Hey guys, I seem to be hearing good things about cingular and verizon, but
there have been some questions about GSM and TDMA. Basically GSM is the
European standard for cellular and is the system that all the new camera
phones and internet phones work on. The cellular system in this country is
converting to it but some of the coverage maps look a little spotty right
now. The TDMA system is what cellular phones in the US have been using for
a long time. Currently this system is being dismantled, and I have been
told that within the year it will no longer exist. AT&Ts one rate and dual
band phones work on TDMA but that won't exist soon which is one reason for
needing to change service. Cingular will be sending letters to all of their
customers within the next few months telling their TDMA customers that they
will have to upgrade soon.
Thanks for the input guys, and keep 'em coming.
James Nazarian
71 MGBGTV8
71 MGB Tourer
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Councill" <dcouncil@imt.net>
To: "Mg List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 11:14 AM
Subject: RE: Cingular Wireless - OT
> Unfortunately, I'm not too "hip" on what GSM is. I currently use Verizon
> (tri-mode) because I need a US nationwide plan, no roaming, so I can
> maintain contact during most of my travels. However, I may be heading to
> London next week and it will not work there. Verizon offers a temporary
> international phone though. I'm still pondering that option.
>
> And dead spots - here in the west, we have some pretty remote areas where
I
> have no signal at all for large areas. Would GSM do any better? In
> particular I have no cell phone signal for most of Northwest South Dakota
> (100 mile + stretch), about a 50 mile stretch around Wall, SD, and also
> almost all of the Arizona Strip (northwest Arizona with a weak unusable
> signal at the south rim of the Grand Canyon, nothing at the North Rim
north
> to Utah). And those are just the flat lands.
>
> And yes, a cell phone is no substitute for a good set of tools.
>
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
>
> At 10:54 PM 1/22/2004 -0500, Matthew E. Hale wrote:
> >I have Cingular and really like it. The GSM network will really worth
the
> >wait in my opinion. I am getting a Quad band phone next week that will
be
> >worldwide, excellent because I do a little traveling to London every now
and
> >then. Their previous network setup was hit and miss Atlanta, but
improved
> >once you left the metro area. Odd because Cingular is based in
Atlanta...
> >
> >Matthew Hale
> >67 B
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