Quad band

Hi Deepa,

Thanks for the link. It tells me who the carriers are...and what
frequencies, but I was more interested in the phone[s].

Any other takers?


Dean.


On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:05:59, EventHelix.com wrote:
> Checkout the following link, for roaming information:
>
> http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/index.shtml
>
> Deepa

In article <pan.2005.04.12.01.53.53.51200@nospam.yahoo.com> ,
Dean <dean119@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Please forgive me if this is too rudimentary a question:
>
> Is every phone that is advertised as a "quad band" phone truly capable of
> 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz ?
>
> I would like to get my dad a phone, but I don't know a thing about GSM.
> The added twist is that he is Africa a lot. I hear the frequencies used
> there are 900 and 1800 Mhz, but I'd like the phone to work both there and
> here.
>
> It doesn't have to have a camera or calculator or alarm or any of that
> fancy stuff.
>
> If anyone can point me to a location where I can see phones that fit this
> bill, I'd greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Dean.

GSM phones that are quad band are 900/1800 (almost everywhere in the
world) and 850/1900 (North America).

Just make sure it's unlocked so you can use other SIM cards with it.

NEC 515 is a quad band phone. You need to buy it unlocked, or if locked, to
send to an unlocker service



"Dean" <dean119@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
newsan.2005.04.12.01.53.53.51200@nospam.yahoo.co m...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Please forgive me if this is too rudimentary a question:
>
> Is every phone that is advertised as a "quad band" phone truly capable of
> 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz ?
>
> I would like to get my dad a phone, but I don't know a thing about GSM.
> The added twist is that he is Africa a lot. I hear the frequencies used
> there are 900 and 1800 Mhz, but I'd like the phone to work both there and
> here.
>
> It doesn't have to have a camera or calculator or alarm or any of that
> fancy stuff.
>
> If anyone can point me to a location where I can see phones that fit this
> bill, I'd greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Dean.

Thanks Everyone for your input.

A buddy is selling me his Sony Erocsson t610 for 30 bucks--since T-Mobile
would not unlock it, I'm buying an unlock cable for about 20 bucks...so if
that all works out, I should be all set for myself.

As a present for my dad, I'm thinking of the following phones:

First choice: Motorola RAZR V3
Next choice: Treo 600
Next choice: Nokia 6170
Cheap Spare: Motorola V60I

Anyone had any bad experiences with any of these? I;ve read some reviews,
but I'd prefer to go on more than just those.

Thanks.


Dean.


Dean wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Please forgive me if this is too rudimentary a question:
>>
>> Is every phone that is advertised as a "quad band" phone truly
>> capable of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz ?
>>
>> I would like to get my dad a phone, but I don't know a thing about
>> GSM. The added twist is that he is Africa a lot. I hear the
>> frequencies used there are 900 and 1800 Mhz, but I'd like the phone
>> to work both there and here.
>>
>> It doesn't have to have a camera or calculator or alarm or any of
>> that fancy stuff.
>>
>> If anyone can point me to a location where I can see phones that fit
>> this bill, I'd greatly appreciate it.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Dean.

Deanjay wrote:
> Thanks Everyone for your input.
>
> A buddy is selling me his Sony Erocsson t610 for 30 bucks--since
T-Mobile
> would not unlock it, I'm buying an unlock cable for about 20
bucks...so if
> that all works out, I should be all set for myself.
>
> As a present for my dad, I'm thinking of the following phones:
>
> First choice: Motorola RAZR V3
> Next choice: Treo 600
> Next choice: Nokia 6170
> Cheap Spare: Motorola V60I


I've had good luck with the Motorola V551
It is Quad band.. I got ti for my "infrequent" trips to Europe

My recommendation would be to stay away from Motorola, particularly the
razr. Purchase a samsung, ericsson, lg, or preferably a Nokia. These are
our prominent phones when tested. Are you able to purchase a GAIT phone
(tdma and gsm)? That would be the ultimate. The 6340 Nokia is a good
choice.

Hi Beth,

Thanks for the advice. Why such low scores for Motorolas? Please provide
some more information on this as I was just about to dole out 400 bucks on a
Razr V3.

A lot of the reviews I read had all good things to say about them, but who
knows, maybe they were all written by Moto' employees...

Holler back.


Dean.


"beth via CellPhoneKB.com" <forum@CellPhoneKB.com> wrote:
: My recommendation would be to stay away from Motorola, particularly the
: razr. Purchase a samsung, ericsson, lg, or preferably a Nokia. These are
: our prominent phones when tested. Are you able to purchase a GAIT phone
: (tdma and gsm)? That would be the ultimate. The 6340 Nokia is a good
: choice.

Hi Beth,

I just looked at the specs for these phones [both the 6340 and the 6340i]
and neither of them will work for my situation because the network I need it
for runs 900MHz and 1800Mhz GSM. More suggestions welcome.

Thanks.


Dean.

beth via CellPhoneKB.com wrote:
>> My recommendation would be to stay away from Motorola, particularly
>> the razr. Purchase a samsung, ericsson, lg, or preferably a Nokia.
>> These are our prominent phones when tested. Are you able to purchase
>> a GAIT phone (tdma and gsm)? That would be the ultimate. The 6340
>> Nokia is a good choice.