| rishi@wheresmycell.com 2005-05-19, 11:52 am |
| Thanks for the detailed responses everyone. I'll definitely try out
other carriers before making my final decision. I'm a bit confused as
to why one shouldn't generalize between T-Mobile & Cingular in CA. If
Cingular customers can roam on the legacy network which is now
T-Mobile, as well as their own, it would seem like the clear winner as
far as coverage throughout the state is concerned. Has T-Mobile
actually invested in the infrastructure while they were under the
network sharing agreement with Cingular? What about after they bought
Cingulars' CA & NV networks? It seems to me that if T-Mobile
continues to enhance their network and put up new towers in CA...
Cingular users would be benefit with current roaming agreements in
place. Or is this not the case?
Of course, I would imagine Cingular customers can only roam on T-Mobile
should there be no Cingular coverage available and then I wonder which
native network would have better coverage, reception, and reliability?
I am from the San Fernando Valley (Granada Hills, CA)... anyone have
any idea which GSM carrier would be my best option here and best
overall carrier. We're up in the hills so most cell carriers generally
don't fare too well in our area - especially indoors. I have read that
GSM 850 MHz signals travel further and penetrate deeper into
buildings... Does this finally mean being able to use my phone at home?
:)
Rishi
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