Re: Telling if Cingular service in one's area is 800Mhz or 1900Mhz?

Hmmm, wireless advisor needs to update their database. I live in NW
Indiana and have Cingular GSM service, but they only list them as 800mhz
TDMA and AMPS.


Joseph <joeofseattle@yahoo.com> wrote in article
<np4thvk9n63vm715hlq4r10khkinses7oi@4ax.com>:
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 03:44:56 -0700, Pete Stephenson <pete@heypete.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Greetings all,
> >
> >As I'm on the fringe of Cingular's service in my area, I'm considering
> >investing in a powered cellular amplifier for my home[1]
> >
> >[1] Evidentally one installs a semi-directional antenna outside pointing
> >in the general direction of the tower, a small amplifier, and an inside
> >antenna. Signals from the tower to the phone, and from the phone to the
> >tower (up to 10 simultaneous calls) are amplified and re-transmitted.
> >
> >However, they only seem to have amplifiers based on a single frequency
> >band -- either 800Mhz or 1900Mhz amplifiers, not combined ones.
> >
> >Is there any way, other than calling Cingular, that I can determine what
> >kind of service I have in my area? I have a Motorola T720, and I'm not
> >afraid to use Test Mode, even though I don't know how to access it on
> >this particular phone.
>
> Go to Wireless Advisor <http://wirelessadvisor.com> and plug in your
> ZIP code. It will tell you what frequencies are used in your area.
> cingular except for CA/WA/NV/NC/SC and part of eastern TN are TDMA and
> pretty much all at "cellular" 800 Mhz. cingular owns very little of
> the PCS spectrum except in the above mentioned states.
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