Cingular, T-Mobile Part Ways on Shared Networks
Nokia 6010?
Hey Rich correct me if I'm wrong here:
I was browsing Tmobile's website just a second ago and I found a new phone being offered: the Nokia 6010. It's an ugly phone, but the important thing is that it's a dual band 800/1900 phone. Tmobile only used the gsm 1900 band network here in the usa. It looks like the spectrum Tmobile is buying from Cingular includes the 800 band.
Hey guys I am really curious to hear from your own research. what is going on?
Nick
I was browsing Tmobile's website just a second ago and I found a new phone being offered: the Nokia 6010. It's an ugly phone, but the important thing is that it's a dual band 800/1900 phone. Tmobile only used the gsm 1900 band network here in the usa. It looks like the spectrum Tmobile is buying from Cingular includes the 800 band.
Hey guys I am really curious to hear from your own research. what is going on?
Nick
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NicholasKiz said:
It looks like the spectrum Tmobile is buying from Cingular includes the 800 band.
Nick
OR...they're in the process of making roaming agreements with an 800mhz capable carrier? RICH! Inform us!
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I don't think it means anything. They've carried the 3595 for a while, and that's the same situation.
This is an entry-level phone. The whole point is that it's cheap. The cheapest phones for a carrier like T-Mobile are usually "off the shelf" models from a major maker like Nokia. If T-Mobile demanded that Nokia "remove" the 850 band support, that would add to the cost. The cheapest way for everyone is if Nokia can offer the same model to all Americas carriers, leveraging economies of scale. A custom model for T-Mobile means a smaller production run, which means more expensive.
Removing the 850 support would also be pointless, since a T-Mobile SIM already restricts users to 1900, and it's not like this is some hot high-end model that p...
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This is an entry-level phone. The whole point is that it's cheap. The cheapest phones for a carrier like T-Mobile are usually "off the shelf" models from a major maker like Nokia. If T-Mobile demanded that Nokia "remove" the 850 band support, that would add to the cost. The cheapest way for everyone is if Nokia can offer the same model to all Americas carriers, leveraging economies of scale. A custom model for T-Mobile means a smaller production run, which means more expensive.
Removing the 850 support would also be pointless, since a T-Mobile SIM already restricts users to 1900, and it's not like this is some hot high-end model that p...
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