ATTWS GSM Upstate NY

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Karen - 28 Mar 2004 17:01 GMT

I am a T-Mobile user. T-Mobile coverage in Upstate NY is a bit thin. I
have been looking at ATTWS and their GSM (1900/850) service. They seem to
have much better coverage, and all the same features and benefits of GSM
including international roaming at competitive rates. Can anyone using the
service state how the service actually performs?

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Wirelessjuan - 29 Mar 2004 00:18 GMT

>I am a T-Mobile user. T-Mobile coverage in Upstate NY is a bit thin. I
> have been looking at ATTWS and their GSM (1900/850) service. They seem to
> have much better coverage, and all the same features and benefits of GSM
> including international roaming at competitive rates. Can anyone using
> the
> service state how the service actually performs?

Not sure what map you are looking at but ATT doesn't have much coverage in
upstate NY. Look at Cingular they have much better coverage in that area.

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Yaowu Xu - 29 Mar 2004 02:20 GMT

If you choose a ATTWS local plan, the coverage in upstate NY would
include all those Cingular coverage.

I changed from Verizon and so far ATTWS seems fine to me. Verizon has be
best coverage overall, but does not has anything for my house.

>>I am a T-Mobile user. T-Mobile coverage in Upstate NY is a bit thin. I
>>have been looking at ATTWS and their GSM (1900/850) service. They seem to
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> Not sure what map you are looking at but ATT doesn't have much coverage in
> upstate NY. Look at Cingular they have much better coverage in that area.

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Dave Botsch - 30 Mar 2004 01:10 GMT

Judging from the maps, it looks like for the most part, where one ha
service, the other does not. It really irks me that we cannot roam in
those areas since T-Mobile has zilch.

Anyway, Cingular seems to have the central part of the state covered -
Syracuse and surrounding area, while ATTWS seems to have the lower partof
the state covered (Elmira, Corning, surrounding areas). There is even some
DobsonUS coverage in that area.

> If you choose a ATTWS local plan, the coverage in upstate NY would
> include all those Cingular coverage.
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>> Not sure what map you are looking at but ATT doesn't have much coverage in
>> upstate NY. Look at Cingular they have much better coverage in that area.

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Robert M. - 30 Mar 2004 01:22 GMT

> Judging from the maps, it looks like for the most part, where one ha
> service, the other does not. It really irks me that we cannot roam in
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> the state covered (Elmira, Corning, surrounding areas). There is even some
> DobsonUS coverage in that area.

Despite all promising to honor an Industry Code for Consumers, no
carrier has yet published a proper map showing coverage that includes
their dead zones.

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Scott Stephenson - 30 Mar 2004 01:27 GMT

> Despite all promising to honor an Industry Code for Consumers, no
> carrier has yet published a proper map showing coverage that includes
> their dead zones.

Then why do you routinely use them as a refernece when answering coverage
questions inthe alt.cellular groups?

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