roaming to America

My wife recently travelled to America with her Nokia 5110
on the Optus network. She wasn't expecting it to roam, and
indeed, it didn't.

But she was surprised to see someone from Australia with a
different phone, on the Virgin network, roaming.

1. What is required to roam to America?

2. Can you also roam to Japan?

3. Can you send SMS while roaming in either country?

Thanks. Paul.

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Hi Paul,

Read this page & it should answer all of your questions.
http://www.optus.com.au/portal/site/...0029a67c0aRCRD

Cheers
GlennP.


"Paul Edwards" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:457725c4$0$1037$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
> My wife recently travelled to America with her Nokia 5110
> on the Optus network. She wasn't expecting it to roam, and
> indeed, it didn't.
>
> But she was surprised to see someone from Australia with a
> different phone, on the Virgin network, roaming.
>
> 1. What is required to roam to America?
>
> 2. Can you also roam to Japan?
>
> 3. Can you send SMS while roaming in either country?
>
> Thanks. Paul.
>
>

My Daughter when she went to the USA used a Vodaphone tri band with out any
problems.
Cheers
Gavin
"Paul Edwards" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:457725c4$0$1037$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
> My wife recently travelled to America with her Nokia 5110
> on the Optus network. She wasn't expecting it to roam, and
> indeed, it didn't.
>
> But she was surprised to see someone from Australia with a
> different phone, on the Virgin network, roaming.
>
> 1. What is required to roam to America?
>
> 2. Can you also roam to Japan?
>
> 3. Can you send SMS while roaming in either country?
>
> Thanks. Paul.
>
>

On Thu, 7 Dec 2006 07:15:31 +1100 Paul Edwards may have written:
> 1. What is required to roam to America?

A tri-band mobile - ie, something that does 1900Mhz GSM. Cingular and do
a GSM service that covers most of the country (not all states though
because they themselves have some roaming agreements with smaller ma &
pa operators).

I don't think the 5110 was even dual-band... 900Mhz only IIRC?

> 2. Can you also roam to Japan?

Vodafone do a 2100Mhz 3GSM/UMTS network in Japan if you've got a normal
3G handset. And NTT's FOMA network now also talks UMTS, doesn't it?

> 3. Can you send SMS while roaming in either country?

Sure can.

PD

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Paul Day
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Paul Day wrote:

> I don't think the 5110 was even dual-band... 900Mhz only IIRC?

*nods*

Sure was... bloody good software on them though, pity about the flimsy
dual circuit board design. Those metal contacts connecting the two
boards did have a tendency to wear out

Paul Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:

> My wife recently travelled to America with
> her Nokia 5110 on the Optus network.

Nothing like living life in the fast lane.

> She wasn't expecting it to roam, and indeed, it didn't.

> But she was surprised to see someone from Australia
> with a different phone, on the Virgin network, roaming.

She shouldnt have been.

> 1. What is required to roam to America?

What is generally called a tri band or quad band GSM handset.

The 5110 was about the last of the high volume products
that only had a single band which isnt used in America.

> 2. Can you also roam to Japan?

Not as easily, essentially because they arent big on GSM there.

There is 3G support there, but nothing much with basic GSM.

> 3. Can you send SMS while roaming in either country?

You certainly can in America.

Paul said....

> 1. What is required to roam to America?

Lots of money.

Better off buying a cheap pre-paid when you're there and flogging it on
Ebay when you get home.

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Paul Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > My wife recently travelled to America with
> > her Nokia 5110 on the Optus network.
>
> Nothing like living life in the fast lane.

ROFL!!!

Thanks everyone for the info. Our phones are a bit of an
embarassment - even third-worlders have better phones
than us, but they're still doing the job, and it was only in
America that we found that there was a job that they
couldn't do.

BFN. Paul.

On Fri, 17 Kislev 5767 21:47 Paul Edwards translated the ancient runes
thusly:

> "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Paul Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > My wife recently travelled to America with
>> > her Nokia 5110 on the Optus network.
>>
>> Nothing like living life in the fast lane.
>
> ROFL!!!
>
> Thanks everyone for the info. Our phones are a bit of an
> embarassment - even third-worlders have better phones
> than us, but they're still doing the job, and it was only in
> America that we found that there was a job that they
> couldn't do.
>
> BFN. Paul.

Don't be too embarrassed, I've only just relinquished my trusty old Nokia
3210 for a 3315 acquired 2nd hand from Crime Converters. All I want from a
phone is that it can make and receive phone calls!

Kate
--
"Job tvoyjemadj!"
-Obergefreiter Porta 27 Panzer Z.B.v

Paul Edwards <[email protected]> wrote
> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>> Paul Edwards <[email protected]> wrote

>>> My wife recently travelled to America with
>>> her Nokia 5110 on the Optus network.

>> Nothing like living life in the fast lane.

> ROFL!!!

This is no laughing matter.

> Thanks everyone for the info. Our phones are a bit of an
> embarassment - even third-worlders have better phones than
> us, but they're still doing the job, and it was only in America
> that we found that there was a job that they couldn't do.

They dont do anything except make and recieve calls and SMSs.

"Paul Edwards" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:457725c4$0$1037$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
> My wife recently travelled to America with her Nokia 5110
> on the Optus network. She wasn't expecting it to roam, and
> indeed, it didn't.
>
> But she was surprised to see someone from Australia with a
> different phone, on the Virgin network, roaming.
>
> 1. What is required to roam to America?

A triband phone

> 2. Can you also roam to Japan?

Yes


> 3. Can you send SMS while roaming in either country?

yes

"Albinus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Paul Day wrote:
>
>> I don't think the 5110 was even dual-band... 900Mhz only IIRC?
>
> *nods*
>
> Sure was... bloody good software on them though, pity about the flimsy
> dual circuit board design. Those metal contacts connecting the two boards
> did have a tendency to wear out

that wasnt the problem, the screen was the major prob

"Kate" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 17 Kislev 5767 21:47 Paul Edwards translated the ancient runes
> thusly:
>
>> "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Paul Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> > My wife recently travelled to America with
>>> > her Nokia 5110 on the Optus network.
>>>
>>> Nothing like living life in the fast lane.
>>
>> ROFL!!!
>>
>> Thanks everyone for the info. Our phones are a bit of an
>> embarassment - even third-worlders have better phones
>> than us, but they're still doing the job, and it was only in
>> America that we found that there was a job that they
>> couldn't do.
>>
>> BFN. Paul.
>
> Don't be too embarrassed, I've only just relinquished my trusty old Nokia
> 3210 for a 3315 acquired 2nd hand from Crime Converters. All I want from a

The 5110 was before the 3210

Michael wrote:
>
> that wasnt the problem, the screen was the major prob


The screens did die, primarily caused by the contacts between the two
boards wearing out. One goes out of alignment, and it's a major PITA to
get it back in again without breaking them due to them being so small
and fiddly. On the other hand similar phones of the same vintage such as
the Ericsson A1018s had a single board design (with the screen
attached), however the stock software was buggier than a hot night in
Darwin.