WirelessAdvisor.com

mcf04581 · 04-15-2004, 5:50 PM

Starting tomorrow, the local coverage area in MI will expand to more closely represent the America's Choice coverage in MI. There are still some place that AC coverage will get you no roaming, but its good to see the local area growing and growing alot.

Hudnut · 04-16-2004, 8:57 AM

do you have more info? what network? Maps? articles? link?

BG1811 · 04-17-2004, 10:36 AM

What about the Eastern UP? Any news on that?

Gamer03 · 04-17-2004, 4:56 PM

Mcf04581, do you know when Verizon is going to update Michigan's local maps?

I checked today and they still are not updated!

Any ideas?

ronss · 04-17-2004, 7:11 PM

Gamer03:

They will probably be updated on Wednesday of next week. I spoke w/ VZW about this today, as well as the fact that the west coast zip codes seem to have been updated to provide for additional minutes for AC (eg, $99.99 AC plan increases anytime minutes from 1600 to 2000). The VZW rep that I spoke with told me that the Michigan market would get these plan updates on Wednesday; I suspect that that is when we will see new maps as well.

Gamer03 · 04-18-2004, 1:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ronss:

Gamer03:

They will probably be updated on Wednesday of next week. I spoke w/ VZW about this today, as well as the fact that the west coast zip codes seem to have been updated to provide for additional minutes for AC (eg, $99.99 AC plan increases anytime minutes from 1600 to 2000). The VZW rep that I spoke with told me that the Michigan market would get these plan updates on Wednesday; I suspect that that is when we will see new maps as well.

Thanks ronss for the update.

I appreciate it. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

It will be interesting to see the new improved local coverage in Michigan. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

mcf04581 · 04-18-2004, 1:40 PM

I havent heard anything on the eastern half of the U.P other than the whole RFB/Alltel thing. I would post the map but I cant cut and paste it and I cant copy the link cause its on our internal website and you guys wont be able to access it. Im curious when they are going to update maps as well. They havent even updated the Americas Choice yet with the new KY coverage yet.

Andy · 04-18-2004, 7:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: mcf04581
I havent heard anything on the eastern half of the U.P other than the whole RFB/Alltel thing. I would post the map but I cant cut and paste it and I cant copy the link cause its on our internal website and you guys wont be able to access it. Im curious when they are going to update maps as well. They havent even updated the Americas Choice yet with the new KY coverage yet.

Hey mcf, I heard somewhere that you guys know exactly how many dropped calls a specific user has...Is that true?
And you guys have maps of where cellsites are in a specific area, right?? Would you be "IN" in giving me some info please???
Thanks,
Andy

jayatmtu · 04-18-2004, 7:58 PM

mcf04581

Is there an update coming out soon to deal with the whole RFB/Alltel situation..because it sure would be nice!!!

Thanks!

Rasputin · 04-19-2004, 3:16 PM

Good to see more local coverage, in MI. I am hoping for more CenturyTel Coverage north of Traverse City, and northwest of torch lake, when I go there for the 4th of July.

Dv8 · 04-21-2004, 10:31 AM

just a fyi, to my knowledge, existing users on our local calling plans will have to switch to the bigger local area....ie. there are different codes in the system for the bigger calling area.
we'll find out for sure when it launches officially.

mcf04581 · 04-21-2004, 11:53 AM

Andy84094
Hey mcf, I heard somewhere that you guys know exactly how many dropped calls a specific user has...Is that true?
And you guys have maps of where cellsites are in a specific area, right?? Would you be "IN" in giving me some info please???
Thanks,
Andy

In the MI market neither of those is true. For some reason they got rid of our screen to find out the number of dropped calls in the last 30 days, but we are switching billing systems soon so maybe it will find its way back. We do have a map program that is supposed to list cell site locations, but in MI it doesnt show them yet, im not sure about other states cause I havent looked.

jayatmtu
mcf04581

Is there an update coming out soon to deal with the whole RFB/Alltel situation..because it sure would be nice!!!

Thanks!

I expect to see a change on that very soon. Nothing has been passed out from corperate on the matter, but those of us who know who to ask are usually kept up to date.

Rasputin
Good to see more local coverage, in MI. I am hoping for more CenturyTel Coverage north of Traverse City, and northwest of torch lake, when I go there for the 4th of July.

Its actually all Alltel area now and while I can say that Traverse is pretty well covered now, mostly with digital, im not sure about the northwest area of torch lake because I have not been nor heard from anyone coming back from that area.

