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im on Tmobile in the US and i just got a samsung D600 quadband phone and have noticed no difference in reception. does it really make a difference? or is the 850 band exclusive to Cingular? i was under the impression that Tmobile uses Cingular towers anyways, but maybe they are restricted to the other frequency, is this possible? and more importantly is it true?
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Posted: 2006-02-07 22:21:40
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Maybe you live in area where GSM 1900 has very good coverage?
As I know, mobile phones are "trained" to look for higher frequency first. If 1900 or 1800 band works fine then a mobile phone does not search for 900 or 850 band.
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Posted: 2006-02-09 17:23:05
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thats possible i guess. but i was actually looking for a more direct answer RE: the 850 band and whether or not T-mobile USA uses it.
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Posted: 2006-02-09 21:02:34
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I hope you don't mind that european is discussing with you about US mobile operators. To answer to your question: as I have read
from different sources, T-Mobile uses only 1900 band so far.
But as you can see from the coverage map, client of T-Mobile should be able to use 850 MHz roaming in US:
http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/Default.asp
You can contact with T-Mobile directly:
http://www.t-mobile.com/contact/default.asp
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Posted: 2006-02-10 13:55:03
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i just got my answer. there is this one critical spot where my phone will not work and i just found out that Cingular does work there. T-mobile sit states that i will get service in "some" 850 areas but not others. so yes maybe im switching to Cingular, i dont know.
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Posted: 2006-02-10 19:00:31
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