Cingular GSM Dallas Question

Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?

Thanks

Dave

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as of right now the only GSM network up and running in dallas, tx are
t-mobile and att. cingular is gsm roll out is schedule for roll out
sometime in late october 2003 or november 2003.


df <[email protected]> wrote in article
<UAEgb.515625$Oz4.371551@rwcrnsc54>:

> Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?

>

> Thanks

>

> Dave

>

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att and tmobile. cingular rollout = 11/2003

df <[email protected]> wrote in article
<UAEgb.515625$Oz4.371551@rwcrnsc54>:
> Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>

[posted via phonescoop.com]

Nokia, Siemens, & Ericsson....

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df <[email protected]> wrote in article
<UAEgb.515625$Oz4.371551@rwcrnsc54>:
> Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>

[posted via phonescoop.com]

It looks like cingular gsm is up and running here in dallas.
There have been other posts indicating as such.

dave


SCULLY BROPWN wrote:

> as of right now the only GSM network up and running in dallas, tx are
> t-mobile and att. cingular is gsm roll out is schedule for roll out
> sometime in late october 2003 or november 2003.
>
>
> df <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <UAEgb.515625$Oz4.371551@rwcrnsc54>:
>
>
>>Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?
>
>
>
>>Thanks
>
>
>
>>Dave
>
>
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> as of right now the only GSM network up and running in dallas, tx are
> t-mobile and att. cingular is gsm roll out is schedule for roll out
> sometime in late october 2003 or november 2003.
>

FYI, Cingular GSM went live (unbarred) in DFW on 10/1. My 6340i bounced
between GSM and TDMA for the first couple of days but for the last
several days has been solid GSM. An unexpected surprise--it's
consistently showing 2-3 bars more signal strength than TDMA in most
places I've been. So far no problems at all on my end.

Perhaps the late Oct or Nov date is when they'll introduce new GSM-only
plans and phones?

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Jud
Dallas TX USA

Cingular has been promising a complete roll out in Dallas and Fort Worth
before Christmas. I've heard some comments about Houston as well. But
there has been no word about the rural areas.

df <[email protected]> wrote in article
<UAEgb.515625$Oz4.371551@rwcrnsc54>:
> Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>

[posted via phonescoop.com]

The Houston Cingular web page has been selling only GSM and GAIT phones for
some time now.

Tom


"William Bray" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Cingular has been promising a complete roll out in Dallas and Fort Worth
> before Christmas. I've heard some comments about Houston as well. But
> there has been no word about the rural areas.
>
> df <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <UAEgb.515625$Oz4.371551@rwcrnsc54>:
> > Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dave
> >
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> Cingular has been promising a complete roll out in Dallas and Fort Worth
> before Christmas. I've heard some comments about Houston as well. But
> there has been no word about the rural areas.

Rural areas? Cingular itself doesn't HAVE many rural areas in Texas--
mainly just on the outskirts of large cities. Most rural areas are
served by partners whose conversion from AMPS/TDMA to GSM will take
significant time--if it happens at all.

Since 10/1 I've been seeing unbarred Cingular GSM all over DFW including
some rural area north of the metroplex. My guess is that they converted
ALL their towers but I'll know more today since I'm heading out of town
to the south where they gradually switch to fewer/taller towers.
Cingular reaches about 50 miles south--I loose TDMA just south of Glen
Rose and AMPS about 20 miles further where I start roaming on Cellular
One or MidTex. My bet is that I'll see GSM where I saw TDMA before
but...

Oops. Unless GSM can't USE those taller/high power rural towers to
reach the same area that TDMA was covering. Is GSM limited to low power
only? To short towers only? Anybody know? Of course Cingular could
have started building more rural towers a year ago...

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Jud
Dallas TX USA

If you go to field test mode, you'll find that for consistent signal
levels, GSM will show more signal bars.

-93 GSM 3-4 bars TDMA 1-2 bars.

*3001#12345# creates menu 12 field test. Select field test enter 0000
to return to regular mode. Select field test enter 0101 thru 0113 for
GSM(CCCH) and 2101 thru 2109 for TDMA(DCCH)/Amps(ACCH). Holding * down
for 2 seconds brings up cryptic explanations for readings. Hold * down
for 2 seconds to return to field test mode.

