Cingular cell phone service - Re: Helio is MAD!!

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Re: Helio is MAD!!

DTC

2007-07-28, 10:33 pm

Cross posted in the alt.cellular.cingular and alt.cellular.sprintpcs NGs.

jatkinshelion wrote:
> "Helio Ocean is the iPhone Killer!" - Wall Street Journal

http://www.helio.com

http://compare.helio.com/#homepage

Not bad...not bad at all.

Looks like it uses the Sprint network:

1) "Helio devices are automatically switched between 3G and 1x data
networks depending on availability."

2) Map looks very very much like Sprint's coverage. In fact their map looks
EXACTLY (but not in coverage area) like a typical Sprint map from 2 years
ago with the colors and coverage (two years ago)in my area.

karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net

2007-07-30, 10:33 am

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:32:10 -0500, DTC
< no_spam@move_along_f
olks.foob> wrote:

>Cross posted in the alt.cellular.cingular and alt.cellular.sprintpcs NGs.
>
>jatkinshelion wrote:
>
>
>http://www.helio.com
>
>http://compare.helio.com/#homepage
>
>Not bad...not bad at all.
>
>Looks like it uses the Sprint network:
>
>1) "Helio devices are automatically switched between 3G and 1x data
>networks depending on availability."
>
>2) Map looks very very much like Sprint's coverage. In fact their map looks
>EXACTLY (but not in coverage area) like a typical Sprint map from 2 years
>ago with the colors and coverage (two years ago)in my area.

Yes - for better or worse - Helio uses the Spint PCS Network.

And for worse you're on PCS 1900 MHz, with its poorer coverage per
tower, and poorer building penetration.

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story...elio/2007-04-09

George

2007-07-30, 10:33 am

carcarx wrote:
> On Jul 30, 7:46 am, karlkrand...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>
> But better due to less probability of congestion that would cause
> drops/blocks.
>

I would much rather have the better coverage on a 800 MHz network and
just go with a carrier that has a good infrastructure.

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