no roaming on Treo 600?

Sorry all! I thought I canceled my post, but I guess not soon
enough. I posted in error.


Jim-G wrote:
> Call Handspring to see if you get the same story ... I called them twice
> and was told the 600 would not work on Verizon's network.
>
> "letsgoflyers81" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Jerome Zelinske wrote:
>>
>>>*It is a single band, 1900 Mhz, phone, so it can not roam on 800
>>>Mhz. FCA is not available on single band phones as the primary
>>>phone,
>>>but maybe as an Add-a-Phone.
>>>*
>>
>>I don't know where you get your information from. The Treo 300 is
>>single band 1900 mhz only. The 600 is dual band digital, 800/1900 mhz.
>>It's fully capable of roaming on Verizon for voice services.
>>
>>--
>>Posted at SprintUsers.com - Your place for everything Sprint PCS
>>Free wireless access @ www.SprintUsers.com/wap
>>
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> Rob... anything you get would be appreciated and in detail please.
> Jim-G

Still trying to determine an official answer, Jim. Appreciate the patience=
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O/Siris
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Appreciate it Rob.
Jim-G


"O/Siris" <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.côm> wrote in message
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In article <RS3kb.29659$gi2.14411@fed1read01>, [email protected]
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> Rob... anything you get would be appreciated and in detail please.
> Jim-G

Still trying to determine an official answer, Jim. Appreciate the patience.

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YES the T6 will roam on the 800mhz CDMA networks, YES I HAVE used mine
first hand and voice does work. You will NOT have data services. I used
it in Houston TX while on a trip from Tucson there was an area that it
hooked up to Verizons network. You can add the F&CA plan to it.

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In article <Yvglb.31658$gi2.3794@fed1read01>, [email protected]=20
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> Appreciate it Rob.
> Jim-G
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> "O/Siris" <robjvargas@spr=EEntpcs.c=F4m> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> In article <RS3kb.29659$gi2.14411@fed1read01>, [email protected]
> says...
> > Rob... anything you get would be appreciated and in detail please.
> > Jim-G
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> Still trying to determine an official answer, Jim. Appreciate the patien=
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OK, here's the scoop from a "Tier 2" tech who owns one himself:

Yes, it'll roam to Verizon. Thus, since the phone *can* roam, F&CA will=20
also populate on a subscription using it.

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Great thanks.... someone should tell Handspring that it works.

1 more question about that Rob... How does one detect being on a Verizon
network site with the Treo 600?

Jim-G

Quick question for anyone that knows the answer When roaming on the
Verizon network how does this change the battery life compared to being
on the Sprint network. I know analog kills the battery on some of my
older phones but since the T6 only has digital roaming I hope to just
leave it on automatic so it will always hold a signal. I ordered a T6
but probably will not get it for another week and my current phone
cannot be forced to digital roaming so I cant compare it myself. Thanks
for any answers to this.

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> Great thanks.... someone should tell Handspring that it works.
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> 1 more question about that Rob... How does one detect being on a Verizon
> network site with the Treo 600?
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> Jim-G

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country...

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*could* wind up on Alltel, I suppose. And US Cellular sells the Kyocera 71=
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]=
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says...
> Quick question for anyone that knows the answer When roaming on the
> Verizon network how does this change the battery life compared to being
> on the Sprint network. I know analog kills the battery on some of my
> older phones but since the T6 only has digital roaming I hope to just
> leave it on automatic so it will always hold a signal. I ordered a T6
> but probably will not get it for another week and my current phone
> cannot be forced to digital roaming so I cant compare it myself. Thanks
> for any answers to this.
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CDMA is CDMA, so it should have very little effect on battery life, other t=
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the act of losing one network and having to search for the other.

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O/Siris
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I *don't* speak for them.

Do the phones use the same power output when on cdma cellular as
CDMA PCS? Maybe the newer phones do, but I thought the older phones
used higher output on cellular.


