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JeepRuby101
Posts: 7 |
 
Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:05 pm |
So, it has been over a week, and I still have no service in Edinboro, PA. I swtiched from Verizon to T-Mobile because Verizon was to expensive and I was disappointed at their phone options. Also, no SIM cards were starting to get to me. So I did some research, and T-Mobile was suppose to have GREAT service where I am (in college).
Well, when I finally got off of spring break, I went back to school to find NO SERVICE. Instead, it was just emergency only. I put my girlfriends Cingular SIM card into my phone, and instantly it picked up on Cellular One's towers and she had full service. As it turns out, T-Mobiles free Roaming is only to people they see fit, not any tower as they would lead you to believe.
What this comes down to is this. I'm just one person in a rural town in college. I want to know how many more people out there are having the same problem. Where T-Mobile says you should have great service and you have none. I'm sure there are more out there.
~Salvatore 
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Sir_GoAtaLoT
Posts: 406
Phone Model:
BlackBerry 8100 Pearl
Service Provider:
Rogers |
Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:39 pm |
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try doing manurl network slections and if your unsure how to do this call T-Mobile and they will walk u through it
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JeepRuby101
Posts: 7 |
Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:42 pm |
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I did that, and since they don't have a deal with Cellular One, they said that I won't be able to stay on their towers. That is the only other availiable tower (becides cingular which knocks me off also) out here.
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laura94r
Posts: 61
Phone Model:
nokia
Service Provider:
tmobile |
Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:54 pm |
| JeepRuby101 wrote: | | I did that, and since they don't have a deal with Cellular One, they said that I won't be able to stay on their towers. That is the only other availiable tower (becides cingular which knocks me off also) out here. |
When you sing up for t mobile theres a map that tells you where they have service, where they have bad serive and good service. did you look on the map to see what catagorey your college fell in before you switched??
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Sir_GoAtaLoT
Posts: 406
Phone Model:
BlackBerry 8100 Pearl
Service Provider:
Rogers |
Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:04 pm |
| JeepRuby101 wrote: | | I did that, and since they don't have a deal with Cellular One, they said that I won't be able to stay on their towers. That is the only other availiable tower (becides cingular which knocks me off also) out here. |
u should be able to stay in Cingular. no problems
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JeepRuby101
Posts: 7 |
Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:46 pm |
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I know I should, it's number 3 on the list of towers, but it always switches back to T-Mobile. They're excuse was that since T-Mobile SHOULD have service where I am, I'm not going to be able to roam. I say its BS, because the fact of the matter is i DONT have service, and it still doesnt let me.
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Sir_GoAtaLoT
Posts: 406
Phone Model:
BlackBerry 8100 Pearl
Service Provider:
Rogers |
Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:13 am |
| JeepRuby101 wrote: | | I know I should, it's number 3 on the list of towers, but it always switches back to T-Mobile. They're excuse was that since T-Mobile SHOULD have service where I am, I'm not going to be able to roam. I say its BS, because the fact of the matter is i DONT have service, and it still doesnt let me. |
heres a good idea trying calling T-Mobile Customer Care and troublr shoot that may be a good idea have u ever thought of that.
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JeepRuby101
Posts: 7 |
Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:17 am |
| laura94r wrote: | | JeepRuby101 wrote: | | I did that, and since they don't have a deal with Cellular One, they said that I won't be able to stay on their towers. That is the only other availiable tower (becides cingular which knocks me off also) out here. |
When you sing up for t mobile theres a map that tells you where they have service, where they have bad serive and good service. did you look on the map to see what catagorey your college fell in before you switched?? |
yes i should have great service.
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JeepRuby101
Posts: 7 |
Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:19 am |
| Sir_GoAtaLoT wrote: | | JeepRuby101 wrote: | | I know I should, it's number 3 on the list of towers, but it always switches back to T-Mobile. They're excuse was that since T-Mobile SHOULD have service where I am, I'm not going to be able to roam. I say its BS, because the fact of the matter is i DONT have service, and it still doesnt let me. |
heres a good idea trying calling T-Mobile Customer Care and troublr shoot that may be a good idea have u ever thought of that. |
did that and it always led to the same responce. We'll send somebody out to check the area. But it always comes back to the same conclusion. There is nothing wrong with the tower. Well, we are 5 miles away from the tower, come check the town!
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aratinabox
Posts: 4 |
Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:24 am |
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First thing I suspect is that your SIM card is damaged or incomplete. Take your phone to the retail center in Erie, Pa 12 miles north of you. Ask them to switch your SIM card with a new one or ask for a rep to come out to your location with a phone to verify service. T-Mobile's tower is functional in your town because you are receiving the tower information, but I don't think your phone has the proper info in the card to allow it to have the proper service. A SIM card switch should do the trick. Let us know.
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