GSM Reception on South Carolina

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Tamara C. Brucks - 15 Mar 2005 22:27 GMT

I'm visiting South Carolina next month - Sumter, Charleston and
Columbia. I checked out the map of GSM coverage in these areas and it
does not look promising for roaming. Will I be able to roam or will I
be without cell phone service while in SC? I'd love comments from GSM
users with a Triband phone - specifically the Motorola V300!

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Donald Newcomb - 16 Mar 2005 02:44 GMT

> I'm visiting South Carolina next month - Sumter, Charleston and
> Columbia. I checked out the map of GSM coverage in these areas and it
> does not look promising for roaming.

You must have checked a T-Mobile map. Due to a lack of licenses, T-Mobile
has never had much coverage in N. & S. Carolina. However, those states are
very well covered by Cingular.

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John S - 16 Apr 2005 01:54 GMT

>> I'm visiting South Carolina next month - Sumter, Charleston and
>> Columbia. I checked out the map of GSM coverage in these areas and it
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> has never had much coverage in N. & S. Carolina. However, those states are
> very well covered by Cingular.

And T-Mobile has a roaming agreement that allows you to use you phone now.

Great service!

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Joseph - 16 Mar 2005 07:34 GMT

>I'm visiting South Carolina next month - Sumter, Charleston and
>Columbia. I checked out the map of GSM coverage in these areas and it
>does not look promising for roaming. Will I be able to roam or will I
>be without cell phone service while in SC? I'd love comments from GSM
>users with a Triband phone - specifically the Motorola V300!

The Carolinas are both cingular and Suncom.

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John S - 16 Apr 2005 01:53 GMT

> I'm visiting South Carolina next month - Sumter, Charleston and
> Columbia. I checked out the map of GSM coverage in these areas and it
> does not look promising for roaming. Will I be able to roam or will I
> be without cell phone service while in SC? I'd love comments from GSM
> users with a Triband phone - specifically the Motorola V300!

And of course your carrier is????

I didn't have any problems with AT&T Wireless (Now Cingular) or T-Mobile in
the places that you mention.

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Joseph - 16 Apr 2005 13:01 GMT

>> I'm visiting South Carolina next month - Sumter, Charleston and
>> Columbia. I checked out the map of GSM coverage in these areas and it
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>I didn't have any problems with AT&T Wireless (Now Cingular) or T-Mobile in
>the places that you mention.

T-Mobile does not have native coverage in South Carolina! Have you
really been to South Carolina?
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Tamara C. Brucks - 24 Apr 2005 04:21 GMT

> > I'm visiting South Carolina next month - Sumter, Charleston and
> > Columbia. I checked out the map of GSM coverage in these areas and it
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> I didn't have any problems with AT&T Wireless (Now Cingular) or T-Mobile in
> the places that you mention.

Just to follow up - I had very few problems with cellular reception in
most of South Carolina. I did have a few problems in the 5 Points area
of Columbia but that's about it (I don't remember who the roaming
partner was). John - my carrier is Rogers.

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John S - 28 Apr 2005 17:52 GMT

>> > I'm visiting South Carolina next month - Sumter, Charleston and
>> > Columbia. I checked out the map of GSM coverage in these areas and it
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> of Columbia but that's about it (I don't remember who the roaming
> partner was). John - my carrier is Rogers.

Great.

I am getting ready to spend quite a bit of time in North Carolina around
Greensboro, NC. I am anxious to see how the coverage is there!

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