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CDANMA · 11-25-2002, 11:53 AM

Just got some info that the T-mobile fans might like. T-mobile just bought the Bankrupt Devon Mobile (Adelphia) out in VA. This buy will give them pretty much all of the SW Virginia markets. Also by this buy they are getting site that are already built so they will be able to turn their network up alot sooner.

The markets they bought are Roanoke,Blacksburg,Martinsville,Danville,Lynchburg and Charlottesville,including the I 81 corridor and I 77 corridor.

Airb330 · 11-25-2002, 2:23 PM

That's cool, was Adelphia GSM? I-81 is bad for CDMA I think, I was on Sprint/Verizon and went back and forth then to analog, ick it was messed up. It was probably my confused old phone though.

CDANMA · 11-25-2002, 2:50 PM

No they were 1900Mhz CDMA.... I think they were F block...

Airb330 · 11-25-2002, 4:36 PM

Yeah I saw it here on WA. Normally I'd be sad to see a CDMA carrier go, but I think Verizon, NTelos, Sprint PCS, and US Cellular is enough!

CDANMA · 11-25-2002, 4:58 PM

I agree about that in this area....I love CDMA myself but sometimes you have to even out the playing field.

TNDan21 · 11-25-2002, 5:40 PM

Yep, as of now the Roanoke area has no GSM coverage with any company period. They could use it!

WirelessBeachBum · 11-25-2002, 5:53 PM

They have a long way to go to fix-up that Adelphia market, I was speaking with someone at Adelphia last week about that very market and they said it didn't work out exactly the way they had planned it, they were using mostly their own network to support their sites, and it was a mess. The folks at Adelphia seemed glad to get rid of it. Some of those markets where they have service however are pretty economically depressed 15% or more unemployement...I'm not sure if T-mobile made a wise choice, but since no other GSM carriers have a presence they could be going after Roaming revenue...in fact now that I think of it, that's probably why they made this move...

roamer1 · 11-25-2002, 9:24 PM

I wonder what Adelphia's doing with Buffalo, where they have a network up with no customers and where T-Mo already has service...

In VA, I see T-Mo dumping a lot of whatever customers Adelphia had because of credit and so on (Adelphia was offering an unlimited plan a la Cricket/Metro PCS/etc.)

-SC

WirelessBeachBum · 11-25-2002, 10:08 PM

I don't know about them dumping Adelphia's customer base because of credit I was told today that T-Mobile was following in Sprint PCS's footsteps with their Account Spending Limit fiasco of last year....allowing many subprime customers an activation with no deposit.

Matt · 11-25-2002, 10:46 PM

T-M needs this area to complete I-81 coverage. VaTech subs wouldn't be bad either....

cryogenic · 11-26-2002, 4:30 AM

and all that yummy roaming revenue from Cingular GSM customers... Cingular has NO markets at all in SW VA, so even if Cingular goes GSM everywhere else, they'll still roam on T-mo there. I'm sure those 10 or 15 people who can afford phones in West Virgina (on WVWireless) and travel down to VA will net T-mo some more revenue. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

11-25-2002, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
CDANMA Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	T-mobile's coming to SW VA Just got some info that the T-mobile fans might like. T-mobile just bought the Bankrupt Devon Mobile (Adelphia) out in VA. This buy will give them pretty much all of the SW Virginia markets. Also by this buy they are getting site that are already built so they will be able to turn their network up alot sooner. The markets they bought are Roanoke,Blacksburg,Martinsville,Danville,Lynchburg and Charlottesville,including the I 81 corridor and I 77 corridor.

11-25-2002, 2:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Airb330 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 3,525 Phone(s): iPhone, Pantech EVDO Provider(s): at&t/Sprint for datacard Devices: iPod Nano (Black), XM Radio Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 3	T-mobile's coming to SW VA That's cool, was Adelphia GSM? I-81 is bad for CDMA I think, I was on Sprint/Verizon and went back and forth then to analog, ick it was messed up. It was probably my confused old phone though.

