Future Coverage?

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

N W - 05 Jul 2003 05:22 GMT

When Cingular lists an area as Future Coverage on a GSM coverage map,
Generally how long is it before that market goes GSM? New Orleans, and
most of the state of Louisiana is now highlighted green on the new GSM
nation calling maps
you can look here

http://onlinestore.cingular.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/html/Maps/Southeast/DC
S/nation_GSM_map_6_30_03.htm

Should I be looking at getting a new phone sometime soon or do you think
it might take longer?

Signature

Thanx,

N W

Reply to this Message

John S. - 05 Jul 2003 13:32 GMT

>Should I be looking at getting a new phone sometime soon or do you think
>it might take longer?

Unless you are a burning techie that has to have the latest gadget out, or
there is some really compelling reason to go GSM (I can't think of a single
reason) then I wouldn't change. One of two things may happen that you might
then concider changing. (1) Your contract runs out and you want to look at
other options OR (2) your phone dies and you need to replace it.

--
John S.
e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net

Reply to this Message

DL - 05 Jul 2003 17:24 GMT

Is that map really reliable? It has Tallahassee, FL listed as a GSM area
when in fact the Tallahassee phone section of the website doesn't have GSM
phones.

> When Cingular lists an area as Future Coverage on a GSM coverage map,
> Generally how long is it before that market goes GSM? New Orleans, and
> most of the state of Louisiana is now highlighted green on the new GSM
> nation calling maps
> you can look here

http://onlinestore.cingular.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/html/Maps/Southeast/DC
S/nation_GSM_map_6_30_03.htm

> Should I be looking at getting a new phone sometime soon or do you think
> it might take longer?

Reply to this Message

N W - 08 Jul 2003 05:29 GMT

this map includes gsm roaming coverage though t-mobile...the green
"Future coverage" area is what i am wondering about

Signature

Thanx,

N W

"DL" <asdfk@awskjh.com> wrote in article
<gZCNa.236669$jp.6259860@twister.southeast.rr.com>:

> Is that map really reliable? It has Tallahassee, FL listed as a GSM area
> when in fact the Tallahassee phone section of the website doesn't have GSM
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> >
> > [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

Reply to this Message

John Navas - 05 Jul 2003 19:48 GMT

From what I've seen in the past, the time frame would be roughly 6-18 months.

>When Cingular lists an area as Future Coverage on a GSM coverage map,
>Generally how long is it before that market goes GSM? New Orleans, and
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>Should I be looking at getting a new phone sometime soon or do you think
>it might take longer?

Signature

Best regards,
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR
CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular

Reply to this Message