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Old 01-13-09, 01:38 AM Thread Starter   #1
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Roaming? Cingular towers Alltel phone...


I have an Alltel Blackberry Pearl, there is a Cingular tower less than half a mile from my house yet I get no signal. I thought roaming meant I could use other provider's towers....wtf?
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You're the first Alltell user I've met.

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Old 01-13-09, 03:53 AM   #3
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yea me too and i was considering using them when i moved
they advertise free roaming dont they?

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Old 01-13-09, 09:54 AM   #4
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I have an Alltel Blackberry Pearl, there is a Cingular tower less than half a mile from my house yet I get no signal. I thought roaming meant I could use other provider's towers....wtf?
Alltel uses the CDMA network, Cingular uses the GSM network. So you cannot roam onto Cingulars wireless network. You can roam onto a Verizon nertwork though.

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Alltel uses the CDMA network, Cingular uses the GSM network. So you cannot roam onto Cingulars wireless network. You can roam onto a Verizon nertwork though.
which is ironc because verizon bought alltell

the merger is in process. you will keep your phone though, no changes have been made i think yet.

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you can also roam on sprint I believe.

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Old 01-15-09, 04:11 AM   #7
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Alltel uses the CDMA network, Cingular uses the GSM network. So you cannot roam onto Cingulars wireless network. You can roam onto a Verizon nertwork though.
GSM, UMTS, EDGE, there are several networks they use. I used to work for them, now ATT.

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