O/Siris wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> says...
>
>>Quick question for anyone that knows the answer When roaming on the
>>Verizon network how does this change the battery life compared to being
>>on the Sprint network. I know analog kills the battery on some of my
>>older phones but since the T6 only has digital roaming I hope to just
>>leave it on automatic so it will always hold a signal. I ordered a T6
>>but probably will not get it for another week and my current phone
>>cannot be forced to digital roaming so I cant compare it myself. Thanks
>>for any answers to this.
>>
>
>
> CDMA is CDMA, so it should have very little effect on battery life, other than
> the act of losing one network and having to search for the other.
>

OK that puts me back into the market for the 600 then. Thanks, Jim-G


"O/Siris" <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.côm> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
In article <aMtlb.32634$gi2.5652@fed1read01>, [email protected]
says...
> Great thanks.... someone should tell Handspring that it works.
>
> 1 more question about that Rob... How does one detect being on a Verizon
> network site with the Treo 600?
>
> Jim-G

Well... Since Verizon is the only other national CDMA provider in the
country...

Actually, there's a couple of regional providers, so, technically, there
isn't
a way to know without finding a way into the Treo's phone debug screen. So
you
*could* wind up on Alltel, I suppose. And US Cellular sells the Kyocera
7135,
which is a CDMA phone, so you could possibly roam on them, too. As far as I
can tell though, they don't operate anywhere we don't operate also. I
haven't
done a search zip code by zip code, though.

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O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
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Jerome Zelinske <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Do the phones use the same power output when on cdma cellular as
> CDMA PCS? Maybe the newer phones do, but I thought the older phones
> used higher output on cellular.

Oh, that *is* a good question. Hadn't thought of that. It probably
does operate at a somewhat higher power level. That's *way* outside
any normal resource I can access in Customer Care. I'll see what I
can find out.

For example, in WI if you roam cellular cdma it will not be on
verizon. They are PCS only in WI. It would be on uscellular or alltell
or ???.


O/Siris wrote:
> In article <aMtlb.32634$gi2.5652@fed1read01>, [email protected] says...
>
>>Great thanks.... someone should tell Handspring that it works.
>>
>>1 more question about that Rob... How does one detect being on a Verizon
>>network site with the Treo 600?
>>
>>Jim-G
>
>
> Well... Since Verizon is the only other national CDMA provider in the
> country...
>
> Actually, there's a couple of regional providers, so, technically, there isn't
> a way to know without finding a way into the Treo's phone debug screen. So you
> *could* wind up on Alltel, I suppose. And US Cellular sells the Kyocera 7135,
> which is a CDMA phone, so you could possibly roam on them, too. As far as I
> can tell though, they don't operate anywhere we don't operate also. I haven't
> done a search zip code by zip code, though.
>

It is strange that the Sprint PCS website groups the phone with
the single band phones, but then in the detail page, under the heading
single band, it lists both 1900 and 800 Mhz bands.

O/Siris wrote:
> In article <aMtlb.32634$gi2.5652@fed1read01>, [email protected] says...
>
>>Great thanks.... someone should tell Handspring that it works.
>>
>>1 more question about that Rob... How does one detect being on a Verizon
>>network site with the Treo 600?
>>
>>Jim-G
>
>
> Well... Since Verizon is the only other national CDMA provider in the
> country...
>
> Actually, there's a couple of regional providers, so, technically, there isn't
> a way to know without finding a way into the Treo's phone debug screen. So you
> *could* wind up on Alltel, I suppose. And US Cellular sells the Kyocera 7135,
> which is a CDMA phone, so you could possibly roam on them, too. As far as I
> can tell though, they don't operate anywhere we don't operate also. I haven't
> done a search zip code by zip code, though.
>

I believe when Handspring says it won't "work" with Verizon, they are
talking about the fact that Verizon isn't one of the current carriers that
is supporting the phone right now. That is, you can't buy it directly from
Verizon. However, if you get one from Sprint, you CAN activate it on
Verizon. See www.treocentral.com for everything you could possibly want to
know about the Treo.

Rich

"Jim-G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:aMtlb.32634$gi2.5652@fed1read01...
> Great thanks.... someone should tell Handspring that it works.
>
> 1 more question about that Rob... How does one detect being on a Verizon
> network site with the Treo 600?
>
> Jim-G
>
>