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More info?)
Yes, I notice along S. U, ATT sometimes show up as Cingular. I will
try to force it to have Cingular reception to see if it works beter.
Thank you.
"Stuart Friedman" <stu@nospam.na> wrote in message news:<XaBoc.6913$eH1.3479885@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> Are you on ATT GSM right now? If so, you can force the network to lock on
> to Cingular and make calls. Three weeks ago, ATT users were given complete
> access to the Cingular network. If A2 is your home market, using Cingular
> is treated just like using ATT.
>
> Cingular has a tower that covers the State STreet and South U business
> districts fine. I even got a signal in the third subbasement of the Law
> Library. I've never heard of any carrier that didn't cover the Main Street
> business district. The problem was with Campus and U of M interferring with
> a much needed tower.
>
> T-Mobile works fine. My wife has it and she has never had a problem. We
> live about 10 miles from A2 and are there all the time. My office was in
> downtown Ann Arbor until a year or so ago. When I switched from ATT TDMA to
> ATT GSM, I felt that the dip in coverage, but hung on because of the
> unlimited minute plan that I was on. With Cingular access, everything works
> great. Cingular GSM customers can also access ATT so this is a two way
> street.
>
>
> Stu
> "Piano" <pianogeek@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:83646f93.0405121715.80a9064@posting.google.com...
> > I am considering switching from ATTWS to either T-mobile or Cingular.
> > How is the coverage in downtown Ann Arbor?
> >
> > Is it possible to port fro ATTWS to TMO or cingular prepaid so I can
> > try out before a year long contract?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
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