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Re: How Do I Find GSM Coverage in the US?

A User (serge-newnew2715@mailblocks.com)
Mon, 08 Aug 2005 20:14:56 +1000

On 8 Aug 2005 02:45:58 -0000, John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:

>> I am going to be visiting Northern California shortly. I am trying
>> to find out what carriers have GSM coverage in 95437 Fort Bragg
>> California. Is there a database that might be able to help?

> The two major GSM carriers in the US, Cingular (now including what
> used to be AT&T Wireless) and T-Mobile both have 1900MHz band licenses
> in Mendocino. If you visit Cingular's web site, you can find a
> coverage map with a little blob around Fort Bragg, so assuming you
> have a 1900MHz phone, it should work. T-Mobile has no coverage at all
> in Mendocino, and the 800 MHz band carriers, US Cellular and Verizon,
> are both CDMA.

> The Mendocino coast is so hilly that I'd expect plenty of dead spots
> even for carriers that do cover the area. But it's very pretty.

> R's,

> John

Thanks to all.

The GSM World page is rarely up to date.

According to the Cingular web site, looks like there is a cell in Fort
Bragg. It looks like one cell. GSM cells are only 17 or so miles
across.

Still would nice to have a database of US and other global locations
with who services them and what technology.

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