RIM Shrinks BlackBerry
Quad-band from T-Mobile? NOT!!
Let's just say that based on previous experience, this phone probably won't be quad-band AND from T-Mobile...
(personal commentary) Now if CINGULAR gets it, not only would it be quad-band, it would be UNLOCKED too!! 😁
I travel a lot internationally and would love some of those WorldClass ($0.99/min.) international roaming rates. Unfortunately, living in the USA and using a GSM phone without 850 MHz is not an option.
First off, T-Mobile is an internationally focused company vs say Cingular of Sprint or Verizon, while Cingular carries a very small handful of international phones, 95% of T-Mobiles phones will work in 135 or more countries. T-Mobile is the major player in over half a dozen companies. They have barely been here two years and they are one of the major players already.
As to why T-Mobile chose not to make the V600 Quad vs. Tri band, I can only assume a cost factor, as each phone company has the phones tailored to their needs. However, in the US, T-Mobile mostly relies on the GSM 1900 frequency vs. AT&T and Cingular who ...
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First of all, I'm aware of T-Mobile's worldwide presence. I was commenting on their lack of 850 MHz phones, and that's it. That is what I was basing my comments on. 850 MHz GSM is mostly a US-based standard, with exceptions in Latin America. It just seems to me that they should not have taken quad-band away from such a potential strong seller like the V600, only to come out with a quad-band device a few months later. If you think I'm the only one who feels like that, look at USENET and Howardforums - there are a lot of people wishing their T-Mobile V600 had 850 MHz capabilities.
As far as selling a crippled V600, I'm sure it was a...
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