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Hello all, I'm a newbie so please forgive if this is redundant.
I'm currently an ATTWS One Rate subscriber, contract long since
expired, and am in a group that will soon be dumped off to Alltel. I
love the plan and coverage I have now but am wasting no time crying
over losing it and Alltel's plans do not appeal to me. Moving to a
new plan on Cingular seems a viable option but I have questions about
coverage. Their map shows GSM coverage in some rural areas,
particularly in western Kansas and Nebraska to be rather spotty and my
work often takes me to rural areas in those and other southern and
central plains states. With ATTWS (sometimes with the help of an
external antenna) and an old Nokia 5160 I've had good coverage in
those areas, often managing to get a usable signal even where ATT's
maps show no coverage. Yes, I realize the maps are only guides but
compared to ATTWS maps of coverage in the same areas it appears I may
be giving up some areas I used to be able to work in and that is a
concern for me.
So my question is two fold. First, if I go with one of the Cingular
Nation plans what kind of coverage can I expect in the above mentioned
areas, And does "no roaming" mean exactly what it says, i.e. that if
I get a signal I can receive and make calls without facing roaming
charges. In other words if I got coverage in a certain area with my
old ATTWS plan can I expect coverage in the same area with Cingular
too?
And secondly, my new phone will need to be one that is better than
average at pulling in weak signals. Other features are secondary,
it's ability to work in fringe areas is of paramount importance. Any
recommendations will be greatly appreciated.
N.S.
Hello all, I'm a newbie so please forgive if this is redundant.
I'm currently an ATTWS One Rate subscriber, contract long since
expired, and am in a group that will soon be dumped off to Alltel. I
love the plan and coverage I have now but am wasting no time crying
over losing it and Alltel's plans do not appeal to me. Moving to a
new plan on Cingular seems a viable option but I have questions about
coverage. Their map shows GSM coverage in some rural areas,
particularly in western Kansas and Nebraska to be rather spotty and my
work often takes me to rural areas in those and other southern and
central plains states. With ATTWS (sometimes with the help of an
external antenna) and an old Nokia 5160 I've had good coverage in
those areas, often managing to get a usable signal even where ATT's
maps show no coverage. Yes, I realize the maps are only guides but
compared to ATTWS maps of coverage in the same areas it appears I may
be giving up some areas I used to be able to work in and that is a
concern for me.
So my question is two fold. First, if I go with one of the Cingular
Nation plans what kind of coverage can I expect in the above mentioned
areas, And does "no roaming" mean exactly what it says, i.e. that if
I get a signal I can receive and make calls without facing roaming
charges. In other words if I got coverage in a certain area with my
old ATTWS plan can I expect coverage in the same area with Cingular
too?
And secondly, my new phone will need to be one that is better than
average at pulling in weak signals. Other features are secondary,
it's ability to work in fringe areas is of paramount importance. Any
recommendations will be greatly appreciated.
N.S.