GAIT/GSM
I live in a spotty coverage area. A small regional company has CDMA here, that gives me pretty good service except in my house. Cingular put a tower a block from my house, so I'm thinking of switching. But nearby there is an area with a CDMA antenna, but poor GSM coverage. A Cingular CS guy said I can get a GAIT phone and use it for GSM and GAIT, but I haven't seen any handsets that say they'll do that. Anybody know about this?
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All the gait phones work off of gsm now. So it really wouldn't make a difference in most markets. Like in my market there isn't any gait phones. We haven't had them to sell or activate since October. Your best bet is to go to the store, sign up for the contract and try it out for the 30 days.
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Thanks. I was really concerned about one spot where Cingular told me they would be weak, and I knew someone else had a tower--but that tower is CDMA. I did some more research after I posted and apparently GAIT is gsm/TDMA and analog--wouldn't hit that tower anyway.
I guess I was trying to avoid going to the store because the online deals looked better...
I guess I was trying to avoid going to the store because the online deals looked better...
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try it out thru the store, return it, then if you like, grab the online deal...
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It's not so much of a loophole, since it's widely advertised.
I think one big reason they made it 30 days was to reduce the churn figure. I highly doubt those people who cancel within the 30 days goes against our churn ratio.
I think one big reason they made it 30 days was to reduce the churn figure. I highly doubt those people who cancel within the 30 days goes against our churn ratio.
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I guess it was about 3 years ago I purchased and 8265 from Cingular (I was currently under contract so had to pay full price of $299 and it came to $324 with taxes WOW) and their return policy at that time was 3 days but you couldnt have more than 30 minutes of usage on the phone..anyone else remember that?? Boy how times have changed..and for the better I might add..much better..
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GAIT would only help you if it was a TDMA tower. A GAIT phone integrates TDMA and GSM, not CDMA. But there are two models available, Nokia 6340 (or 6340i) and the Sony Ericsson T62u, of the two I would suggest the Nokia.
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Thanks. The one tower I'm concerned about is CDMA, though I think there are actually two arrays on it. I don't know what the second array is--Cellular South put it up, and they said it wouldn't be TDMA. Alltell is in this area, but they're CDMA, too. Cingular says they don't have an antenna near there, so I don't know whose it is. Is there any way to find that kind of thing out?
I think the only TDMA tower here is right next to one of Cingular's new GSM towers--so I'll stick with GSM--or my old CDMA service...
I think the only TDMA tower here is right next to one of Cingular's new GSM towers--so I'll stick with GSM--or my old CDMA service...
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