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Cellular Phone Forum / General / GSM / January 2004GSM Roaming in Los Angeles
Hello, I will be travelling to Los Angeles soon. I was wondering what GSM service is available there? I see T-Mobile is available, but I am wondering if either Cingular or AT&T is available there as well? Any GSM providers here that I have missed? In addition, does anyone know what the roaming agreements in LA are? I'm looking to find out which carriers can or can't roam on to the other carriers (don't realy care if it costs $$). Finally, any indication of how "mature" the networks are out there (i.e., is coverage reasonable) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! John O. Mature??? > Hello, > I will be travelling to Los Angeles soon. I was wondering what GSM [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > John O. Yes, mature...in the sense that they are well-established, have worked out most of their kinks, and provide a reasonable level of service to paying subscribers (don't drop calls constantly, as it seems some do...) John > Mature??? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > John O. A couple of points: -The Cingular Network in LA is the former PacBell network. It has been GSM since Congress handed out PCS licenses; -T-Mobile shares the Cingular network in LA. In California, T-Mobile operates like a virtual network on top of the Cingular network; -ATT was a relatively recent rollover. In Los Angeles, you should be fine. When you get out in the desert or something, there can be some problems. The PacBell network is more mature than the ATT network, but it is caring a high customer load because of the T-Mobile virtual network. T-Mobile brought some extra spectrum into the picture when they came into town, but I'm not sure if it is enough. I've used GSM thoughout California and am generally satisfied. In rural areas, I've found areas without coverage. I don't know what your comparing it to, but I think that if you have a phone that roams on all three networks, you will not be disappointed. Stu > Yes, mature...in the sense that they are well-established, have worked > out most of their kinks, and provide a reasonable level of service to [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > > > John O. >Mature??? If you are roaming GSM in LA, most of the service is actually Cingular, although they share some facilities with T-Mobile. AT&T no doubt has substantial GSM infrastructer in the LA area. It is too big a market not too... Will I have any use for GSM 850 in LA/Frisco area, i.e. would I benefit from an upgrade? > >Mature??? > If you are roaming GSM in LA, most of the service is actually > Cingular, although they share some facilities with T-Mobile. AT&T no > doubt has substantial GSM infrastructer in the LA area. It is too big > a market not too... >Will I have any use for GSM 850 in LA/Frisco area, i.e. would I benefit from >an upgrade? *Please* don't say Frisco to a native of San Francisco. They'll send you packing back to Sverige! AT&T Wireless GSM uses 850 in San Francisco and Los Angeles. You will do fine with GSM 1900 only if you have a tri-band mobile with cingular/T-Mobile or AT&T Wireless. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NO from .NOcom to reply >Will I have any use for GSM 850 in LA/Frisco area, Los Angeles, CA - probably Firsco, TX - Definatly If you are using "Frisco" to describe San Francisco then you shouldn't. -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net AT&T, Cingular, T-Mobile are all available, though the latter two share the same network. All have good coverage and all have their weakenesses. It's very much specific to which part of town you want to use your phone or which adjacent rural areas. Cingular has better coverage in Malibu, for example. > Hello, > I will be travelling to Los Angeles soon. I was wondering what GSM [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > John O. |
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