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  1. #1
    Royce
    Guest
    Greetings,
    I have had Cingular service with a Nokia 5165 for several years. I am
    having some battery problems and am considering a change in handsets. I
    see lots of discussion concerning the latest GSM technology, and the
    information concerning the advantage of having a phone capable of
    Analog, TDMA, and GSM.

    What I would like to know is if someone could explain the benefits both
    pro and con of having a phone such as this. A FAQ or informative web
    site explaining it would be nice. I see that some people elude to added
    features with a GSM phone, but I am not sure what those features are.

    Also, I am on a nationwide plan with cingular and I am aware the New
    Orleans Market is either converting to, or in the process of converting,
    to GSM. Does anyone know if Mobile Alabama is converting yet or anytime
    in the near future? These two cities, and those between when I am
    traveling back and forth, are the primary cities I visit regularly.

    Thanks!!!!
    Royce




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  2. #2
    Group Special Mobile
    Guest

    Re: Information concerning GSM, TDMA etc...

    On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:59:03 -0500, Royce <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >Greetings,
    >I have had Cingular service with a Nokia 5165 for several years. I am
    >having some battery problems and am considering a change in handsets. I
    >see lots of discussion concerning the latest GSM technology, and the
    >information concerning the advantage of having a phone capable of
    >Analog, TDMA, and GSM.


    If you have cingular's original digital technology i.e.TDMA you will
    have the most coverage as you'll have coverage in all areas that
    cingular has TDMA coverage and also analog AMPS coverage. This should
    give you more complete coverage. Even in areas where cingular does
    not provide the TDMA service another carrier such as AT&T does provide
    service and you will be able to roam on the foreign system (often with
    an extra charge.) The advantage of being on the TDMA system is that
    it's a legacy system that has been around since the 90's and the
    analog AMPS system has been around since 1983. You will have more
    complete coverage.

    GSM is the newer system and is the system that cingular is
    transitioning to. One of the reasons that cingular and AT&T Wireless
    are transitioning to GSM is that GSM is better suited to data than is
    TDMA. GSM handsets are often more feature rich than the TDMA
    counterpart (not always, but often.) GSM is also being transitioned
    to because it is a world standard. More than 70% of worldwide mobile
    telephone users use the GSM system. Over 750 million subscribers.

    >Also, I am on a nationwide plan with cingular and I am aware the New
    >Orleans Market is either converting to, or in the process of converting,
    >to GSM. Does anyone know if Mobile Alabama is converting yet or anytime
    >in the near future? These two cities, and those between when I am
    >traveling back and forth, are the primary cities I visit regularly.


    Eventually the entire holdings of cingular will be GSM. cingular's
    system in California, Nevada was GSM from the outset. Washington was
    originally a GTE Mobilenet system that was converted to the same kind
    of GSM system as was used in California and Nevada. cingular also has
    a native GSM system in the Carolinas and eastern Tennessee. The rest
    of cingular's holdings (pretty much) were all original "cellular"
    holdings and the systems that made up cingular were the original
    cellular systems from 1983. Cellular and "PCS" use different
    frequencies and cingular in order to introduce GSM to the majority of
    their system needed to get GSM for their cellular system at 800 Mhz.
    A new GSM frequency was made and both cingular and AT&T Wireless who
    had TDMA digital systems decided to overlay their systems with the new
    GSM technology. AT&T Wireless already had plenty of PCS 1900 spectrum
    so they didn't need to immediately overlay their "cellular" system
    with GSM 850, but from what I've been lead to believe AT&T is also
    overlaying their cellular markets with GSM as well.

    You should know depending on where you are that if you are in one of
    the newer GSM markets that requires "cellular" GSM you'll have to get
    one of the newer dual band GSM handsets that do both GSM 850 and GSM
    1900.
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  3. #3
    Chris Russell
    Guest

    Re: Information concerning GSM, TDMA etc...

    Get a GAIT phone to have service almost anywhere in the US. This is
    800, 1900 TDMA, 850(800), 1900 GSM and 800 AMPS(analog). S-E t62u for a
    data capable phone or Nokia 6340i for voice only capability. The latest
    agreement with ATTWS give great roaming capability on both their GSM and
    TDMA network. There are some areas that are still only TDMA and many
    areas are getting GSM overlays (TDMA and AMPS are still there, but some
    of the transceivers are being transitioned over to GSM-there are only so
    many transceivers at a cell site). Here in the east side of the Detroit
    metro area I get Cingular TDMA, GSM and AMPS also ATTWS TDMA and GSM
    also T-Mobile GSDM also Microcell GSM and Bell Mobility AMPS(Canadian
    carriers from Windsor, ON). I have a Nokia 6340i and travel all over
    the country in my 18 wheeler rig and do have service almost everywhere I
    go.

