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Posted by Abulhasanøî–¬jwb±Ë¬²*'²hœ®‹( on August 4, 2005, 8:29 am
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Here is a forum thread typical of this discussion:
http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?showtopic=9014
"Roger L. Cauvin" wrote:
> I have AT&T Wireless service on my mpx200. I recently unlocked the phone
> and popped in a friend's Cingular SIM card to see if I would get reception.
> Standing in the middle of his home (where he gets perfect reception), I was
> not able to get on the Cingular network; my phone went into roam mode and
> showed "AT&T Wireless" as the carrier.
>
> Here in Austin, Texas, my understanding is that Cingular operated on the 850
> band, and AT&T Wireless operated on the 1900 band. I was hoping that, with
> the merger of the two companies, they would improve their coverage by using
> both bands. My phone only picks up the 1800 and 1900 bands, and does not
> work with the 850 band. Therefore, my test shows that Cingular is not using
> the 1900 band, at least not in downtown Austin. I would have been able to
> get on the Cingular network were they using the 1900 band.
>
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> Roger L. Cauvin
> nospam_roger@cauvin.org (omit the "nospam_" part)
> Cauvin, Inc.
> Product Management / Market Research
> http://www.cauvin-inc.com
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