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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / February 2006Blue vs Orange -- should I switch?
I currently am on the blue network, but have lousy reception at my home (it seems to be a very localized dead zone for several carriers.) >From what I've read, if there is ANY "blue" signal, that's what I'm stuck with, even if there is a better "Orange" signal avaialable. How can I determine if there is a better Orange signal, short of getting an actual phone or swapping? For what it is worth, I live in Saugus, CA , 19900 block of Sasson Drive at lattitude 34.44962319, longitude -118.48270414 . (actually, that's the average of six neighbors). Any online databases showing nearby towers, etc? Thanks, d. >I currently am on the blue network, but have lousy reception at my home >(it seems to be a very localized dead zone for several carriers.) Are you on "TDMA" (D-AMPS) or GSM? >From what I've read, if there is ANY "blue" signal, that's what I'm >stuck with, even if there is a better "Orange" signal avaialable. I think that only applies to GSM, that "blue" "TDMA" won't roam at all on "orange" "TDMA". >How >can I determine if there is a better Orange signal, short of getting an >actual phone or swapping? That's the only sure way. Buy a cheap prepaid phone; try it; and return it.  SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> GSM. >GSM. When on "blue" GSM, your phone will roam on "orange", but only if there's no "usable" blue signal, even if the blue signal is poor and the orange signal is much better, because that's how GSM works. You might get better results on the orange network, but the only way to know for sure is to get a new orange phone (not upgrade! -- use prepaid); test it; and then return the phone within the trial period. SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> Could you not just so a manual network selection since ATT phones allow this? > [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE] > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > it; > and then return the phone within the trial period. >Could you not just so a manual network selection since ATT phones allow >this? You can, but the phone will revert back to Blue every time you turn it on. Doing this, however, is an excellent way to find out if the orange signal is better where you frequent.......... Manual network selection is disabled on many phones. >Could you not just so a manual network selection since ATT phones allow >this? >>>GSM. >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> it; >> and then return the phone within the trial period. SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> Check out either Sprint or Verizon, unless you want nothing but lies, lies, and more lies from customer service, and the sales reps. If you come to orange on GSM, use the 30 day trial to the fullest cause once your over the 30 days is when they screw you, and if its not done right away give it a few months and than they'll screw you and good. Read through this group on statements from users and how on there bills they print things that you never heard of before. BEWARE > I currently am on the blue network, but have lousy reception at my home > (it seems to be a very localized dead zone for several carriers.) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > d. d. Be very careful. What has happened is that Cingular sold the Orange network to T-Mobile and is slowly moving all their customers onto the Blue network. They are slowly upgrading the blue network, but it will be a long time before it's up to what we would hope. If you have a reasonably new SIM, your phone should now be looking for Blue no matter what. If you want to improve coverage, you need to switch carriers. They all give you time to try it out. Why not bring home a couple of phones and keep the one that works best? Bill Radio Click for Wireless Reviews at: http://www.mountainwireless.com >I currently am on the blue network, but have lousy reception at my home > (it seems to be a very localized dead zone for several carriers.) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > d. > I currently am on the blue network, but have lousy reception at my home > (it seems to be a very localized dead zone for several carriers.) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > d. Yes there is a tower within 3 miles of you. (Go WEST young man, go WEST). A Banquet of Plum. (yes this is a cryptic message but the OP should understand) |
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