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hey all,

im goin to boston for univ studies this fall. i just wanna ask if my p990i will work in that area and, whats the best carrier as far as signal and 3g coverage is concerned?

im coming from the Philippines btw.

thanks !
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Posted: 2007-06-16 15:11:16
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You are SOL for 3G. Incompatible. Cingular uses 3G 1900/850, while the P990i has 2100 for 3G. Tmob is supposed to come out with 3G. Might be 2100. Who knows. Check within a store for the newest.
Besides that both carriers will work with our phone. I prefer Tmob.

See here: http://www.google.com/search?[....]ator+status&btnG=Google+Search
click on the second link.

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[ This Message was edited by: Residentevil on 2007-06-17 04:02 ]
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Posted: 2007-06-17 05:00:27
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@ Residentevil

what!? Nooo! I have to change my phone again! Question tho, is HSDPA the same as UMTS in terms of band frequencies? meaning, like the s500i which supports HSDPA, will it work with the HSDPA network of Cingular?

I might go with the k850i then...darn. no pda.
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Posted: 2007-06-18 04:41:20
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As far as I know HSDPA should be working.
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Posted: 2007-06-19 06:13:15
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@ goldenapple

Your phone will work on the GSM network, as far as the HSDPA your phone its not forward compatible with the North American bandwidth.

Using your p990i where HSDPA is unavailable, the phone can fall back to slower networks such as GSM, GPRS, and EDGE.

If you go with your K850i triband HSDPA it may work to AT&T (formerly Cingular) using your roaming access. American HSDPA is lock to its service providers so you may end up buying a service.

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Posted: 2007-06-20 00:51:42
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I posted this in the wrong place first, oops.....

On my RAZR I am able to send out emails to any account I like using a regular email address.

I can not figure out how to do this on my new W810i.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Just to make sure, I am trying to SEND email from my cell phone.

I am NOT concerned receiving....

Thank you for your help,

Steve
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Posted: 2007-06-20 03:39:51
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You need to setup your phone with the right Pop3/smtp server. You need to have a server to send mail or use your phone providers server and setup.
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Posted: 2007-06-20 04:01:21
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i've searched both Tmob and Cingular websites. Im interested in applying for Cingular's MeDIA max (im a heavy user of 3g inet). Is anyone familiar with this service? I dont want to use their phone. I just want to take advantage of their service plans. Is it possible for me to access CV (cellular video service) from a non-Cingular-branded phone?

I've also noticed that there are no video call rates....is vid call not a standard yet in the U.S.?

so many decisions....i myt go for the dopod d810 (htc p3600)...to access the umts/hsdpa network...
i really need help deciding. thnx
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Posted: 2007-06-21 08:38:00
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Golden, if I were you I would hold off searching for a data plan right now and see if you could get away with using only wifi on your p990i. If your university in Boston is like almost any other across the country, you should get free wifi across your campus. Plus you factor in that you get free wifi in tons of other stores around the area and you might be able to save your money and just use wifi.

As for video calls....no. I bet there are maybe 5 phones on all the carriers in america combined that could even potentially do a video call, so no one uses that here.
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Posted: 2007-06-21 16:28:02
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I second to that, if your intention is to get a data connection (and get away of the high cost of service) WiFi is the way to go. Boston is the Silicon Valley of the East Coast I bet there are tons of free WiFi connection in the area. One article on the net way back on February of 2006 MIT plans to deploy a citywide Wireless MESH, hopefully it’s been deployed so bring your laptop along with your high end phone.

As for using your phone, before buying the service make sure to ask them if you can use your non-Cingular phone. As far as I know their service is embedded to their cell phone units

Video call (….is vid call not a standard yet in the U.S.?) the technology is there but the market is a big question mark.

[ This Message was edited by: Marino on 2007-06-21 23:32 ]
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Posted: 2007-06-22 00:13:14
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