[ale] OT - cell phones

[I. Herman]

Cingular isn't only rolling out GSM, but included with that is GPRS and 
eventually EDGE.

As for a PDA that speaks GSM, there are a couple of ways to go:  Ipaq 
with a Nokia D311 PC card, or a Handspring Treo 270 with a built in phone.

Fulton Green wrote:

>I'm currently a Cingular customer.  Since I travel occasionally to
>Alabama, I've found it to have the best coverage.  No surprise, since it
>inherited the infrastructure of the original BellSouth Mobility.  I've also
>heard that they will be rolling out GSM service to the Atlanta area
>sometime this month.
>
>One the one hand, that'll be great since I can get a newer phone with the
>latest bells 'n' whistles (Java, for example) and maybe finally have a
>halfway-decent mobile web-surfing experience, unlike my current WAP-
>"enabled" handset.  
>
>On the other hand, a good chunk of the rural network will probably still
>speak only TDMA.  I'll either need to keep my current handset in addition
>to getting a newer, snazzier one (adding an extra $20/mo. to my bill),
>or get a GSM/TDMA combined handset that might not be as full-featured.
>
>Or maybe I'll just get a PDA that speaks GSM ...
>
>On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 05:42:26PM -0400, Cy Kurtz wrote:
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>>I wonder if anyone on the list would care to share experiences/recommendations regarding cell phones and cell phone plans?
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