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Originally Posted by squawk1200
In the Piranha thread there are claims that Piranha uses Telna as their infrastructure provider.
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I think that Telna is a little unique and strange in this business. Not neccesarily a bad thing. It actually owns some infrastructure/tower[s]/frequency licences in the USA. I do not know where or how much. It does allow them a bit more flexibility in making deals with other companies.
In the USA, Piranha uses Telna and T-Mobile for carriers. Until someone actually reports seeing 'Telna' as thie network on their cellphone, I would assume 99.9% of the time will be on T-Mobile in the USA. I assume that Piranha uses Telna to get access to the T-Mobile network. Probably much easier than dealing with T-Mobile itself.
This is my understanding, but not verified in any way to be true. Thus, if anyone _knows_ with more certainty than idle speculation, I would love to stand corrected.
If you go to:::
Mobile World Live - Coverage Maps
And then scroll down and click on United States and then scroll down to:
>>Telecom North America Mobile Inc. (telna Mobile)
You will see about all there seems to be available about Telna.
Here is some more from Telna's website.
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Questions about Telecom North America, provider of telna Mobile
Who is Telecom North America?
telna Mobile is operated by Telecom North America, a US based company offering long distance service to US customers with international calling needs since 2002, providing dependable high quality service with no hidden fees and fair rates. It's only logical for Telecom North America to accompany these customers when they travel to foreign countries, and continue to provide them with an inexpensive communications solution during their trips.
I've recently heard stories about telecommunications providers going out of business. What about Telecom North America?
Telecom North America has been consistently profitable for many years. We are in business to provide a good service at low rates while making a profit. Most telecommunications providers that go out of business were selling service below costs at one point or another.
Why would Telecom North America be able to offer lower roaming rates than anybody else?
telna Mobile is a licensed mobile operator in Missouri and a full member of the international GSM Association. Our service is provided using a combination of aggressively negotiated roaming agreements, proprietary callback and call routing technology, and Telecom North America's international network with connections to many of the largest telecommunications providers worldwide. While the service is not as inexpensive as international calling from landlines, it is built to provide international travelers with an alternative to traditional cellphones, at a much lower cost than that charged by American cellphone carriers for roaming in foreign countries.
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So there you have it. Somewhere in Missouri they have a network. So if anyone happens to be in Missouri with a Piranha SIM, watch your phone.
I know of no links between Telna and Piranha other than this network use.