3/4     I'm thinking of moving to a shack in Montana.  Can I turn
        my tmobile cell phone number somehow to Skype ?
        \_ Yup
           \_ Has anyone done this?  Will they forward this to another
              number?
        \_ I recommend insulting your shack well.
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4/22    Does anyone here in CA have either T-Mobile or Cingular GSM service?
        If so, could you tell me where you are and how good the coverage
        is there? Thanks. - ciyer
        \_ Used to have sprint, switch to cingular.  Sprint calls felt less
           staticy, and Cingular sold me a phone that died just days after
           the warrantee expired.
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10/19   Hi I'm a cell phone idiot and I need clarification. I've been
        told there are 3 major frequencies out there, 850, 1800, and 1900.
        Which ones are CDMA, TDMA, and PCS? Thanks.             -cell idiot
        \_ those are all cdma
        \_ those are all GSM too... 850/1900 in US and 900/1800 worldwide
           \_ Um, ok. So inter networking-speak, the frequency is like the
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12/28   SF/Bay Area sodans, who are you using for cell phone service these
        days?  Is anyone actually happy with his service?(*)  Is there any
        particularly shiny cell phone hardware that you are fond of?  My
        incoming calls keep going straight to voicemail, message notifications
        arrive hours, if not days, late, so I'd like to switch from
        T-Mobile.(**) -dans
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8/18    Are there any cell phone shops in bay area that'll sell you
        unlocked cellphones with a plan?  Specifically, I'm looking to
        purchase Nokia 6820 with TMobile.
        \_ Yes. Recently there was even a store in San Mateo that was
           offering a good discount on an unlocked T630 with activation
           with TMobile. I don't remember the name unfortunately. It was
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3/29    Is it typical for cellular providers to offer a waiver of activation
        fees? Do you have to go to a local dealer to get a deal like that,
        or what? Thanks.
        \_ tmobile doesn't, but instead you can get huge rebates that cover
           it and more instead.  Search for tmobile on http://amazon.com.
           \_ i've bought cell phones for friends and family from http://amazon.com
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1/19    T-Mobile coverage in the bay area.  Good?  No?
        \_ T-Mobile uses GSM, so they have the exact same
           coverage as Cingular(SBC/PacBell), and share the same
           towers.
           \_ I wish SprintPCS will have same coverage as
              Verizon by virtue of both of them using CDMA.
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9/12    What are the pros/cons of using GSM vs. TDMA phones? Thinking about
        Nokia 3560 vs. 6200 vs. 3595
        \_ TDMA is on the way out in this country, being replaced with GSM
           Buy a GSM phone over a TDMA one every time, although it might be
           nice to get a phone that does both if you can find one.
           OTOH, if you mean CDMA in stead of TDMA, that's another story
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7/23    Anyone have any experience checking their soda email thru t-mobile's
        "t-zones" service? I just got a new phone that I'm messing around
        with and it seems pretty cool except for a couple glitches that I've
        been calling tech support about and wondering if anyone's gotten it
        to work right. thanks.                  - rory
        \_ http://www.ntk.net/2003/07/25/dohbad.gif  -John
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5/27    Does anyone here have a TMobile cell phone plan? In general have
        they been reliable for you?
        \_ they use Cingular towers but have their own capacity
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9/30    Is it true that T-Mobile reception is as bad as Cingular? That's what
        the Verizon sales rep was saying... TMobile is offering 1000 minutes
        in San Diego for $40/mo...
        \_ To clarify what the english-P people are trying to say below:
           tmobile uses the cingular network so reception is *exactly* the
           same.
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