T-Mobile's Comet Entry Level Android Phone with Wi-Fi, quad-bandGSM, and 1700/2100 W-CDMA, Personal HotSpot for $140

<http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200177&loc=53824&fsi=15267&version =Mercury>
(bottom left)

If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone service on
Verizon because of the coverage, but you need a GSM phone into which you
can stick a prepaid SIM card for when you travel to Europe or Asia.

This is a pretty good deal on a basic Android phone with Wi-Fi.
Amazingly it has the 900, 1700, and 2100 MHz W-CDMA bands, which is
something you can't even get on an iPhone, but unfortunately it has no
W-CDMA 800.

On 1/21/2011 2:39 PM, SMS wrote:
> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200177&loc=53824&fsi=15267&version =Mercury>
> (bottom left)
>
> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone service on
> Verizon because of the coverage, but you need a GSM phone into which you
> can stick a prepaid SIM card for when you travel to Europe or Asia.
>
> This is a pretty good deal on a basic Android phone with Wi-Fi.
> Amazingly it has the 900, 1700, and 2100 MHz W-CDMA bands, which is
> something you can't even get on an iPhone, but unfortunately it has no
> W-CDMA 800.

BTW, it's available on t-mobile.com for $119.00 and includes a $25
prepaid card. I just ordered one.

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/prepaid.aspx

Travis James <travis.james@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>BTW, it's available on t-mobile.com for $119.00 and includes a $25
>prepaid card. I just ordered one.
>
>http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/prepaid.aspx

Not a bad deal at all!

I might have to go for one

I would only use data when near wifi though...can I do
that? That is just use a prepaid sim in it for voice
and text only buy use the Android portion when near
wifi?

On 1/24/2011 12:21 PM, me@privacy.net wrote:
> Travis James<travis.james@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> BTW, it's available on t-mobile.com for $119.00 and includes a $25
>> prepaid card. I just ordered one.
>>
>> http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/prepaid.aspx
>
> Not a bad deal at all!
>
> I might have to go for one
>
> I would only use data when near wifi though...can I do
> that? That is just use a prepaid sim in it for voice
> and text only buy use the Android portion when near
> wifi?

I ordered one. I think I have it figured out how T-Mobile prepaid does
this. (It took a little forum reading on Howard Forums.)

If you're on prepaid and you try to use data off wifi (i.e. on the cell
network), you're supposed to get a popup or app or something that asks
if you would like to buy a Day Pass for $1.50.

In other words, you will be warned before getting charged for data. At
least that's how I understand it. The proof is in the pudding. I'll know
better in a few days when I put my prepaid SIM in it.

In article <ihkpu0$p3$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
travis.james@gmail.com says...


> I ordered one. I think I have it figured out how T-Mobile prepaid does
> this. (It took a little forum reading on Howard Forums.)
>
> If you're on prepaid and you try to use data off wifi (i.e. on the cell
> network), you're supposed to get a popup or app or something that asks
> if you would like to buy a Day Pass for $1.50.
>
> In other words, you will be warned before getting charged for data. At
> least that's how I understand it. The proof is in the pudding. I'll know
> better in a few days when I put my prepaid SIM in it.

My MyTouch 4G allows you to choose whether or not you use the mobile
network for data. I haven't tried- but I BELIEVE I can just set the
phone to use Wi-Fi only. (Right now, it's set to prefer Wi-fi if I have
Wi-fi turned on.)

As for billing - don't know, I have a postpaid account and the $30
smartphone data plan.

--
Steve Sobol - Programming/Web Dev/IT Support
Apple Valley, CA
sjsobol@JustThe.net

SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/...vid=200177&loc
> =53824&fsi=15267&version=Mercury> (bottom left)
>
> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone
> service on Verizon because of the coverage,

I have my regular cell phone service on T-Mobile because Verizon
had/has no coverage where I need it.


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Travis James <travis.james@gmail.com> wrote:

>If you're on prepaid and you try to use data off wifi (i.e. on the cell
>network), you're supposed to get a popup or app or something that asks
>if you would like to buy a Day Pass for $1.50.
>
>In other words, you will be warned before getting charged for data. At
>least that's how I understand it. The proof is in the pudding. I'll know
>better in a few days when I put my prepaid SIM in it.

