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  1. #1
    JM
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    I have an old Motorola 3 watt bag phone that I want to keep in my car. I
    like these old phones because of the extra power to reach a tower from rural
    areas that hand held phones can't do. Will Cingular still activate these
    older analog phones with a prepaid plan? A friend of mine told me that they
    would only activate digital phones now. Thanks in advance.





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  2. #2
    Jer
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    Re: Cingular Prepaid With Analog Phone

    JM wrote:
    > I have an old Motorola 3 watt bag phone that I want to keep in my car. I
    > like these old phones because of the extra power to reach a tower from rural
    > areas that hand held phones can't do. Will Cingular still activate these
    > older analog phones with a prepaid plan? A friend of mine told me that they
    > would only activate digital phones now. Thanks in advance.
    >


    If I was was contemplating the same thing, I don't think I'd use the
    words 'analog' or 'AMPS' because they might balk at my request. Rather,
    I'd use the word GAIT for a plan option. With a GAIT account, AMPS
    service is still available, assuming the ESN for your bag phone is
    accurately coded to your account.

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    jer
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    Re: Cingular Prepaid With Analog Phone

    Celluar technology has advanced since the days when the "bag phone" was
    common. Digital phones and infrastructure (e.g. base station) equipment
    can receive & process signals at a much lower signal strength than
    analog phones. Besides, the weakest link is usually the receiver in the
    phone, not the phone's ability to transmit to the base.

    If you do a lot of travel to locations that have less than ideal cell
    coverage, I would consider a handset that can be connected to a car kit
    with an externally mounted antenna. This will help the receiver in
    situations where you are in an area with weak coverage. Also, some
    providers such as Sprint PCS allow you to add, for a fixed monthly fee,
    analog roaming service to your dual-band handset for off network
    roaming.

    Hope it helps.




  4. #4
    ja
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    Re: Cingular Prepaid With Analog Phone

    Yes I can vouch that this guy is correct, the external antenna will make all
    the difference in the world.



    <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Celluar technology has advanced since the days when the "bag phone" was
    > common. Digital phones and infrastructure (e.g. base station) equipment
    > can receive & process signals at a much lower signal strength than
    > analog phones. Besides, the weakest link is usually the receiver in the
    > phone, not the phone's ability to transmit to the base.
    >
    > If you do a lot of travel to locations that have less than ideal cell
    > coverage, I would consider a handset that can be connected to a car kit
    > with an externally mounted antenna. This will help the receiver in
    > situations where you are in an area with weak coverage. Also, some
    > providers such as Sprint PCS allow you to add, for a fixed monthly fee,
    > analog roaming service to your dual-band handset for off network
    > roaming.
    >
    > Hope it helps.
    >






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