Cingular TDMA in Bostom is Terrible

I have no idea about where you live but Cingular in Boston is like Logan
Airport, constantly in renovation and too busy to service its patrons
properly.

I can't tell you how many times I had no opportunity to get an open channel.
Just Beeps.

I am hoping this GSM migration will improve things in the future. Evey
friend I have laughs at me and tell me to go Verizon.

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I have had Cingular since it was Cellular one and I live right outside
of Boston and Logan Airport and I have never had a problem with service.
Full signal all the time from my house, never a busy signal or dropped
call.


"Pat" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> I have no idea about where you live but Cingular in Boston is like Logan
> Airport, constantly in renovation and too busy to service its patrons
> properly.
>
> I can't tell you how many times I had no opportunity to get an open channel.
> Just Beeps.
>
> I am hoping this GSM migration will improve things in the future. Evey
> friend I have laughs at me and tell me to go Verizon.
>
>
>

[posted via phonescoop.com]

Several bad spots in Boston and neighboring communities. Driving down
Memorial Drive can be fun.


"Chris Reeves" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I have had Cingular since it was Cellular one and I live right outside
> of Boston and Logan Airport and I have never had a problem with service.
> Full signal all the time from my house, never a busy signal or dropped
> call.
>
>
> "Pat" <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <[email protected]>:
> > I have no idea about where you live but Cingular in Boston is like Logan
> > Airport, constantly in renovation and too busy to service its patrons
> > properly.
> >
> > I can't tell you how many times I had no opportunity to get an open
channel.
> > Just Beeps.
> >
> > I am hoping this GSM migration will improve things in the future. Evey
> > friend I have laughs at me and tell me to go Verizon.
> >
> >
> >
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com]

Pat wrote:
> I have no idea about where you live but Cingular in Boston is like Logan
> Airport, constantly in renovation and too busy to service its patrons
> properly.
>
> I can't tell you how many times I had no opportunity to get an open channel.
> Just Beeps.
>
> I am hoping this GSM migration will improve things in the future. Evey
> friend I have laughs at me and tell me to go Verizon.
>
>
>

Sounds like you are seeing channel congestion. GSM conversion should
eventually increase the number of channels available, as it fits more
calls into same spectrum (at least at lower codec rates); similarly if
Cingular can conclude their deal to buy Nextwave spectrum they will be
able to overlay 1900MHz in high use areas to increase bandwidth.

HOWEVER in the short term the GSM conversion is making things tougher
for TDMA users. Cingular have carved off a portion of their 850MHz
bandwidth to use with GSM, leaving less bandwidth for their TDMA/Amps
customers.