Does Cingular own the AT&T cellular tower near my home?

[bupkus]

If so, do I need to go with Cingular for home reception? The AT&T tower is supposedly .72 miles from my home.

 

[saltedeggman]

I think they do share towers, but cingular's band is 850/1900 and AT&T is 900/1900

 

[ChickenStrips]

Since cingular bought AT&T i'd imagine they would use the same lines

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Man, AT&T is like being bought off everywhere. They're gonna die pretty soon -_-;

 

[bupkus]

The reason I ask is the tower at 5815 N Black Canyon, Phx, AZ is listed as AT&T. Unfortunately, the deal I found and would like to go with is with T-Mobile. I suppose that means I need to go with Cingular if I want the best reception I can get from inside my home? I'm < a mile away from that tower.

 

[Cares]

Why don't you ask a friend who has Cingular to test out the reception at your home?

 

[brandonbull]

I think most cell companies use the same towers. Sprint has their own stuff. I was told at one time that AT&T and a few other phone companies owned most of the cell towers and collected fees from other companies that use them. Sorta like the long distance service.

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Man, AT&T is like being bought off everywhere. They're gonna die pretty soon -_-;

What they didn't realize in the break-up was that in their "victory" in holding onto the long distance business, they gave up the most valuable asset they had - direct access to the consumer. From that day on, it was only a matter of time. That's why Baby Bell SBC agreed to buy the bulk of Ma Bell AT&T a couple months ago. It was never a question of if, only a question of when, and who.

 

[Slick5150]

AT&T Cellular was not the same company as AT&T Long Distance. They only used the name AT&T for branding purposes.

That being said, this question would be much better answered on howardforums.com They'll be able to tell you who shares what towers in your area. It is true that carriers do share networks in some areas, depending on if they use the same technology (Cingular & T-Mobile are both GSM providers so could theoretically share, Verizon & Alltel are both CDMA and share, etc...)

But almost all cell carriers have like a 7 day return policy, so you can sign up, take your phone home, and if you don't get a good signal in your house, take it back and void the contract. No harm no foul.

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
AT&T Cellular was not the same company as AT&T Long Distance. They only used the name AT&T for branding purposes.

That being said, this question would be much better answered on howardforums.com They'll be able to tell you who shares what towers in your area. It is true that carriers do share networks in some areas, depending on if they use the same technology (Cingular & T-Mobile are both GSM providers so could theoretically share, Verizon & Alltel are both CDMA and share, etc...)

But almost all cell carriers have like a 7 day return policy, so you can sign up, take your phone home, and if you don't get a good signal in your house, take it back and void the contract. No harm no foul.

Thanks, Slick for the URL. I just opened a browser with howardforums.com and man, all I can say is, "...isn't the Internet F'n cool."

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Remember that T-Mobile bought out Cingular's towers in CA. Thus, T-Mobile = own for GSM. Of course CDMA technology far surpasses GSM, but I'm willing to sacrifice that by getting better phones =)

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Remember that T-Mobile bought out Cingular's towers in CA. Thus, T-Mobile = own for GSM. Of course CDMA technology far surpasses GSM, but I'm willing to sacrifice that by getting better phones =)

Right now I'm only interested in those towers listed here at Mobiledia that are noted to be owned by AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Infact, I'm just interested in the tower nearest my home. I don't know which service provider is using it but I'd sure like to know.