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KYgirl · 01-05-2003, 3:46 PM

Hi
I wanted to get a motorola V120t cell phone from cingular, it is a prepaid service and its very cheap. But when I found out that it operates on TDMA i got worried. Does that mean that I can't talk to my friends who have GSM cell phones? I heard that cingular wants to upgrade their technology to GSM in KY, so does that mean that in march I won't be able to use my phone any more? Can they have a GSM and TDMA technogoly at one time in KY?
Thank You

RyanM · 01-05-2003, 5:44 PM

lol, dont worry. if you have TDMA, CDMA, iDEN, or GSM they can still call eachother as well as Landline phones.

KYgirl · 01-05-2003, 7:24 PM

do u know if we can send sms messages as well?

RyanM · 01-05-2003, 8:03 PM

if you have cingular tdma, you can send them to cingular gsm and cdma users.

but you might not be able to send them to people on att, or verizon.

EuRo · 01-05-2003, 11:08 PM

Yes you can send text msgs from a Cingular phone to other carriers. I know you can send txt msgs to AT&T and T-Mobile.

woot · 01-07-2003, 12:08 PM

What you can't do is roam.
A cingular prepaid phone will not work if you go out of your home area.
That's why I took mine back.
(Louisville area)

cluelesscelluser · 01-09-2003, 3:03 PM

Rumor has it that virgin mobile prepaid has unlimited txt msging - and being on the sprint ntwk, you can roam - at least near major cities and highways - lol. I think vm's rates are comparable to cingular, depending on your usage.

01-05-2003, 3:46 PM	#1
KYgirl I have arrived! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cingular prepaid Hi I wanted to get a motorola V120t cell phone from cingular, it is a prepaid service and its very cheap. But when I found out that it operates on TDMA i got worried. Does that mean that I can't talk to my friends who have GSM cell phones? I heard that cingular wants to upgrade their technology to GSM in KY, so does that mean that in march I won't be able to use my phone any more? Can they have a GSM and TDMA technogoly at one time in KY? Thank You

01-05-2003, 5:44 PM	#2
RyanM Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 166 Phone(s): Motorola V3xx, Sony Ericsson W810i, LG CU500v, Samsung D807 Provider(s): AT&T / Cingular Wireless [GSM] Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cingular prepaid lol, dont worry. if you have TDMA, CDMA, iDEN, or GSM they can still call eachother as well as Landline phones.

01-05-2003, 7:24 PM	Original Poster #3
KYgirl I have arrived! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cingular prepaid do u know if we can send sms messages as well?

01-05-2003, 8:03 PM	#4
RyanM Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 166 Phone(s): Motorola V3xx, Sony Ericsson W810i, LG CU500v, Samsung D807 Provider(s): AT&T / Cingular Wireless [GSM] Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cingular prepaid if you have cingular tdma, you can send them to cingular gsm and cdma users. but you might not be able to send them to people on att, or verizon.

01-05-2003, 11:08 PM	#5
EuRo Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cingular prepaid Yes you can send text msgs from a Cingular phone to other carriers. I know you can send txt msgs to AT&T and T-Mobile.

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01-07-2003, 12:08 PM	#6
woot Fresh Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cingular prepaid What you can't do is roam. A cingular prepaid phone will not work if you go out of your home area. That's why I took mine back. (Louisville area)

01-09-2003, 3:03 PM	#7
cluelesscelluser Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cingular prepaid Rumor has it that virgin mobile prepaid has unlimited txt msging - and being on the sprint ntwk, you can roam - at least near major cities and highways - lol. I think vm's rates are comparable to cingular, depending on your usage.

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