Other GSM Networks

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On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:56:21 GMT, "E Jones" <earl_jonesx@usax.net>
wrote:

>I have a Motorola V188 and am a new T-Mobile user.
>
>On my phone if I go to Menu/Networks/Available Networks I see Cingular and
>CBW (Cincinnati Bell Wireless) in addition to T-Mobile.
>
>The phone gives me a choice to register on any network. What would this do,
>exactly, since I am a T-Mobile customer?

The easiest thing to do is to put it on automatic selection. If you
are a T-Mobile subscriber it's more than likely you will *only* be
able to register on the T-Mobile network. The only time you can use
other networks is if your home carrier (in your case T-Mobile) has a
roaming agreement with those other networks. If no roaming agreement
exists you will be denied access to those other networks. Sometimes
if T-Mobile (or another network) does not have native coverage in an
area they will arrange to roam on another network. This is called a
roaming agreement. If there is none you cannot use any other network
other than your own.

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On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:47:36 -0500, mnc@admin.u.nu (Miguel Cruz)
wrote:

>E Jones <earl_jonesx@usax.net> wrote:
>> I have a Motorola V188 and am a new T-Mobile user.
>>
>> On my phone if I go to Menu/Networks/Available Networks I see Cingular and
>> CBW (Cincinnati Bell Wireless) in addition to T-Mobile.
>>
>> The phone gives me a choice to register on any network. What would this do,
>> exactly, since I am a T-Mobile customer?
>
>Either completely fail to work, or give you high roaming rates, depending on
>the roaming agreements T-Mobile has with these other carriers.

It will fail to work. T-Mobile is either you can make a call or you
can't. There are no "high roaming rates" in the US. All networks
that have roaming agreements are included on all national plans.
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On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, at 21:47:22 [GMT -0500] (12:47:22 Friday, 5 August 2005
where I live) "Dan" wrote:

> No such thing. Free roaming means free roaming on standards plans with
> tmobile.

But not really "free" as in no $$$.

--

The trouble with doing something right the first time is that no one
appreciates how difficult it was.

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"John Phillips" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote in message
news:2511485.20050806170547@deadspam.com...
> On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, at 21:47:22 [GMT -0500] (12:47:22 Friday, 5 August
> 2005
> where I live) "Dan" wrote:
>
>> No such thing. Free roaming means free roaming on standards plans with
>> tmobile.
>
> But not really "free" as in no $$$.
>
> --
>
> The trouble with doing something right the first time is that no one
> appreciates how difficult it was.
>
>

Free as in it doesn't cost any different to make a call in chicago with a
t-mobile signal versus making a call in moline illinois with iowa wireless.