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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / June 200390% of what? (coverage)
Can some knowledgeable person please clarify (I've gotten contradictory impressions from local salespeople and this newsgroup): When cingular says that "90% of their coverage will be GSM by year's end" -- does that mean that 90% of the Nationwide map (i.e., most of the US)? Or 90% of the Preferred Nation map (i.e., the spidery web that follows interstates)? Or something else yet again? dc dclayton@uiuc.edu More than likely 90% of their licensed areas. That's GSM not GPRS. david clayton <dclayton@life.uiuc.edu> wrote in article <BB1DC8C6.138C7%dclayton@life.uiuc.edu>: > Can some knowledgeable person please clarify (I've gotten contradictory > impressions from local salespeople and this newsgroup): [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > dc > dclayton@uiuc.edu > Can some knowledgeable person please clarify (I've gotten contradictory > impressions from local salespeople and this newsgroup): [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 90% of the Preferred Nation map (i.e., the spidery web that follows > interstates)? Or something else yet again? Probably 90% of POPS in native Cingular markets. >Can some knowledgeable person please clarify (I've gotten contradictory >impressions from local salespeople and this newsgroup): [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >90% of the Preferred Nation map (i.e., the spidery web that follows >interstates)? Or something else yet again? What it actually means, other responses notwithstanding, is 90% of Cingular *subscribers*.  SignatureBest regards, John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular >> Can some knowledgeable person please clarify (I've gotten contradictory >> impressions from local salespeople and this newsgroup): [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > What it actually means, other responses notwithstanding, is 90% of Cingular > *subscribers*. A ha. That is "something else yet again" isn't it? 90% of subscribers is probably accounted for by the major metropolitan areas alone. So, if I'm concerned about whether I can rely on GSM-only (as opposed to TDMA or GAIT) for travel, that 90% number doesn't mean much does it -- if my travel involves lots of time on interstates between cities, much less off interstates? JN- Thank you for the clarification. -DC >>> Can some knowledgeable person please clarify (I've gotten contradictory >>> impressions from local salespeople and this newsgroup): [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >it -- if my travel involves lots of time on interstates between cities, much >less off interstates? I expect the interstates and other major highways to be pretty well covered. It's beyond that where you're likely to find coverage gaps. >JN- Thank you for the clarification. You're welcome. :-) SignatureBest regards, John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular I believe they mean 90% of the nation map. I just switched to GSM and love it.. Check it out >I believe they mean 90% of the nation map. ... It's 90% of subscribers -- see <http://www.cellular-news.com/story/8054_print.shtml>. SignatureBest regards, John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular I believe the article says 90% of the covered population for their licensed areas by EOY 2003 for GPRS. John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote in article <vBiKa.5346$%3.272038@typhoon.sonic.net>: > [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE] > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR > CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular> >John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote in article ><vBiKa.5346$%3.272038@typhoon.sonic.net>: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> It's 90% of subscribers -- see >> <http://www.cellular-news.com/story/8054_print.shtml>. >I believe the article says 90% of the covered population for their >licensed areas by EOY 2003 for GPRS. GPRS has the same footprint as GSM, since all GSM service areas will have GPRS. That's why it says "GSM/GPRS". p.s. Please place follow-up material below (not above) quoted material, as explained in Q7 of "Quoting Style in Newsgroup Postings" <http://member.newsguy.com/~schramm/nquote.html> (published by the news.newusers.questions Moderation Board), unless a thread is already using top posting. (Mixing posting styles in a given thread is confusing.) SignatureBest regards, John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular Or perhaps it means 90% of the population will be covered. I tried GSM, it failed the number one purpose of a cell phone - the ability to make and recieve calls. Without that, nothing else matters. You get contradictory information from local sales people, because that's what they get. Long term planning is next week with Cingular (and most other cellular companies) Bob > Can some knowledgeable person please clarify (I've gotten contradictory > impressions from local salespeople and this newsgroup): [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > dc > dclayton@uiuc.edu >... Long term planning is next week with Cingular (and most other >cellular companies) They actually have multi-year plans -- read the SEC filings. SignatureBest regards, John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular > I tried GSM, it >failed the number one purpose of a cell phone - the ability to make and >recieve calls. Without that, nothing else matters. YEAH!!!! Someone else finally states exactly my feelings on the subject!!! Thank you! -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net >> I tried GSM, it >>failed the number one purpose of a cell phone - the ability to make and >>recieve calls. Without that, nothing else matters. > >YEAH!!!! Someone else finally states exactly my feelings on the subject!!! Don't hold back, John (aka sexyexotiche), tell us how you really feel! ;-) SignatureBest regards, John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular >Don't hold back, John (aka sexyexotiche), tell us how you really feel! ;-) :-) I thought that I pretty well summed it up! -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net >>Don't hold back, John (aka sexyexotiche), tell us how you really feel! ;-) > >:-) > >I thought that I pretty well summed it up! Darn. SignatureBest regards, John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular Since 100% of Cingulars network covers about 40% of the land mass of the contiguous 48 states.....What the......????? Most of North America will not have any GSM for a long time. Cingular's Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky systems are already GSM-over-TDMA and only about 35% of the great Lakes area is covered at all. ATT, TMO et al are using far more Cingular towers than the other way around. Here in Illinois those areas not in Cingular Land that have GSM on TMO and ATT are; a small area around the Quad Cities, Peoria to Galesburg along I-74, along I-90 through Rockford up into S Beloit and a small stretch of I-74 east of Champaign. I have property about 2 hours west of Chicago in Lee County and the only carries there are Verizon (B band) and US Cellular (A band) both CDMA and neither of which will ever be GSM. If you fly from place to place, GSM will be fine. If you drive across several states, especially west of the Mississippi, go with GAIT. At no time will 90% of the US be GSM....ever.....only about that much has wireless coverage of ANY kind. Consider this. The biggest players are; Verizon, Cingular, ATTWS, Sprint and T-Mobile. Nearly all of them are present (at least 3 and usually 4 of the 5) in all big markets (here we have all 5 & US Cellular, too). Most of the land mass is covered by small operators like RCC ( Rural Cellular Corp) or Mid-sized ones like US Cellular. Places that have as few people as western North Dakota will need big financial help to build much of anything. Mark |
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