need a compatible provider in central U.S.

[Steven **]

Looks like AT&T has better 1900 coverage in that area.
http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?z=3&x=16&y=11&cc=us&net=be
Of course, you should be able to makes calls with both networks just
fine since they usually have free roaming.

-Steven

On Dec 10, 2007 10:47 AM, Jason Joines <joines at okstate.edu> wrote:
> John Locke wrote:
> > We drove through Oklahoma a year ago, and we've had T-Mobile for several
> > years. That's one place my wife's quad-band phone worked, while my
> > tri-band (missing 850Mhz) didn't. In fact, I think that's where I
> > figured out the frequency issue, found the info page on each phone to
> > find out that my phone (a Motorola) didn't have 850.
> >
> > Seems to me my phone got a signal in Okla. City and Tulsa, but pretty
> > much nowhere else in the state... 20 miles out of Tulsa I had no signal.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > John
> >
> > Jason Joines wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>     It is pretty rural but the town I'm in has a population of about
> >> 50,000 and is halfway between two cities ( 60 miles to each ) with
> >> metro areas over 1,000,000.  Maybe there's decent coverage here.
> >>     I found some old news (2003) about tmobile expanding their 1900
> >> GHz coverage in Oklahoma, Texas and further west.  I contacted them to
> >> let 'em know I was using the FIC Neo1973 and would buy a plan if they
> >> had enough 1900 GHz coverage.  They're supposed to answer in 24 hours
> >> or less so hopefully they'll have good coverage.
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
>
>      Maybe it's better now,  This map shows pretty good 1900 MHz coverage:
> http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?x=16&y=11&z=3&cc=us&net=we
>
>
> Jason
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