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Older phones on gsm network?
I was thinking about buying a old nokia 8890 off of ebay and was wondering if anyone knows how well i could expect it to work?
i talked to the main cingular office and they said that it'd be fine, but the local store told me that it would probably only work on maybe half the towers they have up.
it's gsm 900/1900 and i think the current network is 1800?
any ideas?
i talked to the main cingular office and they said that it'd be fine, but the local store told me that it would probably only work on maybe half the towers they have up.
it's gsm 900/1900 and i think the current network is 1800?
any ideas?
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In the US we use gsm 800/850(same thing just some people use different terms) and gsm 1900, so theoretically it would work fine in most areas, unless you were with cingular/att and were in there area where 800/850 is predominant orthe only the available then your phone wont work, also you then would have to deal with somebodys old phone that frankly may just not work very well and that could make your reception not as good as it could be.
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I wouldn't recommend it.
Cingular uses GSM 850 (800) in much of the country, and the 8890 won't work on that band at all. Only some parts of Cingular's network are 1900 and would work with the 1900 capability of the 8890. You'd have crummy coverage, and no coverage at all in many parts of the country.
The 900 and 1800 bands are not used in the U.S., so those are irrelevant.
The new coverage from the former AT&T Wireless network will bring much new GSM 1900 coverage to the network, but I'm not sure you'll be able to access that coverage with an old phone like the 8890.
Cingular uses GSM 850 (800) in much of the country, and the 8890 won't work on that band at all. Only some parts of Cingular's network are 1900 and would work with the 1900 capability of the 8890. You'd have crummy coverage, and no coverage at all in many parts of the country.
The 900 and 1800 bands are not used in the U.S., so those are irrelevant.
The new coverage from the former AT&T Wireless network will bring much new GSM 1900 coverage to the network, but I'm not sure you'll be able to access that coverage with an old phone like the 8890.
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I beg to differ. Don't most CDMA carriers use the 800 & 1900 band? If not then why are there 800&1900 band 3 watt Amps for sale here?
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Yes, all GSM and CDMA carriers in the U.S. use 800, 1900, or both bands.
Which part are you disagreeing with?
Yes, all GSM and CDMA carriers in the U.S. use 800, 1900, or both bands.
Which part are you disagreeing with?
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