Re: GSM 850 or 900?

In message <0001HW.BF33A42F00DA53E4F04075B0@news.readfreenews.net> DaveC
<me@privacy.net> wrote:

>That's why it's called a "signature" (c:
>--
>Please, no "Go Google this" replies. I wouldn't
>ask a question here if I hadn't done that already.

Which is fine, except that your question could have been answered on
Google. I know, because I did the research myself, and ultimately, it's
a personal decision.

You need to decide what is more important, coverage in the US or
coverage overseas, and make your phone purchases appropriately.

Alternatively, there ARE some quad-mode phones that aren't too hideously
priced.

--
The cigarette does the smoking, you're just the sucker.

T-Mobile sells the Motorola V188 for $50 and the V330 for $0. Both are quad
band GSM.

Mike Schumann

"DaveC" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BF33C39100E1AEE6F04075B0@news.readfreenews.net...
> Thus spake DevilsPGD:
>
>> In message <0001HW.BF33A42F00DA53E4F04075B0@news.readfreenews.net> DaveC
>> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>>> That's why it's called a "signature" (c:
>>> --
>>> Please, no "Go Google this" replies. I wouldn't
>>> ask a question here if I hadn't done that already.
>
>> Which is fine, except that your question could have been answered on
>> Google.
>
> Googling isn't a quantitative issue, it's a qualitative one. When Googling
> from ignorance (searching using terminology one is not familiar with),
> invariably my results will be less productive than someone who Goggles
> with
> more familiarity with the subject because he/she can choose search terms
> more
> intelligently. Indeed, two people of equal levels of experience will turn
> up
> different results due to many factors including chance.
>
> If news group readers want to point me to specific Google results they've
> found, I encourage that. But to respond just say "Go Google it" is less
> than
> helpful.
>
> And another question is: how much time does one want to spend Googling
> before
> one says to oneself "Surely someone else has asked this question"? That's
> when I turn to usenet.
>
> If someone reads my query and says "He can find that by Googling", fine. I
> say don't respond. But for him or her to respond just to say that they
> don't
> think I've Googled is a waste of both our time.
>
>> You need to decide what is more important, coverage in the US or
>> coverage overseas, and make your phone purchases appropriately.
>
> This is what I could not find a definitive answer to. It *is* an either/or
> decision then? What one local cell phone store told me is that a 1900
> phone
> will give me fine coverage here in N. Cal. And what I've gathered from
> Googling (c: and usenet is that Europe and Asia GSM needs a phone with
> both
> 900 *and* 1800. So, I'm leaning toward those 3 bands.
>
>> Alternatively, there ARE some quad-mode phones that aren't too hideously
>> priced.
>
> The few I've found (via a brief Google (c: ) start at $600. I'll look
> more.
>
> Thanks for your comments.
> --
> Please, no "Go Google this" replies. I wouldn't
> ask a question here if I hadn't done that already.
>
> DaveC
> me@privacy.net
> This is an invalid return address
> Please reply in the news group
>

In message <0001HW.BF33C39100E1AEE6F04075B0@news.readfreenews.net> DaveC
<me@privacy.net> wrote:

>> Alternatively, there ARE some quad-mode phones that aren't too hideously
>> priced.
>
>The few I've found (via a brief Google (c: ) start at $600. I'll look more.

I'm not sure what other requirements you have, or where you're located,
but in Canada a Motorola V220 is only $319.99CDN from Rogers, no
contract, or $29.99 on a 3 year contract.

With local tax, that's about $287USD, plus add $20 for shipping to the
US, $25 for unlocking (okay, you can do better, but $25 can be had
without much trouble), and you're looking at under $350USD for a quad
mode phone.

You can probably do better if you go to the carrier you're looking at,
although that may not always be the case.

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Set a man on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life.