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mack - 27 Sep 2003 01:51 GMT

Has anyone changed plans to GSM in Austin, TX? If so how is the service
quality?

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cledus - 28 Sep 2003 02:06 GMT

I have switched. Service quality is as good as or better than TDMA. Cool
new GSM phones, too! But the store I went into a week ago was very crowded.

> Has anyone changed plans to GSM in Austin, TX? If so how is the service
> quality?

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Cambie - 28 Sep 2003 08:59 GMT

> I have switched. Service quality is as good as or better than TDMA. Cool
> new GSM phones, too! But the store I went into a week ago was very crowded.
>
>>Has anyone changed plans to GSM in Austin, TX? If so how is the service
>>quality?

it's been off and on all day friday and saturday. tech support says they
had a fiber optic line cut, and that it knocked out GSM and TDMA. It was
a real pain in the butt.

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Cambie - 28 Sep 2003 20:00 GMT

>> I have switched. Service quality is as good as or better than TDMA.
>> Cool
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> had a fiber optic line cut, and that it knocked out GSM and TDMA. It was
> a real pain in the butt.

make that it IS a pain in the butt. My phone still wouldn't work this
morning, and most of today Sunday. It works sometimes, but not most of
the time. I am getting completely pissed. Why would they rely on one
single fiber optic line to serve an entire area. Shouldn't there be some
redundancy built into their network?

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Wire Less - 30 Sep 2003 05:37 GMT

This is a new network. You should realize that with ANYTHING new, there
are always bumps in the road. I have Cingular GSM in New Orleans and
the system is working beautifully. There was also a problem in my area
on Fri night & Sat. You just have to take the good with the bad. It
beats having TMobile or AT&T's coverage...

Overall, I'm very happy.

Cambie <user@example.net> wrote in article
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> >> I have switched. Service quality is as good as or better than TDMA.
> >> Cool
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> single fiber optic line to serve an entire area. Shouldn't there be some
> redundancy built into their network?

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