Well that above would be a deal breaker for me then....
against NOT buying it that is

I would want to use the phone as "prepaid" for voice
and text only.... but use it as Android for wifi when I
am near it

XS11E <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote:

>I have my regular cell phone service on T-Mobile because Verizon
>had/has no coverage where I need it.

same here

On 1/25/11 12:14 PM, me@privacy.net wrote:
> Travis James<travis.james@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're on prepaid and you try to use data off wifi (i.e. on the cell
>> network), you're supposed to get a popup or app or something that asks
>> if you would like to buy a Day Pass for $1.50.
>>
>> In other words, you will be warned before getting charged for data. At
>> least that's how I understand it. The proof is in the pudding. I'll know
>> better in a few days when I put my prepaid SIM in it.
>
> Well that above would be a deal breaker for me then....
> against NOT buying it that is
>
> I would want to use the phone as "prepaid" for voice
> and text only.... but use it as Android for wifi when I
> am near it

You can use it that way. Use wifi when around it. Don't buy a day pass
when you're not.

On 1/24/2011 5:47 PM, XS11E wrote:
> SMS<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/...vid=200177&loc
>> =53824&fsi=15267&version=Mercury> (bottom left)
>>
>> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone
>> service on Verizon because of the coverage,
>
> I have my regular cell phone service on T-Mobile because Verizon
> had/has no coverage where I need it.

Wow, I've never found such a place in all my travels across the country.
Where is the place that this occurs?

On 1/24/2011 10:12 AM, Travis James wrote:
> On 1/21/2011 2:39 PM, SMS wrote:
>> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200177&loc=53824&fsi=15267&version =Mercury>
>>
>> (bottom left)
>>
>> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone service on
>> Verizon because of the coverage, but you need a GSM phone into which you
>> can stick a prepaid SIM card for when you travel to Europe or Asia.
>>
>> This is a pretty good deal on a basic Android phone with Wi-Fi.
>> Amazingly it has the 900, 1700, and 2100 MHz W-CDMA bands, which is
>> something you can't even get on an iPhone, but unfortunately it has no
>> W-CDMA 800.
>
> BTW, it's available on t-mobile.com for $119.00 and includes a $25
> prepaid card. I just ordered one.
>
> http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/prepaid.aspx

Thanks, I returned the one I bought at a store and ordered it on-line.
BTW, T-Mobile stores won't honor the web pricing.

SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> On 1/24/2011 5:47 PM, XS11E wrote:
>> SMS<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/...advid=200177&l
>>> oc =53824&fsi=15267&version=Mercury> (bottom left)
>>>
>>> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone
>>> service on Verizon because of the coverage,
>>
>> I have my regular cell phone service on T-Mobile because Verizon
>> had/has no coverage where I need it.
>
> Wow, I've never found such a place in all my travels across the
> country. Where is the place that this occurs?

Almost every where I visit. My sister's place in San Marcos, CA for
example shows no bars, VZW knows about the dead spot and has promised
to fix it for about 10 years but I gave up waiting. I realize the
state religion of California is NIMBY so I doubt VZW will ever be
allowed to build another tower in the area.

I've found dead spots all across the US with VZW (I started with Air
Touch so that's a clue as to how long I was with them.) T-Mo has NO
dead spots as long as I can find a WiFi and have a WMA phone and when I
visit folks I have a spare wireless router I stick in my suitcase so
all I need is a HSI connection and I'm good.... Besides, try to find
an area larger than 25 square feet w/o a Starbucks! <G> It's not easy
but if I really need to make a call I can gag down a cup of Starbuck's
Sewer Sludge.

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On 1/25/2011 6:47 PM, XS11E wrote:

> Almost every where I visit. My sister's place in San Marcos, CA for
> example shows no bars, VZW knows about the dead spot and has promised
> to fix it for about 10 years but I gave up waiting. I realize the
> state religion of California is NIMBY so I doubt VZW will ever be
> allowed to build another tower in the area.

Strange. In the Northern California T-Mobile coverage is non-existent in
many areas, while it's rare to find an area without Verizon coverage.

