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jmax577
05-31-2005, 03:06 PM
all you tmob people are getting to taste the sweet life that us cingular folks have been enjoying for a while now....850 and EDGE. enjoy! btw, all you cingular haters can say NOTHING now because you are now ON our network. like i said before, if you can't beat us, join us!
carcomptoy
05-31-2005, 04:46 PM
Is that so?? So how come my Cingular friends were roaming on T-Mobile at my house?:cool:
jmax577
05-31-2005, 04:56 PM
how is that pertinant to the fact that you can now use cing edge and 850?
jmax577
05-31-2005, 04:59 PM
i did not mean that you were ALL the time. i was simply stating that you now have access to our 850 bandwidth in limited areas through a roaming agreeement (we've known that for a while) and now to our EDGE network. why does this turn into a so and so has service in my house but so and so does not ordeal EVERY time?!?!?!?!
carcomptoy
05-31-2005, 05:23 PM
Because what do you expect when you're generalizing??
jmax577
05-31-2005, 05:37 PM
i apologize for 'generalizing'.....i figured you guys would be thrilled.....
carcomptoy
05-31-2005, 08:06 PM
Well about the EDGE yes...about the 850...well you know how I am:p
Box215
05-31-2005, 08:06 PM
i would be thrilled, but i have an EDGE-less, non 850 phone :( Im guessing you can only use the EDGE when your roaming on Cingular where there's no native T-Mobile coverage? I need to get the 6620...
jmax577
05-31-2005, 08:08 PM
not sure on how the roaming agreements work but i am pretty sure that you will be able to get edge serivce in areas where service overlaps, which is a pretty big footprint
Box215
05-31-2005, 09:16 PM
damn, shouldve waited for the S710...stupid S700
carcomptoy
05-31-2005, 11:36 PM
Well, I've had my eye on the 6620...pretty cheap on eBay. You can get a brand new unlocked one for under $250, $100 cheaper than online on NokiaUSA.com:cool:
turbomonk
06-02-2005, 12:32 AM
I have yet to find any phone i want that has the GSM 850/1900 Band that i like...Moto RAZR is too expensive/i dont like it, and everything else i like such as the Samsung's and stuff are all Tri-Band phones not offering the 850 band...=[
jmax577
06-02-2005, 06:57 PM
nokia 6620, 6230, 3600, 3660, SE z500a, s710a, etc so on so on......
Box215
06-02-2005, 07:35 PM
how is the EDGE on the S710? is it pretty fast? ive read on other forums that its isnt that great...
jmax577
06-03-2005, 01:07 PM
its not bad. the 6230 and the 6620 are both lightning fast and they are class 10 and class 6 respectively. the s710a is a class 10 device and is a bit slower than the 6620 so who knows....
carcomptoy
06-05-2005, 09:57 PM
nokia 6620, 6230, 3600, 3660, SE z500a, s710a, etc so on so on......
Don't you mean the 3620 instead of the 3660?:p

Honestly, the only phone that's exclusively only 850/1800/1900MHz is the 6620, although I'd still prefer one of the new Nseries.

Btw, I've always been boggled by this...my friend has AT&T/Cingular and for some reason I never see her 3100b at full bar. However, when I put my T-Mobile SIM in it, I can achieve full service. Consequently, when she puts her SIM in my phone, she gets full service...it just doesn't make sense :confused: