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MISTER04

Jan 7, 2005, 3:15 PM
What exactly is IDEN?

I initially thought that it meant that the phone was strictly for Nextel.

The info for the Moto i930 says that it is GSM.
Does that mean that this phone could/should come to T-Mobile?

Thanks.
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gjh311

Jan 7, 2005, 3:48 PM
Typically, unless I am wrong, this would probably mean that the i930 would pick up 900/1800 International GSM frequencies but would still have no capability of using 850/1900 North American frequencies...thus negating the use on any United States GSM provider.
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Rich Brome

Jan 8, 2005, 12:49 PM
No, you're right. iDEN is Nextel's technology.

The i930 has iDEN and GSM. The GSM is for overseas roaming. In that way, it's just like the Samsung A790 for Verizon. The A790 has CDMA for Verizon, and GSM for international roaming. This is the same idea, just for Nextel.
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