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ddodero@pacbell.net - 16 Jun 2005 05:00 GMT

I still have a Nokia phone and chip that allows me to do a network
selection. Here in San Diego I have a choice of Cingular orange and
blue. If there was a GSM 850 and GSM 1900 Blue signal as well as an
orange 1900 would it come as having three selections? Or it group the
AT&T 850 and 1900 as one selection? Thanks

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machXS1@comcast.net - 17 Jun 2005 03:36 GMT

I'm not familiar with the San Diego market, but I thought the network
selection was based on the network ID broadcast by the network. If I
had to guess, the AT&T network ID was in one band while the Cingular
one was in the other band. There is nothing stopping them from doing as
you mention, broadcasting the same network ID in both bands, but I
doubt that was the case pre-merger. In any event, you would see only
two networks. Anyone care to comment?

I have noticed that my phone no longer displays "Cingular Extend" like
it use to (or at least I haven't seen it :).

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Hybyd2 - 17 Jun 2005 11:35 GMT

> I'm not familiar with the San Diego market, but I thought the network
> selection was based on the network ID broadcast by the network. If I
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> I have noticed that my phone no longer displays "Cingular Extend" like
> it use to (or at least I haven't seen it :).

Can I ask which area you're in? And, on which network (Cingular/AT&T blue?
Cingular orange?). And, what kind of technology - TDMA? GSM?

Thanks,

Henry

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ddodero@pacbell.net - 17 Jun 2005 18:57 GMT

I am in Tierrasanta and have been on Orange since PBMS days. I am
about 99% sure that Cingular does not have GSM up and running on their
850 network here. From what I hear they are waiting because they are
running fiber to all of their sites that used to be the 850 TDMA
network.

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