How could you be sure that your phone was using 1900 MHz in Madison? Cingular offers both 1900 and 850 in that market.
--- In [email protected], "Carrie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There appears to be a lot of misunderstandings and accusations going > back and forth on ths topic. I hope I can help clarify. > > T-Mobile To Go DOES offer roaming on the Cingular 1900mhz system. > Nowhere in T-Mobile's internal information system does it refer to > any roaming on anyone's 850mhz system. When the announcement was > made in mid-May that some roaming was being made available, it was > clearly stated that it would be only on Cingular 1900. Internally > there is also word that T-Mobile to Go can roam on a system called > Simmetry in central IL. I have not tried that, so cannot speak to > it. > > I have personally used a T-Mobile to Go phone on Cingular's 1900 > system in Madison, WI. I was able to receive calls, and make and > receive text messages, but due to what engineering says is a > misprogrammed LEC, I was unable to make calls. They are working on > that and I will be testing it again next week. > > The additional coverage made a big difference here in Wisconsin, and > probably the biggest difference is the Carolinas are now covered for > T-Mobile to Go customers. The new footprint IS included in the > coverage area for the new kidConnect hybrid postpaid/prepaid product > as well. > > If you have questions about coverage in a specific area, I suggest a > call to Customer Care. Ask them to look up the area in question on > the Interactive Coverage Map, specifying you want to know about > prepaid coverage. They can apply filters that will show the > coverage clearly. > > Hope this helps. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/ulNZQC/lOaOAA/cosFAA/G6uqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
