- 06-24-2006, 03:13 PM #1Junior Member
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I currently have a tmobile prepaid phone. I've seen on this forum that if you don't get good reception (which I don't all the time), you can manually set your phone to select another network. I've tried this - it finds Cingular, but when I select it, it says "No system access". Could this be because of the phone? It is a 2-year-old basic Nokia model, I don't know the model #. I wonder if a newer phone model would allow this. I'd love to have the Cingular reception at the Tmobile price!
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- 06-24-2006, 03:17 PM #2
Re: TMobile using Cingular network
T-Mobile ToGo only works on T-Mobile's network, it doesn't have roaming. If you were to switch over to post-paid, then you may choose a plan with included roaming.
- 06-24-2006, 11:43 PM #3Phone Addict
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Re: TMobile using Cingular network
Originally Posted by Bourn Identity
- 06-24-2006, 11:55 PM #4Phone Addict
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Re: TMobile using Cingular network
Originally Posted by jdbacz
BTW, what is your monthly minute usage? If it averages 125 minutes or so then look into Net10. Tmobile gives a 10 cents/min rate with the $100 card, but limited coverage, even with roaming. Net10 is always 10 cents/min. The catch is that the expirations are not as generous as tmobile. So if you will spend $12.50/month (125 min/month) on average then Net10 becomes an excellent deal. And what you get for the trouble is that Net10 will roam on many GSM networks including Cingular, Tmobile, and other regionals. You could have MORE then cingular coverage for the same price as Tmobile if your minimum usage is high enough.
- 06-25-2006, 11:38 AM #5
Re: TMobile using Cingular network
Originally Posted by roberts1953
"850 MHz roaming allows T-Mobile postpaid customers to access roaming service in areas that previously were not accessible. Currently 850MHz roaming is not available for T-Mobile To Go customers."
- 06-25-2006, 03:15 PM #6Phone Addict
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Re: TMobile using Cingular network
Originally Posted by Bourn Identity
Prepaid Coverage Check - Coverage Maps for your calling coverage and service coverage areas
Everything with the little green boxes is 1900 roaming on non-tmobile towers. A good example is the Carolinas.
Everything with the diagonal green bars is 850 roaming. Ceck out coverage in Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky for example. They have huge areas of 850 roaming on tmobile prepaid.
No extra charge to use your minutes in these areas while roaming! I see that tmobile needs to update their FAQs.
- 06-26-2006, 09:44 AM #7
Re: TMobile using Cingular network
Originally Posted by roberts1953
- 06-26-2006, 10:46 AM #8Phone Addict
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Re: TMobile using Cingular network
Originally Posted by Bourn Identity
- 06-29-2006, 05:31 AM #9Junior Member
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Re: TMobile using Cingular network
Originally Posted by roberts1953
when you buy $100 worth of minutes (either by slowly buying smaller cards or the $100 card) you become a gold reward member and it turns to 10c per min i think
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