11-25-2002, 2:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
CDANMA Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	T-mobile's coming to SW VA No they were 1900Mhz CDMA.... I think they were F block...

11-25-2002, 4:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Airb330 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 3,525 Phone(s): iPhone, Pantech EVDO Provider(s): at&t/Sprint for datacard Devices: iPod Nano (Black), XM Radio Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 3	T-mobile's coming to SW VA Yeah I saw it here on WA. Normally I'd be sad to see a CDMA carrier go, but I think Verizon, NTelos, Sprint PCS, and US Cellular is enough!

11-25-2002, 4:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
CDANMA Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	T-mobile's coming to SW VA I agree about that in this area....I love CDMA myself but sometimes you have to even out the playing field.

11-25-2002, 5:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
TNDan21 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 5,964 Phone(s): LG enV2, Samsung t219 Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile Devices: iPod Nano Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	T-mobile's coming to SW VA Yep, as of now the Roanoke area has no GSM coverage with any company period. They could use it!

11-25-2002, 5:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
WirelessBeachBum Soylent Green is People Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Posts: 2,748 Phone(s): 6800 Provider(s): Alltel Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	T-mobile's coming to SW VA They have a long way to go to fix-up that Adelphia market, I was speaking with someone at Adelphia last week about that very market and they said it didn't work out exactly the way they had planned it, they were using mostly their own network to support their sites, and it was a mess. The folks at Adelphia seemed glad to get rid of it. Some of those markets where they have service however are pretty economically depressed 15% or more unemployement...I'm not sure if T-mobile made a wise choice, but since no other GSM carriers have a presence they could be going after Roaming revenue...in fact now that I think of it, that's probably why they made this move... __________________ WirelessBeachBum

11-25-2002, 9:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
roamer1 In Memoriam Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sandy Springs, GA Posts: 1,749 Phone(s): Palm Treo 680, Sierra AirCard 860, Moto L2 & L6, Nokia 6015i Provider(s): lots of orange, a little Little Rock blue Devices: way too many :) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 2	T-mobile's coming to SW VA I wonder what Adelphia's doing with Buffalo, where they have a network up with no customers and where T-Mo already has service... In VA, I see T-Mo dumping a lot of whatever customers Adelphia had because of credit and so on (Adelphia was offering an unlimited plan a la Cricket/Metro PCS/etc.) -SC __________________ "Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. There might be a law against it by that time." -/usr/games/fortune sticking it out at you...

11-25-2002, 10:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
WirelessBeachBum Soylent Green is People Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Posts: 2,748 Phone(s): 6800 Provider(s): Alltel Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	T-mobile's coming to SW VA I don't know about them dumping Adelphia's customer base because of credit I was told today that T-Mobile was following in Sprint PCS's footsteps with their Account Spending Limit fiasco of last year....allowing many subprime customers an activation with no deposit. __________________ WirelessBeachBum

11-25-2002, 10:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Matt Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lititz, Pa. Posts: 4,704 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 2	T-mobile's coming to SW VA T-M needs this area to complete I-81 coverage. VaTech subs wouldn't be bad either.... __________________ Join the T-Mobile Group Forum (or any other!) ...a/k/a cheerioboy26 elsewhere on the net....

11-26-2002, 4:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
cryogenic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,443 Phone(s): Samsung A990 Provider(s): Verizon Devices: iriver H10 6GB mp3 player Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	T-mobile's coming to SW VA and all that yummy roaming revenue from Cingular GSM customers... Cingular has NO markets at all in SW VA, so even if Cingular goes GSM everywhere else, they'll still roam on T-mo there. I'm sure those 10 or 15 people who can afford phones in West Virgina (on WVWireless) and travel down to VA will net T-mo some more revenue. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] __________________ Firefox My blog/pic gallery/etc

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