Dv8
just a fyi, to my knowledge, existing users on our local calling plans will have to switch to the bigger local area....ie. there are different codes in the system for the bigger calling area.
we'll find out for sure when it launches officially.

Your right, you have to switch to a current local plan of at least 34.99 or higher to get the expanded coverage.

JSD · 04-21-2004, 3:34 PM

I have heard a few rumors about RFB Cellular AKA Cellular one. RFB is in Bankruptcy and they are up for sale. Right now there are 2 Wireless company's that are seriously interested in purchasing RFB cellulars Eastern UP and Northern Lp areas. One of the company's is Verizon. Nothing is imminent but Verizon buying RFB is a probobal possibility because RFB is a cdma carrier.

Andy · 04-21-2004, 5:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: mcf04581
Andy84094
Hey mcf, I heard somewhere that you guys know exactly how many dropped calls a specific user has...Is that true?
And you guys have maps of where cellsites are in a specific area, right?? Would you be "IN" in giving me some info please???
Thanks,
Andy

In the MI market neither of those is true. For some reason they got rid of our screen to find out the number of dropped calls in the last 30 days, but we are switching billing systems soon so maybe it will find its way back. We do have a map program that is supposed to list cell site locations, but in MI it doesnt show them yet, im not sure about other states cause I havent looked.

jayatmtu
mcf04581

Is there an update coming out soon to deal with the whole RFB/Alltel situation..because it sure would be nice!!!

Thanks!

I expect to see a change on that very soon. Nothing has been passed out from corperate on the matter, but those of us who know who to ask are usually kept up to date.

Rasputin
Good to see more local coverage, in MI. I am hoping for more CenturyTel Coverage north of Traverse City, and northwest of torch lake, when I go there for the 4th of July.

Its actually all Alltel area now and while I can say that Traverse is pretty well covered now, mostly with digital, im not sure about the northwest area of torch lake because I have not been nor heard from anyone coming back from that area.

Dv8
just a fyi, to my knowledge, existing users on our local calling plans will have to switch to the bigger local area....ie. there are different codes in the system for the bigger calling area.
we'll find out for sure when it launches officially.

Your right, you have to switch to a current local plan of at least 34.99 or higher to get the expanded coverage.

Hey,
would it be ok for me to ask you for a favor to look up sites for me in UT???

mcf04581 · 04-22-2004, 5:18 PM

Give me a zip and I will see what I can do for ya.

jayatmtu · 04-22-2004, 5:20 PM

Any idea when the online map is going to be updated? It's still the same as before.

Thanks

04-15-2004, 5:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
mcf04581 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 531 Phone(s): T-Mobile SDA, Motorola Razr V3c, Samsung T-809 Provider(s): T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	New Local MI coverage Starting tomorrow, the local coverage area in MI will expand to more closely represent the America's Choice coverage in MI. There are still some place that AC coverage will get you no roaming, but its good to see the local area growing and growing alot. __________________ To Each Their Own

04-16-2004, 8:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Hudnut Fresh Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Local MI coverage do you have more info? what network? Maps? articles? link?

04-17-2004, 10:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
BG1811 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Local MI coverage What about the Eastern UP? Any news on that?

04-17-2004, 4:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gamer03 Technology Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Florida Everglades Posts: 8,253 Phone(s): AT&T Tilt (me), AT&T Tilt (Dad), Motorola Razr 2 V9 (mom), Motorola Razr 2 V9 (sis) Provider(s): AT&T (4 lines on a FS plan) Devices: NB;GPS;Sling Pro; iPod 80GB; Kenwood DDX512 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Images: 68	New Local MI coverage Mcf04581, do you know when Verizon is going to update Michigan's local maps? I checked today and they still are not updated! Any ideas? __________________ My Video Game Systems (in order of purchase): Sega Genesis > Sega 32x > Sega CD > Sega GameGear > PS1 (died so I upgraded)> PS1 DualShock > PS2 > Xbox > Xbox 360 Premium (died so I upgraded)> Xbox 360 Elite > PS3 80 GB

04-17-2004, 7:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
ronss Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Local MI coverage Gamer03: They will probably be updated on Wednesday of next week. I spoke w/ VZW about this today, as well as the fact that the west coast zip codes seem to have been updated to provide for additional minutes for AC (eg, $99.99 AC plan increases anytime minutes from 1600 to 2000). The VZW rep that I spoke with told me that the Michigan market would get these plan updates on Wednesday; I suspect that that is when we will see new maps as well.

