Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources?
I've been reading that Cingulair uses T-Mobiles GSM towers, is that true? If it is true, why is T-Mobile service available ...
- 09-23-2002, 10:04 AM #1Guest
Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? I've been reading that Cingulair uses T-Mobiles GSM towers, is that true? If it is true, why is T-Mobile
service available in my area but not Cingulair?
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- 09-23-2002, 10:32 AM #2Junior Member
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? Its only in some markets that cingular uses tmobiles towers. In NYC cingular uses tmobiles towers and in california Tmobile
uses cingulars towers. the two companies worked out an agreement that let the two companies use each others towers in market that they are not in. so in NYC cingular didnt have a presence, instead of building one, they made a deal with Tmobile
that let cingular use Tmobile
towers. in return, tmobile got to use cingular towers in cali to establish themselves. make any sense...
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? That's correct. To further answer the question "why isn't Cingular available in your area?" I need to clarify, that there's a distinction between roaming agreements and marketing agreements.
Marketing agreement is what Cingular and T-Mobile
did in CA and NYC where Cingular could sell service using T-Mobile
towers in NYC and T-Mobile
can sell service in CA using Cingular towers. However, this doesn't mean that Cingular service acquired in NYC is not going to work in Boston because your Cingular phone will work in Boston using T-Mobile towers. However, Cingular is not allowed to sell GSM service in Boston because the marketing agreement is only in NYC and CA.
Roaming agreement is also another type of agreement Cingular and T-Mobile have which basically lets one company roam on each other's network in the rest of the US where they don't sell service. This is why GSM service from Cingular works anywhere in the US where T-mobile has towers and viceversa."Jobs was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it."
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? Better tell Cingular to stop building out their GSM network in Boston then.Originally posted by: bobolito
However, Cingular is not allowed to sell GSM service in Boston because the marketing agreement is only in NYC and CA.
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? In other words, Cingular is using T-Mobile
's GSM coverage in about 93% of the United States. Cingular sucks. They have hardly any GSM coverage.
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? Yes, they suck because they barely have any GSM coverage. But a TDMA phone works in far more places than any GSM phone in the US. I don't know about you but to most people that's the primary concern.
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? Within a year a great deal of Cingular's TDMA coverage will be matched by GSM coverage. Many of Cingular's major and minor markets will be launching GSM in this time frame.Originally posted by: bobolito
Yes, they suck because they barely have any GSM coverage. But a TDMA phone works in far more places than any GSM phone in the US. I don't know about you but to most people that's the primary concern.
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? I hope so. The question is right now, do people really care about whose towers they'll be using when they sign up with Cingular GSM? All they care about is if they get a signal. It matters 2 pennies who the signal is from.
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? It matters to the carrier.Originally posted by: bobolito
I hope so. The question is right now, do people really care about whose towers they'll be using when they sign up with Cingular GSM? All they care about is if they get a signal. It matters 2 pennies who the signal is from.
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Cingulair use T-Mobile Resources? is this turning into another TDMA vs GSM discussion again??
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