Just some Questions About T-Mobile Sidekick 2
I just switched over from Cingular to T-Mobile and got a Sidekick 2 with the unlimited data and 600 anytime minutes. I am currently in a area where i am roaming which is in Central Pennsylvania. I get roaming service through Immix wireless but i see Att Wireless when i search for local towers on my sidekick 2. The immix wireless doesnt have GPRS so i cant use my data which really sucks cause im paying for it. I was wondering why i cant connect to the ATT/Cingular tower in my area, i thought they had a roaming agreement? Also why would T-Mobile have a roaming contract with a company that is 1900mhz but doesnt support GPRS they are basically useless. thanks
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Are you near Bushkill,PA (The Poconos)? If you are then you won't have T-Mobile service there as you already know. I went there 3 months ago on a Skiing vaction and I had all my bars but they were grey and not black which ment it has found a GSM service provider but there is no roaming contract between the two. I was only able to make 911 calls off AT&T network but not regular calls. So it looks like you are stuck with no data service in you're area for now . . . Try giving T-Mobile a call and complain. Hey! Maybe they will put up a T-Mobile tower in your area if you let them know.
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I am in schuylkill county pennsylvania.. im going to call and complain hopefully that will help.. thanx
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LOL!
Unfortunately T-Mobile has no control over what other carriers offer on their networks. If you are in a very rural area, the chance of GPRS being available (the internet signal) is fairly low. For instance, in Holbrook Arizona (on I40 between Flagstaff and Albequerque) we have a roaming agreement with ATTWS (Cing) but the network does not support GPRS there. So switching network to ATT would not gaurantee GPRS.
Sorry.
Besides, there is a chance that you would pay a roaming internet charge anyhow.
I suggest you text your heart out.
Unfortunately T-Mobile has no control over what other carriers offer on their networks. If you are in a very rural area, the chance of GPRS being available (the internet signal) is fairly low. For instance, in Holbrook Arizona (on I40 between Flagstaff and Albequerque) we have a roaming agreement with ATTWS (Cing) but the network does not support GPRS there. So switching network to ATT would not gaurantee GPRS.
Sorry.
Besides, there is a chance that you would pay a roaming internet charge anyhow.
I suggest you text your heart out.
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I am in a rural area currently, the weird thing is that Immix offers phones that support GPRS so they have to be planning on upgrading their equipment sometime in the future. Also in this Area ATTWS has a tower that supports GPRS but T-Mobile doesnt have a roaming agreement with them. Does T-Mobile have any agreements with ATTWS/Cingular in Pennsylvania? Is it only in certain spots? Thanx for the input guys.
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