If I subscribe to mMode and use AOL IM or Yahoo IM through mMode, does
that count as "data" transferred, or as SMS / Text Messages sent (.10
cents each)?  The website seems a bit ambiguous about that.
Thanks.

What another lame a.s American company with regard to customer service.
Christ, what is this country coming to?  Is everything measured by
short-sighted, buck-driven behavior here.
Scum service and scum people. Period.

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Added to the previous Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle major metro
areas, this brings UMTS service areas to six (6).  Typical UMTS downlink
speeds are 220-320 Kbps.  EDGE (typical downlink speeds of ...

I was talking to a Verizon tech the other day and he told me that the only
reason they keep AMPS up is because they are mandated by the FCC to do so until
2006. He seems to think AMPS will die after the mandate ends.

If I purchase a 850/1900 gsm phone will I recieve better reception then my
world triband gsm that has 1900?
I noticed my friends ATT gsm 850 phone had a signal where I didn't have
service.

I currently have two months left on my AT&T TDMA service (Nokia 6360 phone)
and I am looking to jump ship or try AT&T's GSM service.
What do you folks think of AT&T's GSM in Southern California, for Orange
County in particular? What about T-Mobile's service in the same area? How

I carry 2 phones and the ATT phone was up and working the whole time. My other
phone died as soon as it got damp but that is because of the phone and not the
service.

Hello to everyone in this NG:
I am new to alt.cellular.attws but not new to usenet. I have a NEC
525HDM with mMode and was wondering if anyone knows the best way to
access usenet with the restrictions of mMode. I was able to find the

I've been seeing my TDMA phone read "No Service" when I am in dead spots in
Philadelphia.  It does not fallback to analog.
Anyone know what gives?  Has ATTWS reprogrammed TDMA phones not to go to
analog in some areas?

I just switched over from TDMA to GSM and purchased 2 LG 4015 phones a
couple weeks back.  While reception is excellent, I've noticed battery life
on these phones isn't anything like advertised.  Seems they need to be
re-charged about every 3-5 days with no other use except ...

Is the SE T616 considered a world phone? Will it work in Europe, Asia,
Caribbean, Latin America? With 800/1800/1900 networks I'm not sure which
work where?
Thanks for any info

I am trying to block a number and need my security code. I don't
recall ever changing it from the default which I understand is "12345"
This code does not work.  Any ideas on how I can "crack" or change
the security code?

My new free2go phone says I have a voice message, but when I try to hear it,
it says no inbox number or something similar. What should I do?
I went to AT&T wireless web site for help. It won't give any help unless I
enter my phone number, so I did. In return, it says "unable to ...

Does attws still have tdma/gsm phones ? What are the current model/s ?  I
have a Siemens S46 and wish to upgrade, but I don't want to lose tdma for
those rare occasions when i don't have gsm.
-Ken

Can this multi-mode TDMA phone be activated for free2go service?  I've
had no luck with two calls to the ATTWS sales number.  After I give
them the phone's ESN their system shows that it's a pocketnet phone
(Pocketnet is their long dead CDPD datanetwork). The first rep said