I'm heading to Yosemite for a week on Sunday. No T-Mobile coverage in
the park, and no roaming onto AT&T anymore. Verizon and Sprint have
roaming coverage on Golden State throughout much of the park, AT&T has
coverage in Yosemite Valley where most tourists hang out. The situation
is the same any time you get outside of the urban core in Northern
California. Thankfully, in cities, T-Mobile has been adding towers to
close coverage holes, but they just aren't interested in rural areas.

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:15:51 -0500, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> On 1/24/2011 10:12 AM, Travis James wrote:
>> On 1/21/2011 2:39 PM, SMS wrote:
>>> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200177&loc=53824&fsi=15267&version =Mercury>
>>>
>>> (bottom left)
>>>
>>> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone service on
>>> Verizon because of the coverage, but you need a GSM phone into which you
>>> can stick a prepaid SIM card for when you travel to Europe or Asia.
>>>
>>> This is a pretty good deal on a basic Android phone with Wi-Fi.
>>> Amazingly it has the 900, 1700, and 2100 MHz W-CDMA bands, which is
>>> something you can't even get on an iPhone, but unfortunately it has no
>>> W-CDMA 800.
>>
>> BTW, it's available on t-mobile.com for $119.00 and includes a $25
>> prepaid card. I just ordered one.
>>
>> http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/prepaid.aspx
>
> Thanks, I returned the one I bought at a store and ordered it on-line.
> BTW, T-Mobile stores won't honor the web pricing.

Not a hard and fast rule, that -- a Radio Shack cell-phone dweeb let on once that whether a store will or won't honor (i.e., match or beat) the web pricing is entirely "at the manager's discretion."

Cheers, -- tlvp


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In article <op.vpwivor2itl47o@acer250.gateway.2wire.net>,
tPlOvUpBErLeLsEs@hotmail.com says...
>
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:15:51 -0500, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 1/24/2011 10:12 AM, Travis James wrote:
> >> On 1/21/2011 2:39 PM, SMS wrote:
> >>> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200177&loc=53824&fsi=15267&version =Mercury>
> >>>
> >>> (bottom left)
> >>>
> >>> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone service on
> >>> Verizon because of the coverage, but you need a GSM phone into which you
> >>> can stick a prepaid SIM card for when you travel to Europe or Asia.
> >>>
> >>> This is a pretty good deal on a basic Android phone with Wi-Fi.
> >>> Amazingly it has the 900, 1700, and 2100 MHz W-CDMA bands, which is
> >>> something you can't even get on an iPhone, but unfortunately it has no
> >>> W-CDMA 800.
> >>
> >> BTW, it's available on t-mobile.com for $119.00 and includes a $25
> >> prepaid card. I just ordered one.
> >>
> >> http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/prepaid.aspx
> >
> > Thanks, I returned the one I bought at a store and ordered it on-line.
> > BTW, T-Mobile stores won't honor the web pricing.
>
> Not a hard and fast rule, that -- a Radio Shack cell-phone dweeb let on once that whether a store will or won't honor (i.e., match or beat) the web pricing is entirely "at the manager's discretion."

Radio Shack rules are not necessarily the same as the rules at a T-
Mobile store.



--
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Apple Valley, CA
sjsobol@JustThe.net

On 1/25/2011 9:58 PM, tlvp wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:15:51 -0500, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1/24/2011 10:12 AM, Travis James wrote:
>>> On 1/21/2011 2:39 PM, SMS wrote:
>>>> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200177&loc=53824&fsi=15267&version =Mercury>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (bottom left)
>>>>
>>>> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone service on
>>>> Verizon because of the coverage, but you need a GSM phone into which
>>>> you
>>>> can stick a prepaid SIM card for when you travel to Europe or Asia.
>>>>
>>>> This is a pretty good deal on a basic Android phone with Wi-Fi.
>>>> Amazingly it has the 900, 1700, and 2100 MHz W-CDMA bands, which is
>>>> something you can't even get on an iPhone, but unfortunately it has no
>>>> W-CDMA 800.
>>>
>>> BTW, it's available on t-mobile.com for $119.00 and includes a $25
>>> prepaid card. I just ordered one.
>>>
>>> http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/prepaid.aspx
>>
>> Thanks, I returned the one I bought at a store and ordered it on-line.
>> BTW, T-Mobile stores won't honor the web pricing.
>
> Not a hard and fast rule, that -- a Radio Shack cell-phone dweeb let on
> once that whether a store will or won't honor (i.e., match or beat) the
> web pricing is entirely "at the manager's discretion."

