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Coolio787 Posts: 62

first off, i am in the us and rarely go overseas. do i want the 610, 616, or 618?

second, what are the differences between a manufacture SE phone like from expansys and a tmobile branded one? besides teh fact that tmobile is obviously locked to its sims. if i were to get a tmobile phone unlocked, would it be IDENTICAL to a normal one? the guy at the tmobile stand said that the tmobile phones only allow you to gprs with the tmobile account, which means if i use a different sim i wont be able to use that sim's gprs?

thx
conrad
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Posted: 2003-10-13 23:27:05
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Cytech Posts: > 500

T610: 900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
T616: 850MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
T618: 900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz

T618 is for the Asian market... and T610 is only single band (1900MHz) in US while T616 is dual band (850/1900) where 850MHz is available. Branded phones often contain items that the provider has put into the phone, else there is no difference.
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Posted: 2003-10-13 23:33:19
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spectreman Posts: 20

The T-Mobile brand doesn't really have anything disabled, but it has some annoying modifications.

1. They took the GPRS indicator bar out. I have NO idea why they did that. It took me a long time to figure that one out.

2. You can't really set any of the data settings manually, as it's all configured for you under "T-Zones." On top of that, you can't edit or even look at the settings.

Aside from those two main things, I can't really think of anything else that you wouldn't think of, like T-Mobile pictures, screensavers, and ringtone.

Even if you do get it, just unlock it and flash it with a generic firmware for $40-$50 and you're still a good $200 ahead.
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Posted: 2003-10-14 00:04:19
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Coolio787 Posts: 62

if i were to get it unlocked and then reflashed with the newest firmware, THEN am i right to assume it would be identitcal to an SE phone?
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Posted: 2003-10-14 00:23:20
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fijbert Posts: > 500

yes you r
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Posted: 2003-10-14 01:54:18
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