RE: OT- need a new GSM provider

["Neil J. McRae" <neil () DOMINO ORG>]

You can get most of these phones unlocked from the sim lock
and then <british>flog</british> it on ebay - goes to the time 
and effort costs of the aggrevation of dealing with mobile 
operators.

Regards,
Neil.

> Now that AT&T has followed T-Mobile's example by screwing the 
> pooch on my cell phone billing, and I've flung yet another 
> SIM-locked Motorola V600 out the window of yet another moving 
> vehicle, and am about to enter into another year long "you 
> violated the agreement first" small claims battle, I need a 
> new GSM provider.  I'm going to buy an unlocked tri-band GSM 
> this time.  Anybody had notable (good or bad) billing and/or 
> customer service experiences with Voicestream or any other 
> GSM provider with native coverage in the San Francisco Bay Area?
>
> (If you reply privately to me, I'll summarize back to the list.)
> --
> Paul Vixie