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IcUrdazedandconfused - 02 May 2005 14:02 GMT

Taking a family vacation this summer; Will my Cingular (formerly ATT
GSM) phone have any service?

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Craven Morehead - 02 May 2005 15:12 GMT

Of course.

> Taking a family vacation this summer; Will my Cingular (formerly ATT
> GSM) phone have any service?

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John S - 02 May 2005 15:20 GMT

> Taking a family vacation this summer; Will my Cingular (formerly ATT
> GSM) phone have any service?

A couple of co-workers just spent 2 weeks in Anchorage and had no trouble at
all. One has Cingular and one has Sprint.

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Ted B. - 04 May 2005 14:07 GMT

>> Taking a family vacation this summer; Will my Cingular (formerly ATT
>> GSM) phone have any service?
>
> A couple of co-workers just spent 2 weeks in Anchorage and had no trouble
> at all. One has Cingular and one has Sprint.

I just got back from Anchorage a few months ago. BEFORE I LEFT, I called
Cingular to ask them if there was any coverage in Anchorage. I was told
that my phone would work OK up there, but that it would be charged as
INTERNATIONAL ROAMING. I'm on the Cingular Nation GSM plan. I left my
Cingular cell phone at home. -Dave

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John S - 04 May 2005 14:51 GMT

> I just got back from Anchorage a few months ago. BEFORE I LEFT, I called
> Cingular to ask them if there was any coverage in Anchorage. I was told
> that my phone would work OK up there, but that it would be charged as
> INTERNATIONAL ROAMING. I'm on the Cingular Nation GSM plan. I left my
> Cingular cell phone at home.

International????

You are still in the United States Dave.

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Ted B. - 04 May 2005 15:37 GMT

> International????
>
> You are still in the United States Dave.

I take it you've never been to Alaska. :)

Yup, that's what I was told by Cingular . . . that it would be
*International* roaming if I used my Cingular Nation GSM handset in
Anchorage, AK. Seemed kind of odd to me, also. But, better safe than sorry
. . . I left the Cingular handset home. -Dave

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Stanley Reynolds - 04 May 2005 17:39 GMT

> > International????
> >
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> Anchorage, AK. Seemed kind of odd to me, also. But, better safe than sorry
> . . . I left the Cingular handset home. -Dave

Coverage map for no roaming and no long distance charges:
http://onlinestoref.cingular.com/html/Maps/nation_GSM_map.htm

Includes Anchorage, PR and Hi guess you got the wrong info from CS.

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Ted B. - 04 May 2005 21:10 GMT

> Coverage map for no roaming and no long distance charges:
> http://onlinestoref.cingular.com/html/Maps/nation_GSM_map.htm
>
> Includes Anchorage, PR and Hi guess you got the wrong info from CS.

Why is that not surprising? -Dave

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IcUrdazedandconfused - 09 May 2005 13:33 GMT

>Taking a family vacation this summer; Will my Cingular (formerly ATT
>GSM) phone have any service?

Thanks to all for the info!

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