[Grant]

I have been a Cingular customere for a while, and made the switch to the GSM network a year or so ago (I am down in the Philadelphia area - not far from you). The GSM coverage is great down here, as it is along most Interstate corridors. But, unlike the old CDMA service, the GSM was practically non-existant in the Lakes region (other than pockets of good service on the western side in the Gilford area). Nothing on the east north of Epsom circle.

Anyway, this spring I went up and was surprised to have a few bars of Cingular service in Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro. I assumed that this was a result of the merger with AT&T. However, I just received my bill and noticed that all of out-of-area calls were listed as originating in Burlington, VT, Keene, NH and other points. So, perhaps I was getting signal from those areas (doubtful), or the lack of leaves allowed me to tap an otherwise unavailable signal. Regardless, I will be sure to check the GSM coverage again when I head back up later this month and again in August. I was VERY relieved to get a signal in the area.