    --
    Chris

    Please respond on Usenet or Phonescoop.com


    Royce <[email protected]> wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    > Greetings,
    > I have had Cingular service with a Nokia 5165 for several years. I am
    > having some battery problems and am considering a change in handsets. I
    > see lots of discussion concerning the latest GSM technology, and the
    > information concerning the advantage of having a phone capable of
    > Analog, TDMA, and GSM.
    >
    > What I would like to know is if someone could explain the benefits both
    > pro and con of having a phone such as this. A FAQ or informative web
    > site explaining it would be nice. I see that some people elude to added
    > features with a GSM phone, but I am not sure what those features are.
    >
    > Also, I am on a nationwide plan with cingular and I am aware the New
    > Orleans Market is either converting to, or in the process of converting,
    > to GSM. Does anyone know if Mobile Alabama is converting yet or anytime
    > in the near future? These two cities, and those between when I am
    > traveling back and forth, are the primary cities I visit regularly.
    >
    > Thanks!!!!
    > Royce
    >


    [posted via phonescoop.com]



  4. #4
    About Dakota
    Guest

    Re: Information concerning GSM, TDMA etc...

    Do you have the Cingular nation plan? If you do, I wanted to know if
    your night and weekend minutes apply everywhere your have "Cingular"
    service (like the preferred nation). I'm thinking about switching, but
    I haven't made up my mind yet.

    Thx

    AD

    Chris Russell wrote:
    > Get a GAIT phone to have service almost anywhere in the US. This is
    > 800, 1900 TDMA, 850(800), 1900 GSM and 800 AMPS(analog). S-E t62u for a
    > data capable phone or Nokia 6340i for voice only capability. The latest
    > agreement with ATTWS give great roaming capability on both their GSM and
    > TDMA network. There are some areas that are still only TDMA and many
    > areas are getting GSM overlays (TDMA and AMPS are still there, but some
    > of the transceivers are being transitioned over to GSM-there are only so
    > many transceivers at a cell site). Here in the east side of the Detroit
    > metro area I get Cingular TDMA, GSM and AMPS also ATTWS TDMA and GSM
    > also T-Mobile GSDM also Microcell GSM and Bell Mobility AMPS(Canadian
    > carriers from Windsor, ON). I have a Nokia 6340i and travel all over
    > the country in my 18 wheeler rig and do have service almost everywhere I
    > go.
    >





  5. #5
    Chris Russell
    Guest

    Re: Information concerning GSM, TDMA etc...

    They apply anywhere I have service. Not just Cingular, but with any
    carrier that the phone picks up. The only cavaet is that it is always
    controlled by the local time where the call was made as to anytime or
    NW. And I do have the Nation Plan (as differentiated from the Nation
    GSM Plan) from my old TDMA market of Detroit. I travel all over the
    country in my 18 wheel truck and get service with my Nokia 6340i.

    --
    Chris

    Please respond on Usenet or Phonescoop.com


    About Dakota <[email protected]> wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    > Do you have the Cingular nation plan? If you do, I wanted to know if
    > your night and weekend minutes apply everywhere your have "Cingular"
    > service (like the preferred nation). I'm thinking about switching, but
    > I haven't made up my mind yet.
    >
    > Thx
    >
    > AD
    >
    > Chris Russell wrote:
    > > Get a GAIT phone to have service almost anywhere in the US. This is
    > > 800, 1900 TDMA, 850(800), 1900 GSM and 800 AMPS(analog). S-E t62u for a
    > > data capable phone or Nokia 6340i for voice only capability. The latest
    > > agreement with ATTWS give great roaming capability on both their GSM and
    > > TDMA network. There are some areas that are still only TDMA and many
    > > areas are getting GSM overlays (TDMA and AMPS are still there, but some
    > > of the transceivers are being transitioned over to GSM-there are only so
    > > many transceivers at a cell site). Here in the east side of the Detroit
    > > metro area I get Cingular TDMA, GSM and AMPS also ATTWS TDMA and GSM
    > > also T-Mobile GSDM also Microcell GSM and Bell Mobility AMPS(Canadian
    > > carriers from Windsor, ON). I have a Nokia 6340i and travel all over
    > > the country in my 18 wheeler rig and do have service almost everywhere I
    > > go.
    > >

    >


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