Tracfone GSM

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In <[email protected]> on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:56:19 -0500,
"Chad" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Anyone know if the Tracfone GSM phone that they are offering is locked to a
>Tracfone SIM? In my area, Tracfone uses Cingular as their "partner" for both
>their TDMA and their GSM phones.
>
>My reason for asking is that I'm looking for a cheap (OK, inexpensive)
>backup phone in case my "real" Cingular GSM dies on me.
>
>Thanks!
>
>ps Thanks to those that responded to my previous post where my "end" key
>stopped working on my Motorola V400. When I took it into my local Cingular
>store, they pulled the battery out & put it back in again and the "end" key
>has been working ever since!
>

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Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

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Yes, both GSM TracFones (Nokia 3390 and Nokia 1100) only use TracFone SIMs.

I just activated a Nokia 1100 TracFone that uses the Cingular network, and
so far I like it. I don't plan to use it for rural coverage. I will always
remember to take the Nokia 5180i TracFone for backup when roaming.

The 3390 & 1100 models are single rate (no roaming) for TracFone.

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"Chad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Anyone know if the Tracfone GSM phone that they are offering is locked to
> a Tracfone SIM? In my area, Tracfone uses Cingular as their "partner" for
> both their TDMA and their GSM phones.
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"Chad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone know if the Tracfone GSM phone that they are offering is locked to
> a Tracfone SIM? In my area, Tracfone uses Cingular as their "partner" for
> both their TDMA and their GSM phones.
>
> My reason for asking is that I'm looking for a cheap (OK, inexpensive)
> backup phone in case my "real" Cingular GSM dies on me.
>
>
.... as backup it makes more sense for me to use a phone that uses a
different carrier & technology - i.e. my regular cell is a Verizon phone and
I use a Cingular prepaid as my backup.