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| Posted On: | 15-Aug-2005 |
| From: | "Jeffrey S. Levine" [Jeffrey_Levine.....edu] |
| Subject: | [roatan] GSM Phone Coverage Observations |
I just returned from a wonderful two week trip to Roatan and thought it might help to summarize my results of using my GSM phone. Caveat 1: Things change from week to week. What's true one week is not necessarily true the next. Caveat 2: Things change from location to location. What works in one spot on the island may not work in another. I use T-Mobile in the US. My phone is a tri-band (850, 1800, 1900) GSM phone. I decided not to buy a Megatel SIM and roam with my US number. This was expensive (over $1 per minute) but adequate since I didn't need to make many calls and I didn't want to spend the cab fare to get to Coxen Hole to buy a SIM. >From the second day forward I was able to both make and receive calls from West Bay and West End. The Caller ID for incoming calls worked fine. The Caller ID for outgoing calls did not appear to work. The people I called could not see my number on their displays. The connection quality was excellent. As far as data devices (e.g. Blackberrys), I don't know. I did not see a GPRS indicator on my phone. Alo/Megatel does claim to support GPRS on its website. Overall I was quite pleased. I was able to address business issues back in the US with no problem. Again, remember Caveats 1 and 2 above! -- --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page /dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/maOolB/TM --~-> http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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