[tmp] Re: phone coverage
- From: Laz <lazmesa6@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:26:16 -0500
Hi neena,
I don't see what the age of the phone has to do with coverage, but we
carry the iPhone 5s which is last year's model and a few Android
models from last year as well. As I have said several times, coverage
has to do with the provider and not necessarily the phone as long as
the phone is a decent phone. It depends on your physical location when
you use your phone and whether or not your provider has coverage in
that particular geographical area.
Just to give you some pertinent information related to age of phone
versus coverage, we carry the Samsung Haven for use with Verizon, Page
Plus, or TracFone here in the US and it gets great coverage, yet it
happens to be about 5 years old. Does it work everywhere? No, we've
had folks who couldn't use it because the Verizon towers didn't cover
their very small towns and by that I mean having a population of less
than 1000 which didn't happen to be in the 95% of the country that the
Verizon towers reach. Coverage depends on the provider's ability to
cover any given geographical area in which the user is attempting to
use their phone whether it's brand new or not.
Here in the US, people use the company which provides the best
coverage for their geographical area. Normally they won't switch to
another company because the coverage wouldn't be as good, so they
stick to the company they have found to work best in their area.
I hope that clears it up for you.
Laz
On 1/30/15, Neena Saloiya <neena.saloya@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Laz. When I had Fido, as a provider, my coverage was abismal at best in
> the country. As in: When I'd go to the trailer of my fiance's parents: I
> couldn't get reception unless I went to a town 15 minutes away. Bell,
> however, claims to have coverage in the country and it's good signal.
> Apparently Bell in Canada has the best rural coverage, and you can always
> get a good signal. I just have to try it out myself I guess when I go
> travelling this summer. This is my first year being with Bell. I just joined
>
> them in November, right after the death I had. (Just that my guide dog had
> died fairly suddenly. I'm so glad I'm not with Fido, as I'm paying $40 less.
>
> So, I'll then be staying with Bell. Are your phones older because then yeah,
>
> even Bell might not give good coverage in the country. By older, I mean more
>
> than a year older? I only ask: as I remember hearing that they're
> "referbished." Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laz
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 12:18 PM
> To: tmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tmp] Re: question about your cell phones
>
> Hi Neena,
>
> The coverage one gets mainly depends on the provider and how good
> their signal strength is in those cottage country areas. How do you
> find it with your current phone?
>
> Laz
>
> On 1/29/15, Neena Saloiya <neena.saloya@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Thanks Claire and Laz. The thing is though do these phones all work in
>> like
>> cottage country areas? I like to be able to forward calls from home on
>> them
>> and check messages when I'm away.
>> Secondly, are all of these phones touch screens? I'm more in to keyboard
>> phones, like Blackberries. I've never used one of those though. I hear
>> from
>> another blind friend that they're neat. I will definitely will check back
>>
>> in
>> a little over a year, or if this phone doesn't work this summer when I'm
>> travelling, then I'll check back this summer.
>> I don't mind using a flip phone which has a keyboard capability. I am not
>> sure I'll be able to do things like use a number keypad to write things.
>> I
>> have a terrible time remembering which is what letter, as far as the
>> numbers
>> corresponding to them.
>> Thanks so much.
>>
>> From: Claire Mesa
>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:04 PM
>> To: tmp
>> Subject: [tmp] Re: question about your cell phones
>>
>> So Laz was right from what we have you could use an iPhone 5 or 5S or
>> Google
>> Galaxy Nexus or Moto X with accessibility turned on, we could also get you
>>
>> a
>> Nexus 4.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Claire Mesa <roselady4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Never mind all that I found a good source of information:
>>
>>
>> http://support.bell.ca/Mobility/Smartphones_and_mobile_internet/Will_my_mobile_phone_or_smartphone_work_on_the_Bell_network
>>
>> We can look up any phone with this site and make sure it's compatible.
>> My
>> own unlocked Android does work for this service. Just let us know the
>> sort
>> of phone you'd be interested in.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Claire Mesa <roselady4@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> An American iPhone works with GSM networks in other countries if it's
>> unlocked and even a Verizon iPhone 5 and up can be unlocked for other
>> countries GSM networks, even though Verizon itself is not GSM. It's true
>> there are different frequencies in this country and others of GSM. Most
>> unlocked phones can use either. It's a good idea to check with the phone
>> company you plan to use what frequency etc..they use.
>> But when I Googled Bell Canada, it said CDMA.
>> I suggest you call the company of it supports GSM or CDMA and also
>> which
>> frequency such as 850 or 1900 for example or if they have more than one
>> service and could support either.
>>
>> On Jan 29, 2015 2:42 PM, "Shorty & Kitty" <shortyonlists@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Oh Boy Neena, if you had a phone from a Canadian provider and if it
>> was unlocked I would have to say yes, it should work. But I am mot sure
>> about the American phones. The iPhones might work on The canadian
>> network
>> providing the technology is the same. There are a couple different
>> networks.
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>> > From: "Neena Saloiya" <neena.saloya@xxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 12:23 PM
>> > To: <tmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Subject: [tmp] question about your cell phones
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi Laz and anyone else that cares to answer. I hope you're all
>> well.
>> >> I hadn't heard this answered before, so I hope this is an okay
>> question for the list.
>> >> I'm planning to get a cell phone from you all and to use it with
>> Bell
>> Canada. I love them so it's not a good idea to switch for me. They,
>> however,
>> are um not endowed with good cell phones that have text to speak. Now,
>> I'm
>> using my Samsung phone which is an I remember it as: sg275R phone. That,
>> as
>> I recall you and I talking on this subject that it is not able to have
>> stuff
>> downloaded to make it accessible. So simply my question is this: If I get
>>
>> a
>> cell phone from you all like next year: will it be able to be used in a
>> rural area? I'm thinking the Northern Ontario. I'm not going to the
>> States
>> with it, because frankly I'm just not travelling there for a good long
>> time.
>> I wanted to be able to use my phone in a place that Bell Canada does
>> indeed
>> cover, as I've found out it does. So, that's why I'm asking. Also now
>> that
>> I'm here, and thinking of it: is one gig of internet enough to check bus
>> schedules, check email, and check things such as the weather? I ask, as
>> Bell
>> offers that as part of my current plan. It's month to month.
>> >> Thanks so much.
>> >> -----Original Message----- From: Laz
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:43 PM
>> >> To: tmp
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