But would they also include the $25 of airtime?

Technically Fry's should honor the price since they now make a big deal
about matching Internet pricing from authorized dealers. But I would be
willing to wager they would not sell the phone with a $25 card for the
price T-Mobile is charging.

On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:44:38 -0500, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> On 1/25/2011 9:58 PM, tlvp wrote:
>>
>> Not a hard and fast rule, that -- a Radio Shack cell-phone dweeb let on
>> once that whether a store will or won't honor (i.e., match or beat) the
>> web pricing is entirely "at the manager's discretion."
>
> But would they also include the $25 of airtime?

I suggest asking directly, as my guess on that would be worthless and unenforceable :-) .

> Technically Fry's should honor the price since they now make a big deal
> about matching Internet pricing from authorized dealers. But I would be
> willing to wager they would not sell the phone with a $25 card for the
> price T-Mobile is charging.

Your best bet is as good as mine. Cheers, -- tlvp
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SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> On 1/25/2011 6:47 PM, XS11E wrote:
>
>> Almost every where I visit. My sister's place in San Marcos, CA
>> for example shows no bars, VZW knows about the dead spot and has
>> promised to fix it for about 10 years but I gave up waiting. I
>> realize the state religion of California is NIMBY so I doubt VZW
>> will ever be allowed to build another tower in the area.
>
> Strange. In the Northern California T-Mobile coverage is
> non-existent in many areas, while it's rare to find an area
> without Verizon coverage.

If there's a Starbucks or other WiFi source there's coverage.

> I'm heading to Yosemite for a week on Sunday. No T-Mobile coverage
> in the park, and no roaming onto AT&T anymore.

And no VZW coverage, at least none when I was there last.


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XS11E wrote on [Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:26:17 -0700]:
> SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1/25/2011 6:47 PM, XS11E wrote:
>>
>>> Almost every where I visit. My sister's place in San Marcos, CA
>>> for example shows no bars, VZW knows about the dead spot and has
>>> promised to fix it for about 10 years but I gave up waiting. I
>>> realize the state religion of California is NIMBY so I doubt VZW
>>> will ever be allowed to build another tower in the area.
>>
>> Strange. In the Northern California T-Mobile coverage is
>> non-existent in many areas, while it's rare to find an area
>> without Verizon coverage.
>
> If there's a Starbucks or other WiFi source there's coverage.

So, how do you receive calls if you are out of range of a starbucks?

On 1/25/2011 6:00 PM, SMS wrote:
> On 1/24/2011 5:47 PM, XS11E wrote:
>> SMS<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/...vid=200177&loc
>>> =53824&fsi=15267&version=Mercury> (bottom left)
>>>
>>> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone
>>> service on Verizon because of the coverage,
>>
>> I have my regular cell phone service on T-Mobile because Verizon
>> had/has no coverage where I need it.
>
> Wow, I've never found such a place in all my travels across the country.
> Where is the place that this occurs?

I lived in an RV for 9 years, between 1996 and 2005. We tarted out with
a 3 watt analog bag phone on Bell Atlantic Mobil who later became
Verizon. In 2000 we got a little tri mode phone. While we RV's we had
tri-mode phones and I can probably think of at least 50 times where I
had a perfectly good VZW signal and every other brand, including
T-Mobile had none.

Using WiFi does not mean there is a T-Mobile signal available for the
folks whose phones don't have such tricks.

As the song goes "I've been everywhere, man" and I know that VZW has the
best service. If it didn't millions of consumers would not be paying
more to use it. I, for one, would go with Cricket if I never left home,
but I do travel and I need a phone that works everywhere.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

At 25 Jan 2011 16:15:51 -0800 SMS wrote:
> On 1/24/2011 10:12 AM, Travis James wrote:
> > On 1/21/2011 2:39 PM, SMS wrote:
> >>
<http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/...177&loc=53824&
fsi=15267&version=Mercury>
> >>
> >> (bottom left)
> >>
> >> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone service
on
> >> Verizon because of the coverage, but you need a GSM phone into which
you
> >> can stick a prepaid SIM card for when you travel to Europe or Asia.
> >>
> >> This is a pretty good deal on a basic Android phone with Wi-Fi.
> >> Amazingly it has the 900, 1700, and 2100 MHz W-CDMA bands, which is
> >> something you can't even get on an iPhone, but unfortunately it has
no
> >> W-CDMA 800.
> >
> > BTW, it's available on t-mobile.com for $119.00 and includes a $25
> > prepaid card. I just ordered one.
> >
> > http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/prepaid.aspx
>
> Thanks, I returned the one I bought at a store and ordered it on-line.
> BTW, T-Mobile stores won't honor the web pricing.
>

I'm in for one as well. Thanks to you for starting the thread, and
thanks to Travis for one-upping your Fry's deal.

