T-Mobile Signal Lost vs. Outside Network Roaming ..

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Margaret B

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When you experience T-Mobile signal loss, are you able to roam on to another network?

I am a perspective T-Mobile customer who is checking things out before I make the plunge. And I have heard of the infamous poor t-mobile radio signal coverage many times over. However I have also read of T-mobile customers roaming on to a Cingular signal. i.e. When there display logo changes to Cingular wireless from T-Mobile. Radio service / signal coverage would be the only issue that prevents me from making the move to T-Mobile. If I lose my T-Mobile signal how easy would it be for me to find a Cingular signal and use it.. ?


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If there is a Cingular presence, you will automatically roam onto their network when you lose coverage with
T-Mobile. This was the case a year ago while in San Francisco.
 
I had TMO years ago and left for coverage reasons. Back then, they had little if any roaming agreements with other carriers and their network was limited. I have come back for two reasons; the 8100 of course and they have roaming contracts for most areas No carrier can provide 100% coverage though and who you should go with really depends on where you live. TMO has some pretty good coverage maps on their website that show their coverage. I would suggest you check these for your area and for places that you travel to frequently.

I have been very happy with my TMO service since coming back. Cingular's rates for voice and data are outrageous compared to TMO.

Good luck.
 
my last job i traveled from state to state constantly and i roamed many diff services (42 states in two years) i connected alot to cell one, cingular, att, ect. with no problems. never had a problem with tmobile.
 
I was also worried about moving from Cingular to T-mobile, even though my wife and I get dropped calls ALL THE TIME (that was my best Cingular commercial impression). I also tried T-mobile with a Sony t610 about 3 years ago, and the customer service was amazing, the whole experience was, minus the coverage. I am in the same house I was in 3 years ago, I could not get more than 0-1 bars inside. Now I get 3-4 bars on T-mobile with my 8100. I have not had a single dropped call in about 3 weeks of having the phone. I have only had garbled audio because of a weak signal while driving through some bad spots here in Austin where it's sheer limestone on both sides, so basically "mountain like" conditions, and it only lasted a few seconds. While in Atlanta and NC and SC, I had no problem on T-mobile, and extended roaming (free) with Cingular and Suncom. I had full EDGE even in all places I traveled to.

I could not be happier about the changes T-mobile has made to their network, and their new agreements with carriers. My wife and I have both terminated our contracts with Cingular, paying the big fee, to get away from them and come to T-mobile, and we don't regret it for a second. Cingular has the worst CS, and T-Mobile will bend over backwards for you. It's hard to put a price on that, but luckily you don't have to, as T-Mobile is one of the most reasonable when it comes to rate plans.

Do it, you won't be dissapointed.
 
I have Tmo and got full EDGE signal in the middle of a soy bean field in Iowa. I was in the middle of nowhere. Nothing cooler than surfing the web on my BB while riding around in the combine.

Roaming is awsome.
 
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