Coverage Question
I noticed on cingulars website that there coverage maps for GSM nation differ from the Go Phone coverage maps ! Is it true that I will not have service in all of cingulars service area because I have a go phone? The reason why I want a go phone is for when I travel I wanted to have cingulars good coverage with me!
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Belial said:
I noticed on cingulars website that there coverage maps for GSM nation differ from the Go Phone coverage maps ! Is it true that I will not have service in all of cingulars service area because I have a go phone? The reason why I want a go phone is for when I travel I wanted to have cingulars good coverage with me!
Yes it is true, but coverage maps were availible before you signed up. The reason being is roaming agreements. Go phones cost more per minute than contractual rate plans, so it's more limited to our network and that of roaming partners where we have it contracted for equal cost per minute of use. But Cingular is not the only one to do this. Check any wireless provider and their prepa...
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ahhh... but, no other company builds an iDen network. Every company that uses iDen, uses Nextels network, and Boost is owned by Nextel. I assumed that was common knowledge, so sorry if I did not exclude them.
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Well, do you have Go Phone Pay As You Go or Pick Your Plan. Pay As You Go is not that much more limited than Nextel and Pick Your Plan has GREATER coverage than Nextel.
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Im trying to find out whats a better choice as a backup to my sprint phone when I go across country!
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Go Phone Pick Your Plan is better than Sprints regular coverage. I sell it and sign my friends and family up on it to use, so I'm not going to recommend you wrong here.
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Hello Moto said:
Go Phone Pick Your Plan is better than Sprints regular coverage. I sell it and sign my friends and family up on it to use, so I'm not going to recommend you wrong here.
Here is the proof:
http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/coverage/NatwideNe ... »
and Go Phone:
http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/ ... »
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