New BlackBerry for AT&T
My company will only use BlackBerry phones and they also use AT&T cellular, or whatever their name really is. My current BlackBerry phone for work use, the 8700C, is coming to the end of its usefulness. Does anyone know if BlackBerry is going to come out with a new phone for use on AT&T that is world compatible, right now it needs both GSM and WCDMA?
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----- ALL ---- devices from AT&T are GSM, and therefore work in over 190 countries.
That's what the "G" in GSM stands for "Global".
That's what the "G" in GSM stands for "Global".
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The "G" does stand for "Global" but cell phones can access 7 cellular frequency bands. Also, unfortunately, Japan and South Korea are two countries which are not included in the over 190 countries that use the common 4 GSM bands that quad band phones use. I also have to travel to these places often and when I go there my GSM only BlackBerry will not work.
What I am looking for, or more accurately hoping for, is a BlackBerry that covers the 7 bands that Samsung Blackjack II utilizes.
This seems like a lot of trouble to go through to use the phone in only two extra countries.
What I am looking for, or more accurately hoping for, is a BlackBerry that covers the 7 bands that Samsung Blackjack II utilizes.
This seems like a lot of trouble to go through to use the phone in only two extra countries.
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The G in GSM most certainly does stand for Global.
Use Wikipedia, or Google, or heck PhoneScoop even has a glossary for you to look up GSM.
Use Wikipedia, or Google, or heck PhoneScoop even has a glossary for you to look up GSM.
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Jayshmay said:
The G in GSM most certainly does stand for Global.
Use Wikipedia, or Google, or heck PhoneScoop even has a glossary for you to look up GSM.
i think you mis-read what he said dude!
kmcpeek said:...
The "G" does stand for "Global" but cell phones can access 7 cellular frequency bands. Also, unfortunately, Japan and South Korea are two countries which are not included in the over 190 countries that use the common 4 GSM bands that quad band phones use. I also have to travel to these places often and when I go there my GSM only BlackBerry will not work.
What I am looking for, or more accurately hoping for, is a BlackBerry that covers the 7 bands that Samsung Blackjack II uti
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I know that's what he said, that's what I said that he said.
But it's the truth, G in GSM in does stand for Global.
But it's the truth, G in GSM in does stand for Global.
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What?
You just said that he said the "G" does not stand for "Global". Now you're saying the opposite.
You said the G stands for Global.
KMC agreed with you.
You restated your previous comment as if someone had disagreed with you.
Crackberry pointed out your error.
You incorrectly stated what KMC said.
I pointed out your error.
Then you kept being confusing, and here we are now.
You just said that he said the "G" does not stand for "Global". Now you're saying the opposite.
You said the G stands for Global.
KMC agreed with you.
You restated your previous comment as if someone had disagreed with you.
Crackberry pointed out your error.
You incorrectly stated what KMC said.
I pointed out your error.
Then you kept being confusing, and here we are now.
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no. you mis-read what he said.
kmcpeek said:
The "G" does stand for "Global" but cell phones can access 7 cellular frequency bands. Also, unfortunately, Japan and South Korea are two countries which are not included in the over 190 countries that use the common 4 GSM bands that quad band phones use. I also have to travel to these places often and when I go there my GSM only BlackBerry will not work.
What I am looking for, or more accurately hoping for, is a BlackBerry that covers the 7 bands that Samsung Blackjack II utilizes.
This seems like a lot of trouble to go through to use the phone in only two extra countries.
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kmcpeek said:
My company will only use BlackBerry phones and they also use AT&T cellular, or whatever their name really is. My current BlackBerry phone for work use, the 8700C, is coming to the end of its usefulness. Does anyone know if BlackBerry is going to come out with a new phone for use on AT&T that is world compatible, right now it needs both GSM and WCDMA?
why do you need WCDMA? all the blackberries sold by at&t will work just like the 8700 you have. all quadband.
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I need WCDMA use for international travel, specifically to Japan and South Korea.
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then wait. there should be a 3G version for the US coming out, not sure if it will the 2100 band you need though.
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Thanks. You wouldn't happen to know how long of a wait there would be for this?
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summer time i believe. the tilt has the 2100 band and blackberry connect on it. ask if the would approve that.
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My BB rep came intoday and he said that AT&T has some of the 3G BB's in the early testing stages now. He didn't say too much about the them other than to say there are 2 different models testing and that they have to undergo a 400 hr testing process with both internal and external sources. He himself was using a Pearl 2 so hopefully we'll see something soon. He mentioned that the Pearl 2 SHOULD be available by the end of may and the hope is that there would be a 3G BB by the end of the summer in time for the Back to School buying frenzy as he called it, lol. Hope this helps.
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You do have the option of going with the AT&T Tilt or Motorola Q ... both of which have the 2100 band and HSDPA/3G. Both of these handsets have BlackBerry Connect as an option ... which is BlackBerry service - with all the security, etc - running on a Windows Mobile device.
The Tilt has BlackBerry Connect preinstalled (out of the box) while the Q would require a download from AT&T website. If you go this route and choose the Tilt, there is a recent firmware upgrade from HTC's website that improves BlackBerry Connect performance (in case responses from this posting tell you BlackBerry Connect is horrible).
Just two options if you can't wait until a 3G BlackBerry arrives.
The Tilt has BlackBerry Connect preinstalled (out of the box) while the Q would require a download from AT&T website. If you go this route and choose the Tilt, there is a recent firmware upgrade from HTC's website that improves BlackBerry Connect performance (in case responses from this posting tell you BlackBerry Connect is horrible).
Just two options if you can't wait until a 3G BlackBerry arrives.
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