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T-Mobile in Columbia, SC

Well, I did a network search today, and found T-Mobile GSM in Columbia, SC . I'm located downtown and my network ...

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    Well, I did a network search today, and found T-Mobileicon GSM in Columbia, SC. I'm located downtown and my network search has it listed. This has never happened before, so it's pretty surprising.

    Is T-Mobileicon expanding their South Carolina coverage or is this some kind of license saver I'm picking up?

    This is on a Cingular Blue SIM on a Nokia 6200, if that matters.
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    It disappeared again before I could do anything else with it. Oh well.
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    Default Re: T-Mobile in Columbia, SC

    Well I just looked at the FCC database and it looks like that T-Mobileicon has a license and 20 Mhz of spectrum for Columbia, SC. It's possible that you did pick up a T-Mobileicon signal and they could be working on building a network in that area.
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    I would guess it is a license saver, at least for now.
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    Default Re: T-Mobile in Columbia, SC

    Quote Originally Posted by Matt
    I would guess it is a license saver, at least for now.
    My guess would be the same, Matt. Isn't it unusual though for license saver coverage to show up on a network search? License save coverage is usually cell barred from what I understand so you can't even see the network in a search.
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    Yes, it is unusual to see these towers available. Not unheard of though, I recall some down in Richmond back in 2001 or so.
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    Default Re: T-Mobile in Columbia, SC

    Quote Originally Posted by Matt
    Yes, it is unusual to see these towers available. Not unheard of though, I recall some down in Richmond back in 2001 or so.
    When did T-Mobileicon launch in Richmond, VA?
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    3rd quarter, 2002.
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    Default Re: T-Mobile in Columbia, SC

    Quote Originally Posted by Matt
    Yes, it is unusual to see these towers available. Not unheard of though, I recall some down in Richmond back in 2001 or so.
    Most of T-Mobileicon's license savers, such as the ones in Quincy, IL (I've mentioned that one here before) and Somerset, KY, aren't cell barred, run at reasonable powericon levels, and are completely usable. That said, a lot of OTHER carriers' license saver sites, such as Alltel's saver sites in Greenville, SC and Dalton, GA, run at just enough power to meet buildout requirements and are barely detectable outside a radius of a few blocks.

    That signal in Columbia could have gotten carried from eastern Aiken County...it's only about 30 miles from the eastern edge of Aiken County to downtown Columbia. At that distance it's certainly possible for a phone to see a signal if atmospheric conditions are right, but the phone couldn't register on it because of the 35-km timing limit.

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