Roaming Agreement to help Expand T-Mobile's Network Coverage

[Mike Temporale]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobiledia.com/news/35339.html' target='_blank'>http://www.mobiledia.com/news/35339.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Centennial Communications today announced that it has entered into a new long-term roaming agreement with T-Mobile USA, Inc. ...Centennial Communications customers benefit from the ability to roam on T-Mobile USA's nationwide GSM / GPRS network. T-Mobile customers benefit from expanded network coverage in Indiana and Michigan, as well as Louisiana and Mississippi. Additional terms of the agreement are not disclosed."</i><br /><br />Anyone here live in Indiana, Michigan, Louisiana, or Mississippi and use T-Mobile? If so, congratulations! Your coverage just improved. To the rest of you; Please try again. ;)

[mpaquette]

Oh sure, now that I've switched to Cingular they do this. I live in Michigan and frequently travel to areas only served by Centennial. When I switched back in March, Cingular was the only major provider that had a roaming agreement with Centennial. Oh well, only about 6 months to go before I can switch back.

[brian_r_baker]

The coverage area has been my only complaint with T-Mobile. Hopefully this will help when I travel outside of the Indianapolis metro area. I wonder if the whole coverage area (http://www.centennialwireless.com/images/in_blue_region_coverage.jpg) is GSM or if that includes analog coverage as well?

[mpaquette]

One of the things the press release doesn't mention is whcih freqency or frequencies does Centennial use? When I roam on them in southern Michigan I believe it is 850. I didn't think T-Mobile sold any phones that had 850 enabled?

[AdamaDBrown]

T-Mobile has been gradually phasing in new phones with 850 enabled as a prelude to roaming agreements like this one. I guess they finally figured out that they need more coverage if they want to compete with the big kids like Verizon and Cingular. Now, if they'd just sign a deal with CellularOne/Dobson...

[Mark Larson]

Now, if they'd just sign a deal with CellularOne/Dobson... That's who they use in Minnesota, and i believe in Wisconsin as well.

[AdamaDBrown]

Now, if they'd just sign a deal with CellularOne/Dobson... That's who they use in Minnesota, and i believe in Wisconsin as well.

True, I know that DCS/CellOne in MN was one of their early 850 roaming testbeds, but I can never get a straight answer with regard to whether it applies in New York state, and WNY in particular.