04-18-2004, 1:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
mcf04581 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 531 Phone(s): T-Mobile SDA, Motorola Razr V3c, Samsung T-809 Provider(s): T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	New Local MI coverage I havent heard anything on the eastern half of the U.P other than the whole RFB/Alltel thing. I would post the map but I cant cut and paste it and I cant copy the link cause its on our internal website and you guys wont be able to access it. Im curious when they are going to update maps as well. They havent even updated the Americas Choice yet with the new KY coverage yet. __________________ To Each Their Own

04-18-2004, 7:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
jayatmtu Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 82 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	New Local MI coverage mcf04581 Is there an update coming out soon to deal with the whole RFB/Alltel situation..because it sure would be nice!!! Thanks!

04-19-2004, 3:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rasputin Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,044 Phone(s): Apple Iphone, Motorola Q, Motorola Razr, IPAQ GSM PDA Provider(s): ATT, Verizon Devices: PDA, GPS, MP3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Local MI coverage Good to see more local coverage, in MI. I am hoping for more CenturyTel Coverage north of Traverse City, and northwest of torch lake, when I go there for the 4th of July. __________________ Rasputinj DealSvengali.com Cell Phone and Tech Deals

04-21-2004, 10:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
Dv8 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 161 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Local MI coverage just a fyi, to my knowledge, existing users on our local calling plans will have to switch to the bigger local area....ie. there are different codes in the system for the bigger calling area. we'll find out for sure when it launches officially. __________________ You know that every time I try to go where I really want to be.... it's already where I am..... 'Cause I'm already there. ~ System of a down

04-21-2004, 11:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
mcf04581 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 531 Phone(s): T-Mobile SDA, Motorola Razr V3c, Samsung T-809 Provider(s): T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	New Local MI coverage Andy84094 Hey mcf, I heard somewhere that you guys know exactly how many dropped calls a specific user has...Is that true? And you guys have maps of where cellsites are in a specific area, right?? Would you be "IN" in giving me some info please??? Thanks, Andy In the MI market neither of those is true. For some reason they got rid of our screen to find out the number of dropped calls in the last 30 days, but we are switching billing systems soon so maybe it will find its way back. We do have a map program that is supposed to list cell site locations, but in MI it doesnt show them yet, im not sure about other states cause I havent looked. jayatmtu mcf04581 Is there an update coming out soon to deal with the whole RFB/Alltel situation..because it sure would be nice!!! Thanks! I expect to see a change on that very soon. Nothing has been passed out from corperate on the matter, but those of us who know who to ask are usually kept up to date. Rasputin Good to see more local coverage, in MI. I am hoping for more CenturyTel Coverage north of Traverse City, and northwest of torch lake, when I go there for the 4th of July. Its actually all Alltel area now and while I can say that Traverse is pretty well covered now, mostly with digital, im not sure about the northwest area of torch lake because I have not been nor heard from anyone coming back from that area. Dv8 just a fyi, to my knowledge, existing users on our local calling plans will have to switch to the bigger local area....ie. there are different codes in the system for the bigger calling area. we'll find out for sure when it launches officially. Your right, you have to switch to a current local plan of at least 34.99 or higher to get the expanded coverage.

04-21-2004, 3:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
JSD I have arrived! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Local MI coverage I have heard a few rumors about RFB Cellular AKA Cellular one. RFB is in Bankruptcy and they are up for sale. Right now there are 2 Wireless company's that are seriously interested in purchasing RFB cellulars Eastern UP and Northern Lp areas. One of the company's is Verizon. Nothing is imminent but Verizon buying RFB is a probobal possibility because RFB is a cdma carrier.

04-22-2004, 5:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
mcf04581 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 531 Phone(s): T-Mobile SDA, Motorola Razr V3c, Samsung T-809 Provider(s): T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	New Local MI coverage Give me a zip and I will see what I can do for ya.

04-22-2004, 5:20 PM	#16 (permalink)
jayatmtu Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 82 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	New Local MI coverage Any idea when the online map is going to be updated? It's still the same as before. Thanks

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads for: New Local MI coverage
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
New ATT GSM local plan detailed coverage map	TambourineMan	Northeastern US Wireless Forum	0	02-12-2004 8:30 AM
NW vzw local vs national coverage	Quincey	Western US Wireless Forum	1	09-10-2003 1:43 PM
ATTWS local coverage map for Iowa?	IowaUser	Central US Wireless Forum	5	07-02-2003 5:24 PM
nat. vs local ?	Cellularific	Central US Wireless Forum	1	06-19-2003 11:11 AM
Verizon local and AC Coverage in Missouri		Central US Wireless Forum	21	06-05-2002 11:56 AM

WirelessAdvisor.com

Clearing the static since 1998.

WirelessAdvisor.com