What bands is Sprint PCS using?

Hi band CDMA used to be the primary SprintPCS freq. I know from my 1 single
band phone, you better have a dual band phone if you want coverage outside
of major population centers. And I know from my dual band phone, you better
buy a $10 block of analog or your bill will be quite hi. Now enter America
Free and Clear. Will a tri-band phone search for hi band (Sprint), and if
not found seek low band CDMA (Verizon), and if all fail seek AMPS?

So if I am on America Free and clear, hi band cdma will not give me a signal
in my work place, will the phone look for a low band cdma (probably Verizon)
or seek an AMPS connection?

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"Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi band CDMA used to be the primary SprintPCS freq. I know from my 1
single
> band phone, you better have a dual band phone if you want coverage outside
> of major population centers. And I know from my dual band phone, you
better
> buy a $10 block of analog or your bill will be quite hi. Now enter
America
> Free and Clear. Will a tri-band phone search for hi band (Sprint), and if
> not found seek low band CDMA (Verizon), and if all fail seek AMPS?
>
> So if I am on America Free and clear, hi band cdma will not give me a
signal
> in my work place, will the phone look for a low band cdma (probably
Verizon)
> or seek an AMPS connection?

It seems most Sprint PCS phones, in particular, the Samsung phones, are
programmed to first try PCS CDMA, then AMPS and finally Cellular CDMA.
Seems a sort of silly default. This seems to be primarily based upon the
fact that Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless hate each other like Pakistan and
India. Funny is that Sprint phones would rather roam on Verizon analog than
Verizon digital.

Tom Veldhouse

In article <[email protected]>,
"Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi band CDMA used to be the primary SprintPCS freq. I know from my 1 single
> band phone, you better have a dual band phone if you want coverage outside
> of major population centers. And I know from my dual band phone, you better
> buy a $10 block of analog or your bill will be quite hi. Now enter America
> Free and Clear. Will a tri-band phone search for hi band (Sprint), and if
> not found seek low band CDMA (Verizon), and if all fail seek AMPS?
>
> So if I am on America Free and clear, hi band cdma will not give me a signal
> in my work place, will the phone look for a low band cdma (probably Verizon)
> or seek an AMPS connection?

All Sprint Cell phones I have ever seen have a setting:
ROAMING

1. Automatic
2. SprintPCS only


a few have
3. Analog


In Automatic, if it can't find SprintPCS it tries other bands it has
capability for.

In SprintPCS, you'd never get hit with a roaming fee if you were on
a plan thayt charged $1 minute for roaming

It depends on the prl in your phone, and your location.
Here, it might be Sprint PCS, the verizon pcs, then uscellular cdma,
then uscellular analog.


Kevin wrote:

> Hi band CDMA used to be the primary SprintPCS freq. I know from my 1 single
> band phone, you better have a dual band phone if you want coverage outside
> of major population centers. And I know from my dual band phone, you better
> buy a $10 block of analog or your bill will be quite hi. Now enter America
> Free and Clear. Will a tri-band phone search for hi band (Sprint), and if
> not found seek low band CDMA (Verizon), and if all fail seek AMPS?
>
> So if I am on America Free and clear, hi band cdma will not give me a signal
> in my work place, will the phone look for a low band cdma (probably Verizon)
> or seek an AMPS connection?
>
>
>

Which are in the Sprint Network or considered an extended Network, and which
require an extra roaming fee (or F&C America)?



"Jerome Zelinske" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Ydp%[email protected]...
> It depends on the prl in your phone, and your location.
> Here, it might be Sprint PCS, the verizon pcs, then uscellular cdma,
> then uscellular analog.
>
>
> Kevin wrote:
>
> > Hi band CDMA used to be the primary SprintPCS freq. I know from my 1
single
> > band phone, you better have a dual band phone if you want coverage
outside
> > of major population centers. And I know from my dual band phone, you
better
> > buy a $10 block of analog or your bill will be quite hi. Now enter
America
> > Free and Clear. Will a tri-band phone search for hi band (Sprint), and
if
> > not found seek low band CDMA (Verizon), and if all fail seek AMPS?
> >
> > So if I am on America Free and clear, hi band cdma will not give me a
signal
> > in my work place, will the phone look for a low band cdma (probably
Verizon)
> > or seek an AMPS connection?
> >
> >
> >
>