Well, after several weeks of testing AT&T WS's E-911 system with various GSM
phones I decided to activate a SIM that I bought on E-Bay some time back.
I called 611 and asked about the plans and what was needed to get the SIM
activated. The girl started out by tellimg me that she ...

I do not know how many of you are on shared plans, but the shared
concept gets very complex and twisted from my point of view.
For shared local you need a digital phone, and the nation is roaming.
For shared national you need a GSM phone and you loose the mobile to

I have an old Suncom Nokia 5165 phone.  I was wondering if I could
sell this phone for use on the attws network.  When the phone turns
on, it says, Suncom ATT.  Therefore, is it safe to assume that if
someone buys my phone, that they will be able to use it on the ATT

Can anyone tell me why AT&T hasn't had a manufacturer make a GSM / AMPS
phone?  Is it possible to make a phone like that?
I live in Arizona and AT&T's GSM coverage is only in the major cities
(phoenix and tucson) and along some of the highways.  Their TDMA coverage is

The concept of locked cell phones was a special condensation from the
FCC.  It was based on the idea that competition would improve and that
locked phones would help get the cell phone industry soaring.  
Since that time, things have changed.  There are far less cell phone

I just got a 3595 new and in the last 3 weeks I have had to reset
(powerdown/on) the phone at least 4 times  because of a "Insert SIM card".
Is ther a problem or is this normal?  I've never had this problem or seen
anyone else have to do it either  Thank you in advance!

What advantages does GSM offer over TDMA in terms of voice quality, if any?
And also, I know AT&T is launching EDGE and later UMTS, but I have only seen
one EDGE capable phone so far. Are they launching EDGE just so they can have
a backup incase UMTS/WCDMA is not available?

As existing customers, we changed to a shared minutes plan with AT&T in
Jan 2001. For $29.99 for the primary account plus $10 for an extra
phone, it came with 125 anytime minutes, and a choice of 1000 night &
weekend minutes, or 350 long distance night and weekend minutes. We

At recent "The Future of Communications" meeting, often aired on C-Span,
the representatives from Verizon and SBC (Cingular?) both spoke in
unision.  With 6 major providers they felt that it was too many.  
The Verizon spokesman went on to say that Verizon did not want to

If you buy a phone through Cingular or AT&T, will they eventually provide an
unlock code for you?  If so, after how long.
If not, can these phones still be unlocked by 3rd-party services?
I heard from someone that there's a web-site which provides unlock codes for

I am looking for service in the Southeastern Michigan area and have
narrowed it down to AT&T and Verizon.  90% of my pick will be made using
2 criteria.  Coverage and Coverage.  I am not a power user (1200
min/mth) but it is critical that I can make calls.  I know verizon is

After reading a few posts here about people using the Treo 180 on
AT&T's GSM network I picked one up on eBay. It was a T-Mobile unit but
they gave me the unlock code. I currently have a TDMA phone on AT&T so
I picked up an AT&T sim card and unlocked the Treo. So far so good.

Just got my bill
What is REGULATORY PROGRAMS FEE  ?

I plan on travelling to Southern Canada (~20 Miles north of Fort
Francis on Rainy Lake).
What is the coverage like in Northern Minnesota?  It looks from the
coverage map that I can't get all the way up to International Falls.