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LG L1200 in Europe
Do you know how reliable will the LG L1200 be in Europe (Bulgaria in particular), considering that it is a tri-band 850/1800/1900. What i am concenrned is the missing 900 band. What do you guys think my chances of good signal are?
Thanks in advance for any input!
Thanks in advance for any input!
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MobilTel, Bulgaria. Here i signed up with Cingular. Honestly, i don't understand why they make these triband phones 850/1800/1900, obviously they prove to be useless in a lot of european countries, am i right? ☹️
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Your right, they should have made it 850/900/1900. Cingular needs 850/1900 for the U.S., but the majority of Europe is on 900...1800 from what I've seen on the GSM sites is mostly in the more metro area's, like Paris, etc. And a lot of Cingular's other phones are only geered for the U.S. GSM-850/1900. You'll probably have to try a quad-band phone like the Motorola V-series, V-400 or V-600. Also if your not too into your contract, try T-Mobile. A lot more of their phones are tri-band: 900/1800/1900. The best to you!
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Yes, but by going to T-Mobile they lose 850 altogether, and 850 is the faster growing band. Most new development is geared for it. Cingular offers a good selection of Quad-Band phones that they can check out.
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Looking at our roaming partners, Globul provides 900/1800 service in Bulgaria, listed as having good coverage in Sofia, and limited coverage elsewhere.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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Tonito said:
... Honestly, i don't understand why they make these triband phones 850/1800/1900, obviously they prove to be useless in a lot of european countries, am i right? ☹️
Several reasons:
1. It's really hard to make an antenna that tunes well to both 850 and 900. They're too close. If it weren't for that, all newer "world" phones would be quad-band. In fact, most of them actually have quad-band circuits - it's just the antenna that can't do quad, and the firmware is set to match the antenna.
2. These phones are designed strictly to be marketed in the Americas - no one is trying to sell these phones in Europe. The major manufacturers like Nokia and Moto almost always produce alternate versions ...
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