"Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] wrote in message
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> > I've got an old Motorola 2744 bag phone I'm trying to use. I've googled
> > posts for daze and read 'em all. (Gotta love that Larry). Yes, I
downloaded
> > the bible as well. So far, I can make collect, calling card and 911
calls.
> >
> > Now that I want to attempt to utilize this relic, the schmucks in
Southern
> > California don't want to activate anything other then GSM. The Cingular
rep
> > said new prepaid activation was GSM only. I've got TDMA with ATTWS and
it's
> > pretty good (even in Death Valley). But I need this bag phone activated
for
> > even more remote usage. Maybe some day I'll investigate satelite phones
> > but...Does anyone know of any way to do an analog activation on prepay?
> > Especially in the Cal-Nev region.
>
> Can you handle 95-cents a minute?
>
> If so, Cingular will activate analog phones on pre-paid, but only in
> areas where they offer TDMA/analog service. (CA/NV Cingular is
> 1900MHz digital-GSM only.)


The Analog in that area is still available on Verizon and AT&T. I know both
are still active. I hope it NEVER goes away totally (I know about the
sunset rule now on the books)

See the site of the company I work for.

http://www.nmrx.com


>
> You could call Cingular and give them, say, a Kansas City, MO address
> you find on Mapquest, and active the phone. You'll pay 35-cents/min
> in Cingular TDMA areas, and 95-cents/minute when roaming. (Basically
> everywhere you'll go is roaming!) $20 cards last for 90-days, so
> keeping that phone alive will cost you $6.67/month.




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