SBC in talks to buy AT&T

Mij Adyaw wrote:
> Is it possible for a Sprint Phone to roam on Verizon Digital? Several years
> ago Sprint did not have coverage through Camp Pendleton and when a friend of
> mine would drive through that area with his Spring phone, the phone would
> roam on Verizon's digital network. Sprint now has good service in this area
> so that phones are on the native Sprint network. Is it still possible for
> Sprint Phones to roam on Verizon's digital network?

It is possible. Sprint would have to have a digital roaming agreement with
Verizon for the area in question and the phone's Preferred Roaming List, which
can specify analog or digital for each network on which the phone could roam,
would have to specify that the phone could roam on that network in digital.

And you would need a tri-mode phone in most cases, because Sprint runs all of
its networks at 1900 MHz but most of Verizon's are 800 (though they do also
have 1900MHz spectrum in some locations). But I suggest getting a tri-mode
phone anyhow.

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"N9WOS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> SBC internet service with yahoo........ SUCKS!!!!!!!


Don't install the software that came with it. Look on the cd for a program
called broadjump client and install that instead. It turns your computer
into a virtual machine that is always connected without all the YaHoo DSL
crap.

Isaiah Beard wrote:
> Tropical Haven wrote:
>
>> B) There are numerous locations in the nation where there are
>> currently 4 national carriers : Sprint PCS, Nextel, Verizon Wireless,
>> and "Other Wireless Company".
>
>
> There would actually be four in most places *after* the merger:
>
> 1. Cingular
> 2. Verizon
> 3. T-Mobile
> 4. "Other Carrier" (usually a regional operator such as Alltel or Cricket)

"In most places" or "available to most people"? Rural Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming are good examples of where
such a super entity would hurt consumers.

TH

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In <[email protected]> on Thu, 27 Jan
2005 12:12:34 GMT, Jack Zwick <[email protected]> wrote:

><http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._bi_ge/sbc_at_
>t_4>
>
>
>No need for an AT&T Mobile if the SBC purchase goes through.
>In which case their wholesale purchase of SprintPCS network use falls
>through.

In other words, you were wrong. Imagine that.

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In <dacKd.15807$1t.849@fed1read06> on Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:28:57 -0800, "Mij
Adyaw" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Why doesn't Verizon buy Sprint? This would make sense since the networks are
>CDMA and all phones would be compatible.

1. SprintPCS is merging with Nextel.

2. A Verizon merger with SprintPCS and Nextel probably wouldn't make it past
the Feds.

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In <[email protected]> on Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:47:37 -0500,
Isaiah Beard <[email protected]> wrote:

>Jack Zwick wrote:
>
>> Didnt stop the Cingular purchase of AT&T Wireless, we have a
>> laissez-faire regulatory climate under Bush.
>
>That was a different animal altogether. Cingular is a joint-owned
>cellular outfit, and AT&T wireless was a spun off wireless-only outfit
>that didn't rank very high in number of subscribers.

It actually ranked pretty high.

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