T-Mobile - 850 or 1900?
I am thinking of moving my service to T-Mobile or Cingular from ATTWS and have a question. I know ATT used to use 1900 MHz frequency which resulted in terrible reception in a few places for me. I also had bad coverage indoors.
From what I understand, T-Mobile uses 1900 MHz also... which I would assume results in bad coverage indoors.
Can someone please tell me the frequency used by TMobile and if it's not 850, whether they are planning to move to it?
Thanks,
sb
From what I understand, T-Mobile uses 1900 MHz also... which I would assume results in bad coverage indoors.
Can someone please tell me the frequency used by TMobile and if it's not 850, whether they are planning to move to it?
Thanks,
sb
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1900 MHz ONLY
You might want to go into a local store and ask the sales rep to show you the Interactive Coverage Map, so they can pinpoint the exact coverage in your area. Some places are good some are bad, it really depends on the carrier. No one has flawless coverage
You might want to go into a local store and ask the sales rep to show you the Interactive Coverage Map, so they can pinpoint the exact coverage in your area. Some places are good some are bad, it really depends on the carrier. No one has flawless coverage
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Starr06 said:But Tmobile certainly has the most stable GSM network in the country.
Some places are good some are bad, it really depends on the carrier. No one has flawless coverage
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I give T-mobile credit (or Voicestream should I say) for starting its platform from the ground up (100% GSM). However, take a look at coverage. Not exactly the same as ATT or Cingular, when you take the roaming agreements away. In addition the majority of its towers push the 1900Mhz frequency, which over the years hasn't been as good as 850MHz markets which Cingular has set for their tower frequency. So stable arguably, but quality, not quite. Sorry muchdrama.
Will
Will
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Iselltheshitoutofphones said:Well, Will...I'm sorry too if you believe that ATTWS and Cingular, with the mess they've made out of their upgrade path, have more reliable networks than Tmobile. At least Tmobile's taken a "let's wait and see how mu...
I give T-mobile credit (or Voicestream should I say) for starting its platform from the ground up (100% GSM). However, take a look at coverage. Not exactly the same as ATT or Cingular, when you take the roaming agreements away. In addition the majority of its towers push the 1900Mhz frequency, which over the years hasn't been as good as 850MHz markets which Cingular has set for their tower frequency. So stable arguably, but quality, not quite. Sorry muchdrama.
Will
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Hey muchdrama,
You DO realize that Cingular was the FIRST to deploy EDGE? That we have it up and running in most major markets, and that it came up SEAMLESSLY? So much so most of our customers have NO IDEA it was deployed?
T-Mobile has a stable, small, technologically limited network that relies heavily on other GSM carriers. So the end result MUST be that they are only as reliable as their WORST GSM affiliate.
Are they doing well for themselves? Yes. But until they develop a network that includes 850 mHz, they will always fall behind.
You DO realize that Cingular was the FIRST to deploy EDGE? That we have it up and running in most major markets, and that it came up SEAMLESSLY? So much so most of our customers have NO IDEA it was deployed?
T-Mobile has a stable, small, technologically limited network that relies heavily on other GSM carriers. So the end result MUST be that they are only as reliable as their WORST GSM affiliate.
Are they doing well for themselves? Yes. But until they develop a network that includes 850 mHz, they will always fall behind.
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phonepimp3376 said:Honestly, I don't think they believe that they even need 850mhz. As long as they keep building out at a pace that benefits customers, and deploy th...
Hey muchdrama,
You DO realize that Cingular was the FIRST to deploy EDGE? That we have it up and running in most major markets, and that it came up SEAMLESSLY? So much so most of our customers have NO IDEA it was deployed?
T-Mobile has a stable, small, technologically limited network that relies heavily on other GSM carriers. So the end result MUST be that they are only as reliable as their WORST GSM affiliate.
Are they doing well for themselves? Yes. But until they develop a network that includes 850 mHz, they will always fall behind.
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Isn't there actually a benefit to 1900 Mhz? My limited understanding of physics led me to believe that a lower frequency will penetrate obstacles better, but a higher frequency will cover more distance. If this is the case, then T-Mobile is able to acheive more coverage area with fewer cell sites, right? Obviously, having both 850 and 1900 will cover all your bases. And what about WCDMA that works on the 2100 Mhz frequency? Do they have even more trouble with terrain and buildings?
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