I've been meaning to grab an Android phone to play with and was waiting
for the right price. Pity I can't use it on my grandfathered T-Mo $6
data plan though- T-Mo checks for Android phones by IMEI and blocks access.
I'll have to use it via WiFi, and by using my WinMo phone as a MiFi.

On 1/26/2011 4:26 PM, XS11E wrote:

>> I'm heading to Yosemite for a week on Sunday. No T-Mobile coverage
>> in the park, and no roaming onto AT&T anymore.
>
> And no VZW coverage, at least none when I was there last.

Not native, but Golden State Cellular has very good coverage in many
parts of the park, much greater than the GSM coverage. Verizon customers
can roam onto GSC at no extra charge (as can Sprint customers, but not
Virgin Mobile customers). For PagePlus you'll get the double-dialing
thing and you'll be charged roaming rates on GSC. Also there is now
reciprocal data coverage with GSC, even though the Verizon web site
doesn't show it yet. AT&T has EDGE data in Yosemite, unless they've
recently upgraded to 3G and not yet put it on their maps.

The downside of the Verizon coverage being roaming is that you don't get
voice-mail notifications, nor can you call voice mail by dialing *86.
Whenever I get back into the native Verizon area I get a notification of
voice mails, unless I remembered to call in to check for voice-mail
messages.

On 1/26/2011 6:29 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:

> As the song goes "I've been everywhere, man" and I know that VZW has the
> best service. If it didn't millions of consumers would not be paying
> more to use it. I, for one, would go with Cricket if I never left home,
> but I do travel and I need a phone that works everywhere.

Actually MetroPCS now has extra-cost off-network roaming onto Verizon if
you only occasionally are out of the MetroPCS coverage area.

On 1/26/2011 9:29 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 1/25/2011 6:00 PM, SMS wrote:
>> On 1/24/2011 5:47 PM, XS11E wrote:
>>> SMS<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> <http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/...vid=200177&loc
>>>> =53824&fsi=15267&version=Mercury> (bottom left)
>>>>
>>>> If you're like many people, you have your regular cell phone
>>>> service on Verizon because of the coverage,
>>>
>>> I have my regular cell phone service on T-Mobile because Verizon
>>> had/has no coverage where I need it.
>>
>> Wow, I've never found such a place in all my travels across the country.
>> Where is the place that this occurs?
>
> I lived in an RV for 9 years, between 1996 and 2005. We tarted out with
> a 3 watt analog bag phone on Bell Atlantic Mobil who later became
> Verizon. In 2000 we got a little tri mode phone. While we RV's we had
> tri-mode phones and I can probably think of at least 50 times where I
> had a perfectly good VZW signal and every other brand, including
> T-Mobile had none.
>
> Using WiFi does not mean there is a T-Mobile signal available for the
> folks whose phones don't have such tricks.
>
> As the song goes "I've been everywhere, man" and I know that VZW has the
> best service. If it didn't millions of consumers would not be paying
> more to use it. I, for one, would go with Cricket if I never left home,
> but I do travel and I need a phone that works everywhere.
>

You "tarted out"? That sounds rather risque! ;-)

Proof read before posting!!

"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote:

> You "tarted out"? That sounds rather risque! ;-)
>
> Proof read before posting!!

I prefer Janet's term! Maybe she meant what she wrote?

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Janet Wilder <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:

> As the song goes "I've been everywhere, man" and I know that VZW
> has the best service.

I've travelled a bunch myself, coast to coast and north to south and
I dumped VZW because of NO coverage where I travel, I could give a
rat's rear end about anywhere else.

> If it didn't millions of consumers would not be paying more to use
> it.

