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Re: OT- need a new GSM provider
From: "Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace () attglobal net>
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 08:12:17 +0700
On 02 Sep 2004 22:29:27 +0000, Paul Vixie wrote:
Now that AT&T has followed T-Mobile's example by screwing the pooch on my cell phone billing, and I've flung yet another SIM-locked Motorola V600 out the window of yet another moving vehicle, and am about to enter into another year long "you violated the agreement first" small claims battle, I need a new GSM provider. I'm going to buy an unlocked tri-band GSM this time. Anybody had notable (good or bad) billing and/or customer service experiences with Voicestream or any other GSM provider with native coverage in the San Francisco Bay Area?
I have had nothing but terrific customer support from T-Mobile in the Boston area. They even answer the phone! Their coverage is spotty in many areas I have travelled around the U.S., but it is improving and you can set your handset to auto-seek an available network. (They have reciprocal roaming agreements with AT&T and Cingular.). However in large parts of Maine there is NO service anywhere. Voicestream was bought by T-Mobile. You can get unlocked handsets off eBay; I bought two Motorola triband units for $80 each. Notes from my T-Mobile rep: - OUTDATED HANDSETS: -Nokia 8890: some problems -Motorola Timeport series (all except one model is triband including L7089). Larger than V series. P280 is triband but has problems -Siemens one triband model. Problems. -[JR also finds: MOT P8097 Ericson R520] - Meg says can buy in aftermarket unlocked triband (or T-Mobile/Voicestream) Ericson T68m or T68i, Mot P7389 Timeport or L7089 (buy on eBay) My daughter will take that Motorola V600! (She nags me daily to buy one for her.) Jeffrey Race
Current thread:
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider, (continued)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Dave Crocker (Sep 07)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Joel Jaeggli (Sep 03)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Bryan Bradsby (Sep 03)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Iljitsch van Beijnum (Sep 02)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Dr. Jeffrey Race (Sep 03)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Thornton (Sep 02)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Randy Bush (Sep 02)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Joe Rhett (Sep 02)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Paul Vixie (Sep 03)
- RE: OT- need a new GSM provider John Ferriby (Sep 03)
- Re: OT- need a new GSM provider Peter Galbavy (Sep 06)