Best Multi-Mode Cell Phone Money Can Buy -- Any Suggestion?
Oct 28, 2003, 3:13 pm
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Best Multi-Mode Cell Phone Money Can Buy -- Any Suggestion?
Hi,
Which Multi-Mode (GSM+TDMA+Analog) Cell Phone do you guys think is the best?
I am using a dual band Nokia 8260 in Cingular National network for the last couple of years. Its too old now. Thinking to buy a new phone, but I travel extensively, so GSM alone is not going to be useful. Any suggestion?
Thanks,
Tintin
Which Multi-Mode (GSM+TDMA+Analog) Cell Phone do you guys think is the best?
I am using a dual band Nokia 8260 in Cingular National network for the last couple of years. Its too old now. Thinking to buy a new phone, but I travel extensively, so GSM alone is not going to be useful. Any suggestion?
Thanks,
Tintin
Oct 28, 2003, 5:03 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Tintin:
Hi,
Which Multi-Mode (GSM+TDMA+Analog) Cell Phone do you guys think is the best?
I am using a dual band Nokia 8260 in Cingular National network for the last couple of years. Its too old now. Thinking to buy a new phone, but I travel extensively, so GSM alone is not going to be useful. Any suggestion?
Thanks,
Tintin</font>
Hi,
Which Multi-Mode (GSM+TDMA+Analog) Cell Phone do you guys think is the best?
I am using a dual band Nokia 8260 in Cingular National network for the last couple of years. Its too old now. Thinking to buy a new phone, but I travel extensively, so GSM alone is not going to be useful. Any suggestion?
Thanks,
Tintin</font>
Oct 28, 2003, 6:33 pm
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Best - can't say that it may be, but I have had the sony t61u for a few months and it's been very good to me. The few times it's had to go analog, I've been very glad I had a phone that could still do analog.
Doesn't have all the GSM bands, so I move the SIM card over to another phone for overseas.
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Doesn't have all the GSM bands, so I move the SIM card over to another phone for overseas.
[This message has been edited by cordelli (edited 10-29-2003).]
Oct 29, 2003, 1:19 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Tintin:
Hi,
Which Multi-Mode (GSM+TDMA+Analog) Cell Phone do you guys think is the best?
I am using a dual band Nokia 8260 in Cingular National network for the last couple of years. Its too old now. Thinking to buy a new phone, but I travel extensively, so GSM alone is not going to be useful. Any suggestion?
Thanks,
Tintin</font>
Hi,
Which Multi-Mode (GSM+TDMA+Analog) Cell Phone do you guys think is the best?
I am using a dual band Nokia 8260 in Cingular National network for the last couple of years. Its too old now. Thinking to buy a new phone, but I travel extensively, so GSM alone is not going to be useful. Any suggestion?
Thanks,
Tintin</font>
Oct 30, 2003, 3:50 pm
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Cingular has two GAIT or GSM/TDMA phones they still support today for new users... There is the Sony Ericsson one mentions and the Nokia device.
The TDMA and Analog portion of these devices have another 2 years to live before you will see MAJOR de-emphasis of supporting these dead end technologies. Rural network operators are supporting both GSM and CDMA overlays to their current networks. This is happening faster than you tbink.
E.g. look at Cingular's proposed coverage areas (e.g. Montana, North Dakota, etc), these are with rural operators providing roaming:
http://onlinestore.cingular.com/weba...st_7_31_03.htm
You will see further rural market coverage over the next few years as well...
The TDMA and Analog portion of these devices have another 2 years to live before you will see MAJOR de-emphasis of supporting these dead end technologies. Rural network operators are supporting both GSM and CDMA overlays to their current networks. This is happening faster than you tbink.
E.g. look at Cingular's proposed coverage areas (e.g. Montana, North Dakota, etc), these are with rural operators providing roaming:
http://onlinestore.cingular.com/weba...st_7_31_03.htm
You will see further rural market coverage over the next few years as well...