Urban legend, when I left VZW their price for voice plus BIS was the
same as AT&T, cheaper than Sprint and only T-Mobile beat it by
$5/mo.

> I, for one, would go with Cricket if I never left home, but I do
> travel and I need a phone that works everywhere.

As do I and with UMA my phone works anywhere there's HSI and that's a
hell of a lot more places than ANY cell company covers (think satellite
ISPs) plus it's world wide (not that I need that.)


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XS11E wrote on [Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:40:07 -0700]:
> Janet Wilder <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Urban legend, when I left VZW their price for voice plus BIS was the
> same as AT&T, cheaper than Sprint and only T-Mobile beat it by
> $5/mo.
>
>> I, for one, would go with Cricket if I never left home, but I do
>> travel and I need a phone that works everywhere.
>
> As do I and with UMA my phone works anywhere there's HSI and that's a
> hell of a lot more places than ANY cell company covers (think satellite
> ISPs) plus it's world wide (not that I need that.)

If you seem to think all you need is wifi why not get a VOIP phone and drop
the cell phone completely?

In article <slrnik386a.301.nospam@ubuntu.nitsuj.net>,
nospam@insightbb.com says...
>
> XS11E wrote on [Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:40:07 -0700]:
> > Janet Wilder <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Urban legend, when I left VZW their price for voice plus BIS was the
> > same as AT&T, cheaper than Sprint and only T-Mobile beat it by
> > $5/mo.
> >
> >> I, for one, would go with Cricket if I never left home, but I do
> >> travel and I need a phone that works everywhere.
> >
> > As do I and with UMA my phone works anywhere there's HSI and that's a
> > hell of a lot more places than ANY cell company covers (think satellite
> > ISPs) plus it's world wide (not that I need that.)
>
> If you seem to think all you need is wifi why not get a VOIP phone and drop
> the cell phone completely?

What _I_ don't get is why some people just CAN'T ACCEPT that T-Mobile
works in certain places where Verizon doesn't. I don't imagine that
there are a lot of places like that, as Verizon's network is much more
mature than T-Mobile's. But still, some people can't believe that there
are wireless customers who don't want to use VZ for whatever reason.

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Steve Sobol - Programming/Web Dev/IT Support
Apple Valley, CA
sjsobol@JustThe.net

On 1/27/2011 12:10 AM, SMS wrote:
> On 1/26/2011 6:29 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> As the song goes "I've been everywhere, man" and I know that VZW has the
>> best service. If it didn't millions of consumers would not be paying
>> more to use it. I, for one, would go with Cricket if I never left home,
>> but I do travel and I need a phone that works everywhere.
>
> Actually MetroPCS now has extra-cost off-network roaming onto Verizon if
> you only occasionally are out of the MetroPCS coverage area.
>

There is no Metro PCS around near where I live.

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 1/27/2011 11:04 AM, Steve Sobol wrote:
> In article<slrnik386a.301.nospam@ubuntu.nitsuj.net>,
> nospam@insightbb.com says...
>>
>> XS11E wrote on [Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:40:07 -0700]:
>>> Janet Wilder<kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Urban legend, when I left VZW their price for voice plus BIS was the
>>> same as AT&T, cheaper than Sprint and only T-Mobile beat it by
>>> $5/mo.
>>>
>>>> I, for one, would go with Cricket if I never left home, but I do
>>>> travel and I need a phone that works everywhere.
>>>
>>> As do I and with UMA my phone works anywhere there's HSI and that's a
>>> hell of a lot more places than ANY cell company covers (think satellite
>>> ISPs) plus it's world wide (not that I need that.)
>>
>> If you seem to think all you need is wifi why not get a VOIP phone and drop
>> the cell phone completely?
>
> What _I_ don't get is why some people just CAN'T ACCEPT that T-Mobile
> works in certain places where Verizon doesn't. I don't imagine that
> there are a lot of places like that, as Verizon's network is much more
> mature than T-Mobile's. But still, some people can't believe that there
> are wireless customers who don't want to use VZ for whatever reason.
>

I think people do accept that. I'm sure that there are dead spots for
every carrier. What irked me about the OP was that he was touting his
great T-Mobile service, when in fact, he was using WiFi to make his
calls, not a cellular signal. Apples are apples and oranges are oranges.

JMTCW

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.