Where Does Cingular Use 850 MHz?
I'm currently with T-Mobile and I'm happy with my unlocked Motorola V600. However, T-Mobile V600s are only tri-band 900/1800/1900, they do not have the 1900 band. I'm thinking of switching to Cingular but want to keep my 1900 only V600.
I'm in Southern California. Where does Cingular use 850? How many percents of the network are 850 in California and nationwide? Thank you very much.
I can't tell you the progress of the conversion, but in the long term Cingular will be 850 Mhz throughout most of CA, and pretty much 100% of So Cal (I think Ventura county might have been 1900 Mhz on the former AT&T Wireless side as well).
THE BOX said:
we have had 850 for quite a while because it travels farther and penetrates buildings better ! and tmobile is the ones just starting to add in a very few places .
And T-Mobile isn't 'adding it' they are getting roaming agreements with some regional carries that support 850/800. In order for T-Mo to 'add' they would need to purchase new spectrum, which is scarce right now. That's why they are waiting for the FCC to auction off new bands for 3G.
if you come with the v600 without the 850 you probably not like it because your signal would likely suck
Depends on where he is... please don't tell people their signal will suck if they do not have 850/800. I live in sout...
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If a customer comes to Cingular and says they have their own equipment, fine by me, that's still a one year contract.
Also, I use plenty of phones with no 850/800, you can't use the 1900/850 at the same time anyway... ask around...
THE BOX said:
if you come with the v600 without the 850 you probably not like it because your signal would likely suck
Ok. you didn't say it, but you implied that by not having an 850/800 band built in, their signal would suck... If someone comes to Cingular and wants to bring their own equipment and are fully educated on the limitations if they travel, then that is their responsibility. T-mobile offers phones we don't, if they are in a 1900 coverage area and don't plan to travel, why not let them sign up. We don't loose money on the phone and we get a contract out of them.
and no I am not in sales...
Also depends on what area of the country you live.
While in Cali, you will no problems with your phone. If you go to south Texas, Louisiana, Florida, north Mississippi, Alabama and west Tenn. those are our main 850/800 markets.
We do have 850/800 overlapping our 1900 in Chicago area D.C/Maryland, Arkansas and a few places here and there. But where we didn't have legacy 1900 coverage, ATT did.
You're phone will work... 850/800 is needed most definitely, but if you do not travel out side of Cali, go for it.
Hello Moto said:
Cingular never had 850 coverage in California. It was 1900 from the beginning. ATT had 850 coverage there, but we have plenty of coverage there in 1900, in fact, for a few years, T Mobile used our network before we sold it to them.
While in Cali, you will no problems with your phone. If you go to south Texas, Louisiana, Florida, north Mississippi, Alabama and west Tenn. those are our main 850/800 markets.
We do have 850/800 overlapping our 1900 in Chicago area D.C/Maryland, Arkansas and a few places here and there. But where we didn't have legacy 1900 coverage, ATT did.
You're phone will work... 850/800 is needed most definitely, but if you do not travel out side of Cali, go for it.
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Hello Moto said:
You're welcome. But FYI... There was an issue with the V600 being used in the 850/800 markets, but it was less than 1% of the phones sold to Cingular... But you should have no problems.
Before anyone corrects me, I know this phone was bought via T-Mo... I don't know if it was from Moto or Cingular software...