I have one of the new Blackberries (7100g) and I am in Austin, Texas. I
usually get a pretty good signal everywhere except at home (Spicewood
Springs area) usually one bar at best. However, I decided to look at the
Network settings and when I switch to manual from automatic and have it scan
for networks, it finds 2 Cingular and one Tmobile. If I manually pick the
second Cingular one and use that I get 3 to 4 bars. The only difference
that shows on the network list is the first one has an "H" over on the right
side. My question is, why doesn't it pick up the strongest signal on
automatic?
Any insight would be appreciated.
Don Barlow
>I have one of the new Blackberries (7100g) and I am in Austin, Texas. I
>usually get a pretty good signal everywhere except at home (Spicewood
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The two "Cingular" networks you are picking up are most like 310-38(0)
and 310-41(0). One network is the former AT&T Wireless network, and the
other network in the old Cingular network. They will, however, both be
integrated as time goes on.
A little analogy -- you have 3 employees: John (1), John (2), and Hans.
When you ask for John, you automatically get John (1), even if you want
John (2), who may have more skills than John (1). John (2) is leaving
the company, but teaching all his skills to John (1) before leaving. In
the mean time, you may require John (2) for certain tasks or services.
This is very similar to the 3 networks of Cingular, Cingular, and
T-Mobile. Even though Cingular and Cingular have the same name, and are
owned by the same company, they are still separate networks. The phone
will be set to prefer one network over the other, as phones will always
prefer their home network over their roaming networks. However, the
phones don't realize that Cingular and Cingular, while being different
networks, are the same company. If you are ever in an area where the
second Cingular gives you better signal, don't hesitate to switch to it.
TH
Don Barlow - 14 Sep 2005 00:35 GMT
Thank you. I just wish it would switch automatically. I guess I'll have to
wait for that.
>>I have one of the new Blackberries (7100g) and I am in Austin, Texas. I
>>usually get a pretty good signal everywhere except at home (Spicewood
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> TH
Tropical Haven - 15 Sep 2005 06:46 GMT
>Thank you. I just wish it would switch automatically. I guess I'll have to
>wait for that.
>
Yeah, it would be nice. In some markets, I found, when both the Blue
and Orange networks are busy, I was able to roam on T-Mobile, even
though there was native service. It's not typical, but I was able to do
this in Chicago and Minneapolis this summer. Of course, for me it's not
typical that both networks will be busy long enough for to search for
another.
So, if you get "Network Busy" or similar, keep in mind you may be able
to switch networks, even the other Cingular network could make a huge
difference.
TH