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On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:08:11 -0700, John Navas
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>On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:53:32 +0000 (UTC), John Blutarsky
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>>John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in 
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>>> I switched my primary line from AT&T to T-Mobile not too long ago when 
>>> I noticed how good the coverage (especially 3G) had become in areas 
>>> I care about, in addition to the superior customer service, more
>>> flexible options, and better value proposition.
>>
>>Didn't you used to boast that ATT/Cingular had the best coverage, hands 
>>down?
>
>I actually said Cingular had very good coverage in areas I care about
>even before the AT&T Wireless merger, which improved to the best
>coverage in the areas I care about as a result of the merger.  Since
>then T-Mobile has upgraded the old Cingular network to where it is now
>competitive with the AT&T network in areas I care about.  AT&T still has
>the best coverage in areas I care about, but the difference is now small
>enough to be outweighed by other factors for me.

p.s.  I've been pretty happy with the T-Mobile network coverage I've
found, and this past weekend I had the opportunity to test it against
AT&T while sailing 4-8 miles offshore from San Francisco to Drake's Bay.
<http://preview.tinyurl.com/ktzg72>  Neither carrier was perfect, but
both had fairly good and roughly comparable coverage over most of the
route.  Only the AT&T phone was able to get any coverage in Drake's Bay
itself <http://preview.tinyurl.com/mfzwkh>, but that coverage was
extremely weak and erratic, suitable only for an occasional text
message.  On the other hand, the T-Mobile phone got better signal than
the AT&T phone a couple of miles southeast of Drake's Bay.  Overall it
was pretty much a draw.

AT&T phone: Blackberry
T-Mobile phone: Sony Ericsson TM-506

p.p.s.  Regardless of coverage, would never depend on cell phones for
safety at sea -- the boat is equipped with VHF+DSC, automatic EPIRB and
SPOT Satellite Messenger.

-- 
Best regards,        FAQ FOR AT&T MOBILITY (CINGULAR WIRELESS):
John                <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/AT&T_Mobility_FAQ>