Cell Phone Selection

Remix · Jan 8, 2007

Lil Pun said:

I don't quite understand this, so if I buy an unlocked phone make sure it is quadband? That is it?
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To be on the safe side since cingular uses the 850 band in some parts of the nation, it would be preffered
Now if you have t-mobile, or ever think about switching, any unlocked phone would work fine.

Cingular: GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
T-mobile GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900

Lil Pun · Jan 8, 2007

Remix said:

To be on the safe side since cingular uses the 850 band in some parts of the nation, it would be preffered
Now if you have t-mobile, or ever think about switching, any unlocked phone would work fine.

Cingular: GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
T-mobile GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
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So if I bought an unlocked phone that was made for T-Mobile service, it wouldn't necessarily work on Cingular's service?

Remix · Jan 8, 2007

Lil Pun said:

So if I bought an unlocked phone that was made for T-Mobile service, it wouldn't necessarily work on Cingular's service?
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It would work most of the time but just not in the areas where the 850 band is used.

Heres a site http://www.thetravelinsider.info/roadwarriorcontent/quadbandphones.htm

Do you need both frequencies in the US?

This really depends on the areas in which you use your cell phone. If you're in a major metropolitan area, you probably won't need the 850 MHz band, but if you travel to secondary areas regularly, you will find the extra coverage of the 850 MHz band to be valuable.

Looking into the future, it is probable we'll see increased use of 850 MHz to expand GSM's overall coverage into more of the country.

And then, looking further into the future, it is possible we'll see 1900 MHz coverage duplicating the 850 MHz coverage.

Bottom line : If you travel out of the main cities, you'll definitely benefit from a phone that supports both 850 MHz and 1900 MHz.
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Lil Pun · Jan 8, 2007

Remix said:

It would work most of the time but just not in the areas where the 850 band is used.

Heres a site http://www.thetravelinsider.info/roadwarriorcontent/quadbandphones.htm
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Thanks for that. I understand now, as quadband makes use of all frequencies. What phones are quad?

Lil Pun · Jan 11, 2007

Right now I am leaning toward the Motorola RAZR or SLVR but I am confused on a few things. I have heard that some are restricted with iTunes, meaning you can't upload songs you already have and such things. Which of these versions are NOT restricted in this way?

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