GSM 800/850 freq
Hey,
Does anyone know, if I buy a T-Mobile phone such as the V600, if T-Mobile will let it roam onto the GSM 800/850 frequency?
I ask because I don't want to give up my T-Mobile plan ($39.95, 1000 whenever and unlimited weekends and nites), but I am disatisfied with 1900 MHz penetration into buildings such as malls, wherehouses and supermarkets.
I have been told that the 800/850 band is much better at this.
David
Does anyone know, if I buy a T-Mobile phone such as the V600, if T-Mobile will let it roam onto the GSM 800/850 frequency?
I ask because I don't want to give up my T-Mobile plan ($39.95, 1000 whenever and unlimited weekends and nites), but I am disatisfied with 1900 MHz penetration into buildings such as malls, wherehouses and supermarkets.
I have been told that the 800/850 band is much better at this.
David
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T-Mobile does not roam on the 850 frequency, period. Even if you had a phone that supported this, your network registration would not allow it. Besides that, the T-Mobile version of the V600 does NOT HAVE the 850 frequency. It was disabled after being discovered as the culprit that caused all the problems in the AWS and Cingular V600's. You will notice that there are much fewer complaints about T-Mobile's V600 than with other versions.
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AWS? What' that?
So, it would not benefit my coverage in fringe areas to get a phone with 850 I guess. Perhaps this will change in the future?
I guess there are other Cingular phones that support 850? How about the V400?
David
So, it would not benefit my coverage in fringe areas to get a phone with 850 I guess. Perhaps this will change in the future?
I guess there are other Cingular phones that support 850? How about the V400?
David
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AWS = AT&T Wireless Services.
T-Mobile has NO plans to implement 850, and they have actually already considered it, so I wouldn't hold your breath. Their engineers decided that the call drop rate was too high to be acceptable when handing a call off between 1900 and 850 MHz. Although T-Mobile may not be first in quantity of coverage, they are very concerned about the quality of their coverage where it exists.
T-Mobile has NO plans to implement 850, and they have actually already considered it, so I wouldn't hold your breath. Their engineers decided that the call drop rate was too high to be acceptable when handing a call off between 1900 and 850 MHz. Although T-Mobile may not be first in quantity of coverage, they are very concerned about the quality of their coverage where it exists.
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JDigital said:That explains their drastic improvements in recent network quality surveys.
AWS = AT&T Wireless Services.
T-Mobile has NO plans to implement 850, and they have actually already considered it, so I wouldn't hold your breath. Their engineers decided that the call drop rate was too high to be acceptable when handing a call off between 1900 and 850 MHz. Although T-Mobile may not be first in quantity of coverage, they are very concerned about the quality of their coverage where it exists.
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I wasn't sure if muchdrama was being sarcastic or not, JD Power notwithstanding. And by the way, their survey rated T-Mobile highest in customer service, but did they also give them high marks for network quality?
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JDigital said:No sarcasm intended there, Pal.
I'm sorry sir, but was that intended to be sarcasm?
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JDigital said:Ok Logan.
That's right... because you know better than to give me any lip, bub.
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JDigital said:You've got super cool claws, man...suck it up.
Dude, it's not cool to reveal my secret identity to the everybody.
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I don't know where you live...but unless it's rural or Alaska you aren't going to find a 850 carrier. Not only that, but carriers phones are designed to pick up personal towers first. So even if you were in an area w/ 850 but it was someplace w/ t-mobile towers, you wouldn't be able to reg on the system-SIM card wouldn't allow it. You CAN use the 850 in places like AK, but it would cost you extra.
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