AT&T Wireless has eliminated all roaming fees entirely if you're on the "nationwide" plan.. meaning you can use your phone just about anywhere in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) without paying anything extra. cool.
I think AT&T were the only one that defined roaming as not being in your "native" geography. Nearly everyone else defines it as going outside their network (ie. going on the Cingular network using a Sprint phone.)
Who has the best GSM 1900 MHz coverage in California, T-Mobile or Cingular? If you have the T610, you're only using the 1900 MHz band, so you should know if the Cingular/AT&T coverage is good. If you have the T616, on the other hand, you're probably mostly using the 850 MHz band. T-mobile has a good 1900 network, while Cingular has good 850 coverage and fairly good 1900 coverage. I'm bringing my European 900/1800/1900 MHz K700 (http://www.sonyericsson.com/k700) phone to the States, so I need good 1900 MHz coverage. I'm gonna buy a pre-paid Cingular or T-Mobile card, so I need to know which card to get. (Yes, the K700 rocks!!!)
I have a T616 with AT&T Wireless... in urban areas it works pretty much everywhere. Although not in my office.
T-Mobile has goodies like free GPRS. Cingular probably has a wider network. T-Mobile will probably treat you like an intelligent human being, while AT&T definitely won't, and Cingular probably won't.
It sounds like T-mobile would be better, then. They both seem to cover most of the areas where I will be, and there is a bigger chance of finding a T-mobile 1900 carrier that a Cingular 1900 carrier. Free GPRS (free checking of e-mail) is always nice, so I guess I'll try T-mobile.
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I think AT&T were the only one that defined roaming as not being in your "native" geography. Nearly everyone else defines it as going outside their network (ie. going on the Cingular network using a Sprint phone.)
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Before: I could go anywhere in the U.S.A. and use AT&T's network for free. If I used Cingular or T-Mobile networks I'd be charged 69 cents/minute.
Now: I can go anywhere in the U.S.A. and use any available GSM network for no additional fee.
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If you have the T610, you're only using the 1900 MHz band, so you should know if the Cingular/AT&T coverage is good.
If you have the T616, on the other hand, you're probably mostly using the 850 MHz band. T-mobile has a good 1900 network, while Cingular has good 850 coverage and fairly good 1900 coverage.
I'm bringing my European 900/1800/1900 MHz K700 (http://www.sonyericsson.com/k700) phone to the States, so I need good 1900 MHz coverage. I'm gonna buy a pre-paid Cingular or T-Mobile card, so I need to know which card to get.
(Yes, the K700 rocks!!!)
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T-Mobile has goodies like free GPRS. Cingular probably has a wider network. T-Mobile will probably treat you like an intelligent human being, while AT&T definitely won't, and Cingular probably won't.
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They both seem to cover most of the areas where I will be, and there is a bigger chance of finding a T-mobile 1900 carrier that a Cingular 1900 carrier.
Free GPRS (free checking of e-mail) is always nice, so I guess I'll try T-mobile.