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  1. #1
    chuckk
    Guest
    Maybe--You mentioned that there is a large difference in the signal levels.
    This should allow you to reduce the signal level to the point that the GSM
    signal is below a usable threshold.
    The phone can be set to require a higher signal level, or you might have a
    way to attenuate the signal levels.

    "Ray" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > The GSM signal at my house is marginal. When it switches to TDMA (what

    Cingular
    > calls "Extended"), the signal strength pegs. Is there a way to force it

    to
    > TDMA?
    >
    > Ray
    >






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  2. #2
    Ray
    Guest

    Re: How to force 6340i to TDMA?

    What I am trying to determine is if Cingular blocked TDMA when they
    reprogramed my phone from Cingular Nation to Preferred Cingular
    Nation when their billing would not accept Cingular Nation with
    a GAIT phone. The 6340i switched to Cingular Extend right
    after Cingular Nation activation, but will not show Cingular Extend
    anymore after switch to Preferred Nation, even with no signal at all.
    Spent 45 minutes on the phone with Cingular support and did not get any
    explanation except maybe that the initial Extend readout was false.
    This area is indeed mostly GSM. He did point out an area of the state
    that is mostly TDMA, but that means a trip.

    Did find out (not from Cingular support of course) that if you put
    the 6340i into test mode, any numbers on screen one mean that it is
    in GSM mode. Also found that the order that it tries to use is -
    GSM Home
    TDMA Home
    TDMA Partner
    GSM Preferred
    TDMA Favored
    GSM Neutral
    TDMA Neutral
    GSM Forbidden
    TDMA Forbidden
    Of course, Cingular blocks the forbidden

    Ray

    chuckk wrote:
    >
    > Maybe--You mentioned that there is a large difference in the signal levels.
    > This should allow you to reduce the signal level to the point that the GSM
    > signal is below a usable threshold.
    > The phone can be set to require a higher signal level, or you might have a
    > way to attenuate the signal levels.
    >
    > "Ray" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > > The GSM signal at my house is marginal. When it switches to TDMA (what

    > Cingular
    > > calls "Extended"), the signal strength pegs. Is there a way to force it

    > to
    > > TDMA?
    > >
    > > Ray
    > >





  3. #3
    Mark A. Smith
    Guest

    Re: How to force 6340i to TDMA?

    Ray,

    With Cingular Preferred Nation, your display will no longer display
    Cingular Extend, unless you happen to be using a non-preferred roaming
    partner, in which case you would be in the $.79 per minute situation.
    With Cingular Nation, your phone will display Cingular only if you are
    using Cingular itself, and if using any other carrier, will display Cingular
    Extend. I know this because I have recently switched from Cingular Preferred
    Nation to Cingular (GAIT) Nation. What was displayed as Cingular with
    Cingular Preferred Nation, is again displayed as Cingular Extend, which is
    also what was displayed when I still had my Cingular Home plan for a short
    time after getting my Nokia 6340i.
    In other words, Cingular Preferred Nation will display Cingular, unless
    you are considered to be "roaming" and subject to roaming charges,
    regardless of which carrier you are using, or GSM, TDMA, or AMPS.
    As far as your question, I have not found a way to force it into TDMA,
    and because I actually get a better non Cingular GSM signal in my home
    location (Essex, MD), my phone quite often displays Cingular Extend (with
    Cingular (GAIT) Nation Plan), because of the stronger GSM signal. Cingular
    GSM has not yet been launched in my area. September, maybe...

    Have a good one,


    Mark A. Smith


    "Ray" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > What I am trying to determine is if Cingular blocked TDMA when they
    > reprogramed my phone from Cingular Nation to Preferred Cingular
    > Nation when their billing would not accept Cingular Nation with
    > a GAIT phone. The 6340i switched to Cingular Extend right
    > after Cingular Nation activation, but will not show Cingular Extend
    > anymore after switch to Preferred Nation, even with no signal at all.
    > Spent 45 minutes on the phone with Cingular support and did not get any
    > explanation except maybe that the initial Extend readout was false.
    > This area is indeed mostly GSM. He did point out an area of the state
    > that is mostly TDMA, but that means a trip.
    >
    > Did find out (not from Cingular support of course) that if you put
    > the 6340i into test mode, any numbers on screen one mean that it is
    > in GSM mode. Also found that the order that it tries to use is -
    > GSM Home
    > TDMA Home
    > TDMA Partner
    > GSM Preferred
    > TDMA Favored
    > GSM Neutral
    > TDMA Neutral
    > GSM Forbidden
    > TDMA Forbidden
    > Of course, Cingular blocks the forbidden
    >
    > Ray
    >
    > chuckk wrote:
    > >
    > > Maybe--You mentioned that there is a large difference in the signal

    levels.
    > > This should allow you to reduce the signal level to the point that the

    GSM
    > > signal is below a usable threshold.
    > > The phone can be set to require a higher signal level, or you might have

    a
    > > way to attenuate the signal levels.
    > >
    > > "Ray" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > > > The GSM signal at my house is marginal. When it switches to TDMA

    (what
    > > Cingular
    > > > calls "Extended"), the signal strength pegs. Is there a way to force

    it
    > > to
    > > > TDMA?
    > > >
    > > > Ray
    > > >

    >






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