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Re: Contracts. Why?

At 16 Jan 2008 16:58:26 +0000 Arthur Shapiro wrote:

> Am I missing something?  My T-Mobile prepaid ("To Go") account roams just
> fine, if (as a novice cellular phone user) my understanding is correct
that
> this term means using the phone outside of one's immediate area.


That used to be the common definition, since in the early days of cellular,
carriers were generally regional (i.e. "Nebraska Cellular".)  In these days
of "nationwide" carriers like T-Mobile, roaming generally refers to using
your phone on a different company's network.

> I've used my account on the other side of the country with no additional
> charges and no indication that this differed from using the phone in my
own
> community.


Probably because you were still on T-Mo's network in that city.

However, T-Mo's prepaid service does roam on a variety of small regional
carriers- with my contract and prepaid T-Mo accounts I've roamed on Viero
in Eastern Colorado and Nebraska, Western Wireless (Alltel) in Kansas, Iowa
Wireless in (you guessed it!) Iowa, and Movistar in Cancun, Mexico.

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