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Re: Consumer Reports Story on Cell Phone Providers

Tony P. (kd1s@nospamplease.cox.reallynospam.net)
Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:00:39 -0500

In article <telecom23.626.8@telecom-digest.org>,
falco_marcus_didius@yahoo.co.uk says:

> At 01:22 AM 12/31/04, Joseph <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com>
> responded to Re: Consumer Reports Story on Cell Phone Providers:

>> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:09:56 -0500, LB@notmine.com wrote:

>>> The new Consumer Reports magazine has a large story on cell phone
>>> providers and cell phones. You can get better info in this group, but
>>> the mag has lots of info. Will be very handy for those times when a
>>> "friend" is looking for info. I think the mag should be on newsstands
>>> now.

>> Take what Consumer Reports magazine has to say about cell phones with
>> a grain of salt. In past "cellular" issues they poo-pooh'd some
>> carriers basically T-Mobile (then VoiceStream) because they didn't
>> have fallback to older first generation analog technology. Guess
>> what?! Lots of phones now being offered by *all* the carriers and
>> don't have analog. They out and out refused to even look at
>> VoiceStream/T-Mobile because they are luddites and couldn't see what
>> was coming down the pike. If you want good recommendations or
>> information about cellular service look at what they have to say, but
>> take it with a grain of salt. They do much better testing washing
>> machines, riding lawn mowers or crash worthiness of automobiles.

> Depends on what you want to use the phone for and where. Coverage of
> T-Mobile is still a bit spotty, even on interstates. But digital
> coverage has improved for all networks. For emergency calls you best
> carry an inactivated bag phone in the trunk (I still do), which will
> let you call 911 almost anywhere.

T-Mobile throughout the northeast is rock solid as that's where they
put all their towers is along interstates and state highways.

It is after all the Omnipoint network.

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