
-- Chuck Hast To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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