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"Robert M." <rmarkoff@msn.com> wrote in message
news:rmarkoff-A95213.11325722042004@news04.east.earthlink.net...
> In article <4087EFD5.AF416A99@spamcop.net>,
> Lawrence Glasser <lglasser@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> > > > > native coverage along Highway 1.
> > > >
> > > > But roaming's a good possibility.
> > >
> > > Hope he has a roaming plan, and a phone that works well in Analog
mode.
> >
> > Hence, the reason to stick with tri-mode, dual-band!
>
> But if he has a non upgraded A500, or a black Samsung 8500, that wou;dnt
> help.
You infer that neither of these models can roam in analog, and that's simply
not the case. Samsung released a bad batch of phones, in these two lines and
with the 3500 line as well.
I had a 3500 that experienced that problem, after 18 months of use and had
the phone replaced, and it worked well, till I replaced it with a Sanyo
4700.
My daughter's A500, which she's had for over 18 months, roams in Analog
quite well when she's out of SPCS's coverage area.
Bob