[73776] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: OT- need a new GSM provider
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dr. Jeffrey Race)
Thu Sep 2 21:14:41 2004
From: "Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace@attglobal.net>
To: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>, "Paul Vixie" <vixie@vix.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 08:12:17 +0700
In-Reply-To: <g3zn48i9tk.fsf@sa.vix.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On 02 Sep 2004 22:29:27 +0000, Paul Vixie wrote:
>Now that AT&T has followed T-Mobile's example by screwing the pooch on my
>cell phone billing, and I've flung yet another SIM-locked Motorola V600
>out the window of yet another moving vehicle, and am about to enter into
>another year long "you violated the agreement first" small claims battle, I
>need a new GSM provider. I'm going to buy an unlocked tri-band GSM this
>time. Anybody had notable (good or bad) billing and/or customer service
>experiences with Voicestream or any other GSM provider with native coverage
>in the San Francisco Bay Area?
I have had nothing but terrific customer support from T-Mobile in the Boston
area. They even answer the phone! Their coverage is spotty in many
areas I have travelled around the U.S., but it is improving and you can set
your handset to auto-seek an available network. (They have reciprocal
roaming agreements with AT&T and Cingular.).
However in large parts of Maine there is NO service anywhere.
Voicestream was bought by T-Mobile.
You can get unlocked handsets off eBay; I bought two Motorola triband
units for $80 each. Notes from my T-Mobile rep:
- OUTDATED HANDSETS:
-Nokia 8890: some problems
-Motorola Timeport series (all except one model is triband including
L7089). Larger than V series. P280 is triband but has problems
-Siemens one triband model. Problems.
-[JR also finds: MOT P8097 Ericson R520]
- Meg says can buy in aftermarket unlocked triband (or T-Mobile/Voicestream)
Ericson T68m or T68i, Mot P7389 Timeport or L7089 (buy on eBay)
My daughter will take that Motorola V600! (She nags me daily to buy one for
her.)
Jeffrey Race
