Re: T-Mobile GSM phones for Europe/Asia?
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> Considering going with T-Mobile here in USA. I like Nokia phones (brand
> name loyalty based on good experience). Need a speaker phone. Camera,
> messaging, etc. not important. Working in Europe or Asia a possibility
> next year.
>
> I understand that outside USA, GMS is the most "universal" standard. Is this
> right?
Yes.
> WIll any of these phones work in Europe/Asia?
>
> 6800 GSM/GPRS 850/1900
> 6610 GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900
> 6600 GSM/GPRS/HSCSD 900/1800/1900
> 3660 GSM 900/1800/1900
> 3650 GSM 900/1800/1900
> 3220 GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900
The first one (6800) will not work at all, and the last one (3220) isn't
optimal. Better for the US though.
However, I have a 900/1800/1900 phone and it seemed to work pretty well in
the US when I visited a month ago. Except Georgetown (western Washington DC)
- a lot of dead spots there. But decent everywhere aboveground in LA and
Phoenix.
> Of the different standards (GMS/GPRS/HSCSD/EDGE), which are 1) most widely
> supported 2) "better" (technically?) 3) anything else you'd like to say about
> them?
If you don't care about messaging or data, then all you need is GSM. The
other acronyms pertain to data communications.
miguel
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