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Chris

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Jud Hardcastle <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> says...
> > as of right now the only GSM network up and running in dallas, tx are
> > t-mobile and att. cingular is gsm roll out is schedule for roll out
> > sometime in late october 2003 or november 2003.
> >
>
> FYI, Cingular GSM went live (unbarred) in DFW on 10/1. My 6340i bounced
> between GSM and TDMA for the first couple of days but for the last
> several days has been solid GSM. An unexpected surprise--it's
> consistently showing 2-3 bars more signal strength than TDMA in most
> places I've been. So far no problems at all on my end.
>
> Perhaps the late Oct or Nov date is when they'll introduce new GSM-only
> plans and phones?
>
> --
> Jud
> Dallas TX USA

[posted via phonescoop.com]

Except for the area on I-10 east of where I-20 splits for about 60-70
miles I had a Cingular signal. Must have been based E and W of Ft.
Stockton (8500).

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Chris

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Jud Hardcastle <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> says...
> > Cingular has been promising a complete roll out in Dallas and Fort Worth
> > before Christmas. I've heard some comments about Houston as well. But
> > there has been no word about the rural areas.
>
> Rural areas? Cingular itself doesn't HAVE many rural areas in Texas--
> mainly just on the outskirts of large cities. Most rural areas are
> served by partners whose conversion from AMPS/TDMA to GSM will take
> significant time--if it happens at all.
>
> Since 10/1 I've been seeing unbarred Cingular GSM all over DFW including
> some rural area north of the metroplex. My guess is that they converted
> ALL their towers but I'll know more today since I'm heading out of town
> to the south where they gradually switch to fewer/taller towers.
> Cingular reaches about 50 miles south--I loose TDMA just south of Glen
> Rose and AMPS about 20 miles further where I start roaming on Cellular
> One or MidTex. My bet is that I'll see GSM where I saw TDMA before
> but...
>
> Oops. Unless GSM can't USE those taller/high power rural towers to
> reach the same area that TDMA was covering. Is GSM limited to low power
> only? To short towers only? Anybody know? Of course Cingular could
> have started building more rural towers a year ago...
>
> --
> Jud
> Dallas TX USA

[posted via phonescoop.com]

When I was in Addison in early July I was getting some Cingular GSM that
was usuable.

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Chris

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df <[email protected]> wrote in article
<UAEgb.515625$Oz4.371551@rwcrnsc54>:
> Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>

[posted via phonescoop.com]

Chris Russell wrote:

> When I was in Addison in early July I was getting some Cingular GSM that
> was usuable.
>

I wonder if they forgot to BAR some sites during their testing.


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Cingular has turned up their GSM network... I cannot remember the exact
date but it was about a week 1/2 ago. So if you are in the DFW area on
a phone capable of running on GSM, you are using Cingulars towers.

[email protected] (SCULLY BROPWN) wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> as of right now the only GSM network up and running in dallas, tx are
> t-mobile and att. cingular is gsm roll out is schedule for roll out
> sometime in late october 2003 or november 2003.
>
>
> df <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <UAEgb.515625$Oz4.371551@rwcrnsc54>:
>
> > Does anyone know who provides the infastructure for GSM here in Dallas?
>
> >
>
> > Thanks
>
> >
>
> > Dave
>
> >
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com]

[posted via phonescoop.com]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> some rural area north of the metroplex. My guess is that they converted
> ALL their towers but I'll know more today since I'm heading out of town
> to the south where they gradually switch to fewer/taller towers.
> Cingular reaches about 50 miles south--I loose TDMA just south of Glen
> Rose and AMPS about 20 miles further where I start roaming on Cellular
> One or MidTex. My bet is that I'll see GSM where I saw TDMA before
> but...

Update from trip. As far as I could tell GSM covered the EXACT same
area as was covered by TDMA. I saw strong GSM along 67 from Midlothian
to Alvarado to Cleburne to Glen Rose -- if anything it may have made it
a few miles further south than before. On the way back thru the same
area I had a strong GSM signal from Whitney north to Blum and Grandview.
The only towers I saw in those rural areas were the old tall/high power
towers so GSM must be able to use them okay. So far I haven't seen any
HOLES in the GSM coverage so unless someone knows otherwise I'd say it
was a 100% rollout.

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Jud
Dallas TX USA